torts first place
― mookieproof, Friday, 28 October 2022 02:48 (one year ago) link
might be some Philadelphia sports magic in the air
― Michael F Gill, Friday, 28 October 2022 03:35 (one year ago) link
who will be first to score at MULLETT ARENA
― mookieproof, Saturday, 29 October 2022 02:55 (one year ago) link
awoooThey are giving away mullets to the crowd. The lack of a goal horn is noticeable though. Can you not just play one of the hundreds of goal horns on YouTube.
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 29 October 2022 03:25 (one year ago) link
Isles have started off the year 28 for 28 on the penalty kill btw
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 29 October 2022 03:26 (one year ago) link
penguins have been rapidly disabused of their decency via the western canada tour
i mean fine, oilers/flames back-to-back and second/third in four days is rough, but . . . the canucks are begging to be buried
― mookieproof, Saturday, 29 October 2022 03:31 (one year ago) link
yikes pens. too bad they didn't get VAN a few days sooner.
thought columbus would be better this year - not so far
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 29 October 2022 04:40 (one year ago) link
well that is the worst northwest road trip, in 55 years, the penguins have ever had. because it's now possible to lose to seattle
― mookieproof, Sunday, 30 October 2022 05:48 (one year ago) link
Really rough stretch for the Pens. Sabres actually looking great offensively so far.
― Michael F Gill, Thursday, 3 November 2022 04:19 (one year ago) link
the pens have played maybe 3 good periods last 6 games. rough indeed. that said, some of the cellar-dwellers like kraken and sabes have looked good for longish stretches so far this year. great for overall league competitiveness i guess.
― andrew m., Thursday, 3 November 2022 13:53 (one year ago) link
Am enjoying the parity so far. I don’t like that alternate jersey for the Sabres, it looks a lot like the Preds design, but worse. The alternate neon green Dallas jersey is really cool though.
― Michael F Gill, Thursday, 3 November 2022 15:04 (one year ago) link
We could watch John Tavares' (@91Tavares) second goal on repeat all night long. 🤤 pic.twitter.com/AX04cMWUCg— NHL (@NHL) November 3, 2022
― symsymsym, Thursday, 3 November 2022 15:06 (one year ago) link
why do teams keep doing shit like the bruins signing this asshole kid?
i mean the guy's a fourth-round defenseman. he's wholly unnecessary and he makes everything you claim to stand for look like garbage
― mookieproof, Saturday, 5 November 2022 19:51 (one year ago) link
Yeah, doesn’t even sound like the league wants to even let him be eligible for a pro game, so not sure what the Bruins are thinking here
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 5 November 2022 20:37 (one year ago) link
great job, bruins
(actual good job by bergeron/marchand/foligno for being publicly against it, however thoroughly couched in hockey player cliche)
― mookieproof, Monday, 7 November 2022 18:15 (one year ago) link
yeah you don't hear pro athletes willing to criticize someone's character like they did very often. as much as I hate to praise those players.
― symsymsym, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:11 (one year ago) link
ulf sammuelsson was right
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:36 (one year ago) link
I only caught the first couple of years of Borje Salming's career, pretty much a baseball fan after that. As I'm sure you know, they had a big emotional ceremony for him Saturday night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl2XAruUdTk
― clemenza, Sunday, 13 November 2022 23:09 (one year ago) link
avs, down one, had a 5-on-3 for the last 1:45 of the third — and pulled the goalie with a minute left to go 6-on-3 — and did not score
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 15 November 2022 04:46 (one year ago) link
My daughter’s pee wee A team had a tie gamethis weekend with like 45 seconds left and a face off in the opponents’ zone. I so wanted the coach to pull the goalie to show the kids what GOING FOR IT looks like. But he didn’t. Game ended a tie.
― tobo73, Tuesday, 15 November 2022 19:17 (one year ago) link
kings with basically a perfect road game tonight
outshot edmonton 32-23, 29 blocked shots, held mcdavid and dreiseitel scoreless with one shot each. only oilers pp was cut short when mcdavid crosschecked someone behind the play. danault-arvidsson-moore line was killer
― mookieproof, Thursday, 17 November 2022 06:02 (one year ago) link
Highly recommended:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq5W3GxuIuw
I knew the story reasonably well--and was watching Game 8 in my grade 6 pod--but it's hard to convey just how bizarre some of that was, especially Alan Eagleson's antics during the final game. Tretiak comes across as the nicest guy in the world; what Bobby Clarke did in Game 6 puts a damper on Canada's win.
