Infinit Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I was expecting lower AAV as well, along with some creative front loading or bonus money magic to make it more team and future friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Another win for Detroit! From 1-7-2 to 12-11-3 and playing like a real team most nights. Amazing. Fun game tonight in Boston. One fight (gotta answer for clean hits, don't you know) and one big scrum that nearly included a goalie fight. That featured the usual Brad Marchand stuff of stick swinging (he swung at Tyler Bertuzzi and then slashed Jimmy Howard who was on his way to the bench because a penalty was being called) and then hiding behind the refs. Unfortunately, the refs broke up the goalie fight that we almost got. Darn. First win in Boston in 5 years for Detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Darius Bagfelt Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 12/1/2018 at 5:39 PM, odessasteps said: Higher AAV than I expected. Still wonder how they can fit everyone under the cap once Matthews & Marner sign. Probably will ice 4 minimum wage defensemen and 2 lines of nobodies. That 4.5 a year they are giving Zaitsev will be the gift that keeps on giving. And no doubt they will be begging someone to take Kadri off of their hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 How bad does the Barclays Center suck? Every single fan is overjoyed about playing in a building where almost all the suites have been boarded up and blocked because they are filled with so much asbestos they are a health hazard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 And Seattle has officially been awarded a franchise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: And Seattle has officially been awarded a franchise Wysh on Twitter with a great idea: if the team is named the Metropolitans change the name of the Metro division to the Patrick Division. I'll add change the name of the Atlantic to the Adams, award Hartford and Quebec teams and put them in the division and make everyone in hockey so insanely happy they start glowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Also, Arizona (or wherever they are playing then) to the Central. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Poor Arizona/Austin/Oklahoma City is going to be lucky to win 10 games in that division. Here's the graphic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 AM34 is filthy!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 hour ago, ChesterCopperpot said: AM34 is filthy!!! AUSTON 3:16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Fun game in Detroit as the Wings continued their "We will never beat Tampa again no matter what" tour. Two different 2 goal leads thrown away, no defense played... ugh. Game-tying goal came on a power play with 5 minutes left as Detroit went with four forwards for no apparent reason. Dumb turnover and some horrible defensive coverage later and the game was tied. Ugh. One of the more baffling moments featured AA getting pulled down on basically a breakaway and... getting called for diving. WTF. Still, I love high scoring games. Bring them on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 The big takeaway from last night: it looks like we are officially no longer a punching bag. Playing our 5th game in 8 days, playing all 3 teams in the league above us in that stretch, having played in Nashville 24 hours earlier and missing half our defense we outplayed the Leafs and really deserved to win. The point was an acceptable result because we really aren't competing with Tampa or Toronto but with Boston and Montreal for a playoff spot. If we go NHL 500 the rest of the way we probably make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 1) Giving up a 2 goal lead 2) Giving up a game-tying goal in the last minute 3) taking a penalty in overtime so you spend it 3 against 4 4) and somehow not losing the game until the shoot out I think this counts as great game for the Blues. Good job, boys! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Oilers looked so bad in that first period it's hard to describe in believable language. Shots said 14-5 and that honestly felt kinda generous. Was nice to see a real push back in the 2nd and 3rd, but man, I haven't seen St. Louis much this year. That sure isn't the Blues team of the past where once you were down it was just a vice grip until time expired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 13 hours ago, piranesi said: 1) Giving up a 2 goal lead 2) Giving up a game-tying goal in the last minute 3) taking a penalty in overtime so you spend it 3 against 4 4) and somehow not losing the game until the shoot out I think this counts as great game for the Blues. Good job, boys! At this point you should just be wanting the team to implode so you keep your pick in one of the greatest drafts ever and give us your 2020 pick where the draft is projected to be 2012 level toilet water and we end up with someone who tops out as an AHL 3rd liner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 We almost stole one from you guys @Tabe. When I started watching we were down 4-1 and I had no doubt we could come back. Gonna be fun watching this Leaf team with all hands on deck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 49 minutes ago, Infinit said: We almost stole one from you guys @Tabe. When I started watching we were down 4-1 and I had no doubt we could come back. Gonna be fun watching this Leaf team with all hands on deck! When you guys come back to Buffalo in March there will be at least one more Sabres fan in attendance: Me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 6 hours ago, Infinit said: We almost stole one from you guys @Tabe. When I started watching we were down 4-1 and I had no doubt we could come back. Gonna be fun watching this Leaf team with all hands on deck! What a game! Detroit played their best 40 of the season - with four starters out! - to go up 4-1 and then just hung on for dear life to get to OT. Detroit nearly ended it in the last 10 seconds with a shot that hit BOTH posts. Then an awesome breakaway from Dylan Larkin to snag the win. Detroit is a lot of fun to watch right now. 3+ goals in 15 of their last 19 games. I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Who's the NHL network guy calling the game tonight? In the first five minutes he's referred to the Blues twice as "Buffalo" and once as "The Sabres" "The Oilers" and "Edmonton." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 THE BLUES.... FUCKING..... WON!!!!!! They scored 1 GOAL They gave up 7 POWER PLAYS to the NHL's #2 POWER PLAY And they WON!!!!!!!!! They only gave up 25 shots in all that mess!!!! They won???!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Because they can't suck right. The season is basically already over and now we are going to play our way out of the bottom 10 so we can give Buffalo our 1st round pick because that's fucking Blues hockey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Seeing the Oilers absolutely destroy the Minnesota Wild just one time felt very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I imagine the goal banked in off Allen's leg is an analogy of St. Louis' season so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 So we are basically a one line team (Eichel line) and desperately need a real #2 center (putting Sam in that slot and filling his slot on the top line with Pominville (where Jack is so good he makes him a usefull player) would obviously make way too much goddamned sense and won't be tried). The sound you hear is me banging my head into a wall until I lose consciousness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Red Wings throw away another win, giving up a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 to the Islanders. Expect Niklas Kronwall to get a phone call from the league for a big hit on Anders Lee. Not a dirty hit per se but a shoulder directly into the face of Lee (who was bent over). No penalty on the play. I'm off mixed emotions on it - I feel like players have a responsibility to keep their heads up but it was definitely a shoulder to the face. Detroit now leads the league in fighting majors. Dylan Larkin fought last night to defend Kronwall after Kronwall got slew-footed in what WAS a dirty play as retaliation for his hit on Lee. The story there is that Larkin felt like he had a duty to fight someone earlier this year and didn't and felt like he'd let the team down. He'll be the next captain (Detroit doesn't have one now) but literally no one wants him fighting, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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