General NHL Talk 2021-2022

[gotbeer]

12 hours ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

I would just like for the Knights to be able to put a complete team on the ice. Six players on IR and two on the COVID list. The whole season has been like this. It's a miracle that they are above .500

Not with your cap issues.  /obligatory

[Vegas Halo Fan]

14 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Not with your cap issues.  /obligatory

Supposedly there is another way out, but I have no idea what it is.

[gotbeer]

5 minutes ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

Supposedly there is another way out, but I have no idea what it is.

What they just did.  move players to LTIR, and move players off of LTIR.  Play the game for another month.

[deepdrive]

26 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

What they just did.  move players to LTIR, and move players off of LTIR.  Play the game for another month.

Which will now become a thing. Since a number of players at this point of the season (or this point in their careers) are hurt. 

It will continue on until too many teams are doing it. Then the owners (league) will either do something about it (To show they seriously need the financial protection of a salary cap.) or causally ignore it with the players unspoken approval.

I would guess they do the latter until at least the financial affects of covid  have played out. Too many owners can't compete on a level playing field. A bunch of billionaire one trick ponies and sports management isn't their trick. 

[arch stanton]

It's something they plan to discuss at the GM meetings coming up with one possible solution being that the team you ice on a given night in the playoffs has to be under the cap. The big issue here is that VGK is in danger of missing the playoffs this year. That would be a bummer, eh?

[gotbeer]

6 hours ago, arch stanton said:

It's something they plan to discuss at the GM meetings coming up with one possible solution being that the team you ice on a given night in the playoffs has to be under the cap. The big issue here is that VGK is in danger of missing the playoffs this year. That would be a bummer, eh?

It's amazing how a team can become expansion darlings, to hated by other fanbases so quickly.  

[gotbeer]

LOL.

Evander Kane's ex-wife Anna Kane helps pay Ryan Hartman's fine for giving him middle finger

[gotbeer]

@arch stanton  Thoughts?  Because that's the Manson I expect, and I've hated when he's on the Ducks.

The Sky Is Not Falling; Josh Manson Struggles Continue

Quote Perhaps people had the wrong idea about Manson. He's been little more than a placeholder in Anaheim for the last several seasons. His addition to the 'Avs roster definitely adds a bit of edge but it also adds power plays opportunities for the opponents and a slew of bad decision making.

[arch stanton]

The last several games have been experimenting with lines and D pairings and letting the new guys feel themselves. Once the playoffs start he’ll pair with Girard and settle into a stay at home guy. His skills at denying zone entry and winning board battles will make him useful and the penalties will be called less frequently. 
 

Bottom line is I don’t think anyone has seen the playoff Avs and I think they’ll surprise people 

[gotbeer]

Will the Coyotes sell out one game in their 5,100 seat venue next season?

Last-Place Coyotes to Triple Single-Game Ticket Prices

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Perhaps most eye-catching are the single-game prices announced for next season: Tickets start at $89 and rise to $350. One can currently find a seat at Gila River Arena for $24.

[deepdrive]

6 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Will the Coyotes sell out one game in their 5,100 seat venue next season?

Last-Place Coyotes to Triple Single-Game Ticket Prices

They're selling the future ( Because what else does Arizona have to offer). If you want to be a season ticket holder (with the best seats) when the new stadium opens, pay up. They'll do well enough with season seat sells that it could be close to sold out for the season. Or, at least, it should be.

 

[gotbeer]

Wow.  What a shootout by Dallas.  Nashville is on the clock now.  Dallas is on the cusp.  

[Tank]

9 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Will the Coyotes sell out one game in their 5,100 seat venue next season?

Last-Place Coyotes to Triple Single-Game Ticket Prices

Alexa, show me what price gouging looks like. 

[arch stanton]

So all it takes is for the Stars to pull 1 single point from either of home games vs the Ducks and 'Yotes and VGK gets a nice summer vacation and DeBoer for sure and possibly McCrimmon are job hunting

[Barf]

[arch stanton]

Just beat the friggin Bruins 

[gotbeer]

Stars clinch.  Vegas out.  95% of hockey fans rejoice.  Sorry VHF.  

[gotbeer]

And I don't think he is wrong.

 

 

[arch stanton]

I can see that the Eichel trade is a big part of their problem but I lay that on McCrimmon and McPhee. My personal theory is that they planned to trade the $5 mil contracts of Dadanov and Smith to balance this out but Smith got hurt and they pulled some bullshit with Dadanov that blew up in their faces and left them scrambling. Add in that Stone should have been shut down for the year and this is where you end up. 

Now add in the additional bullshit with Lehner and they've screwed themselves. 

[Barf]

23 hours ago, arch stanton said:

Just beat the friggin Bruins 

Yes hopefully the Canes do friend. We have been a joy to watch all season long, but hopefully we don't falter in the playoffs again.

[gotbeer]

Lol.  Troll mode master.

Sharks on How Vulgar Message to Golden Knights Got on Jumbotron

 

 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

On 4/27/2022 at 10:23 PM, gotbeer said:

Stars clinch.  Vegas out.  95% of hockey fans rejoice.  Sorry VHF.  

This season is pretty easy to summarize. According to NHL Network, the Knights lost over 500 games of combined play due to injuries. That is an average of more than six players - per game. I recall one road trip when nine players were out. We still had a shot at a playoff spot with two games remaining, in a season in which sometimes even fielding a team was an issue.

I was at the final home game against San Jose. By the third period, the team looked totally spent.

If ever a team needed a full off-season to unwind and reset, it is this one. I prefer this ending to making the playoffs and getting swept in the first series, which was the likely outcome had we gotten in.

Edited April 29, 2022 by Vegas Halo Fan

[deepdrive]

Wow, Arizona comes back from down 4-0 to win. Dallas played like it didn't matter. Now their win tonight is huge.

Nashville has to be pissed since losing means they get Colorado.

[gotbeer]

Game 1.  Pittsburgh vs NY.  Triple overtime.   Playoff hockey is amazing.

[arch stanton]

The Caps are gonna give Florida fits. I wouldn't bet against them winning the series