― clemenza, Monday, 21 November 2022 01:16 (one year ago) link
rip börje : /
glad he got that moment two weeks ago
― mookieproof, Friday, 25 November 2022 23:43 (one year ago) link
sidney crosby *in* philadelphia (regular season): 40 GP, 25-33-58
regular season + playoffs overall, he has 67 career goals vs. the flyers, apparently the most of all time
<3 <3 <3
― mookieproof, Saturday, 26 November 2022 02:36 (one year ago) link
https://i.redd.it/tom84w2td00a1.jpg
― clemenza, Saturday, 26 November 2022 16:43 (one year ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiyxsdLVQAAhqsV.jpg
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 07:47 (one year ago) link
kris letang had a(nother) stroke
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 18:14 (one year ago) link
anaheim has played 26 games and has one (1) win in regulation
― mookieproof, Sunday, 4 December 2022 23:07 (one year ago) link
stayed up late to see if the canucks could maintain their wild comeback v. les habs. so glad i did! matheson won't soon forget losing his edge like that.
― andrew m., Tuesday, 6 December 2022 14:44 (one year ago) link
Quite a comeback, people were saying Vancouver’s season was over a few weeks ago.
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 6 December 2022 16:05 (one year ago) link
wonder if there's ever been a game with that exact sequence of goals before
― symsymsym, Tuesday, 6 December 2022 16:05 (one year ago) link
(4 goals for one team, then 5 for the other, then 2 for the first team, then 2 for the other)
― symsymsym, Tuesday, 6 December 2022 16:06 (one year ago) link
Probert pic.twitter.com/S63XgebuJV— Jen (@NHLhistorygirl) December 7, 2022
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Wednesday, 7 December 2022 05:36 (one year ago) link
lol tony deangelo is a healthy scratch for the flyers tonight
― mookieproof, Friday, 9 December 2022 19:50 (one year ago) link
The entire Lightning franchise should be suspended ten games for the jerseys they wore last night. Sweet Jeebus!!
― tobo73, Friday, 9 December 2022 20:11 (one year ago) link
Isles won a wild one tonight in NJ. Devils pulled the goalie for pretty much the final 8 minutes of the game.
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 10 December 2022 02:45 (one year ago) link
happy birthday jimmy mod
― mookieproof, Thursday, 15 December 2022 06:23 (one year ago) link
thank u friend i do not feel very wise!
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 15 December 2022 12:46 (one year ago) link
Went to the Isles/Bruins in Boston the other night and can report that being the only one cheering for your team’s goal while 15,000 other people don’t even acknowledge that it happened is still great.
― Michael F Gill, Thursday, 15 December 2022 13:16 (one year ago) link
I did this at a Flyers-Isles game at the Coliseum years ago when the Flyers scored twice in the first five minutes. Each time the family in front of us briefly looked around to see what was up. A couple minutes later the Isles scored and one of the kids who might have been 12 jumps up and turns around and shoots me and my friends the most hysterical tough guy look.
― The Bankruptcy of the Planet of the Apes (PBKR), Thursday, 15 December 2022 19:23 (one year ago) link
so the bruins are 32-4-4
also #1 in goals for (156) and goals against (88)
19-0-3 at home
that's pretty decent
― mookieproof, Monday, 9 January 2023 07:55 (one year ago) link
president’s trophy curse incoming?Did not expect them to be this good honestly
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 9 January 2023 13:07 (one year ago) link
During Odjick’s rookie season, for example, which took place during the Gulf War, a fan brought a sign to a game that read: “Gino is tougher than Saddam,” in reference to Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
The story goes — and, in truth, there are a ton of different versions — that Odjick, having seen the sign in the crowd, approached then-Canucks head coach Bob McCammon (or then-Canucks captain Trevor Linden), to inquire as to which guy exactly on the other team was “Saddam” because he wanted to fight him.
Gino Odjick RIP
― symsymsym, Tuesday, 17 January 2023 05:22 (one year ago) link
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35461463/vegas-goalie-lehner-files-bankruptcy-cites-50m-debt
Lehner's debts also included missed payments for a collection of rare snakes he purchased for $1.2 million in 2017, according to the bankruptcy filing. Lehner keeps the snakes at his reptile farm in Plato, Missouri.
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 15:20 (one year ago) link
i'm not even mad at ivan provorov; ideally he'd have simply gone with the flow and skated warmups wearing a slightly different sweater. but i don't know what pressure is placed on him as a russian guy playing in north america
and also i recognize that torts is trying to shield his guy
but honestly fuck torts for this whole charade. just say that 'everyone can play' is bullshit compared to his team missing the playoffs by 10 instead of 12 points. or don't. instead, he's too cowardly to make a call
― mookieproof, Friday, 20 January 2023 05:30 (one year ago) link
Provorov is a russian guy who has played in North America since he was 14 - he doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt as a dumbass and possibly a bigot. At this point, Torts is a frozen caveman coach who fits in perfect with the org.
