8 ARMS TO HOLD THE STANLEY CUP THE NHL 2021-2022 SEASON THREAD (INCLUDING LIGHTNING HANGOVER AND KRACKEN SHENANIGANS. HOCKEY IS THE BEST)

Q out

glad he didn't drag it out.

let's clear the air with this glorious goal by duclair!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdMKUPmO6Os

and some accidental hockey poetry to boot!

that is fantastic

Hope FLA sticks with their asst coach and doesn’t bring in someone like Tortorella

is it just me or was there a hint of the great Bobby Orr goal vs St Louis there?

Probably not just you. If there is a goal even the most casual hockey fan knows, it’s that one.

Hard to see this as a worthwhile gesture and not a cynical ploy to influence opinion/coverage in the face of impending lawsuits

https://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/hockey_hall_of_fame_removing_brad_aldrichs_name_from_stanley_cup/

Argh line break broke the link

Not sure if the Sabres got enough for Eichel. Seems pretty good for Vegas. Sabres then had to take on the LTIR contract of the basically-retired Johnny Boychuk to get back to the capfloor. Certainly helps the Isles.

I think Tuch is really good (but I might just think that bcz he destroyed the canucks every time they played)

Kraken got a hat trick at home, and it seemed like the fans were a little reluctant to throw their brand new, somewhat-expensive hats/gear onto the ice.

Plastics

haydn best nhler pic.twitter.com/lPegVURFkp

— undrafted free agent (@hayshartshart) November 5, 2021

that's terrible and lucky? jeez

I definitely laughed at the slide and the fact that it somehow worked

It’s a 3 dimensional sport

awww. someone won a shutout

dark times are coming for the penguins but i shall nevertheless cherish back-to-back shutouts in montreal and toronto

Islanders fell apart at the end of their 13-game road trip, and just as they were ready to open their new home arena tonight, a mini covid outbreak happened, causing 5 of their starters to miss the game (which they lost). Welp.

lou totally infected them

Yes but the infection cleared up an additional $2 million in cap space somehow

real whirlwind six months for the canadiens

it certainly has.

fire bergevin, hire a young quebecois genius for their dream job.
fire ducharme, bring in joël bouchard,
give weber to seattle

― sean gramophone, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 10:15 PM (six months ago)

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- DOUCHEBAG

AV clubbed

Totally meaningless move - Philly perpetually delusional that they are Cup contenders one piece away and it must be the coach's fault.

i don't think they considered themselves cup contenders, but i'm sure they had designs on the playoffs -- the athletic had them at about 33% to make it at the start of the season -- and there aren't too many coaches who can survive getting absolutely crushed at home in an eighth straight loss

kinda wondering where the line is for lou at this point? isles have had a brutal schedule, terrible injury/covid luck and they're hardly likely to bring in a better coach than trotz, but lou has never been one to shy away from change for change's sake

I haven't been this down on the Flyers since 06-07 when they had the worst record in the league. I kind of hate them now because of ownership's insane 20+ years of lurching from one shiny toy to the next. The organization consists of ex-Flyers whose only qualifications are that they are ex-Flyers. At least Hextall had some plan, but tried to be competitive while rebuilding, which is not a great approach imo.

I would definitely grab Trotz if I thought a coach would make a difference - it won't.

Such a cruel twist of fate so far for the Isles. This is the first year in decades where they were picked by people as a potential Stanley cup finalists, and they finally got the new arena they deserve after so much turmoil. And yet so many things have gone wrong. I don’t know how you improve by replacing Trotz. Lou did magically make a lot of cap space reappear though, so there’s room for changes at the deadline.

Yeah, Trotz might wear you out, but it seems too soon.

i'm still trying to get used to our new coach and all these changes. he hasn't said the F word nearly as much as what i've heard in the past, but i'm assuming he's just getting warmed up

https://soundcloud.com/thenielsonshow/sets/filthy-bruce

TREVOR ZEGRAS WHAT? @tzegras11 pic.twitter.com/JXjGfAitSs

— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) December 8, 2021

the best players are alive today

Jacob Trouba of the @NYRangers has had a Gordie Howe hat trick (goal, assist and fight) both last night and tonight.

He's the second player in NHL history to have a Gordie Howe hat trick on back-to-back days, joining the Canadiens' Doug Risebrough (February 15 & 16, 1975).

— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) December 9, 2021

congrats to marc-andre fleury on his 500th victory <3

A little sad they dont call covid protocol scratches “inner body injuries”

That’s good stuff right there

legend

ESPN rinkside reporter just said Ovechkin drinks Pepsi while playing (it's in his Gatorade water bottle, apparently), but prefers Dr. Pepper between periods. Respect.

— Saira Peesker (@Peesker) December 11, 2021

isles won a home game!

Has to be one of the longest winless streaks ever to open up a new arena. Glad Parise finally got a goal after so many near misses.

BREAKING: The IIHF has reportedly cancelled the remainder of the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championships.https://t.co/AbIsWA6Y75

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 29, 2021

holy moly

The title to this thred may be my best work as there may only be four players holding the cup this year

old school penguins hockey today: up 6-1 after one, up 6-5 five minutes into the third, eke out 8-5 win

also that thing with the kraken fan + canucks coach was pretty cool

25 fantastic minutes of pens swarming and shooting their asses off was good enough against the sharks, fortunately. bit more concerned about the blues thursday. gonna be more of a grind.

holy shit Cale Makar pic.twitter.com/CDxU3qcq91

— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) January 5, 2022

obviously shit can happen -- we're not even halfway through the season -- but eight eastern conference teams are now above 90% to make the playoffs

and the rest are fucked (unless the isles go absolutely insane)

Isles (and possibly Sens too) continue to have some of the worst luck/scheduling issues I’ve ever seen in a season. It’s like as soon they finally got back into a groove they were given 13 days off.

On this day in 1993, Mario Lemieux announced he had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Lemieux would miss nearly the next two months for treatment, but would return in March and win the scoring title by season's end #Hockey365 #LetsGoPens pic.twitter.com/HZkhggBcUq

— Mike Commito (@mikecommito) January 12, 2022

Flyers and Isles are so horrendously bad at shootouts that they went 9 full rounds (17 misses) before the Isles finally got a single goal to win it