NHL 2024/2025

Zlaatan said:
Reaves - "The game has changed a lot and it’s unfortunate that a young kid like that can get away with something like that and then one of our best players is going to get suspended for it."

Getting cross checked in the head after the whistle = getting away with it. :wenger:
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Unbelievable tbh
 
The NHL Safety Department is a fecking joke.:mad:

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Only 5 games, REALLY?!

edit: Anyway, I also believe the NHL should have also slapped Sheldon Keefe and Ryan Reaves with hefty fees for the crap they said in the media.
 
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Boston game was a complete bust, really disappointed with that. But 7 points out of 10 on a 5 game road trip is a really decent return. Top of the Pacific and NHL in mid Feb? Nobody could have seen that. Still feel it'll get found out in the playoffs tbh (not that I know anything about play off hockey really), be interested to know what other people think.

See LA got absolutely smoked last night. I thought they'd be stronger this year. Pretty good night for Canadian teams last night as well. Sens have put some form together.
 
In a world where no one complained when Perron got 6 games for trying to protect a teammate who got cross checked into unconsciousness. Reilly only getting 5 and STILL having the temerity to appeal like he hasn't been let off massively is a fecking joke.

If the Leafs spent more cap on actually compiling a defensive core instead of giving 50% of the cap to 4 forwards, you wouldn't have to brick it and just take your medicine.

God the Leafs suck.
 
In some positive Toronto-related news, the PWHL set a new record for women's hockey attendance tonight, when Toronto played Montreal in the Leafs' Scotiabank Arena (and beat Montreal 3-0). The place was sold out, with a crowd.of 19,285.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/pwhl/montreal-toronto-pwhl-recap-feb-16-1.7118264

I wonder if they could do this more regularly, or if they need these one-offs against actual rivals (and maybe even the novelty factor of the new league) to get sufficient attendance numbers for this sort of arena.
 
I'm not totally surprised based on the things he showcased before the points floodgates opened but I'm still baffled by how quickly Slafkovsky integrated new things to his game. The only thing that keeps kreeping into my mind is whether he could be a center or if he is better at supporting a "softer" center or he could simply stay with Caufield and Suzuki.
Also Suzuki looking more and more like an elite two-way centerman that can flirt with a point per game average while being a Selke candidate is a bit crazy.
 
Habs fans couldn't shut up about Ruzicka and now we discover that he is waived allegedly due to a video of himself and some white powder.
 
RedDevilQuebecois said:
The NHL Safety Department is a fecking joke.:mad:

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Only 5 games, REALLY?!

edit: Anyway, I also believe the NHL should have also slapped Sheldon Keefe and Ryan Reaves with hefty fees for the crap they said in the media.
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Lit a fire under the boys. Atta boy Morgs
 
JPRouve said:
Habs fans couldn't shut up about Ruzicka and now we discover that he is waived allegedly due to a video of himself and some white powder.
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That doesn't mean much considering that Evgeny Kuznetsov is still a Washington Capital after he went through the same thing.
 


I cant believe its 2024 and they still do this shit. It's a stupid sport to begin with, you can not make it more interesting by adding mid game fist fights.
 
Giggsyking said:


I cant believe its 2024 and they still do this shit. It's a stupid sport to begin with, you can not make it more interesting by adding mid game fist fights.
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Its a great sport and evidently, yes you can, take your bitch made posts elsewhere.

Also, Patrick effing Kane boys. What a guy.
 
Stobzilla said:
Its a great sport and evidently, yes you can, take your bitch made posts elsewhere.

Also, Patrick effing Kane boys. What a guy.
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Slowdown brother. It's an opinion about the sport, you don't have to take it personally. And this fist fight is so crazy it has been banned almost everywhere.
 
Giggsyking said:


I cant believe its 2024 and they still do this shit. It's a stupid sport to begin with, you can not make it more interesting by adding mid game fist fights.
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It's all about two consenting adults going at each other. I prefer to see that instead of plenty of cheap shots made by players who will chicken out like cowards instead of answering for their actions.
 
RedDevilQuebecois said:
It's all about two consenting adults going at each other. I prefer to see that instead of plenty of cheap shots made by players who will chicken out like cowards instead of answering for their actions.
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But how does that add to the game? There is a reason it has been banned everywhere except north America. It's an endemic that result in serious injuries that has nothing to do with the skillset of the sport itself.
 
It's absolutely dumb. It has nothing to do with the sport, and is more generally just childish behaviour that sets a bad example. And all that in a society that gets increasingly concerned with concussions. Under all circumstances (inside and outside sport), people getting into a fist fight should be pulled apart - yet in hockey it's a spectacle and they ring a boxing bell (at least on tv).

I guess if you think this sort of thing should be OK anywhere (in public and in all sports), at least it's a consistent opinion. But I think it makes no sense and is so out of touch with society that it's embarrassing.
 
In any case, I don't see Matt Rempe making a sustainable career in the NHL if that is what he does more or less on every night. I'm kinda glad that Mathieu Olivier pummeled Rempe hard very early in Rempe's NHL career so that we stop the hype train coming from New York pundits and from Rock'em Sock'em Hockey fans. That should also force Rempe to find other ways to stay in the NHL if he can. By the way, where were the NHL's spotters if there was a risk of a concussion?

