2017-18 NHL (National Hockey League) Thread 2018

[Joe85]

Well the Sharks proved me wrong.

[thug the bunny]

Well the Sharks proved me wrong.

 

Great game. No quit in the Sharks. I watched the entire 1st OT having to pee but I didn't dare go to the bathroom...

[JoseR]

I think the sharks have a shot at making it out of the west, they have a solid team with every player able to skate well and bring the puck into the zone (except maybe dillon). I really hope joe thornton doesn’t come back, because he really slows down the lines he’s on

[Joe85]

Winnipeg is so big when the NHL season is over they should start an NBA franchise up in Winnipeg. Largest average height among all NHL teams, is that correct?

 

 

I knew they always looked massive but they're just a particularly large team.

[knock it close]

Winnipeg is so big when the NHL season is over they should start an NBA franchise up in Winnipeg. Largest average height among all NHL teams, is that correct?

 

 

I knew they always looked massive but they're just a particularly large team.

Yup tallest team and 5th heaviest, on the other hand tampa and boston are the 2nd and 3rd shortest and the 1st and 8th lightest. You can look through the rest of it here https://theathletic.com/210035/2018/01/12/sizing-up-the-nhl-2017-18-nhl-teams-by-age-height-and-weight/ but I don't see much correlation but when you have elite talent coupled with size like the Jets do it's obviously a benefit.

[Joe85]

Winnipeg is so big when the NHL season is over they should start an NBA franchise up in Winnipeg. Largest average height among all NHL teams, is that correct?

 

 

I knew they always looked massive but they're just a particularly large team.

Yup tallest team and 5th heaviest, on the other hand tampa and boston are the 2nd and 3rd shortest and the 1st and 8th lightest. You can look through the rest of it here https://theathletic....ght-and-weight/ but I don't see much correlation but when you have elite talent coupled with size like the Jets do it's obviously a benefit.

 

 

I hated playing against tall players. I never played on super elite level like NHLers but I can't imagine it's fun to play against such a massive team. Byfuglien for example just tosses guys around like ragdolls.

[thug the bunny]

Winnipeg is so big when the NHL season is over they should start an NBA franchise up in Winnipeg. Largest average height among all NHL teams, is that correct?

 

 

I knew they always looked massive but they're just a particularly large team.

Yup tallest team and 5th heaviest, on the other hand tampa and boston are the 2nd and 3rd shortest and the 1st and 8th lightest. You can look through the rest of it here https://theathletic....ght-and-weight/ but I don't see much correlation but when you have elite talent coupled with size like the Jets do it's obviously a benefit.

 

 

I hated playing against tall players. I never played on super elite level like NHLers but I can't imagine it's fun to play against such a massive team. Byfuglien for example just tosses guys around like ragdolls.

 

But you can also skate under/around them. Zuccarello is great at this. Of course the f'ing rangers will probably trade him...damn their mangagement...

[Joe85]

Winnipeg is so big when the NHL season is over they should start an NBA franchise up in Winnipeg. Largest average height among all NHL teams, is that correct?

 

 

I knew they always looked massive but they're just a particularly large team.

Yup tallest team and 5th heaviest, on the other hand tampa and boston are the 2nd and 3rd shortest and the 1st and 8th lightest. You can look through the rest of it here https://theathletic....ght-and-weight/ but I don't see much correlation but when you have elite talent coupled with size like the Jets do it's obviously a benefit.

 

 

I hated playing against tall players. I never played on super elite level like NHLers but I can't imagine it's fun to play against such a massive team. Byfuglien for example just tosses guys around like ragdolls.

 

But you can also skate under/around them. Zuccarello is great at this. Of course the f'ing rangers will probably trade him...damn their mangagement...

 

 

I wasn't small in general (I am about 6' even now and probably was around that back in my teens) but a lot of players seemed to hover over me. You get to playing guys that are 6'3" or taller (not to mention on skates) and I felt like the small guy.

 

 

 

 

MA Fleury is on a quest to capture his third consecutive Ring and fourth overall.

 

 

 

That glove save last night in OT was cold blooded.

[Petethreeput]

Opinions on the Wilson hit?

 

I am thinking suspension, how was that a “no call?” I really don’t feel like I am a homer.

