|
I'm glad the oilers could make Rangers and Devils fans happy by whipping both teams as a Christmas gift
|
#
?
Dec 23, 2023 17:13
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 10, 2024 16:42 |
|
|
The Dirty Burger posted:https://x.com/peteblackburn/status/1738365163546214800?s=46&t=2hVb1vPytx9OUpdE0UPz6Q
|
|
#
?
Dec 23, 2023 17:51
|
|
|
Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:I'm glad the oilers could make Rangers and Devils fans happy by whipping both teams as a Christmas gift Oilers continue to be the most entertaining team, whichever side of the win they are on. It would be tragic for that team to miss the playoffs (even if they are bounced in round 1). How good do they have to be to make it? We’re 30-35 games in and I think they’re at .500.
|
|
#
?
Dec 23, 2023 18:56
|
|
|
Escape Goat posted:Oilers continue to be the most entertaining team, whichever side of the win they are on. .500 might be good enough to get in to be honest. The west is pretty dire this year.
|
|
#
?
Dec 23, 2023 19:18
|
|
|
31 games into the season and Edmonton are worse than the Pens which is a big lol...but the West is extremely dire so who knows.
|
|
#
?
Dec 23, 2023 19:23
|
|
|
The Jets lead the Central and the Canucks lead the Pacific. Things everyone expected in the western conference this year.
|
|
#
?
Dec 23, 2023 19:27
|
|
|
Escape Goat posted:Oilers continue to be the most entertaining team, whichever side of the win they are on. I’d think the top 3 in each division are going to probably stay the same, but those wild card spots could be hotly contested. The teams that can run out the rest of the season with a .625 pts % are probably the two making it. The central is tight ish with four teams for it, but Edmonton and maybe Calgary are in for a shot for it. Unless some team gets stupid hot and goes on a major tear I’d expect both wild card teams in the west to bounce in the 1st round.
|
|
#
?
Dec 23, 2023 19:29
|
|
|
Furnaceface posted:The Jets lead the Central and the Canucks lead the Pacific. Canucks leading the league right now. I fully expect them to get stomped by the Sharks tonight.
|
|
#
?
Dec 23, 2023 19:51
|
|
|
Vancouver Canucks in the Presidents Trophy driver's seat on Christmas, just as everyone predicted. I miss ThinkTank.
|
|
#
?
Dec 23, 2023 19:58
|
|
|
Dallas just scored 2 goals in the final 15 seconds of the game to beat Nashville 3-2. Not great, Nashville.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 00:27
|
|
|
NYR 1st in the league 
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 04:25
|
|
|
https://x.com/ginohard_/status/1738730745156288888?s=46&t=2hVb1vPytx9OUpdE0UPz6Q https://x.com/ginohard_/status/1738763841356386579?s=46&t=2hVb1vPytx9OUpdE0UPz6Q Double Michigan night
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 04:36
|
|
|
LOL at Justin Faulk standing there just outside the crease watching the opposition goal being scored, as always.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 04:44
|
|
|
The Dirty Burger posted:Double Michigan night Don Cherry must be spinning in his grave.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 05:24
|
|
|
Canucks are the best team in the nhl.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 07:04
|
|
|
Going to laugh when Canucks win the division and end up having to play Edmonton and get McDavid’d while the winner of the central will get to play Arizona.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 07:15
|
|
|
VOTE1 posted:Going to laugh when Canucks win the division and end up having to play Edmonton and get McDavid’d while the winner of the central will get to play Arizona. no you wont dude
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 07:41
|
|
|
heehee posted:no you wont dude Depends if the Canucks are able to be allowed to play 3-5 more games than most other teams. Ofcourse it’s more likely the standings reflect true talent at the end of the season, and the Canucks will likely get bounced by LA in the first round, or if LA finish top they will almost certainly get bounced by Vegas (Canucks would have a better chance vs LA, LA has limited playoff experience and in goal will be a potential weakness). But where’s the fun in predicting that.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 10:08
|
|
|
The Canucks (and the Knights) could be behind Boston, NYR, and one or two others once they catch up in GP, but it's a double-edged sword in that they've had to play more games. I don't know how it's been balanced for Vegas, but the Canucks had to play 7 games in 11 days, which I actually don't know if I've ever seen happen watching this team over the years. They went 3-4 in that stretch, and are 20-5-3 outside of it. And their schedule should theoretically be a little lighter down the stretch comparitively. And teams still haven't figured out to just match their top line against Tyler Myers. It really isn't rocket science.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 10:23
|
|
|
While I’m making unlikely predictions for 4 month away, if (and yes big if) Canucks haven’t dropped off, in March and early April they play LA and Vegas 7 times combined for some potential high leverage games. A good potential comedy end to the season would involve Arizona playing Edmonton in their last and third last games to determine who gets the 8th spot. Random mostly unrelated question, does anyone know what the win percentage is for a team playing a back to back with travel? Surely it must be around 25%. I guess it helps with ‘parity’ if every team gets a couple of schedule wins and losses..
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 11:38
|
|
|
I remember reading a few years ago that the overall win% on the back end of a back-to-back is around 40%, and only that high because you're sometimes matched against a team that's in the same situation. Most btbs involve travel, both ends being at home is rare.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 14:49
|
|
|
The Canucks are going to make it to the finals.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 15:14
|
|
|
Despite their best efforts to the contrary, the New York Islanders Hockey Club is in sole possession of 2nd place in the Metropolitan Division How the gently caress did that happen??
