The Official NHL 2016-17 Season

MizzouRah · 10-12-2016, 04:09 PM

Let's go Blues!!!

Sebastian Palkowski · 10-12-2016, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Let's go Blues!!!

Buuuhhhh.

General Mike · 10-12-2016, 04:29 PM

Let's go Flyers

CrescentMoonie · 10-12-2016, 04:33 PM

Interested in seeing Auston Matthews. Even more interested in seeing how the ridiculously fast and young Penguins do after that amazing run last year. I think we'll see a bounce back year from Calgary, maybe a top 6 finish out west. Nashville is my dark horse for the Cup.

Neuqua · 10-12-2016, 04:57 PM

In a reversal, the Blackhawks have a lot of defensive depth this year but question marks on offense.

And 6 rookies?

Chief Rum · 10-12-2016, 05:10 PM

I have no idea how the Ducks will do. They have a very similar team to last year, which won the Pacific, and a better playoff coach in Carlyle--but probably a worse regular season coach.

So I guess if they get to the playoffs, great, that will make them very dangerous. But first they need to avoid the usual slow start and stay in the mix from now to April.

Also, Getzy and Perry aren't getting any younger...

johnnyshaka · 10-12-2016, 05:10 PM

McDavid!

MizzouRah · 10-12-2016, 05:57 PM

Hockey is back boys!

bhlloy · 10-12-2016, 06:14 PM

Think the Ducks miss the playoffs this year. Carlyle is just an awful coach stuck in the past, by far the worst coach in the league by any advanced metric. Add in no Lindholm and Rakell for at least the first few weeks and the loss of the security blanket for Gibson, and how much better the Flames are going to be, I see 4th in the Pacific as the ceiling. Hope I'm wrong.

Looks like Eichel might have hurt himself badly although didn't catch any update, and Crosby is already out with concussion issues

Travis · 10-12-2016, 06:22 PM

First game in the new building, McDavid's first regular season game as captain and it's against the Flames.

Do the job tonight boys, don't let Calgary always have the bragging point of being the first team to win here.

Update on Eichel appears to be a high ankle sprain.

Chief Rum · 10-12-2016, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bhlloy

Think the Ducks miss the playoffs this year. Carlyle is just an awful coach stuck in the past, by far the worst coach in the league by any advanced metric. Add in no Lindholm and Rakell for at least the first few weeks and the loss of the security blanket for Gibson, and how much better the Flames are going to be, I see 4th in the Pacific as the ceiling. Hope I'm wrong.

Looks like Eichel might have hurt himself badly although didn't catch any update, and Crosby is already out with concussion issues

I disagree. There's still too much talent on the roster for that. They'll get there. Probably not as easy as it should be, and requiring some silly second half surge like usual (the one thing Carlyle and Boudreau have in common), but they will be there at the end of the regular season.

CrescentMoonie · 10-12-2016, 06:37 PM

Matthews becomes the 12th #1 overall pick to score in his first game.

CrescentMoonie · 10-12-2016, 06:44 PM

In other news, Toronto is still really bad.

Matt Martin and Mark Borowiecki with the first fight of the season.

Edit: Holy #%%#^#&% is Matthews good.

CrescentMoonie · 10-12-2016, 07:56 PM

Auston Matthews 4 - Ottawa 3 at the end of the 2nd.

Johnny93g · 10-12-2016, 07:57 PM

Auston Matthews is the greatest hockey player of all time...........

Young Drachma · 10-12-2016, 08:52 PM

Unreal.

Here's a minute of @AM34 scoring four goals in the first two periods of his first NHL game.

Yeah, it happened. It's true. Like, really. pic.twitter.com/THk9bYXrzW
— NHL Players In HS (@NHLinHS) October 13, 2016

bronconick · 10-12-2016, 09:01 PM

"Matthews scores 4 in Leafs loss" basically sums up the next few years in a single line.

Johnny93g · 10-12-2016, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bronconick

"Matthews scores 4 in Leafs loss" basically sums up the next few years in a single line.

Minus Mattews scores 4 is the last few years. Called a rebuild after failed short cuts. They are doing it right, and have a scary amount of talent. They finished last in 2015-16. Steady improvement, young players developing and a shit load of draft picks next season won't hurt the future.

CrescentMoonie · 10-12-2016, 11:01 PM

Edmonton's new arena looks fabulous. Calgary with two consecutive short handed goals to tie it at 3 in the 2nd.

JonInMiddleGA · 10-12-2016, 11:17 PM

Okay, that walk-in goal by Matthews off the takeaway was some pretty slick stuff.

MizzouRah · 10-13-2016, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Okay, that walk-in goal by Matthews off the takeaway was some pretty slick stuff.

Yeah.. wow.. that was unreal.

