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drat RIP to fighting in the league i guess as the nhl has finally decided they'll be giving out the instigator every time there's a fight after a hit.
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Nov 12, 2023 02:03
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Call Your Grandma posted:drat RIP to fighting in the league i guess as the nhl has finally decided they'll be giving out the instigator every time there's a fight after a hit. unironically love this because it'll lead to more big hits. it's a sick rear end way to earn a power play. light someone up and then they gotta decide if they fight you or honor The Code. it's a good little tax
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Nov 12, 2023 02:21
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It's a classic Catch-28 (that's Tie Domi's number you see).
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Nov 12, 2023 03:07
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My goal for the 23-24 Canadiens has been met. Beat Boston once.
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Nov 12, 2023 03:52
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Spelling Mitsake posted:My goal for the 23-24 Canadiens has been met. Beat Boston once. First time in four years! 
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Nov 12, 2023 03:57
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Well this has been an enjoyable week of hockey. EK rules
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Nov 12, 2023 04:01
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Nov 12, 2023 04:19
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I think I’m ready to fully commit… The Buffalo Sabres suck poo poo and are not making the playoffs this season. They’ve looked like the better team in only 3 out of 15 games. Somehow lucked their way into an additional 3 wins They’ve also lost nearly all entertainment value. They play boring. lifeless hockey. Lacking in any offensive spark and they still suck defensively,
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th3t00t posted:I think I’m ready to fully commit… The Buffalo Sabres suck poo poo and are not making the playoffs this season. Sounds like it's time to tear it all down and trade Tage to Montreal, then. 
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Nov 12, 2023 04:31
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Tonight was the first time in literally years that I found myself hating the Habs. I'm actually kinda glad they beat the Bruins, it's the first time in like the last 15 matchups or something that Boston lost. I want the rivalry to be good again! Suzuki and Caufield are still cool to me though, for now.
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Nov 12, 2023 05:04
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DO YALL WANT A BOXC posted:unironically love this because it'll lead to more big hits. it's a sick rear end way to earn a power play. light someone up and then they gotta decide if they fight you or honor The Code. it's a good little tax If a player takes a legal, clean hit and his team starts a fight over it they deserve some kind of penalty imo. It's unsportsmanlike to get buttfrustrated over a play that is completely within the rules. Of course expecting everyone on the ice to assess the cleanliness of every collision in real time is unreasonable. In conclusion. -starting a fight after your teammate takes a clean hit, bad and dumb. -starting a fight after your teammate takes a dirty hit, cool and good. deoju fucked around with this message at 05:13 on Nov 12, 2023 |
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Nov 12, 2023 05:07
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Jamwad Hilder posted:Tonight was the first time in literally years that I found myself hating the Habs. I'm actually kinda glad they beat the Bruins, it's the first time in like the last 15 matchups or something that Boston lost. I want the rivalry to be good again! Good news: We only have to wait a week! Only three games per year is absolutely bullshit, though. I miss when it was 8.
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Nov 12, 2023 05:23
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deoju posted:If a player takes a legal, clean hit and his team starts a fight over it they deserve some kind of penalty imo. It's unsportsmanlike to get buttfrustrated over a play that is completely within the rules. Yeah I can't figure out why op would be complaining about that outside of his own team being the one taking a dumb penalty. You can't just force a guy to fight whenever you're mad and not expect to go on the pk. Go throw a hit of your own if you're so upset ya muppet
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Nov 12, 2023 05:37
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Even on a dirty hit, I'm good with the instigator penalty as long as the ref calls the original. You either get street justice or the law, you don't get to beat up the guy and the powerplay, make a choice.
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Nov 12, 2023 05:50
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Szechwan posted:Yeah I can't figure out why op would be complaining about that outside of his own team being the one taking a dumb penalty. You can't just force a guy to fight whenever you're mad and not expect to go on the pk. People complain because we’ve been conditioned to expect these calls won’t be made, so when the standard changes it feels unfair. The rationale’s pretty straightforward, the question is if this actually is a new standard that we’ll see consistently or if a couple teams just get hosed for a little bit before going back to status quo (it’s the latter).
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Nov 12, 2023 06:01
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deoju posted:If a player takes a legal, clean hit and his team starts a fight over it they deserve some kind of penalty imo. It's unsportsmanlike to get buttfrustrated over a play that is completely within the rules. It doesn’t matter if it’s clean or not. It matters if you’re one of the players involved in the hit or not. If a guy gets jumped, the player who’s forced the fight gets the instigator penalty. If they come up and challenge the guy and they both drop the gloves then it’s not instigating. It’s not difficult to understand, unless you’re a talking head on the TV because that’s not old time hockey. Refs are finally calling it and they need to be. It would avoid the issue of things like Dumba having to fight three Flames players in two games. It’ll also allow people to make good hockey hits and not have to fight if they don’t want to fight. Let the other guy take the extra penalty and either even it up or put your team on the PP.
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Nov 12, 2023 06:58
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Our 70’s pornstar rookie goalkeeper had a banger last night except for one mistake around behind the net.
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Nov 12, 2023 13:05
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Top ten is looking spicy.
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Nov 12, 2023 14:24
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How the gently caress do the Caps have seven wins? I swear they've won like 2 games in my head.