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 15:59
|
|
|
Mr. Fish posted:Despite their best efforts to the contrary, the New York Islanders Hockey Club is in sole possession of 2nd place in the Metropolitan Division They have a poo poo ton of loser points
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 16:45
|
|
|
sorry, the Oilers are bad. they're missing the playoffs unless they trade 3 first round picks for a goalie and it rules
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 17:38
|
|
|
mennoknight posted:sorry, the Oilers are bad. they're missing the playoffs unless they trade 3 first round picks for a goalie and it rules ya lol
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 18:28
|
|
|
mennoknight posted:sorry, the Oilers are bad. they're missing the playoffs unless they trade 3 first round picks for a goalie and it rules MAF's NHL journey ends in Edmonton Mr. Fish posted:Despite their best efforts to the contrary, the New York Islanders Hockey Club is in sole possession of 2nd place in the Metropolitan Division The Metro sucks now. The Penguins finally collapsed, the Hurricanes crumbled a year ahead of schedule (that team is completely turbofucked and will probably be in the lottery next year), the Devils have had a lot of injuries and have no goalies and played over their heads last year. The Rangers are the only good team in the Metro and just playing boring as hell Grind These Bitches Down Block All The Shots hockey is good enough for 2nd/3rd in that division. Eric the Mauve fucked around with this message at 18:34 on Dec 24, 2023 |
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 18:32
|
|
|
Jonathan Huberdeau has 0 points in the 10 games the Flames have played in December.. 4 goals, 11 assists for 15 points total in 34 games (and minus 14 lol). He's signed for 10.5 mill a season through 2030-31.. we're kind of going into uncharted territory here w.r.t. bad contracts.. don't think a 10+ million dollar player has ever busted anywhere close to this hard before.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 18:32
|
|
|
mennoknight posted:sorry, the Oilers are bad. they're missing the playoffs unless they trade 3 first round picks for a goalie and it rules Nah
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 18:40
|
|
|
Starsfan posted:Jonathan Huberdeau has 0 points in the 10 games the Flames have played in December.. 4 goals, 11 assists for 15 points total in 34 games (and minus 14 lol). You could get two Loui Erikssons for that
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 18:43
|
|
|
Starsfan posted:Jonathan Huberdeau has 0 points in the 10 games the Flames have played in December.. 4 goals, 11 assists for 15 points total in 34 games (and minus 14 lol). Its gonna be lol when calgary cuts bait at 50% retention and what they have to give up to dump his contract
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 18:43
|
|
|
stab posted:Its gonna be lol when calgary cuts bait at 50% retention and what they have to give up to dump his contract They're stuck with him until the next expansion draft, but Huberdeau is gonna lead the scoring of the Atlanta Phoenixes
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 18:46
|
|
|
Mike Works posted:The Canucks (and the Knights) could be behind Boston, NYR, and one or two others once they catch up in GP, but it's a double-edged sword in that they've had to play more games. I don't know how it's been balanced for Vegas, but the Canucks had to play 7 games in 11 days, which I actually don't know if I've ever seen happen watching this team over the years. They went 3-4 in that stretch, and are 20-5-3 outside of it. And their schedule should theoretically be a little lighter down the stretch comparitively. The Canucks schedule has been pretty wild, especially for a Pacific team with that kind of travel schedule. They've played FIVE back to backs already, Edmonton just played their FIRST on Saturday. So Edmonton is .500 without even counting the schedule losses that every NHL team has.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 19:14
|
|
|
The Oilers also play something like 65% of their remaining games against teams outside the playoffs
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 19:18
|
|
|
The Dirty Burger posted:https://x.com/ginohard_/status/1738730745156288888?s=46&t=2hVb1vPytx9OUpdE0UPz6Q disrespectful
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 19:21
|
|
|
Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:The Oilers also play something like 65% of their remaining games against teams outside the playoffs Yeahs pretty sweet to only have back to backs vs basement teams
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 19:31
|
|
|
Eric the Mauve posted:MAF's NHL journey ends in Edmonton I'm down with MAF leading McDavid to his first cup.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 19:57
|
|
|
Powershift posted:Don Cherry must be spinning in his grave. Didn't we used to have a gif of Don Cherry shaking his fist saying "dose guys!"
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 20:06
|
|
|
Why were the Canes expected to fall apart soon? I was under the impression that they were a perennial contender.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 20:13
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 10, 2024 16:42 |
|
|
DancingMachine posted:Why were the Canes expected to fall apart soon? I was under the impression that they were a perennial contender. It's hard for any team to win with some of the worst goaltending the the league. Andersen is out long-term (not that he was lighting the world on fire before he went on LTIR), Kochetkov has been inconsistent, and Raanta was quite probably the worst goaltender in the NHL before he was shipped off to the AHL. What everyone expected to be their weakness (goal scoring) has actually been quite good as they are 9th in the league in GF despite mediocre shooting %, and still near the top in 5v5 xGF%. But the defense has been much worse than expected (Burns is cooked, Pesce is playing is way out of town, and the new additions haven't gelled in the way everyone had hoped) and of course it's tough to out score the worst goaltending in the league. The game last night against the Isles is the perfect example. They scored 4 goals on 4.17 expected while limiting the Isles to 2.66 xGF, a game that should be won 9 times out of 10, but Kochetkov let in three absolute howlers and the Canes didn't even muster a point out of it. Needing to score 5 or 6 goals per game to outpace lovely goaltending is not really a recipe for success.
|
|
#
?
Dec 24, 2023 20:23
|
|
