NHL Thread

[mojoween]

I’m a hockey pay-attention-to-news-about-it but not regularly watch it, so how long has there been all that advertising cluttering up the ice?  Makes following the puck difficult for novices.

[Fukui San]

I think the video ads along the boards is new this year. 

[Marley]

Boston being eliminated the 1st round warms my heart lol.

[JTMacc99]

6 hours ago, Marley said:

Boston being eliminated the 1st round warms my heart lol.

I'm assuming you root for a rival team? For example, when I saw the Islanders lose a game 7 at home in overtime, my first thought was something along the lines of a sarcastic, "That's a shame. You hate to see it."

From my side, I absolutely HATE that a team like the Bruins that had a season like that got bounced in the first round. It's just bad for the NHL. 

Speaking of bad for the NHL, I think they were probably hoping they were about to get a final four in the East of Boston, Toronto, New York, and Carolina. Three of the original six teams in big markets would be good for the league.  And instead, they're looking down the barrel of Toronto, Florida, Carolina, and New Jersey.

Blech. No offense to the rabid fan bases of those non-Toronto teams, but they're not exactly good for TV ratings as they are tiny and nobody else cares about them.

[Fukui San]

I’m not really a hockey fan, but I’ve paid attention to the Bruins amidst this historically awesome season. It’s a shame that they just fell apart defensively, especially after the goalie’s overtime gaffe in Game 5 OT. I wonder if this is Bergeron’s last game. If so, it’s a rough way for him to retire. 

[Mountainair]

Despite my two boys playing roller hockey for the past five years my brother turned me into an avid Ice Hockey fan this year. He bought our family fourth row tickets to the Hurricanes as a Christmas present and it was amazing. I’m so glad to see them advance and the Stadium Series was awesome to watch! 
 

I live only 30 minutes away from my brother but we watch all the Hurricanes games and text each other the entire time. I caught tonight’s game with the Devils and Rags and there were a lot of big nasty hits! My 10 year old plays goalie (in full Goldberg gear no less) and I always have a soft spot for those guys. Such a tough position. My son was diagnosed with a Congenital Heart Defect over the summer and he lives and breathes hockey. Roller hockey is no where near as crazy as ice but the cardiologist only cleared him to play goalie. Hopefully he’s not watching these ice games lol! 

[Marley]

15 hours ago, JTMacc99 said:

I'm assuming you root for a rival team? For example, when I saw the Islanders lose a game 7 at home in overtime, my first thought was something along the lines of a sarcastic, "That's a shame. You hate to see it."

From my side, I absolutely HATE that a team like the Bruins that had a season like that got bounced in the first round. It's just bad for the NHL. 

Speaking of bad for the NHL, I think they were probably hoping they were about to get a final four in the East of Boston, Toronto, New York, and Carolina. Three of the original six teams in big markets would be good for the league.  And instead, they're looking down the barrel of Toronto, Florida, Carolina, and New Jersey.

Blech. No offense to the rabid fan bases of those non-Toronto teams, but they're not exactly good for TV ratings as they are tiny and nobody else cares about them.

I am from BC in Canada so I am a Canucks fan lol so I have hated Boston since 2011. I never get any satisfaction from the Canucks so the Bruins getting bounced is all I can get right now lol.

Carolina and Florida? Meh. They are on the level with Phoenix in my eyes so I don’t care for them.

[Carey]

You know, it's a whole lot of fun watching a quad OT game when you have no stake in the game, when you have no rooting interest, and when you respect both teams in the game

[Salacious Kitty]

14 hours ago, Carey said:

You know, it's a whole lot of fun watching a quad OT game when you have no stake in the game, when you have no rooting interest, and when you respect both teams in the game

I enjoyed it. Being on the west coast, it ended at a reasonable hour. 😀

[Mountainair]

• As a Canes fan it pained me to have to "nope" out at the 3rd OT. My brother however called in sick today. My wake up call is 6:00am and I went to bed at 1:30. Today was a loooooong day! 

[theredhead77]

What a game. I moved to Vegas earlier this year, and while I'm not giving up "my team", I was actively rooting for the Knights. The way Vegas adopted hockey and became a hockey town is amazing. 

[shoregirl]

Only 42 years old with 2 young children. ALS is such a awful, devastating disease.

[bosawks]

Flyers win!

I mean, I didn't watch, I was watching The Phightins, but I figured I'm not going to get a lot of opportunity to post "Flyers win" so might as well take advantage.....