Fidatelo · 10-13-2016, 08:32 AM

Jets start their season tonight. Lots of change, Pavelec is finally out, 4 rookies will be in the starting lineup. Hard to say where things will go this year, but hopefully guys like Connor and Laine can begin to fulfill their promise, and hopefully Wheeler, Scheifele, and Ehlers can pick up where they left off at the end of the year.

Oh, and hopefully something happens with that Trouba guy. Douche.

flere-imsaho · 10-13-2016, 07:11 PM

Anyone check in on Maple Leafs? I'm worried about alcohol poisoning, myself.

lighthousekeeper · 10-14-2016, 02:52 PM

Matthews is the Rick Kane of hockey.

CrescentMoonie · 10-19-2016, 09:54 PM

Great matchup between Toronto and Winnipeg tonight. 4-4 in OT. #1 overall pick Auston Matthews gets a breakaway but is stuffed, the puck goes the other way and #2 overall pick Patrik Laine scores to win the game and complete the first hat trick of his career.

Fidatelo · 10-20-2016, 12:14 PM

Yeah that third period + OT was almost orgasmic for me. Laine's shot is just incredible.

Scheifele, Laine, Wheeler, Ehlers... if we can ever get our defence sorted out this team could make some noise.

AENeuman · 11-03-2016, 05:19 PM

Shameless brag. The father of my student, Sergei Makarov, is being inducted to the hockey hall of fame next weekend. She is super excited to go, has not seen him for 8 years.

Fidatelo · 11-04-2016, 11:44 PM

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Shameless brag. The father of my student, Sergei Makarov, is being inducted to the hockey hall of fame next weekend. She is super excited to go, has not seen him for 8 years.

Why hasn't she seen him for 8 years?

JonInMiddleGA · 11-05-2016, 12:20 AM

Max Domi goes one-shot, one-kill on Ryan Kesler

Gotta See It: Domi ends Kesler with one punch - YouTube

MizzouRah · 11-05-2016, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Max Domi goes one-shot, one-kill on Ryan Kesler

Gotta See It: Domi ends Kesler with one punch - YouTube

I can picture his dad smirking.

AENeuman · 11-05-2016, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

Why hasn't she seen him for 8 years?

He lives Russia with new wife. He was actually in a charity game with Putin a little while ago

Logan · 11-07-2016, 07:32 AM

Rangers are on fire. 5 straight games with 5 goals (26 total).

Their goal differential is +26, next closest is Chicago at +14.

Young Drachma · 11-30-2016, 10:02 AM

Vegas Golden Knights says shared nickname distinctive from Army Golden Knights parachute team

Young Drachma · 12-08-2016, 01:15 PM

Vegas Golden Knights' trademark request denied by U.S. patent office

Butter · 12-16-2016, 01:29 PM

This thread is a bit dead, but I noticed that the Blue Jackets are on fire, for maybe the first time ever.

When I look up the standings, I see that they have played 27 games, and other teams in their division have played 32.

What the fuck?

That's my question: What the fuck.

Logan · 12-16-2016, 02:10 PM

The Metro division is just insane. The Rangers have won 4 of their last 5 and have lost ground to FOUR teams in the division over that stretch.

bhlloy · 12-16-2016, 02:12 PM

NHL scheduling has always been bizarre. There's some legit reasons in there (for example a couple of teams have the circus use their arena for a few weeks) but in general it's just another sign of a slightly incompetent league led by an idiot. Not at all unusual to see teams who have played that many less games than the rest of the teams in their division. And probably they will get screwed by a bunch of back to backs and early games for the rest of the season to make up for it.

JPhillips · 12-16-2016, 10:36 PM

The Metropolitan is nuts so far. They have five teams with over 40 points while the rest of the NHL has two. Before Pitt lost tonight there were four teams with a six or more game winning streak.

MizzouRah · 12-17-2016, 09:12 AM

I know Price is talked about a lot.. but Dubynk just might be the best goalie so far this season.

Fidatelo · 12-17-2016, 01:15 PM

The Jets just finished a stretch where they played 32 games in 60 days, which I heard was a record. I guess they will get lots of rest at some point but that is a brutal way to start the year. And not surprisingly they got hammered with injuries.

CrescentMoonie · 12-18-2016, 01:54 AM

In less than two days you guys jinxed everyone other than Columbus in the Metropolitan division.

The Jackal · 12-18-2016, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie

In less than two days you guys jinxed everyone other than Columbus in the Metropolitan division.

yeah, jerks.

Seriously though that was a fun winning streak for the Flyers. Let's hope they start a new one tomorrow.

Young Drachma · 12-18-2016, 11:06 AM

Not a fan of the new playoff format. Would be fine with a 8/9 play-in game but probably not gonna happen anytime soon.

