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

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

Also, didn't realize Habs now have the worst record in the league. Go Coyotes!

so the panthers scored 16 goals in like 25 hours this past weekend

i'm not sure i believe in them -- they've played like two-thirds of their games at home so far -- but that's pretty cool

anyway the eastern conference playoff situation is now basically locked up lol. and all eight teams are awesome as best i can tell

Panthers need to at least win a playoff series this year to put that long drought to rest.

i don't even know what to say about the oilers

no doubt the addition of evander kane will fix everything

The Flyers have lost 10 games in a row for the second time this season.

I'm just so sick of the old boys network that has run this team into the ground the last 15 years.

The Oilers are the California Angels of the NHL. They’ll find a way to screw things up even when they have 2 of the very best players in the league.

rip clark gillies

POV: You’re jumping into a pile of teddy bears with Alex Alexeyev #TeddyBearTossHershey #HersheyBearsCares pic.twitter.com/mQuYWvUsu1

— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) January 23, 2022

the jets got one off em yesterday, but there's this from a person on twitter:

@JakeDecker__
Here is a cool stat

The Penguins currently have the BEST penalty kill in the history of the NHL.

The best before this season was the 2011-2012 Devils at 89.6%

Halfway through the season, the Penguins are at 90%

of course the jets got it after super killer teddy blueger had to leave the ice after his visor destroyed his nose.