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)

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

McLellan needed to go tbh.

perhaps, but i don't see much changing as long as chiarelli remains

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ds8KOnJUwAEyKrY.jpg:small

Gritty is def a better option

I think it's time NHL culture recognizes ex-players usually make for terrible GMs.

idk -- stevie y and jim rutherford have done okay. being a good GM is hard, especially in the salary cap era, and i'm not sure ex-players are *necessarily* worse at it. i'll grant that the skills that made them good players don't correlate much, though

Brian McClellan too

Argh MACClellan

which 2 of my 4 goalies should i start in fantasy hockey tonight: Holtby at LV, Hellebuyck at NYI, Greiss vs. WPG, or Quick vs. ARI

Helle

colorado’s power play is terrifying

fastest hat trick in penguin history/21st-fastest in league history tonight: patric hornqvist, 2:47

fuck Seattle

So is milbury sundowning or

Why what did he say now? Worse than calling spousal abuse "an unfortunate incident?"

he just looked like he is about to melt into a puddle of grey schmutz at, like, 930PM

drunk is probably the easiest answer to my question

happy 30th to mario lemieux's five-goals-five-ways game

tampa closes out december 13-1

peaking too early amirite

@RickCarpiniello - funny story from last night’s game. Guy sitting next to penalty box was lighting up Sid all game with some fantastic chirps. A trainer delivered this to him after the final buzzer. pic.twitter.com/4DZf9ZtlxF

— MG35 (@pickledotcom) January 3, 2019

- rick nash has retired due to continuing concussion symptoms

- the caps have won 14 straight against the bruins

- tampa bay is really good

That sucks about Nash. I mean he had a long career but you never want to see a guy have to retire for that.

As a long suffering Islanders fan, very happy to see them go on this 15-3 run and into 1st place.

front office changes ‘imminent’ in edmonton

Cawlidge Hawky game I went to last week (my Alma mater lost)

https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sports/hockey/4561176-mens-hockey-bsu-outdoor-game-coldest-modern-era?amp&__twitter_impression=true

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGcooSVK4S4

Toronto has too many hockey players and not enough goalies —- so there’s a booming market of “rental goalies” (who make about $50 a game).

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/sports/hockey/-goalie-ringer-.html

reminds me of my last beer league tbh

happy 47th to the . . . well, not GOAT, but he's really up there

http://images.performgroup.com/di/library/omnisport/f7/58/jaromir-jagr-100515-usnews-getty-ftr_jzxg1pdurp2t16mumt7nco8db.jpg

man i can't believe he's almost fifty and still playing pro. truly thought we'd never see that again after, like... chelios i guess

a) it is bullshit that we are never ever going to get a habs-leafs playoff series

b) excited for columbus to go all in and miss the playoffs

c) it will be amazing when tampa somehow doesn't win the cup despite being clearly miles and kilometers better than everyone

d) lololol at the sens firing guy boucher because they didn't like 'how the team was trending'

e) western conference go jettts and/or flaaames

f) jesus christ oilers

g) hey kings maybe trade someone in addition to muzzin

Brock Olson's got the whole package pic.twitter.com/6MrAm5Apoy

— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) March 6, 2019

One of the very best hockey traditions.

PETTERSSON. GOODNESS. pic.twitter.com/8wYmLeYIH0

— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) March 16, 2019

https://i.imgur.com/Z4jne0W.jpg

WE ARE NOT WORTHY. WE ARE NOT WORTHY. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/NRLbVaWiql

— NHL (@NHL) March 29, 2019

toews ended up having a very strong season offensively but was unable to will his team to the playoffs; is he really, therefore, a winner? NEXT on Coach's Corner

lol good canadian boys are exempt from having their leadership questioned

dallas RW valeri nichushkin is two games away from going the entire season without scoring a goal or taking a penalty; he's played in 57 games averaging 11:55 of ice time

will he put a puck over the glass in these two games y/n

Lol, how is that even possible? Just like the most ineffectual season of all time.

Poehling having second-best NHL debut in history makes a real satisfying ending to an up/down Montreal season.

https://deadspin.com/whos-keeping-the-nhl-out-of-quebec-city-1833781497?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_campaign=sharebar