CrescentMoonie · 12-18-2016, 02:21 PM

Love the playoffs. Do well enough in your division or stay home.

EagleFan · 12-18-2016, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by The Jackal

yeah, jerks.

Seriously though that was a fun winning streak for the Flyers. Let's hope they start a new one tomorrow.

+1

Logan · 12-18-2016, 09:42 PM

Three in a row for the Rangers so I don't know of this jinx you speak of.

EagleFan · 12-18-2016, 10:19 PM

Three in a row? That's cute...

Young Drachma · 12-19-2016, 12:35 PM

Blue Jackets looking like a team that wants to win a playoff game.

Logan · 12-22-2016, 08:51 AM

I learned today that editing wikipedia pages can be pretty fun.

Wolfpack · 12-24-2016, 07:01 PM

Carolina may be the team that gets screwed by being in the Metro. They've got 37 points, went 6-2-2 over the last 10, and are still seven points behind fifth place Philadelphia, which also holds the last Wild Card. They'd be in fourth and three points out of the last Atlantic spot if they were in that division and a point out of the playoffs if they were in the West. They're 2-5-2 against the Metro so they can't be wholly absolved of their situation, but in the same vein, they're 13-6-5 against everyone else. Just their luck that the team finally seems to be getting out of the morass they've been in the last few years and wind up having the Metro turn into the most dominant division in hockey.

10-12-2016, 04:29 PM	#3
General Mike Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The State of Rutgers	Let's go Flyers __________________ Boise Stampede Continental Football League Jacksonville Jaguars GM North American Football League Nebraska Coach FOFC-BBCF Rutgers & Washington coach Bowl Bound-BBCF

10-12-2016, 04:33 PM	#4
CrescentMoonie College Starter Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.	Interested in seeing Auston Matthews. Even more interested in seeing how the ridiculously fast and young Penguins do after that amazing run last year. I think we'll see a bounce back year from Calgary, maybe a top 6 finish out west. Nashville is my dark horse for the Cup. Last edited by CrescentMoonie : 10-12-2016 at 04:33 PM.

10-12-2016, 04:57 PM	#5
Neuqua Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago, Ill	In a reversal, the Blackhawks have a lot of defensive depth this year but question marks on offense. And 6 rookies? __________________ Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?

10-12-2016, 05:10 PM	#6
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	I have no idea how the Ducks will do. They have a very similar team to last year, which won the Pacific, and a better playoff coach in Carlyle--but probably a worse regular season coach. So I guess if they get to the playoffs, great, that will make them very dangerous. But first they need to avoid the usual slow start and stay in the mix from now to April. Also, Getzy and Perry aren't getting any younger... __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

10-12-2016, 06:22 PM	#10
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	First game in the new building, McDavid's first regular season game as captain and it's against the Flames. Do the job tonight boys, don't let Calgary always have the bragging point of being the first team to win here. Update on Eichel appears to be a high ankle sprain. __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

10-12-2016, 05:10 PM	#7
johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	McDavid!

10-12-2016, 05:57 PM	#8
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Hockey is back boys!

10-12-2016, 06:14 PM	#9
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Think the Ducks miss the playoffs this year. Carlyle is just an awful coach stuck in the past, by far the worst coach in the league by any advanced metric. Add in no Lindholm and Rakell for at least the first few weeks and the loss of the security blanket for Gibson, and how much better the Flames are going to be, I see 4th in the Pacific as the ceiling. Hope I'm wrong. Looks like Eichel might have hurt himself badly although didn't catch any update, and Crosby is already out with concussion issues

10-12-2016, 06:37 PM	#12
CrescentMoonie College Starter Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.	Matthews becomes the 12th #1 overall pick to score in his first game.

10-12-2016, 06:44 PM	#13
CrescentMoonie College Starter Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.	In other news, Toronto is still really bad. Matt Martin and Mark Borowiecki with the first fight of the season. Edit: Holy #%%#^#&% is Matthews good. Last edited by CrescentMoonie : 10-12-2016 at 06:45 PM.

10-12-2016, 07:56 PM	#14
CrescentMoonie College Starter Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.	Auston Matthews 4 - Ottawa 3 at the end of the 2nd.

10-12-2016, 07:57 PM	#15
Johnny93g College Starter Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto	Auston Matthews is the greatest hockey player of all time........... __________________ FOOL- Toronto Marlboros FOOL Classic Champions 2073, 2078, 2079, 2114, 2116, 2117, 2129, 2152, 2155, 2169, 2192 46 35 FOOL H- New York Giants World Champions 1914, 1928 BBCF: Notre Dame TML

10-12-2016, 08:52 PM	#16
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Unreal. Here's a minute of @AM34 scoring four goals in the first two periods of his first NHL game. Yeah, it happened. It's true. Like, really. pic.twitter.com/THk9bYXrzW — NHL Players In HS (@NHLinHS) October 13, 2016

10-12-2016, 09:01 PM	#17
bronconick College Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kalamazoo, MI	"Matthews scores 4 in Leafs loss" basically sums up the next few years in a single line.