Speaking of a guy who seems to have found a way to find sustainability as an NHL player after starting off as someone with the reputation of a goon, Arber Xhekaj did this yesterday in the annual team skills competition at the Bell Centre (good timestamp). We knew he can hit and fight, but he can also rip those rockets if he's given a proper chance on special teams. He scored 2 monster slappers in recent games and only 2 other NHL players had recorded harder slap shots than this.

 
With the cap expecting to take a significant jump this year and good projections for the next couple.after that, that will be a very good number for him and team for the duration.

It is obviously off set by how hideous JT Miller's deal is going to be by the end of that contract.
 
Stobzilla said:
With the cap expecting to take a significant jump this year and good projections for the next couple.after that, that will be a very good number for him and team for the duration.

It is obviously off set by how hideous JT Miller's deal is going to be by the end of that contract.
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I agree on the face of it bud. As you say, the Miller contract will most likely age badly. He's putting in great numbers now though.

Hopefully he ages like a fine wine :)
 
londonredmaniac said:
I thought it might go north of 12.5 tbh, there was a ton of chatter around 100m plus.
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Over 12.5 would have been bad. I can give it ok+. Certainly better than Nylander's. Quinn is extremely cheap and demko and miller cheap for the next 3-4 years. OEL buy-out then a bit of a drag. But cup window open until Quinn and Demko get raises and Miller worsens.
 
massi83 said:
Over 12.5 would have been bad. I can give it ok+. Certainly better than Nylander's. Quinn is extremely cheap and demko and miller cheap for the next 3-4 years. OEL buy-out then a bit of a drag. But cup window open until Quinn and Demko get raises and Miller worsens.
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There's a chance! It's a big turnaround, this year looks a bit early. Too many teams I couldn't see a win against over 7.

The Myers contract is also a huge hit, 6 million a year or whatever it is. some of these Benning contracts have been pretty poor value. OEL as you mentioned bud.

Garland has been excellent on that very tidy third line and I would love to see Joshua extended.

Be interested to see what the plan is for Lekkerimäki next season too, whether he ends up at Abby or, as some suggest, ends up straight in Vancouver.
 
londonredmaniac said:
There's a chance! It's a big turnaround, this year looks a bit early. Too many teams I couldn't see a win against over 7.

The Myers contract is also a huge hit, 6 million a year or whatever it is. some of these Benning contracts have been pretty poor value. OEL as you mentioned bud.

Garland has been excellent on that very tidy third line and I would love to see Joshua extended.

Be interested to see what the plan is for Lekkerimäki next season too, whether he ends up at Abby or, as some suggest, ends up straight in Vancouver.
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Anyone who gets to the playoffs has a chance. Well apart from Leafs of course.

Myers' contract ends this season, so not a problem. Doubt you will do anything big this season and there is still enough cap space for minor additions.

Up to Lekkerimäki to make an impression on camp. You will have spot(s) open in the top6. A rookie contract would be a huge help.
 
massi83 said:
Anyone who gets to the playoffs has a chance. Well apart from Leafs of course.

Myers' contract ends this season, so not a problem. Doubt you will do anything big this season and there is still enough cap space for minor additions.

Up to Lekkerimäki to make an impression on camp. You will have spot(s) open in the top6. A rookie contract would be a huge help.
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Don't fancy Leafs to break the hoodoo?

Yeah I thought Myers contract went another season. He gets a lot of stick but mainly related to the contract, he interesting to see what Canucks offer him.

Still feel we need something before the deadline to go deep, but like you say who knows?

3 win road trip always good for the soul :)

If you had to put your money in, who you fancy for the cup?
 
londonredmaniac said:
Don't fancy Leafs to break the hoodoo?

Yeah I thought Myers contract went another season. He gets a lot of stick but mainly related to the contract, he interesting to see what Canucks offer him.

Still feel we need something before the deadline to go deep, but like you say who knows?

3 win road trip always good for the soul :)

If you had to put your money in, who you fancy for the cup?
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The top 5-6 in both conferences are very capable of winning. Florida probably narrow favourites. Hopefully not Vegas Golden LTIRs.
 
I attended my first live NHL game in over 4 years yesterday. The Habs held the line and defeated the playoffs-seeking Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 4-1. Beyond the win and the scoreline, I have to talk about 2 players - Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky.

Nick Suzuki, only aged 24 and already the captain of this team, reached the 30-goal plateau for the first time in his career and is the first Habs player to score 30+ in a season since Brendan Gallagher 5 years ago. He's not only elite in point production as he will easily reach and exceed the 70-point mark before season's end. He is also playing big minutes against the other team's top line night after night. People compare Suzuki to a young Patrice Bergeron. If it is for me, he's the kind of player Team Canada would want to have on the 3rd/4th line come the 2026 Winter Olympics or the 4 Nations Face-Off before that (February 2025). Tampa Bay's Jon Cooper said after the final from 3 years ago that Suzuki would have a great future.

Ever since Juraj Slafkosvky was put on the top line, he really became a force of his own. He currently has a 9-game streak with at least a point per game. Back on last Tuesday though, he beat the record for most points scored in a season by a Habs player aged 19 or younger with 40 points (now 41 after the game against Philly and before his 20th birthday on Saturday). The previous record of 39 points originally belonged to Mario Tremblay (1974-75).Slafkovsky's transformation has been nothing short of spectacular, even though we weren't sure if the better option was to either stay with the team or go to the AHL in earlier stages of the season.

With a few more additions and one experienced teacher in the coaching staff, I think this team can start looking higher.
 
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