Two Putin Boosters on the Potomac; One has a Stanley Cup: THE NHL 2018-2019 THREAD (INCLUDING CAPS HANGOVER AND OFFSEASON SHENANIGANS. HOCKEY IS THE BEST)

saw a (good, smart) wings blogger downplaying it a bit by asking why yzerman would sign up for "joe dumars levels of scrutiny" with a rebuilding wings team which is otm

also ken holland has a two year contract that started in april

I have not seen wings twitter in this kind of meltdown of emotion since losing to the hawks in the playoffs in 2013

you probably don't want a GM with a habit of acquiring every ex-ranger possible anyway

pic.twitter.com/bTvJuadtMt

— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) September 13, 2018

Wow

sounds like erik karlsson to san jose?

Man, Ottawa is a dumpster fire

sharks' window: still not closed, somehow

Hank Zetterberg's career is done due to injuries :(

Henrik Zetterberg addresses the media, announcing that after consulting with doctors, he will no longer be able to play professional hockey. #RedWings

🎥 Full Video: https://t.co/YoK2R6x0nY pic.twitter.com/pUtOq4TK1g

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) September 14, 2018

get there, jmod

https://t.co/R2MSPkvYXI

— lisa dillman (@reallisa) September 17, 2018

I got rid of all my stuff lol

Slight lols, but why not? https://amp.theguardian.com/global/2018/sep/23/get-your-skates-on-the-rise-of-british-ice-hockey

Join us in welcoming the newest member of the #Flyers Family, @GrittyNHL!!

Learn more about Gritty: https://t.co/eQRwTtD54w pic.twitter.com/njHQO1824b

— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) September 24, 2018

(scott hartnell joke goes here)

like if Dr. Teeth fucked Big Bird

this is pretty fuckin rude

It's back. 🐳

12.23.18 » https://t.co/aFma1rQhaE pic.twitter.com/MZ9t6YEFof

— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) September 27, 2018

I love the Whalers jersey but this seems kind of icky to me

yeah, baaaad look figuratively

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yj79J7V1B4

Gritty as Goya's Saturn on an anti-Trump sign is blowing my f'n mind

💯 extra points for recreating Goya’s Saturn 🙌🏻 #GrittyCityDumpsTrump #GrittySayGTFO pic.twitter.com/IDjSr7XK6o

— George Ciccariello-Maher (@ciccmaher) October 3, 2018

Outstanding

Washington’s Tom Wilson suspended twenty games for an Illegal Check to the Head on St. Louis’ Oskar Sundqvist. https://t.co/ojQ4yN6oFN

— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) October 3, 2018

guess the caps aren't too hungover

Elias Pettersson SNIPES it for his first NHL goal!#Canucks pic.twitter.com/QpVONVreL4

— Ryan Biech (@ryanbiech) October 4, 2018

auston matthews has some Hands

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtBiL4PW7rQ

looking forward to a wings season full of 8 to 12 goal games decided by one or two goals either way

the caps are going to shoot 33% this year and that's just how it is

kessel best

The bandwagon will be letting me off here for periodic posts as the Leafs do wonderful things. Matthews tied a few other guys tonight for most goals through five games with nine.

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/jeff-seidel/2018/10/10/joe-murphy-homeless-detroit-red-wings/1565171002

such a fucking sad story

This is genuinely vg imo

"The Away Game" from @TimHortons might be the best thing you watch all week. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/PhLUmDoJas

— Front Office Sports (@frntofficesport) October 15, 2018

ok i'm feeling especially emo today and that had me wiping away tears.

huh

http://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/25017809/nhl-quietly-helped-usa-hockey-pay-women-national-team-players

why? pic.twitter.com/6F8nhTTOXx

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 23, 2018

When I started broadcasting in 2002, I had to remind myself not to be the President of the Pavel Datsyuk fan club every time I did a Wings game. He was my favourite player to watch. I feel the same way about #Canucks EP in 9 bloody games. #magic

— Ray Ferraro (@rayferrarotsn) November 3, 2018

i've been demonstrating a lot of restraint not spamming this thread anytime he does anything

like this last night:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBOkbHNCkDQ

Wow. #Canucks pass on Cody Glass and Gabriel Valardi at No.5 to select Swedish playmaking C Elias Petterssen. #NHLDRAFT2017

— Ben Kuzma (@benkuzma) June 23, 2017

comments on this are fun to read if you ever need a reminder that Canucks fans are a bunch of dum-dums

every canadian fanbase imo

tbf no fanbases have any clue aboot drafting or much of anything else

except for the penguins signing jack johnson -- literally everyone knew that was an awful deal

whelp Coach Q out. top office scapegoating him for a couple of years of terrible roster moves, i guess.

suspect he'll be behind the bench in st. louis by the end of the month

Very Chicago move.

holy mackerel indeed

Dennis Vial wanted a piece of Rob Ray but couldn’t keep up 😂 pic.twitter.com/IBfSi59RjY

— The Hockey Hangout (@HockeyHangout) November 15, 2018

Kings suck v much

these coaches fall like dominoes

Will we match the offer sheet for Sebastian Aho?

— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) July 1, 2019

On vacay but presently

Valteri Filppula back to the Wings 🤔 In Stevie Y I trust

Something doesn’t seem right with the AHL app notifications pic.twitter.com/nDSp4EuvPQ

— Sean Shapiro (@seanshapiro) July 10, 2019

Looking for a pick-me-up heading into the weekend? Just remember that this old #FlaPanthers commercial exists.https://t.co/LlN4F7sM6S

— Jameson Olive (@JamesonCoop) July 12, 2019

olli cockblokinen

good writeup of that video here: https://grantland.com/the-triangle/nhl-grab-bag-welcome-back/

calgary trades james neal to edmonton for milan lucic

truly a new era when the oilers are winning bizarre deals

I do feel obliged to say this: the Lucic-Neal CGY-EDM trade is one for one. 😜

— Bobby Margarita (@TSNBobMcKenzie) July 19, 2019

Great trade (to Oilers fan me) if true

27 YEARS SINCE A CANADIAN TEAM WON THE CUP WILL THIS BE THE YEAR (no): THE NHL 2019-2020 THREAD (INCLUDING BLUES HANGOVER AND OFFSEASON SHENANIGANS. HOCKEY IS THE BEST)