TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING ARE THE CHAMPS 2020-2022 THE NHL 2020-2021 SEASON THREAD (INCLUDING LIGHTNING HANGOVER AND OFFSEASON SHENANIGANS. HOCKEY IS THE BEST)

as an adult i cant fathom how fuckin dumb bench-clearing shit like this is. like im the goalie and im supposed to just go and be mad at the other goalie with whomst i have had little to no contact until now, its like getting drafted into the Hockey Team army no fuckin way

otm but i did enjoy the occasional exception when once in a while you would see goalies shrugging or laughing, or visibly checking with each other like "you up for this?"

ugh look at us now lol

― Punster McPunisher, Friday, February 5, 2021 8:02 AM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

36 shots against per game, worse than chicago, is suboptimal

There were some classic Red Wings - Avalanche battles that included good goalie fights.

vernon v roy, i memmer

yikes

Well this is something. Hearing Brian Burke will join Ron Hextall in PIT. Burke as president of Hockey Ops; Hextall as GM
Going to miss this teammate, loved working with you Burkie

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) February 9, 2021

Hextall arriving 2-3 years too early for the rebuild.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBPA-e7qHAI

haven't seen this in a while

ah yes

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

malkin still playing in Big Oaf Mode, but pens finally looked like they wanna make the playoffs last night v isles. never paid much attention to matheson before this trade, but he is ruling it right now.

mighty, fallen, etc

Here’s a wild one. Sources say Mike Babcock will be announced head coach of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies next week.

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) February 20, 2021

oops, the sun

those nordiques jerseys were popping

happy 1000th game to 87

This is one of my favorite Wings stories

It's been 67 years since the @DetroitRedWings played against inmates at the Marquette Branch Prison in 1954 - the first outdoor game on record featuring an @NHL team.

Doc Emrick has the story. pic.twitter.com/33KjDuHPig

— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) February 19, 2021

Gary Bettman said that "sunshine has always been our enemy."

— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) February 20, 2021

same

this is so beautiful that i've watched it like 40 times

Cale Makar's moves are 🤤 pic.twitter.com/WwBGqtXfvr

— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) February 21, 2021

Jesus

bring back michel therrien you cowards

Wow at the Isles beating the Bruins three times in a row, including a blowout tonight. Pageau is worth every penny.

isles shut out the pens for the first time since 1986 (kelly hrudey), breaking a 189-game streak

oh my lord pic.twitter.com/jFwZBTUP9N

— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) March 6, 2021

whoa dope

very good

:D

That might be one of the best goals I've ever seen. I just watched that 20 times.

keep your feet moving, rasmus

that's a bc boy there with that crazy goal

stick a fork in the rangers

man, the sabres

TIL Patrick Marleau is 25th all time in goals scored & 3rd all time in games played

Flyers are down 9-0 to the Rangers at the end of the 2nd.

Scorigami! (maybe)

TIL Patrick Marleau is 25th all time in goals scored & 3rd all time in games played

former penguins great

lol at the league’s outrage over tim peel saying the quiet part on a hot mic

Jack Eichel  21 GP, 2 G, $10m
Jeff Skinner 29 GP, 3 G (and 1 A!), $9m
Taylor Hall  32 GP, 2 G, $8m
Kyle Okposo  24 GP, 1 G, $6m
Eric Staal   32 GP, 3 G, $3.25m

sabres are distinctly better with eichel in the lineup, okposo and staal are old, hall at least seems to be trying/trying to avoid being a former MVP on a two-way tryout contract next year

skinner though, jesus

Yeah, not convinced that Hall can actually return to form. A little nervous that Isles might pick him up at the trade deadline. Someone must have put a curse on Skinner though, he sort of went from a 40 goal scorer to nothing practically overnight.

wouldn't sign hall to a long-term deal, but isles need a winger with lee out and hall should come pretty cheap (and the islanders have the cap space). seems like a good rental

gonna be embarrassing when all the sabres get for him is a third-round pick

sabres up 3-0 after two, manage to lose in OT for their 18th straight L

I have a feeling they will get the Flyers next game. Flyers have been terrible lately as well.

!

Transaction: We have placed defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere on waivers today.

— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) March 30, 2021

He's been terrible for a while.

the good old stickless breakaway

Jeff Skinner stickless breakaway is all time. Buffalo’s season is being run by Vince McMahon. pic.twitter.com/y8Rk2zac8G

— Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) April 2, 2021

penguins with their first win in boston since 2014 peaking way too soon

If you have a stickless breakaway idk why you dont just bury it in a corner

Just need to make your kicking motion non-distinct

Bullrush the goalie imo

This is just awful. "More than half of the players on the Vancouver Canucks have tested positive for COVID-19... there are a few who are in "rough shape"...In addition, many family members of players have tested positive and are experiencing symptoms" https://t.co/UOgfSzSxYj

— Dr Kathleen Bachynski (@bachyns) April 4, 2021

it's horrible. Vancouver is having its worst outbreak ever right now, with harsh variants spreading. a lot of people in the Canucks demographic have tuned out the health advice and think they're invincible

https://www.twitter.com/AGrossNewsday/status/1379945278430720005

Ok I like this more than a potential Taylor Hall trade