 

No way a player gets a broken jaw on a shoulder to shoulder hit.

[sharkiesj]

As a Sharks fan I'm still sticking to my original call, Vegas in 6. Huge game tonight. If Vegas wins then this series is all but over. If SJ wins, then I think it'll be Vegas in 7. Please God hope I'm wrong.

[thug the bunny]

Opinions on the Wilson hit?

 

I am thinking suspension, how was that a "no call?" I really don't feel like I am a homer.

 

No way a player gets a broken jaw on a shoulder to shoulder hit.

 

Well, 3 game suspension. Yeah, a dirty hit, the replay shows the ref was looking away trying to protect himself, but even the ref on the other side of the ice should have seen that. Unbelievable that it was not a 5 min major.

[Petethreeput]

Opinions on the Wilson hit?

 

I am thinking suspension, how was that a "no call?" I really don't feel like I am a homer.

 

No way a player gets a broken jaw on a shoulder to shoulder hit.

 

Well, 3 game suspension. Yeah, a dirty hit, the replay shows the ref was looking away trying to protect himself, but even the ref on the other side of the ice should have seen that. Unbelievable that it was not a 5 min major.

 

As soon as it happened I said it should have been a 5 minute major. I don’t blame the linesman right there, but I agree, how could the replay not make it obvious. Then in the next 67 seconds the Caps score when it should be a PP. I was pretty disgusted with the whole thing. Still am I guess.

 

And the hit is one thing. It’s the lack of respect for the other person that gets me. No one should be looking to maim someone on the ice, and when they do, they should be fined, suspended, and in this case he should be out for as long as the injured player.

[thug the bunny]

Opinions on the Wilson hit?

 

I am thinking suspension, how was that a "no call?" I really don't feel like I am a homer.

 

No way a player gets a broken jaw on a shoulder to shoulder hit.

 

Well, 3 game suspension. Yeah, a dirty hit, the replay shows the ref was looking away trying to protect himself, but even the ref on the other side of the ice should have seen that. Unbelievable that it was not a 5 min major.

 

As soon as it happened I said it should have been a 5 minute major. I don't blame the linesman right there, but I agree, how could the replay not make it obvious. Then in the next 67 seconds the Caps score when it should be a PP. I was pretty disgusted with the whole thing. Still am I guess.

 

And the hit is one thing. It's the lack of respect for the other person that gets me. No one should be looking to maim someone on the ice, and when they do, they should be fined, suspended, and in this case he should be out for as long as the injured player.

 

I like that idea for suspension. As long as the injured player is out, you're out! Wonder if that has ever been considered.

 

Although it was a bad miscall, the result for me was fine - damned Pens lost! Although, I hate every team left in the East. Go LV!

[Petethreeput]

Opinions on the Wilson hit?

 

I am thinking suspension, how was that a "no call?" I really don't feel like I am a homer.

 

No way a player gets a broken jaw on a shoulder to shoulder hit.

 

Well, 3 game suspension. Yeah, a dirty hit, the replay shows the ref was looking away trying to protect himself, but even the ref on the other side of the ice should have seen that. Unbelievable that it was not a 5 min major.

 

As soon as it happened I said it should have been a 5 minute major. I don't blame the linesman right there, but I agree, how could the replay not make it obvious. Then in the next 67 seconds the Caps score when it should be a PP. I was pretty disgusted with the whole thing. Still am I guess.

 

And the hit is one thing. It's the lack of respect for the other person that gets me. No one should be looking to maim someone on the ice, and when they do, they should be fined, suspended, and in this case he should be out for as long as the injured player.

 

I like that idea for suspension. As long as the injured player is out, you're out! Wonder if that has ever been considered.

 

Although it was a bad miscall, the result for me was fine - damned Pens lost! Although, I hate every team left in the East. Go LV!

 

I do like LV as well. But I have been a Pens fan for 40+ years. As a kid I would go to Pens camps with Denis Herron, Dave Burrows, and I don’t remember others. I was hooked.

[Joe85]

As a Sharks fan I'm still sticking to my original call, Vegas in 6. Huge game tonight. If Vegas wins then this series is all but over. If SJ wins, then I think it'll be Vegas in 7. Please God hope I'm wrong.

