Dave's a mess wrote: Wed Dec 14, 2022 8:44 pm Old friend Ryan Reaves straight murdered a Red Wing tonight.

Hey Wild, keep those uniforms.

Dave's a mess wrote: Wed Dec 14, 2022 8:42 pm Ovi is a fucking unicorn. So cool we get to watch him

He’s a Putin fan… Fuck him!

Clean hit, fucking fantastic. Wish we had someone on the team currently with 10% of Reaves’ balls and desire to make things difficult on the enemy.

Turk Sanderson wrote: Wed Dec 14, 2022 11:44 pm

Dave's a mess wrote: Wed Dec 14, 2022 8:42 pm Ovi is a fucking unicorn. So cool we get to watch him

He’s a Putin fan… Fuck him!

Very fair point. For whatever reason I have an easier time parking all that baggage than I do guys that get into some other unsavory off ice issues. Anyway I don't want to derail the conversation so I'll just leave it at that.

Turk Sanderson wrote: Wed Dec 14, 2022 11:44 pm

Dave's a mess wrote: Wed Dec 14, 2022 8:42 pm Ovi is a fucking unicorn. So cool we get to watch him

He’s a Putin fan… Fuck him!

Yeah but does he have a gambling addiction? does he eat fried food?

The Athletic just released a trade board of the top 25 most likely or at least most interesting potential trade pieces leading up to the deadline this year. ROR and Tarasenko were listed 5 and 6. Interestingly LeBrun mentioned that the Leafs have had some internal discussions about ROR. That'd be a great add for them, though I wonder what that return would look like. Nothing juicy or particularly interesting on Tarasenko.

Dave's a mess wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:11 am The Athletic just released a trade board of the top 25 most likely or at least most interesting potential trade pieces leading up to the deadline this year. ROR and Tarasenko were listed 5 and 6. Interestingly LeBrun mentioned that the Leafs have had some internal discussions about ROR. That'd be a great add for them, though I wonder what that return would look like. Nothing juicy or particularly interesting on Tarasenko.

Yeah, he also mentioned the Avs for ROR which would be an interesting trade.

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:16 am

Dave's a mess wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:11 am The Athletic just released a trade board of the top 25 most likely or at least most interesting potential trade pieces leading up to the deadline this year. ROR and Tarasenko were listed 5 and 6. Interestingly LeBrun mentioned that the Leafs have had some internal discussions about ROR. That'd be a great add for them, though I wonder what that return would look like. Nothing juicy or particularly interesting on Tarasenko.

Yeah, he also mentioned the Avs for ROR which would be an interesting trade.

Yeah at first I blew that off as "no way Army trades him there", but it's probably unlikely they'd be able to sign him long term, and if you trade him you're not making the playoffs anyway, so why not just take the best offer.

Hope everything is ok in the Pietrangelo family. Every parents nightmare.
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/352 ... r-recovery

This is going to get real for some of these players. I wonder who the "older" enabler was.

Details are in the thread. And a "probable" list of of players is in the replies. Sickening.

I'm not saying these are the guys but...

BluesSK wrote: Sun Dec 18, 2022 8:54 am Hope everything is ok in the Pietrangelo family. Every parents nightmare.
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/352 ... r-recovery

Horrifying stuff. Glad she's on the road to recovery.

Someone turned Saros off

Dennis Wideman would never allow this

Let's check in on how Rangers fans view of Cup Champ Sammy Blais...

Dave's a mess wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 8:51 pm Let's check in on how Rangers fans view of Cup Champ Sammy Blais...

Yeah. That was a pretty lopsided trade.

We all knew it too.

The Great 8 is 5 shots away from passing Ray Borque for all-time shots leader in the NHL. Insane.

I know why we don't see fights like this often anymore but damn this is just a "the good ole days" hockey fight.

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 9:39 pm I know why we don't see fights like this often anymore but damn this is just a "the good ole days" hockey fight.

Too good for the NHL. How far it has fallen.

That was awesome.

That was fantastic. Maybe that league is televised?

Also, you say you “know why” we don’t get fights like that anymore - enlighten us?

T.C. wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 6:06 am That was fantastic. Maybe that league is televised?

Also, you say you “know why” we don’t get fights like that anymore - enlighten us?

Because Bettman has actively worked to remove it from the game. Less guys in the league that can/will throw down like this.

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:58 am

T.C. wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 6:06 am That was fantastic. Maybe that league is televised?

Also, you say you “know why” we don’t get fights like that anymore - enlighten us?

Because Bettman has actively worked to remove it from the game. Less guys in the league that can/will throw down like this.

that relates to roster decisions. but why?

T.C. wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 6:06 amThat was fantastic. Maybe that league is televised? ...

FloHockey.tv streams all ECHL games. One-month subscriptions are available at a reasonable price ($30/month IIRC), if you simply want to sample the levels of talent (pugilistic & otherwise). Be advised that it is still a rare sight even in the ECHL to have a helmets-off toe-to-toe battle such as that engaged by 6'-4" 210 lb. rookie Sean Gulka (just turned pro with the South Carolina Stingrays from the Victoria Royals of the rough-n-tumble Canadian major junior Western Hockey League) and 6'-2" 194 lb. Nico Blachman (former Stingray & recently acquired by the first-season franchise Savannah Ghost Pirates from the cellar-dwelling & historically physical Allen (TX) Americans). They both clearly have reputations to build in the E', as it is likely as far as either will progress in the pro ranks. But those two teams have formed a regional rivalry very quickly, so they might be worth the price of timely admission/access.

T.C. wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:24 am

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:58 am

T.C. wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 6:06 am That was fantastic. Maybe that league is televised?

Also, you say you “know why” we don’t get fights like that anymore - enlighten us?

Because Bettman has actively worked to remove it from the game. Less guys in the league that can/will throw down like this.

that relates to roster decisions. but why?

Congress pressured him saying it was a player safety issue even though the NHLPA didn't want it to go away because it would cost those players their jobs. IIRC Bettman rebuffed it at first saying fighting prevents other injuries. But when you have very public cases like Daniel Carcillo the league and players take notice.

Short answer, player safety.