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

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wow at the flyers re-signing ristolainen for 5 x $5.1

that’s some jack johnson shit, plus 50% more expensive

Yeah, this franchise is insane. They have no idea what they are doing. I used to live and die with that team. I’ve watched maybe five total periods this year.

By advanced statistics, Ristolainen is one of the worst dmen in the league period, not just for his salary.

They have Gritty tho

Gritty is the best thing they've done since 2004.

Sorokin is good.

Gonna be thinking about this save for a while 😳 pic.twitter.com/u1QtZiJ5mu

— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) March 17, 2022

i was in d.c. for work earlier this week and was in the crowd when ovi scored 767 to overtake jagr for 3rd all time. pretty wild to witness!

Antonio Stranges’ edge work is like something out of a video game 😱 pic.twitter.com/jlOvB9eUBY

— Gino Hard (@Ginohard_) March 19, 2022

daaaamn

can anyone explain what is happening here? the kid's right skate on his first few strides if you look closely the toe of his skate is where the heel should be. how can anyone skate like that?

What the hell did I just watch ? This is disgusting

pic.twitter.com/5AHl1B03za

— Ryan Whitney (@ryanwhitney6) March 19, 2022

fuck. sorry for reposting the thing lol

it's like if you were running with one of your feet backwards. i've watched it like a dozen times and still can't figure out how he does that or why

if you're skilled enough i think you can corner better that way -- i've seen mcdavid occasionally do it -- but don't know how you'd generate power

kind of like how, with four-wheel steering, when turning at speed the wheels point in the same direction but when turning slowly they point in the opposite direction

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/4WSselect.svg/200px-4WSselect.svg.png

nice analogy. that's the amazing thing. he's doing it as he's winding up, not just a cornering move. plus, if you get hit while making that move goodbye knee IMO

Imo it's as much for agility as for power, allows for changing direction quickly and keeping the defense guessing which way you will go until you can slip by. It looks like a toe drag but with feet instead of stick and puck

Panthers going all in picking up Giroux and Chiarot

they are scary, but so is literally everyone in the east

also (sorry pbkr)

https://i.imgur.com/xtBKUaC.jpg

Ha! Seemed that way at the time, then they lost 4-1 to a middling Devils team in the next round.

I've watched maybe 5 periods of hockey this year. Organization is a travesty. I've disagreed with nearly every move they've made for years.

might have missed something but as best i can tell all the islanders did leading up to the deadline was . . . extend 37yo zach parise (8-16-24 this year) and 34yo cal clutterbuck (6-9-15)

jesus christ lou

between that and the *ottawa senators* sending a pick to vancouver to acquire travis fucking hamonic it feels like i personally should be applying for GM jobs

Old man Lou showing his age there. Islanders do need to get younger but I’m not guessing it happens soon enough.

Parise had bad puck luck early in the season but he’s been fine for $750K.

Think the only thing that ends the 8+ year run of the Czikas Clutterbuck Martin line is retirement. Still really like Czikas a lot though.

vegas is really shitting the bed

yes they've had a lot of injuries but so have a bunch of other more successful teams who aren't in such a pathetic division

you hate to see it

The defector article about them trying to pull a tampa w the salary cap and LTIR and having it backfire was illuminating

kinda wondering just how many shots pete de boer gets

i guess he did take san jose to the finals, which no one else has done, let alone with martin jones in goal

March 26, 1997: “Fight Night at The Joe.” Detroit’s Darren McCarty pummels Colorado’s Claude Lemieux as revenge for a Lemieux cheapshot check on Detroit’s Kris Draper in G6 of the 1996 WCF.

A massive fight between the two teams ensues. pic.twitter.com/oueBrq6Vd9

— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) March 26, 2022

That Roy-Shanahan collision is epic.

Happy holidays to those who celebrate

I remember watching that live

2x

old-time hockey

Leon Draisaitl is the first NHL player to have a hat trick and a plus-minus of -4 or worse in the same game since Toronto's John Anderson on January 12, 1983.

— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) March 27, 2022

thatcher demko doesn't even need a stick

ABSOLUTE CHAOS. pic.twitter.com/rXtaI78fc4

— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) March 27, 2022

The Sport is Good

give that man the vezina already

vezina should be based on highlight reel not stats

since we're sharing, this captain kirk impression has to be up there as well

DEMK-OMG pic.twitter.com/oHjQNvckHW

— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) February 25, 2022

that was going wide

red wings have allowed nine goals on 27 shots

I have faith in the team Yzerman is building but I doubt Blashill can take that team anywhere

last night, maybe the goofiest goal i've ever seen:

lol wow, tage thompson's stick breaks, shot bounces off the boards, off the goalie and in. 6-5 PPG #LetsGoBuffalo #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/P2hBu2EAKK

— Buffalo Hockey moments (@SabresPlays) March 29, 2022

Pretty brutal way for Chicago to lose with 12 seconds to go. Pretty sure most goalies would have that same reaction.

I cackled loudly @ the hawks when I saw that result, ngl

same. it's fun watching them lose

I know college hockey gets little love here but I went to Minnesota for grad school and this is good

This.

Is a work of art. @Matthew_Knies 🤝 @bbrodzyy pic.twitter.com/XAMRI0WX5Y

— Minnesota Men’s Hockey (@GopherHockey) April 8, 2022

So smooth

auston matthews: pretty good

Basically nothing else has gone right in the game since then, lol

athletic article on eugene melnyk ($) is really something

RIP Mike Bossy - probably my all-time fave player, and maybe the best pure goal scorer ever. If injuries didn’t end his career after ten years, he could have ended up with more than Gretzky.