Re: News and Games around the NHL
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:31 am
Congrats Doug, please eff it up.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:09 am Dougie Army has been named the GM of Team Canada for the 2022 Olympics.
Congrats Doug, please eff it up.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:09 am Dougie Army has been named the GM of Team Canada for the 2022 Olympics.
They were talking about that during the Blues post-game. They think 48 games will be suffice and if the playoff seedings are basically set, teams with less games will be allowed to slide in with less games. It's not official, but that's what this one guys take was. didn't get the nameDave's a mess wrote: Tue Feb 02, 2021 11:09 am The Sabres-Islanders game today has been postponed. Buffalo played NJ this weekend after a couple NJ players that had been added to the COVID protocol list (though not for positive test) on Friday were allowed to play Saturday. Now Buffalo has presumed positive tests. They're pissed.
I'm not saying they don't finish the season, but with all these postponements, I really wonder how many teams actually end up playing 56 games.
Me buy gas at QT? Never
Wow, I never knew QT sold Russian gas.
Only thing I get at QT is half and half tea......and the occasional chocolate long John.Dave's a mess wrote: Wed Feb 03, 2021 3:07 pmWow, I never knew QT sold Russian gas.
Venezuelan.Dave's a mess wrote: Wed Feb 03, 2021 3:07 pmWow, I never knew QT sold Russian gas.
This is going super well.
That trade is going to be fascinating.NHLTIM wrote: Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:15 am No shortage of suitors for Tony DeAngelo
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Yeah those games are getting cancelled this weekend. Enjoy tonight's game everyone! We're not seeing another for a while.
Yep. Beginning to look that way.Dave's a mess wrote: Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:30 pmYeah those games are getting cancelled this weekend. Enjoy tonight's game everyone! We're not seeing another for a while.
I believe they are just close contact guys and not actual positive test. If that's the case, that's what the taxi squad is for. Advantage BluesBluesSK wrote: Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:50 pmYep. Beginning to look that way.Dave's a mess wrote: Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:30 pmYeah those games are getting cancelled this weekend. Enjoy tonight's game everyone! We're not seeing another for a while.
That Canadian division is fun. Teams have slipped into pretty defined roles (for now):Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:17 am Damn good hockey fight. Always loved Wayne's game.
Hot take: I would actually love these divisions sticking around. Move FLA to Quebec and the Blues take Florida's spot in the central with Seattle taking our spot in the west. The North division games have been so entertaining.Dave's a mess wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:55 amThat Canadian division is fun. Teams have slipped into pretty defined roles (for now):Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:17 am Damn good hockey fight. Always loved Wayne's game.
Very good hockey teams (MTL, TOR)
Pretty good hockey team (WPG)
Not very good hockey teams (EDM, VAN, CGY)
Still terrible hockey team (OTT)
Vancouver's strong bubble performance hyped them up far more than they deserved. They lost a bunch of players this offseason (Markstrom, Toffoli, Tanev), and I heard it pointed out recently that to make matters worse, all of those guys went to other Canadian teams. Toffoli leads the league in goals, Quinn Hughes looks atrocious defensively without Tanev as his partner, and without Markstrom Vancouver's team save % is south of .900. So not only did they lose key players, but those players are playing against you significantly more than any other year. Yikes.
Fans in Canada say they want it because the games are fun, but they really only want it because the current set up guarantees a Canadian team makes the final four. They've only had 2 teams make the conference final in either conference in the last 10 years (Vancouver 2011 and Winnepeg 2018).ratonmono wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:08 pmHot take: I would actually love these divisions sticking around. Move FLA to Quebec and the Blues take Florida's spot in the central with Seattle taking our spot in the west. The North division games have been so entertaining.Dave's a mess wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:55 amThat Canadian division is fun. Teams have slipped into pretty defined roles (for now):Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:17 am Damn good hockey fight. Always loved Wayne's game.
Very good hockey teams (MTL, TOR)
Pretty good hockey team (WPG)
Not very good hockey teams (EDM, VAN, CGY)
Still terrible hockey team (OTT)
Vancouver's strong bubble performance hyped them up far more than they deserved. They lost a bunch of players this offseason (Markstrom, Toffoli, Tanev), and I heard it pointed out recently that to make matters worse, all of those guys went to other Canadian teams. Toffoli leads the league in goals, Quinn Hughes looks atrocious defensively without Tanev as his partner, and without Markstrom Vancouver's team save % is south of .900. So not only did they lose key players, but those players are playing against you significantly more than any other year. Yikes.
Will never happen but a lad can dream.
I think these divisions have been awesome.ratonmono wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:08 pmHot take: I would actually love these divisions sticking around. Move FLA to Quebec and the Blues take Florida's spot in the central with Seattle taking our spot in the west. The North division games have been so entertaining.Dave's a mess wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:55 amThat Canadian division is fun. Teams have slipped into pretty defined roles (for now):Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:17 am Damn good hockey fight. Always loved Wayne's game.
Very good hockey teams (MTL, TOR)
Pretty good hockey team (WPG)
Not very good hockey teams (EDM, VAN, CGY)
Still terrible hockey team (OTT)
Vancouver's strong bubble performance hyped them up far more than they deserved. They lost a bunch of players this offseason (Markstrom, Toffoli, Tanev), and I heard it pointed out recently that to make matters worse, all of those guys went to other Canadian teams. Toffoli leads the league in goals, Quinn Hughes looks atrocious defensively without Tanev as his partner, and without Markstrom Vancouver's team save % is south of .900. So not only did they lose key players, but those players are playing against you significantly more than any other year. Yikes.
Will never happen but a lad can dream.
Well, at least the Game Ones.MattyIce wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 4:22 pmI think these divisions have been awesome.
And I actually love playing every game in our division. Every game matters so much. I don't miss a stupid Tuesday night road game against the Blue Jackets at all. I even love the back to backs against the same team.