League News: NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) - COVID Season Edition - Vol. 1

[g00n]

East Division is getting interesting.

Flyers win again, and now sit a point back of Boston and that 4th playoff spot once more. Bruins still have games in hand.

Odd that NYR are right behind the Flyers but the goal differential is reversed. Rongos are +15 but the Flyers are right above them at -17. A few goals either side of zero is not a big deal, but that's a HUGE swing.

Weird thing is NYR did something similar last year and rather than right the ship they finished lower than their goal-diff would suggest. Which should give Flyers fans some hope. For now.

 

[tenken00]

Flyers win again, and now sit a point back of Boston and that 4th playoff spot once more. Bruins still have games in hand.

Odd that NYR are right behind the Flyers but the goal differential is reversed. Rongos are +15 but the Flyers are right above them at -17. A few goals either side of zero is not a big deal, but that's a HUGE swing.

Weird thing is NYR did something similar last year and rather than right the ship they finished lower than their goal-diff would suggest. Which should give Flyers fans some hope. For now.

The weird goal differential is because the NYR has scored 293737280 bazillion goals against those Flyers haha

 

[crab]

Flyers win again, and now sit a point back of Boston and that 4th playoff spot once more. Bruins still have games in hand.

Odd that NYR are right behind the Flyers but the goal differential is reversed. Rongos are +15 but the Flyers are right above them at -17. A few goals either side of zero is not a big deal, but that's a HUGE swing.

Weird thing is NYR did something similar last year and rather than right the ship they finished lower than their goal-diff would suggest. Which should give Flyers fans some hope. For now.

Those two blowouts by the Rangers over Flyers led to a 14 goal swing. Still odd as you noted.

 

[crab]

I think Buffalo is gonna win tonight.

haha never count on Buffalo.

I think at this point it’s better if Philly makes it and the Bruins don’t. So not the worst result tonight.

Although I don’t expect that to happen.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Flyers win again, and now sit a point back of Boston and that 4th playoff spot once more. Bruins still have games in hand.

Odd that NYR are right behind the Flyers but the goal differential is reversed. Rongos are +15 but the Flyers are right above them at -17. A few goals either side of zero is not a big deal, but that's a HUGE swing.

Weird thing is NYR did something similar last year and rather than right the ship they finished lower than their goal-diff would suggest. Which should give Flyers fans some hope. For now.

Well, I know we can claim small sample size, BUT 2 of their games were 17-3 which is pretty much the entire spread you speak of.

so... I fully get that they happened. But it’s what’s skewing both teams numbers on it own.

EDIT — forget it. I am SO late to this party.

 

[AussieCapsFan]

I'm not sure why people are talking about the Pens 18 game winless streak? It is not even close to the worst.

The Caps have 20 and 25.
The longest ever is Winnipeg with 30.

 

[Calicaps]

I'm not sure why people are talking about the Pens 18 game winless streak? It is not even close to the worst.

The Caps have 20 and 25.
The longest ever is Winnipeg with 30.

Who is talking about it?

 

[HTFN]

Lol. In the you know who 1300 point thread on the mains, I said that when all is said and done that Ovie would be the greatest player at his position ever. This is something that no Center will ever be able to say as they'd be a distant third, at best.

I was told that comparing Ovechkin to you know who was like comparing Mark Brunell to Steve Young.

The mains never fail to entertain with their outright stupidity.

Couldn't even call the man Brad Johnson... that's just disrespect.

 

[AussieCapsFan]

Who is talking about it?

A page or two back there was some talk about it. I just checked again and I guess the Pens had the longest active winless streak of 18 games - which the Sabres have now equalled. (I thought people meant the Pens held the longest ever - my bad).

 

[AussieCapsFan]

I was watching some youtube vids of players trash talking, chirping etc:

Konecny has a big mouth and is a real douche-bag. I'd like to see somebody smack him down.

A couple of funny ones with Claude Giroux: back when Kessel was still with the Leafs, Giroux asking Kessel how much Coke he drank today and making fun of his weight. Yelp - fast forward. Kessel 3 Cups, Giroux basically never won a thing.