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Nov 12, 2023 16:16
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Aw Roman Cechmanek died at age 52 
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Nov 12, 2023 16:18
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There are a few surprising teams on that list. Were the Rangers supposed to be good? The Kings a week ago in Philadelphia: 5-0 win The Kings yesterday at home against the Flyers: 4-2 loss
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Nov 12, 2023 16:19
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HookShot posted:How the gently caress do the Caps have seven wins? I swear they've won like 2 games in my head. It's because aside from the top couple teams, the East is mediocre
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Nov 12, 2023 16:19
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HookShot posted:How the gently caress do the Caps have seven wins? I swear they've won like 2 games in my head. Played some bad teams and also Backstrom going on LTIR significantly improved them, sad as it is to say.
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Nov 12, 2023 16:20
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Mind_Taker posted:Played some bad teams and also Backstrom going on LTIR significantly improved them, sad as it is to say. I think Backstrom was legit and by far the worst player in the NHL. Dude could not move at all. Just taking him out the lineup immediately and dramatically improved them. It was sad to see and I hope he has the sense to accept he's finished.
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Mr. Kite posted:There are a few surprising teams on that list. Were the Rangers supposed to be good? Short answer is yes. Their deep run in the 2022 playoffs was a bit flukey, with some great goaltending and key injuries to their opponents (Crosby in round 1 as well as both Pens goalies) carrying them to the ECF. Going seven games in rounds 1 and 2, especially the absolute war in R2 against Carolina, wore them out and cost them against Tampa, otherwise they would have had a shout at going to the Final. Last year their number one issue through the season was lack of consistent coaching, meaning they were thin on defensive structure, power play creativity, and never quite found chemistry with their lines. Second issue had to do with slotting of their existing players and lack of depth, particularly on the 4th line and 6-7th defensemen. The trade-deadline acquisitions of Tarasenko and Kane didn't quite work out as planned, and it still meant the Lafreniere-Chytil-Kakko line was getting under 13 minutes a game and not quite the right combination of players for a third line role. They were expected to win 2 rounds again last spring, but those issues came to a head leading to the uninspiring loss to NJ. This offseason they vastly improved the coaching by bringing in Laviolette and new assistants while retaining their excellent goaltending coach. Drury revamped the bottom 6 forward group, and Cuylle's play in training camp has been an excellent supplement to the third line. These have allowed Lafreniere and Chytil to really step it up playing 2nd line minutes with Panarin (still waiting on Kakko though). Gustafson looks to have been a steal of a signing, since he's playing like a top pairing D-man in Fox's absence. These additions are to a core that includes an excellent 2-way number 1 center in Zabanejad, the franchise single-season goal leader in Kreider, a top-10 winger in Panarin, a Norris-winning D-man in Fox, and a Vezina-winning goaltender in Shesterkin. That's not a poor start to a cup condending roster by any means. Laviolette has a 3-year contract, combining with the age of their core group to define the team's Cup window. They are absolutely looking to make a deep playoff run this season. This year may be their best opportunity to win, as Chytil and Shesterkin's contracts get substantially more expensive next season, and Kakko is an RFA again, so they may have trouble keeping things together under the cap without squeezing out some of the depth they have assembled. Legendary Ptarmigan fucked around with this message at 16:52 on Nov 12, 2023 |
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Nobody was beating tampa in 2020 or 2021. Not Montreal, not Dallas, not salary caps, and not hip surgeries. Sorry bud, you ran into the buzz saw of kismet. But you also let corey Perry go to the bolts and ruined their shot at a threepeat. So you’re not entirely irrelevant.
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Nov 12, 2023 16:58
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Seasons only count if they are 82 games. Those two seasons were just extended exhibitions.
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Nov 12, 2023 17:01
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Mr. Kite posted:Seasons only count if they are 82 games. Those two seasons were just extended exhibitions. Trolling begets trolling. Same as it ever was.
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Mr. Kite posted:There are a few surprising teams on that list. Were the Rangers supposed to be good? Besides a couple of disgruntled Devils fan, yes the Rangers were expected to still be contenders. There core is still intact and includes arguably at times, the best defenseman and goalie in the league. They aren’t a young team anymore but besides Wheeler and Trouba, everyone getting significant ice time is in or around their prime. Or like Kreider, has done a good job aging gracefully. This year Drury hasn’t put any absolute disgusting plugs in the lineup for no reason. And the classic “new coach” boost has been very clear. There are red flags out there but if they keep banking points without their 1D, 2C, and both goalies- then the sky’s the limit when healthy.
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Mind_Taker posted:Played some bad teams and also Backstrom going on LTIR significantly improved them, sad as it is to say. Yeah, I can imagine, I haven't gotten to see any of the games since he went on LTIR but ooof, the ones before he was bad bad. Now get rid of Tom Wilson.
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HookShot posted:Now get rid of Tom Wilson. 
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Thank goodness he's on the final year of his deal and didn't just get signed to a mega-extension for the duration of his 30s
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HookShot posted:How the gently caress do the Caps have seven wins? I swear they've won like 2 games in my head. well they just went like 6-1-0 so its pretty recent, they were definitely at the bottom of the conference for a while, and I expect them to return there eventually too
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https://x.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1723747338777190457?s=20 I understand the optics of firing a guy after a win but ultimately the decision to can a coach should be a long time coming after a lot of deliberation so it shouldn’t matter what happened in the last game or whatever
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Nov 12, 2023 18:08
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Oilers still run by morons.
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Koopa Kid posted:https://x.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1723747338777190457?s=20 Counterpoint: it is extremely funny to assume this as further proof the Oilers are run by idiots
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Babcock can fix them.
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I can't remember the last time a coach was fired in season after a win
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