League News: NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) | 2023-24 Regular Season Edition

[SherVaughn30]

I actually thought Sammie had a good game overall. Excellent decision making and hustle by the Bruins in OT was demise of the Leafs. Leaf fans are entering the core is getting older and questioning phase!



Unfortunately, they won the game. Carolina needs to wake up.

Sammy will have to take a big pay cut if he wants to continue playing in the NHL with another team!

 

[IafrateOvie34]

And with shitty penalty calls for hits (DeAngelo) that aren't penalties.

Messier should be in the Rags changing room sniffing player's jocks. The guy is a total f***wit.

Sadly I think of him this way after he left the Oilers . I remember the Caps forum years ago on Prodigy hoping the Caps would get him back then and then NY was able to pull a trade. That one prospect the Oilers received ended up being a dud (Steven Rice). I also hated that Beukeboom went to the NYR. It crushed me they got Tikkanen a year later too . We always joked the 94 team was basically Edmonton Oilers of the East mixed with Blackhawk vets lol.

 

[John Price]

Vegas out, two major reasons to root for in the playoffs done (Washington, Vegas)

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Sammy will have to take a big pay cut if he wants to continue playing in the NHL with another team!

Yeah unless his soul is crushed and he quits.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Berube on the TNT panel tonight. If I'm the Kings or Leafs, I go hard to sign Berube as their coach!

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Since our draft pick isn't a lottery type, maybe the Caps can find a Wyatt Johnston this year!

 

[SherVaughn30]

Yeah unless his soul is crushed and he quits.

Sammy is a talented goalie, but his goalie IQ is awful. He needs a good goalie coach with a good sports Psychologist!

 

[DWGie26]

Sammy will have to take a big pay cut if he wants to continue playing in the NHL with another team!

So will Mantha!

So happy to see Vegas out!

 

[SherVaughn30]

I forgot DeBoer coached Vegas before he was hired by the Stars.

 

[RandyHolt]

So will Mantha!

So happy to see Vegas out!

Me too. They were gifted a competitive franchise basically a red carpet rolled out for them. The league seems to like to support teams in new arenas and cities though. All except the lowly 1974 Capitals.

LOL at Toronto getting their ringer on D Joel "Mr. Game 7 Himself" Edmundson and it not working out for them. Instead of a gaffe from an 850K lunkhead Dman it was Reilly burned on the SWG. Can't blame Sammy on that one.

 

[Kalopsia]

Mantha didn't play after Game 3.

Clearly that was their big mistake. 2-1 with him in the lineup, 1-3 without him.

 

[twabby]

Interesting, if somewhat obvious stats about the importance of special teams.

Whoever the Capitals bring into their top 6 they need to be a fit on PP1. It's far too important in both the regular season and playoffs to overlook a player's fit on the power play.

It also affirms MacLellan's comments about how they need to take a look at special teams going forward. In particular I wonder how Ovechkin fits in going forward. I know they want him to get his goals but like many here I think he could be better suited in the bumper position rather than his office. Far less risk with him near the net and with Oshie possibly going on LTIR that opens the bumper position up.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Atleast get Ovie off PP1 and PP2. Him standing in the office for 2 min is to easy to defend. Have 2 units share the PP time.

 

[RandyHolt]

I said the playoffs are all about special teams now. Its nice to see it so easily proven in the twabby tweet. Load up on PKers.

I truly miss the days when the refs would bury the whistle and take away a questionable call deciding a series. At least in 3rd periods, game 7s OTs, whatever. In the hundreds? of playoff games I watched back in that era, I can truly not recall a non penalty call blowing my mind and thinking IT cost us a series. I remember misconducts handed out instead of minors a few times.

The players didn't push their luck and regardless it was the same for both sides.

OK I am still a little bitter that the Easter nightmare was maybe offsides.

 

[usiel]

Man super surprised special teams really made this much of a difference in the first round here. Even the Caps cup run didn't feel like that.

 

[RedRocking]

Seems like a humble, down to earth guy.

 

[TRASHCAT]

It's going to be fun to see Toronto bully him into waiving his nmc

 

[YippieKaey]

Interesting, if somewhat obvious stats about the importance of special teams.

Whoever the Capitals bring into their top 6 they need to be a fit on PP1. It's far too important in both the regular season and playoffs to overlook a player's fit on the power play.

It also affirms MacLellan's comments about how they need to take a look at special teams going forward. In particular I wonder how Ovechkin fits in going forward. I know they want him to get his goals but like many here I think he could be better suited in the bumper position rather than his office. Far less risk with him near the net and with Oshie possibly going on LTIR that opens the bumper position up.

Edmonton being 100% on the PK is pretty sick. I think this is the year they do it. Their only weakness is in net and it's not a big enough problem that they can't outscore it.

 

[YippieKaey]

The Oilers-Canucks thread is already at 90 pages lol. Epic.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

The Oilers-Canucks thread is already at 90 pages lol. Epic.

Thoughts and prayers for their mods.

 

[SherVaughn30]

If I'm the Leafs, you fire Keefe and hire Berube. Also, as I said before you let Sammy walk. Maybe try to trade Marner for Juuse Saros(not a one for one)!

 

[stephenball]

If I'm the Leafs, you fire Keefe and hire Berube. Also, as I said before you let Sammy walk. Maybe try to trade Marner for Juuse Saros(not a one for one)!

Marner would be a great fit for Nashville, they’ve always lacked that skilled play driver

 

[PlushMinus]

Seems like a humble, down to earth guy.

Marner is a tool. I don't want him joining the Caps. His attitude sucks. He appears to be completely tone deaf.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Crazy how strong the opinions here against this guy (Marner)….can’t imagine what his own fanbase must be like….

 

[Kalopsia]

Crazy how strong the opinions here against this guy (Marner)….can’t imagine what his own fanbase must be like….

There's a thread on the Leafs board about what the Leafs whether or not the Leafs will trade him that was started this morning and is at almost 200 posts within 12 hours