Nhl thread

[El Kabong]

Game vs top rated team ended in a 4-3 OT loss. I had a so-so game, didn't do anything spectacular but just skated hard and tried to maintain control of the puck. Those guys just have a lot of good skaters and we couldn't string our passes together.


Any thoughts on 3 v 3 Overtimes? I rather enjoy shootouts.


Pittsburgh is looking rough, they can score 6 a game or nothing, they run hot & cold too easy.


Any thoughts on Toronto? They look like imploding as well. Kadri needs to get shipped out IMO.

[Beanflicker]

Kadri will probably shipped out like Evander Kane was from Winnipeg.

NHL is actually exciting to me now, a month or so ago I accepted that the Sens were not making the playoffs, now they are 4 points out and Andrew Hammond is playing amazing and breaking 80 year old records in net.

Ottawa is 4 points away from Boston and playing them tonight... big game!

[Beanflicker]

Andrew Hammond is one of the biggest stories of the year in the NHL IMO.

The guy was a mediocre goalie by AHL standards, both starting goalies are injured and they have to reluctantly play him, and he's now gone 11-0-1, 2 shut outs, with a 1.35 goals against average and .956 save percentage. He's living every kid's dream. Hasn't let in more than two goals in a game yet.

[palmerq]

robble robble

[Beanflicker]

God damn Bruins broke his streak and scored 4 on him, but the Sens pulled out the 6-4 win so it's all good.

[El Kabong]

Soooo rumblings of Ilya Kovalchuk wanting to return to the NHL are making the rounds recently, if I was a Devils fan I'd be pissed.

[Beanflicker]

Yeah I think with the collapse of the Russian ruble, a lot of those KHL guys are looking to come back to America for that American green.

He'd still make a great addition to any team, he's only 31. Jagr was much older when he jumped back to the NHL after spending a several years in the KHL. You dream of having a guy like Kovalchuk on your team. He's a big body, an elite sniper with an A+ wrist shot, and in New Jersey he was a fantastic 2-way player.

[El Kabong]

If LA makes the playoffs the Hurricanes get an extra 1st round pick in the draft

[El Kabong]

Never know what you're going to get with the Ruskies these days. No more "sure things" from there. When Semin is on his game he's amazing but it's inconsistent.

[Beanflicker]

6 goals and 13 assists doesn't cut it when you're making as much as he does. He still has 3 years left in a 5 year 35 million dollar deal. If he keeps playing like he has this year it could be the worst contract since Scott Gomez's 7 year 51 million dollar deal.

[El Kabong]

Well the regular season for my adult league games is up, we finished the season 8-3-2 and were the ONLY team to give the #1 team any challenges. We're headed into the playoffs as the 3 seed. We've got a decent team that we're facing but we SHOULD win every game from here on out. I got an assist last night, but didn't do too terribly much as I was playing defense (which I hate when I can't check anyone).


Anyone have a favorite in the West or East they think will win it all....I think the New York Rangers are a good bet

[Beanflicker]

My picks:

EAST

Ottawa over Montreal
Tampa Bay over Detroit
Islanders over Washington
And I'm picking the upset... Pittsburgh over New York


WEST

Minnesota over St. Louis
Nashville over Chicago
Winnipeg over the Ducks
Calgary over Vancouver