[Mindthinkr]

The Hurricanes won their opener 5-3. 
My nephew texted me “Good. They’re undefeated.” 😂

[shoregirl]

2 hours ago, bosawks said:

Flyers win!

I mean, I didn't watch, I was watching The Phightins, but I figured I'm not going to get a lot of opportunity to post "Flyers win" so might as well take advantage.....

I watched the first period it lined up almost perfectly with the start of the Phils. It kept me busy. Yay Flyers win and the Phillies win!

[Mountainair]

On 10/13/2023 at 12:54 PM, Mindthinkr said:

The Hurricanes won their opener 5-3. 
My nephew texted me “Good. They’re undefeated.” 😂

I’m just glad to have a Carolina team worth pulling for. My Panthers are letting me down spectacularly and I’m not much into college football. 

These west coast games are going to kill me though. I stayed up until almost 2 this morning watching last nights game texting with my brother. Can’t do that during the week. It was a great game ending in a shoot out and we are still undefeated! 

Edited October 15, 2023 by Mountainair

[Mindthinkr]

28 minutes ago, Mountainair said:

I’m just glad to have a Carolina team worth pulling for. My Panthers are letting me down spectacularly and I’m not much into college football. 

These west coast games are going to kill me though. I stayed up until almost 2 this morning watching last nights game texting with my brother. Can’t do that during the week. It was a great game ending in a shoot out and we are still undefeated! 

28 minutes ago, Mountainair said:

 

#CauseChaos #LetsGoCanes 

Hurrah Jordan Martinook 🏒

Funny you chat with your brother during the game. I do too except last night was much too late for us. I hope they do well ton. 

Edited October 15, 2023 by Mindthinkr
Tried to remove accidental double quote.

[Mountainair]

7 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:

 

 

 

 

#CauseChaos #LetsGoCanes 

Hurrah Jordan Martinook 🏒

Funny you chat with your brother during the game. I do too except last night was much too late for us. I hope they do well ton. 

That’s so cool you chat with your brother too! He got me really into watching hockey last year. My boys have played inline hockey with a local league for years though. Last Christmas my brother treated all of us and our parents (8 people) to third row seats to a game. It was awesome! 
 

I love the #CauseChaos hashtag this season!!!! 
 

8:30 game tonight and I have tomorrow off!! 

[shoregirl]

This is horrifying. Former NHL player Adam Johnson was killed after a freak accident on the ice when a skate cut his neck.

He played for the Penguins as well as in the AHL with the Penguin , Flyers and Kings affiliates . 

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/38770208/ex-nhl-player-adam-johnson-29-dies-freak-accident

[voiceover]

Last night for the ‘Yotes in Phoenix.

Shane Doan was there because of course he was.  A fan presented him with his retirement banner (that the mf’ing organization accidentally left behind in the Glendale arena, because of course they did — I think this guy found it in a dumpster, FFS).

O Captain My Captain!!  Nephew de Voiceover & I watched you many times on the ice, over the years.  Those games with him are among my most treasured of memories.

[Carey]

Just call them the Utah Tejano and call it a day

[Fukui San]

Utah Utahns?

Utah Elders?

Utah Missionaries?

[ebk57]

Utah Latter Day Skates

(not mine - saw it on twitter)

[Salacious Kitty]

On 4/17/2024 at 9:16 PM, voiceover said:

Last night for the ‘Yotes in Phoenix.

Shane Doan was there because of course he was.  A fan presented him with his retirement banner (that the mf’ing organization accidentally left behind in the Glendale arena, because of course they did — I think this guy found it in a dumpster, FFS).

O Captain My Captain!!  Nephew de Voiceover & I watched you many times on the ice, over the years.  Those games with him are among my most treasured of memories.

This sucks. I know firsthand how painful it is when your team moves. But I stick with them. 

[Fukui San]

50 minutes ago, ebk57 said:

Utah Latter Day Skates

(not mine - saw it on twitter)

That is good!

[Mindthinkr]

The Stanley Cup finals are about to begin. The first game are the Carolina Hurricanes vs the NY Islanders in Raleigh, NC. 

[Salacious Kitty]

3 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:

The Stanley Cup finals are about to begin. The first game are the Carolina Hurricanes vs the NY Islanders in Raleigh, NC. 

It's not the finals. It's just the first round of the playoffs. 🙂

[ebk57]

22 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

It's not the finals. It's just the first round of the playoffs. 🙂

Details... 😄

[Mindthinkr]

You both are right. I stand corrected. 

