2020-2021 NHL Thread

[OldTimeHockey]

On a related note, Matt Murray has really just collapsed into awfulness, huh? I thought he'd rebound some getting the clear cut starting role in Ottawa, but, clearly, it's just made things worse for him so far. Lucky for the sens that they don't need the cap space for a couple years, because that contract is basically unmoveable.

I'm not overly high on Murray but playing behind that group of players makes it pretty tough to put up numbers.

That's certainly part of it, but Murray has been especially bad. Ottawa has the 2nd worst Sv% on scoring chances against (ironically, it's Pittsburgh that has the worst, but they allow a significant amount fewer) and the worst differential between expected goals against and actual goals against. Ottawa hasn't played well, but Murray's performance has been equally bad, if not worse.

I think Murray falls into the category of "he's really good because he won a cup". It got him a nice contract from the Senators.

I'm not sure why the Senators wanted a 6.25 million dollar goalie when the rest of the team was so sh*t in the first place. Seems like they're spending the money too early. I guess the good thing is he'll only be 29-30 at the end of his contract so his play shouldn't have dropped off too much by then....but, if it doesn't improve, like you said, how do you move him. you're not a team ready to start competing with a goalie that's preventing you from doing so.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1356372020469096450

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1356372875595419651

You absolutely hate to see it.

 

[ZBBM]

I still think they can find a taker in a trade, they'll just have to retain the full 50%. A team with a good veteran presence that can keep him in line could benefit from him - but, it would also basically be his last chance.

A drop of turd in a bucket of the most pristine of spring water still makes it a turd bucket.

Or, as my grand-dad used to say, half a turd is still enough to flush the toilet for.

 

[herman]

New Jersey might be in the midst of an outbreak situation, which has overflowed to Buffalo.

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1356732749697200133
https://twitter.com/buffalovogl/status/1356628871538479105

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/mrbooth_7/status/1356836367276273668
My utmost respect goes to...

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

New Jersey might be in the midst of an outbreak situation, which has overflowed to Buffalo.

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1356732749697200133
https://twitter.com/buffalovogl/status/1356628871538479105

Wow.  And Connor Carrick has a new baby, too.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Wow.  And Connor Carrick has a new baby, too.

To be clear, being on the NHL's COVID list doesn't mean you tested positive. Carrick is on the list because he left quarantine because of his new baby. Vatanen and Dell are both on the list because they hadn't officially joined the team yet since their signing/waiver claim.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/TSNSimmer/status/1345369580579991558

So this didn't age well.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

Wow.  And Connor Carrick has a new baby, too.

To be clear, being on the NHL's COVID list doesn't mean you tested positive. Carrick is on the list because he left quarantine because of his new baby. Vatanen and Dell are both on the list because they hadn't officially joined the team yet since their signing/waiver claim.

Oh, right, got it.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

https://twitter.com/mrbooth_7/status/1356836367276273668
My utmost respect goes to...

Man, what a rube.

 

[herman]

Wow.  And Connor Carrick has a new baby, too.

To be clear, being on the NHL's COVID list doesn't mean you tested positive. Carrick is on the list because he left quarantine because of his new baby. Vatanen and Dell are both on the list because they hadn't officially joined the team yet since their signing/waiver claim.

Oh, right, got it.

Andreas Johnsson, though has asthma, so I'm hoping his is just a precautionary isolation due to proximity to a case.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

I love the DeAngelo story so much because it's a crossover between my two biggest interests:  hockey, and racist Trump fans getting their comeuppance.

He's so stupid that probably the only thing protecting him from falling victim to a Nigerian Prince email scam is his racism.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Detroit is really, really lucky that the sens exist.

 

[herman]

The NHL?s Covid list is getting wild

 

[bustaheims]

Detroit is really, really lucky that the sens exist.

Are they? They?re Detroit?s biggest obstacle in getting the 1st overall pick.

 

[louisstamos]

So, Pastrnak has been back for 3 games, and already has 5 goals and 2 assists. :/

Kinda happy we're not in a division with them at the moment!

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1357362095117975558

 

[L K]

So just to update on COVID cases/siolations in 2021

Anaheim, Boston, Buffalo, Carolina, Chicago, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Edmonton, Florida, LA, Minnesota, Nashville, New Jersey, NYR, Philly, Pittsburgh, San Jose, Tampa Bay, Vancouver, Vegas, Washington, Winnipeg

24 of 31 teams have had players/coaches end up on COVID precaution so far this year. 

 

[OldTimeHockey]

24 of 31 teams have had players/coaches end up on COVID precaution so far this year.

Does COVID precaution include players that are isolated due to trades? Having to leave the team for various reasons?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

24 of 31 teams have had players/coaches end up on COVID precaution so far this year.

Does COVID precaution include players that are isolated due to trades? Having to leave the team for various reasons?

Yeah. I know off the top of my head Winnipeg hasn't had any actual people test positive or have to isolate because they were a suspected case or something like that. It's just been Dubois on their list because of that trade.

The league should probably be more upfront about how many actual positives cases that they've had. It looks like the NBA is doing weekly updates on that. And we know the NHL had no problem announcing things like that on a regular basis when they were zero during the bubble.