2018-2019 NHL Thread

[Bullfrog]

Not bad for an old man.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Another loss from Columbus last night, this time in a big 4-point game against Pittsburgh. In a pretty strange move Bobrovsky didn't get the start for the Blue Jackets, or even dress as the back-up. They remain 2 points behind Montreal and Carolina for the wild card spots. They have a game in hand on Montreal but Carolina has a game in hand on Columbus.

 

[Deebo]

Another loss from Columbus last night, this time in a big 4-point game against Pittsburgh. In a pretty strange move Bobrovsky didn't get the start for the Blue Jackets, or even dress as the back-up. They remain 2 points behind Montreal and Carolina for the wild card spots. They have a game in hand on Montreal but Carolina has a game in hand on Columbus.

I hope they miss and Duchene and Dzingel leave, it would be hilarious.

 

[Zee]

Another loss from Columbus last night, this time in a big 4-point game against Pittsburgh. In a pretty strange move Bobrovsky didn't get the start for the Blue Jackets, or even dress as the back-up. They remain 2 points behind Montreal and Carolina for the wild card spots. They have a game in hand on Montreal but Carolina has a game in hand on Columbus.

I hope they miss and Duchene and Dzingel leave, it would be hilarious.

Duchene sure has the magic touch.  When Ottawa traded for him they went into the shitter right after that, now the same thing could be happening after Columbus gets him.

 

[bustaheims]

Another loss from Columbus last night, this time in a big 4-point game against Pittsburgh. In a pretty strange move Bobrovsky didn't get the start for the Blue Jackets, or even dress as the back-up. They remain 2 points behind Montreal and Carolina for the wild card spots. They have a game in hand on Montreal but Carolina has a game in hand on Columbus.

I hope they miss and Duchene and Dzingel leave, it would be hilarious.

I'd prefer the squeak in, but proceed to get swept, with none of the games being particularly close. That way, Ottawa gets locked into a pick in the late teens, but everyone still wants out of Columbus.

 

[Deebo]

Another loss from Columbus last night, this time in a big 4-point game against Pittsburgh. In a pretty strange move Bobrovsky didn't get the start for the Blue Jackets, or even dress as the back-up. They remain 2 points behind Montreal and Carolina for the wild card spots. They have a game in hand on Montreal but Carolina has a game in hand on Columbus.

I hope they miss and Duchene and Dzingel leave, it would be hilarious.

Duchene sure has the magic touch.  When Ottawa traded for him they went into the shitter right after that, now the same thing could be happening after Columbus gets him.

He as drafted in the same year as Tavares and has 0 playoff goals in 8 games.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Another loss from Columbus last night, this time in a big 4-point game against Pittsburgh. In a pretty strange move Bobrovsky didn't get the start for the Blue Jackets, or even dress as the back-up. They remain 2 points behind Montreal and Carolina for the wild card spots. They have a game in hand on Montreal but Carolina has a game in hand on Columbus.

I hope they miss and Duchene and Dzingel leave, it would be hilarious.

I'd prefer the squeak in, but proceed to get swept, with none of the games being particularly close. That way, Ottawa gets locked into a pick in the late teens, but everyone still wants out of Columbus.

Well if Columbus is in, chances are the Habs are out so I'm all for that happening.

 

[groundskeeper willie]

Am I the only one that would like to see Columbus rewarded for being bold and swinging for the fences this year? I'm kind of tired of most teams and GM's being ultra conservative tbh

 

[bustaheims]

Another loss from Columbus last night, this time in a big 4-point game against Pittsburgh. In a pretty strange move Bobrovsky didn't get the start for the Blue Jackets, or even dress as the back-up. They remain 2 points behind Montreal and Carolina for the wild card spots. They have a game in hand on Montreal but Carolina has a game in hand on Columbus.

I hope they miss and Duchene and Dzingel leave, it would be hilarious.

I'd prefer the squeak in, but proceed to get swept, with none of the games being particularly close. That way, Ottawa gets locked into a pick in the late teens, but everyone still wants out of Columbus.

Well if Columbus is in, chances are the Habs are out so I'm all for that happening.

Added bonus

 

[Deebo]

Am I the only one that would like to see Columbus rewarded for being bold and swinging for the fences this year? I'm kind of tired of most teams and GM's being ultra conservative tbh

I just think it would be funny if Duchene misses the playoffs again after being traded.

 

[Bender]

Am I the only one that would like to see Columbus rewarded for being bold and swinging for the fences this year? I'm kind of tired of most teams and GM's being ultra conservative tbh

I don't see anything wrong with Icarus falling into the Sun.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

The Edmonton media has been trying to pump the tires of Keith Gretzky lately, saying that he should absolutely be a candidate for the Oilers GM position. That led to this amazing comment:

https://twitter.com/NHLbyMatty/status/1104822546208178176

Yes, I'm sure Keith GRETZKY got to where he is in the hockey world entirely on merit.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/sabresplays/status/1104496021239988224
https://twitter.com/nhlplayersafety/status/1104879740803080193

 

[TML fan]

They aren't really serious about trying to stop these kinds of hits.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/icdave/status/1106009978920464385

This isn?t NHL (AHL, right?) but it is hilarious and wonderful and possibly heartbreaking. Puck luck of the finest vintage.

 

[Bullfrog]

Did it count, or did they call icing, as they should have?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Did it count, or did they call icing, as they should have?

Even if you don't think he got to the red line (I think he did), the goalie went out to play the puck so that would have negated the icing call. Also I mean the puck went directly into the net, so even if he shot that from his own end that's not icing.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

They aren't really serious about trying to stop these kinds of hits.

I watched it a bunch of times, and actually have a bit of sympathy for Eichel on this. The other player drops his head substantially reaching for the puck a split second before impact, and instead of eichel establishing the angle and body position with regular contact, it turns into a sideways cartwheel. The amount of reaction time needed to eichel to let up on the play simply wasn't there.

I guess you have to suspend, but I wouldn't have given more than a game. Definitely no intent, in my mind.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Montreal is now 3 points behind Columbus for the final wild card spot. Both teams have 10 games left. Columbus has 4 more ROW so they'll likely hold the tie-breaker, meaning Montreal needs to make up 4 points there. They play each other for the final time this season in a week and a half.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

Montreal is now 3 points behind Columbus for the final wild card spot. Both teams have 10 games left. Columbus has 4 more ROW so they'll likely hold the tie-breaker, meaning Montreal needs to make up 4 points there. They play each other for the final time this season in a week and a half.

This is a beautiful thing. I'm in Nashville when Columbus visits. hopefully the game carries big playoff implications for the Blue Jackets. It'd up the intensity.