 

 

Best of 3 now.

[sharkiesj]

So far in the SJ-LV series, both games I've watched on tv the Sharks have lost. The times I didn't watch they won both. I guess I won't watch the rest of the series hoping for a SJ victory. lol.

[Petethreeput]

If MAF falters like he did 2011-15 in the playoffs, SJS is very much alive in this.

[thug the bunny]

So Marchand licks Calahan's face. Ummm, yeah. He is ugly, underhanded and cowardly, and now disgusting. Easily my most hated player in the league.

[sharkiesj]

Couldn't resist, had to watch tonight's game. And of course, Sharks losing 3-0. I'm the biggest jinxer in the history of mankind.

[ThunderBuzzworth]

So Marchand licks Calahan's face. Ummm, yeah. He is ugly, underhanded and cowardly, and now disgusting. Easily my most hated player in the league.

 

One of these days Marchand is going to get what he deserves in a huge way and he may end up severely hurt. I’d like to see him try that crap on a guy like Bfyuglien

[Joe85]

Couldn't resist, had to watch tonight's game. And of course, Sharks losing 3-0. I'm the biggest jinxer in the history of mankind.

 

That was a heck of a come back though.

 

 

 

There has been some good games lately.

 

 

 

I'm watching Genady Golovkin tonight but gotta check some stick out too on my night off.

 

 

That Jets game should be good...

[sharkiesj]

Brad Brad Brad. Stop. Licking. Other. People's. Faces.

 

No wonder Brad rhymes with dbag...

[sharkiesj]

Couldn't resist, had to watch tonight's game. And of course, Sharks losing 3-0. I'm the biggest jinxer in the history of mankind.

 

That was a heck of a come back though.

 

 

 

There has been some good games lately.

 

 

 

I'm watching Genady Golovkin tonight but gotta check some stick out too on my night off.

 

 

That Jets game should be good...

 

Yeah that comeback did make me a little erect. I think, yeah .....yup I see the end of the road. Go jets!

[Joe85]

It's just too bad SJ didn't decide to put that much effort into the last 1/6th of the game as the rest of the game.

 

Oh well. Vegas might be destined for pro-sports history..

[thug the bunny]

Couldn't resist, had to watch tonight's game. And of course, Sharks losing 3-0. I'm the biggest jinxer in the history of mankind.

 

That was a heck of a come back though.

 

 

 

There has been some good games lately.

 

 

 

I'm watching Genady Golovkin tonight but gotta check some stick out too on my night off.

 

 

That Jets game should be good...

 

Yeah that comeback did make me a little erect. I think, yeah .....yup I see the end of the road. Go jets!

 

Well that was TMI

[Joe85]

Lady Antebellum just butchered the lyrics to the Star Spangled.

[thug the bunny]

Lady Antebellum just butchered the lyrics to the Star Spangled.

 

Did they? What did they get wrong? I didn't notice cuz their harmonies were beautiful. I always liked country singers' renditions the most; no vocal gymnastics or unnecessary arpeggios, just clear pure notes.

[Joe85]

Lady Antebellum just butchered the lyrics to the Star Spangled.

 

Did they? What did they get wrong? I didn't notice cuz their harmonies were beautiful. I always liked country singers' renditions the most; no vocal gymnastics or unnecessary arpeggios, just clear pure notes.

 

 

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nhl/predators/2018/05/05/lady-antebellum-messes-up-national-anthem-game-5-predators-jets/522574002/

[thug the bunny]

Lady Antebellum just butchered the lyrics to the Star Spangled.

 

Did they? What did they get wrong? I didn't notice cuz their harmonies were beautiful. I always liked country singers' renditions the most; no vocal gymnastics or unnecessary arpeggios, just clear pure notes.

 

 

https://www.tennesse...jets/522574002/

 

Yeah I watched it already cuz you mentioned it. 'Barely' instead of 'proudly'. Saw one of the Preds holding in a laugh. But, their harmonies were spot on.

 

But maybe that's why the Jets are all over the Preds. They look like they are on crystal meth. Never seen the Preds back on their heels like this before.

[sharkiesj]

Well, at least I called it before the series started, Vegas in 6.

 

Jumping on the Jets bandwagon.