The Official 2021-22 Season Talk Thread

[rdnk]

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Even more reason to move him now- Chicago just got 2 1sts from Tampa for Brandon Hagel.

[Kobalt]

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Canucks are bonkers not to move Miller now. You can only get 3/8 points at home vs WSH/TB/NJ/DET? With a COL/MIN/DAL/STL road trip immediately after the deadline? Time to get real. When is Vancouver ever going to have a more marketable commodity again? ****, try to get Newhook AND Byram from Burnaby Joe.

I'm pretty confident in saying there's a better chance of Sakic trading away his children before he thinks about moving Byram, even with his concussion troubles. Only way he moves Byram is for a young 2C.

Giroux to Florida. One of Florida/TB/Toronto is going to lose in the 1st round of the playoffs because of NHL's garbage playoff format.

[DrJones]

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One of Florida/TB/Toronto is going to lose in the 1st round of the playoffs because of NHL's garbage playoff format.

Ooh! Ooh! I know the answer to this one!

[DrJones]

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Current East 1st round matchups under garbage playoff format that everyone hates (so unfair!):

Panthers vs Capitals
Lightning vs Leafs
Hurricanes vs Bruins
Penguins vs Rangers

Current East 1st round matchups under old playoff format that everyone loves (those were the days!):

Panthers vs Capitals
Lightning vs Leafs
Hurricanes vs Bruins
Penguins vs Rangers

[Majingir]

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Ooh! Ooh! I know the answer to this one!

I hope the Leafs are the faves in the series.

I'm definitely cashing in on the misery this year.

[ImTellinTim]

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I am coming to terms with the fact that the Wild may be turning into a competent organization.

Big news. This would double the number of competent pro sports teams that I follow. And would be the first one based in the United States.

[Kobalt]

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Vegas has to be the winner from the TDL with the acquisition of Dadonov from Anaheim

[Majingir]

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So, the Wings still aren't good.

9 of the 12 forwards on the Pens scored a goal. Malkin with a hat trick.


I'm sure it's more recent than I thought, but when was the last time a team gave up 10+ in multiple games in a season?

[rdnk]

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Eh, giving up 9 to Arizona was way more embarrassing. While we're not exactly rocking Vernon and Osgood in the back, the defense is probably the bigger culprit.

There has been progress made this season, and there a good number of bright spots. The team still has a ways to go. Will be interesting to see if Yzerman makes any splashes in the offseason or decides to change coaches.

[Majingir]

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Not sure how refs call a hooking and holding the stick penalty on the same play.

Either one guy is hooking or the other guy was holding the stick. How is it both?

Reason # I've lost count of how many times the Bruins proved they are a trash team

https://twitter.com/timandfriends/status/1508968035553619972?t=cMGq_9jJnken49YRZ3EmTg&s=19

[slickdtc]

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So, the Wings still aren't good.

9 of the 12 forwards on the Pens scored a goal. Malkin with a hat trick.


I'm sure it's more recent than I thought, but when was the last time a team gave up 10+ in multiple games in a season?

The Rangers hung 9 (shutout too!) on the Flyers on 3/17/21, then dropped another 8 goals one week later on 3/25/21. That was a fun week.

[Majingir]

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Punching someone in the head, having them go into concussion protocol, and the NHL doesn't deem it suspension worthy.

NHL is just trolling now.

[Majingir]

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Keith Yandles ironman streak will end tonight as the Flyers continue to tank, benching him tonight, on HNIC, vs the Leafs.


This will go over well, on the biggest stage too....

[DrJones]

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Keith Yandles ironman streak will end tonight as the Flyers continue to tank, benching him tonight, on HNIC, vs the Leafs.


This will go over well, on the biggest stage too....

Iron Man streaks are one of sports' more useless records. I thought it was dumb when Cal Ripken Jr. was kept in the O's lineup despite being an offensive black hole near the end of his career, and I think it's dumb now. Yandle should consider himself blessed that the Flyers allowed him to break the record despite being one of the league's worst defencemen this season.

[Majingir]

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Matthews with 54 goals now. He'll pass the Leafs single season mark. Then the question will be, can he get to 60?

Stamkos and Ovechkin are the only guys to get 60+ the last 25 years.

13 games to get 6 goals, he probably will.

Hat trick tonight!