[Mindthinkr]

The Hurricanes have made it to the next stage and play the Rangers next. 

[Salacious Kitty]

Go Rangers! 😀

[shoregirl]

 

This Hurricanes jersey is awesome. I'm a flyers fan but kind of want a shirt of this. 

[Mountainair]

Well, Hurricanes blew major chunks in the 3rd last night and let, as my family likes to call them, “The f-ing Rags” beat them at home no less. It was a long shot but hey… 

Speaking of the Rags Netflix had a new Documentary out today on Henrik Lundqvist called Open Heart. I knew who he was from watching NHL network but beyond that didn’t know too much. I didn’t really start watching hockey until about 2 years ago and only watch the Hurricanes typically. I had no idea about his story and when I read the description I thought to myself- “Hey someone with a heart condition can play ice hockey”. I’m glad I pre watched this before my roller hockey playing son did because he aspires to be a professional ice hockey player but his own heart condition limits that opportunity. He plays goalie himself and was only just cleared to skate out under the guarantee we are a no contact league. As Henrik Lundqvist said- it’s all about the contact. One bad hit or puck to the chest and you are toast. I’m glad he decided to hang it up. Sounds like he had a good run. 
 

I guess I’m pulling for the Stars now since my team is out :(

[Salacious Kitty]

Lundqvist is a Hall of Famer. 

[Moose135]

Thank you, Florida Panthers! Eliminated the Rags and head to the Stanley Cup Finals!

[Salacious Kitty]

I will root for whichever team comes out of the West. Fuck Florida. 

Although in all fairness, the Rangers were hot buttered garbage this entire series. They deserved to be sent packing. 

Edited June 2, 2024 by Salacious Kitty
Autofill got me again!

[AimingforYoko]

Interesting that a 3-0 lead has been overcome more times in the NHL than the NBA and MLB combined. Will this be number 5 for the league? Stay tuned...

[Magog]

Panthers 2 - Oilers 1 Yay. 😒 😒

First Stanley Cup Championship for the Florida Panthers. 

Where in the hell is the parade going to be at? I know that the Panthers play in the suburbs (Sunrise, FL)?

 

Connor McDavid won the Conn Smythe Trophy. Its probably not worth a damn to him right now or ever.

Edited June 25, 2024 by Magog

[Mountainair]

Was hoping for an Oilers win. But maybe this means the Carolina Panthers  can do something good this season. Panthers luck am I right? 

[Marley]

I’m Canadian but do not like the Oilers so I’m glad Florida won.

[Kimboweena]

On 6/24/2024 at 10:55 PM, Magog said:

Where in the hell is the parade going to be at? I know that the Panthers play in the suburbs (Sunrise, FL)?

The parade will be in Fort Lauderdale.  Really it could be anywhere in Florida, the whole state is proud of them!

[Magog]

19 minutes ago, Kimboweena said:

The parade will be in Fort Lauderdale.  Really it could be anywhere in Florida, the whole state is proud of them!

I don't think the fans of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Tampa Bay area & in other parts of Florida are very happy about the Panthers winning it all.

[Kimboweena]

On 6/27/2024 at 2:33 PM, Magog said:

I don't think the fans of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Tampa Bay area & in other parts of Florida are very happy about the Panthers winning it all.

Well, in several Florida Facebook pages, I have seen comments like, "Congratulations from Tampa!" and "If it couldn't be TB Lightning, glad it was the Panthers." 

[shoregirl]

https://www.phillyvoice.com/johnny-gaudreau-case-sean-higgins-blood-alcohol-level/

Driver who killed Johnny Gaudreau and his brother being held until trial. He had a blood alcohol of over .08 and was driving aggressively and failed field sobriety test. Both of the Gaudreau brothers wives are pregnant and Johnny has  two small children as well. 

[Carey]

There's no excuse for this story, period.  Though I'll say that one is usually upset having to go back to the office for work and not the other way around.

Not to sound morbid, and sorry if that's the case, if a story like this had occurred in the other 3 major sports, I don't know if the suspect gets out of prison alive.  Would not be stunned if it plays out that way.  The nature of this hit in a rough way throughout the sports community and outside of it.

For me, I'd rather focus more on the Gaudreau Family and less on a guy nobody knew existed this time about a month ago.  Totally robbed the fans of what was next for Johnny Gaudreau and his journey in and out of the NHL.