Giroux making bird noises (cheep cheep) at JVR (have no idea why). Now they are team mates

 

[hb12xchamps]

Ekblad has a left leg fracture and is out for the year. At least it wasn’t some kind of tear, but still tough news for a guy having a very good year

 

[Ridley Simon]

I'm not sure why people are talking about the Pens 18 game winless streak? It is not even close to the worst.

The Caps have 20 and 25.
The longest ever is Winnipeg with 30.

I think it’s 18 straight losses. That’s the measure. Not “winless” (back when there were ties)

 

[zappa4ever]

Ekblad has a left leg fracture and is out for the year. At least it wasn’t some kind of tear, but still tough news for a guy having a very good year

Last night I saw possibly 12 weeks and about to get surgery which potentially is late playoff return

 

[itsjustsurvival]

I was watching some youtube vids of players trash talking, chirping etc:

Konecny has a big mouth and is a real douche-bag. I'd like to see somebody smack him down.

A couple of funny ones with Claude Giroux: back when Kessel was still with the Leafs, Giroux asking Kessel how much Coke he drank today and making fun of his weight. Yelp - fast forward. Kessel 3 Cups, Giroux basically never won a thing.

Giroux making bird noises (cheep cheep) at JVR (have no idea why). Now they are team mates

Konecny is a rat, but also one of my favorite players in the league. Very entertaining player. Sucks he’s on a division rival.

 

[itsjustsurvival]

Ekblad has a left leg fracture and is out for the year. At least it wasn’t some kind of tear, but still tough news for a guy having a very good year

Super unfortunate. Hope he has a quick recovery.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Seems like best case scenario for Ekblad. A broken tib/fib is easier to rehab and come back from than a blown out knee.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

I find it funny how every year people make threads about the Pens and Crosby/Malkin being done and then like clockwork, every year they find their grove and get going. That's what good, veteran teams do. It's always a weird dynamic in those threads with Caps and Pens fans both defending the Pens.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Seems like best case scenario for Ekblad. A broken tib/fib is easier to rehab and come back from than a blown out knee.

tell that to the ghost of Kempny

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

tell that to the ghost of Kempny

What? Kempny tore the hamstring off his bone and then tore his Achilles. What does he have to do with a broken tib/fib or wrecked knee? And if anything, it makes my point stronger. Speaking from experience as someone who has had reconstructive surgeries on multiple joints and suffered multiple broken bones, the rehab for a broken bone is a walk in a park compared to making your joint become a joint again.

Kempny suffered a torn thigh muscle just prior to the start of the 2019 playoffs. The injury also required surgery and an extremely arduous summer of rehabilitation. This month’s injury occurred to the Achilles on the same leg that suffered the thigh injury.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

I know he's in AV's doghouse but I don't get it.

 

[zappa4ever]

IMO it's their system, they can throw most any Baby Pen out there and they're jumping right in. As much as their fans say Sullivan needs to go, he has a well established style that works as long as they put in the effort
Malkin's been out for awhile, last night vs. NYI Crosby was mostly invisible
It's their aggressive forecheck/take time and space away/on you in a heartbeat/North-South style that is simple and effective
They've been one of the hottest teams for 15 games+ and mostly without Malkin/Kapanen/Zucker/McCann, they've also gone a bunch of consecutive games with 3 or less GA (12 or so can't r'memba)

I find it funny how every year people make threads about the Pens and Crosby/Malkin being done and then like clockwork, every year they find their grove and get going. That's what good, veteran teams do. It's always a weird dynamic in those threads with Caps and Pens fans both defending the Pens.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I know he's in AV's doghouse but I don't get it.

Wow if he clears

 

[um]

I know he's in AV's doghouse but I don't get it.

There's Ekblads replacement

 

[Calicaps]

I know he's in AV's doghouse but I don't get it.

Holy cow.

 

[Melkor]

Definitely not a bigger surprise than the DeAngelo debacle. Although the reason for abandoning him was legit TDA is a better player than Ghost by a fair margin.

Also this:

I can see Johnny Hockey going to Philly in said deal. Left handed Briere would come in handy for that squad.