The Flyers used to be my favorite team in sports. Now I want the entire org gone for trying to get me to root for Kevin Hayes.
― Unfairport Convention (PBKR), Friday, 20 January 2023 13:05 (one year ago) link
Torts sux and always has
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 20 January 2023 14:02 (one year ago) link
also the way the canucks/jim rutherford are treating bruce boudreau is garbage
― mookieproof, Friday, 20 January 2023 19:32 (one year ago) link
terrible ownership, terrible management. this year feels like a new low for a franchise with a lot of them
― symsymsym, Saturday, 21 January 2023 02:16 (one year ago) link
they're losing tonight (to the reigning cup champions), so no doubt that will be the 'reason' they fire him
like school in the summertime: no fucking class
― mookieproof, Saturday, 21 January 2023 04:53 (one year ago) link
dallas utterly imploding
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 24 May 2023 02:14 (ten months ago) link
Two teams of destiny enter, only one exits with the Stanley Cup
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 24 May 2023 02:37 (ten months ago) link
some real horseshit from jamie benn last night
you're down 2-0 in the series and the other team scores 71 seconds into game 3. so naturally you crosscheck a guy in the face on your first shift, draw a match penalty, see your team give up a goal on the ensuing power play and go on to be shut out
and then he split without talking to the media after the game. i'm not a fan of sportswriters being all huffy because they didn't get to hear someone say 'it is what it is' but benn's the captain. that's his job. and because *he* didn't have the backbone to go out there, three of his teammates had to answer all the questions about how stupid and selfish he was. give pavelski the C this instant
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 24 May 2023 14:23 (ten months ago) link
Yeah co-sign on that
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 24 May 2023 15:06 (ten months ago) link
tkachuk is the angel of death
― mookieproof, Thursday, 25 May 2023 03:00 (ten months ago) link
it's hilarious that we're (potentially, likely) one game away from the finals and the playoff goals and assists leaders are still draisaitl and bouchard. then again.
― andrew m., Thursday, 25 May 2023 14:01 (ten months ago) link
obviously jamie benn should have been a healthy scratch
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 30 May 2023 01:42 (nine months ago) link
maybe tkcachuk isn't *quite* ready to become the New Messier
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 June 2023 04:17 (nine months ago) link
it will be ridiculous if the vegas fans boo gary bettman but i hope they do it anyway
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 14 June 2023 02:22 (nine months ago) link
𝐀𝐃𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄 🏆🏆🏆Phil Kessel is a three-time Stanley Cup champion!#PrideOnIce pic.twitter.com/7Uvzooz9Jq— Minnesota Men’s Hockey (@GopherHockey) June 14, 2023
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Wednesday, 14 June 2023 03:25 (nine months ago) link
when a new GM comes in and for his first contract gives a three-year deal to 36-year-old ryan reaves, it does not bode well for toronto
also we need a new thread jimmy
― mookieproof, Saturday, 1 July 2023 17:13 (eight months ago) link
Oh christ i had not seen that deal
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 1 July 2023 17:13 (eight months ago) link
have to say it's a bummer to see legitimately poor basketball players sign $100m contracts while the very best NHLers can maybe get $9m a year
i mean yes it's a different sport and you need more players and stuff, but i don't think the NHLPA has done a very good job at all
― mookieproof, Saturday, 1 July 2023 22:39 (eight months ago) link
No they got rolled. Also kings wtf u do signing trevor lewis u cant score goals
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 1 July 2023 22:51 (eight months ago) link
he got sorokin re-signed, which is important, but . . . does lou even understand the salary cap? you don't have to re-sign your bottom-six forwards to seven-year deals, or your 35yo backup goalie to a four-year deal!
if parise decides to keep playing, lou will probably give him multiple years
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 4 July 2023 18:26 (eight months ago) link
once you're an islander, you're an islander for life
Will start new thred once i get back from holiday
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 4 July 2023 19:16 (eight months ago) link
The seven years to mayfield and engvall is certainly wild, although I’m assuming the strategy is that the cap is going way up in the next few years so it will look better. I guess you can’t also underestimate the friendship between Varlamov and Sorokin. There is something to the “islander for life” mentality over the past decade though. It’s a team with very low turnover once you’ve fit in.
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 4 July 2023 20:01 (eight months ago) link
Debrincat to the Wings n_n
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Monday, 10 July 2023 01:09 (eight months ago) link
seems . . . nice for u
― mookieproof, Monday, 10 July 2023 04:00 (eight months ago) link
THE BUSTED WINDOW OF CONTENTION WON'T STAY OPEN: THE NHL 2023-2024 SEASON THRED (INC KNIGHTS HANGOVER & PANIC MOVES. HOCKEY IS THE BEST)
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 10 July 2023 13:52 (eight months ago) link