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I watched the videos of the five goals against the Flyers last night, wondering if Ghost made some obvious mistakes or something. No, it was actually the rest of the team collapsing and ending up out of position and blowing coverage.
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Looking at Hagelin's point totals alone is deceiving. He doesn't play the power play, but his production at even strength is outstanding. He put up 37 ESP last year - for comparable, three guys who put up 38 ESP were Giroux (22g 67p), Stamkos (36g 64p), and Perry (34g 62a) - likely with more ice time. He's one of the best at filling the secondary scoring role, and that also overlaps with being one of the best defensive forwards outside of the elites.
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Feb 6, 2017 19:57
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:Brent Burns has 10 more goals than the next leading defenseman (holy jesus he's having some season I guess) Only Crosby and McDavid have more points than him. Holy poo poo.
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Feb 8, 2017 07:11
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Spring Break My Heart posted:Kovalev didn't coast on talent, if such a thing is even possible. While he certainly had great physical ability (which required him being in great shape, which he always was) it's not as if he just woke up one day as a great stickhandler and shooter, they were skills he worked on constantly at a level that put even other NHLers to shame. Kovalev's issues were different, and really it's mostly nitpicking a guy who was a very productive NHLer for 20 years. Kovalev's reputation is as much a victim of the dumber aspects of NHL culture as anyone. Kovalev's was a great player, his reputation is pretty much a mish-mash of people Don-Cherry-picking reasons for disliking him for being Russian. He defied a lot of the usual criticisms: -He's lazy/out-of shape (see: that ultra-long shift where Mike Keenan wouldn't let him come to the bench and he kept going hard) -He's not a winner (he won the cup early in his career) -He's not clutch (he was the third leading scorer on that cup team) -He's not physical (he was big and strong and even nasty at times) -He's inconsistent (no more than most similar scorers) -He doesn't work hard/quite on the play (see: that neverending shift, again)
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Feb 8, 2017 21:36
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Therrein ran divine victim Jiri Sekac out of town, a player who played the right way, who busted out of the NHL at age 23 after being unable to make the cut on the Arizona Coyotes.
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Feb 9, 2017 19:45
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SoggyBobcat posted:Bill LaForge. Holy poo poo. "... purportedly had the trainers file out the bottom rims of the players visors to razor sharp edges, then instructed them leave the helmet on in a fight."  "he bit the head off a live bat just prove his toughness....I guess."  "While coaching in the OHL, before a home game against the Kitchener Rangers he hung 23 bodybags in the rafters to represent every opposing player."  
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Feb 10, 2017 06:25
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Pornographic Memory posted:justin schultz is gonna get a big fat contract this offseason from somebody because his stats are getting kind of silly now, he's 4th in scoring for defensemen and playing 5 less minutes a game and 1 less minute on the power play than the guys ahead of him. his +/- is also 1 off from the league lead at +30, if you believe in that sort of thing He really thrives in a similar role to Shattenkirk and others - he drives scoring while taking a lot of offensive zone starts and matchups against weaker players by being on a "soft start" second pair, while the top pair and #1 D take the hard matchups. Same thing with Yandle on the Rangers. Almost as much of an asset as that #1 D, but this role requires another guy to take those harder minutes, in this case Letang, an offensive threat in his own right.
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Feb 10, 2017 06:36
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The CBA expires after the 2011-22 season, and both the Habs and Preds are going to get out of the recapture on Weber's contract.
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Feb 13, 2017 19:53
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Burke advocated for the rule both out of fairness and self-redemption, but in this case, neither team really bargained for what they got. The offer sheet itself was intended to circumvent the rules, but it wasn't made by either team. It'll be like the league cutting the Devils new ownership some slack on the Kovalchuk fine.
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Feb 13, 2017 20:04
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I think both the players and owners probably feel kind of lovely for a guy like Luongo being publicly dicked around for years, and we know all the GMs hated Homer for that. Not sure what other contracts might be affected by this.
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Feb 13, 2017 20:18
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Schlesische posted:The Habs and Leafs (among a few other teams) are distinct in that they make sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much money they don't have to give a poo poo and can quite happily afford to pay a coach 10mil a season if they want to. Until this hiring, the highest paid coach other than Babcock was Dave Tippett in Arizona. https://www.capfriendly.com/coaches
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Feb 16, 2017 04:33
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I appreciate both a false's story and everything Jaromir Jagr has done.
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Feb 18, 2017 16:41
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Twin Cinema posted:83-84: Gretzky 205; Coffey 126 It's ridiculous how large the gap was with his own teammates in second place. Even with Mario in the picture, he still kept two teammates in the top four for several years. There's a substantial gap from those guys to the next team-driving legend. 85-86 Gretzky 215 Lemieux 141 Coffey 138 Kurri 131 Bossy 123 86-87 Gretzky 183 Kurri 108 Messier 107 Lemieux 107 Gilmour 105
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Feb 20, 2017 01:32
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Look Around You posted:It's almost hilarious how Kessel actively avoids throwing any kind of hits at all. It's like watching (most) beer leaguers where you apologize if you accidentally even touch someone. Kessel is both a very good skater who can take quick steps, and he's got great hands so he can stick check well. I think he's actually more effective without taking the body on almost all plays. It's kind of funny how he got the reputation in Toronto for not backchecking, because he's very good at it.
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Feb 21, 2017 06:14
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grack posted:We've always lived in a ridiculous and self centered society. The difference is that now it's much easier to announce it to everyone else. If the Habs were self-centered, that'd solve their problem with forward depth.
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Feb 21, 2017 20:45
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Philip's dad, Ulf, is the coach of Carolina's AHL team. Keegan is also the son of Kevin, which makes it one legacy for another (neither is playing in the NHL this year.)
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Feb 21, 2017 22:46
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Cartoon Man posted:3-4 years ago he got injured and never was the same. Brooks was always a classy guy who never turned down a microphone in his face, but he couldn't produce for the Caps anymore and had to go. I'm still shocked we were able to dump him off to the Leafs to make that trade work last year. It's tough to see him get hurt and never get his game back 100%. He seemed like a really good team/room guy from what the Leafs said about him last year, he was always a pretty good PKer, and he even seemed to handle his diminished role pretty well. Seems like he did all the right things to transition to the "beloved veteran" role. I wonder if an injury-riddled team like Ottawa might pick him up to have a guy who plays few minute and PKs but handles the role well, and won't be salty when he ends up a healthy scratch later. Unfortunately, you know Ottawa's too cheap to do that even if they have the cap space.
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Feb 22, 2017 00:01
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Just get rid of offsides reviews on goals. Regardless of which way they go, they ruin an enjoyable hockey game whenever they happen.
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Feb 23, 2017 21:26
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Levitate posted:yeah one of the best teams in the league isn't going to sell at the deadline Only one team in the league has won more games than them. But
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Feb 25, 2017 03:05
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Rangers broadcast just announced that Hanzal was traded to Minnesota, so I guess it's done?
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Feb 27, 2017 01:12
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Ginette Reno posted:e: Apparently the Rangers have gotten a lot of calls on J.T Miller but don't want to move him. Not sure why teams would be calling about the Ranger's leading scorer. Probably teams who have a defenseman to offer, starting by asking about a top young forward.
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Feb 27, 2017 17:32
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There's a trade deadline thread, for those who forgot about it (like me): https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3810893
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Feb 27, 2017 17:49
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Did he get hurt falling over backwards while trying to stand up at 3:31?
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Feb 27, 2017 21:35
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This is Rangerstown, but there's still a lot of Yankees fans. 
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