10-12-2016, 11:01 PM	#19
CrescentMoonie College Starter Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.	Edmonton's new arena looks fabulous. Calgary with two consecutive short handed goals to tie it at 3 in the 2nd.

10-12-2016, 11:17 PM	#20
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Okay, that walk-in goal by Matthews off the takeaway was some pretty slick stuff. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

10-13-2016, 08:32 AM	#22
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	Jets start their season tonight. Lots of change, Pavelec is finally out, 4 rookies will be in the starting lineup. Hard to say where things will go this year, but hopefully guys like Connor and Laine can begin to fulfill their promise, and hopefully Wheeler, Scheifele, and Ehlers can pick up where they left off at the end of the year. Oh, and hopefully something happens with that Trouba guy. Douche. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

10-13-2016, 07:11 PM	#23
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	Anyone check in on Maple Leafs? I'm worried about alcohol poisoning, myself.

10-14-2016, 02:52 PM	#24
lighthousekeeper College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Matthews is the Rick Kane of hockey. __________________ ...

10-19-2016, 09:54 PM	#25
CrescentMoonie College Starter Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.	Great matchup between Toronto and Winnipeg tonight. 4-4 in OT. #1 overall pick Auston Matthews gets a breakaway but is stuffed, the puck goes the other way and #2 overall pick Patrik Laine scores to win the game and complete the first hat trick of his career.

10-20-2016, 12:14 PM	#26
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	Yeah that third period + OT was almost orgasmic for me. Laine's shot is just incredible. Scheifele, Laine, Wheeler, Ehlers... if we can ever get our defence sorted out this team could make some noise. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

11-03-2016, 05:19 PM	#27
AENeuman College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: SF	Shameless brag. The father of my student, Sergei Makarov, is being inducted to the hockey hall of fame next weekend. She is super excited to go, has not seen him for 8 years.

11-05-2016, 12:20 AM	#29
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Max Domi goes one-shot, one-kill on Ryan Kesler Gotta See It: Domi ends Kesler with one punch - YouTube __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

11-07-2016, 07:32 AM	#32
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Rangers are on fire. 5 straight games with 5 goals (26 total). Their goal differential is +26, next closest is Chicago at +14.

11-30-2016, 10:02 AM	#33
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Vegas Golden Knights says shared nickname distinctive from Army Golden Knights parachute team

12-08-2016, 01:15 PM	#34
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Vegas Golden Knights' trademark request denied by U.S. patent office

12-16-2016, 01:29 PM	#35
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	This thread is a bit dead, but I noticed that the Blue Jackets are on fire, for maybe the first time ever. When I look up the standings, I see that they have played 27 games, and other teams in their division have played 32. What the fuck? That's my question: What the fuck. __________________ My listening habits

12-16-2016, 02:10 PM	#36
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	The Metro division is just insane. The Rangers have won 4 of their last 5 and have lost ground to FOUR teams in the division over that stretch. Last edited by Logan : 12-16-2016 at 02:13 PM.

12-16-2016, 02:12 PM	#37
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	NHL scheduling has always been bizarre. There's some legit reasons in there (for example a couple of teams have the circus use their arena for a few weeks) but in general it's just another sign of a slightly incompetent league led by an idiot. Not at all unusual to see teams who have played that many less games than the rest of the teams in their division. And probably they will get screwed by a bunch of back to backs and early games for the rest of the season to make up for it.

12-16-2016, 10:36 PM	#38
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	The Metropolitan is nuts so far. They have five teams with over 40 points while the rest of the NHL has two. Before Pitt lost tonight there were four teams with a six or more game winning streak. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

12-17-2016, 09:12 AM	#39
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	I know Price is talked about a lot.. but Dubynk just might be the best goalie so far this season.

12-17-2016, 01:15 PM	#40
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	The Jets just finished a stretch where they played 32 games in 60 days, which I heard was a record. I guess they will get lots of rest at some point but that is a brutal way to start the year. And not surprisingly they got hammered with injuries. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

12-18-2016, 01:54 AM	#41
CrescentMoonie College Starter Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.	In less than two days you guys jinxed everyone other than Columbus in the Metropolitan division.

12-18-2016, 11:06 AM	#43
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Not a fan of the new playoff format. Would be fine with a 8/9 play-in game but probably not gonna happen anytime soon. __________________ FBCB / FPB3 Mods

12-18-2016, 02:21 PM	#44
CrescentMoonie College Starter Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.	Love the playoffs. Do well enough in your division or stay home.