i think Ottawa's going to be cautious with trading their goalies after trading away Bishop for just a 4th rounder, and with how much Anderson gets injured they'll probably keep Hammond around before dealing him. Unless they get something ridiculous like a first rounder or a good defenseman I don't think Hammond will get dealt.

QuanticHawk

United States32157 Posts

March 31 2015 14:46 GMT

#1682

they also have lerner who they've been really high on for some time now. he was basically being groomed to replace Anderson until Hammond showed up

docvoc

United States5491 Posts

April 01 2015 04:29 GMT

#1683

On March 25 2015 15:35 Orcasgt24 wrote:

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SJ is going to have a new GM and coach this offseason. Instead of calling out one of the league's constantly best centers you should be thanking him for staying.
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Three centers doing this for you should not result the way it has. Coach and GM have royally fucked up

I'm not calling him out lol, the GM did. Also people say Doug Wilson will be gone every single season, though I do think this season may be reason enough for him to go. Coach idk about, Mclellan doesn't do a terrible job, and his style fits the sharks but he certainly hasn't been able to get the sharks to have that last little push.

GolemMadness

Canada11044 Posts

April 01 2015 06:26 GMT

#1684

Well, that's gonna be a suspension.

QuanticHawk

United States32157 Posts

April 01 2015 14:03 GMT

#1685

buff's generally a cool and good dude but damn that's a cock knocker move. He apparently got Zucc really good too at the end of the game

of course kreider got revenge with 3 minutes left to put the rangers up 3-2

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anyone interested in doing a playoff pick em??

Flaccid

8917 Posts

April 01 2015 16:00 GMT

#1686

Sick company for Ovie.

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QuanticHawk

United States32157 Posts

April 01 2015 16:15 GMT

#1687

what's crazy is how fast he is gonna hit 500 goals. it will be like 200+ games faster than bondra who wasn't a slouch. he's on pace to be the 6th fastest to 500.

this is my fav stat though:

Ovechkin has scored the most goals in the NHL since the start of the 2001-02 season.

"But wait," you say. "Ovechkin didn't enter the League until 2005-06."

Correct. Oveckhin spotted the rest of the NHL a three-year head start and has caught and passed each of them in goals-scored. In fact, Ovechkin's ten seasons in the League represent one of the most dominant goal-scoring seasons in history relative to the second-leading scorer over that span.

http://www.japersrink.com/2015/3/31/8313139/the-historic-goal-scoring-dominance-of-alex-ovechkin

Two fucking lockouts probably robbed him of another 75-100 goals.

Orcasgt24

Canada3238 Posts

April 02 2015 06:15 GMT

#1688

Ovechkin can score better than anybody. He will break all goal scoring records if he stays healthy and the NHL stops these fuckin lockouts (please note I did not say points, I said goals)

So Edmonton was 5-1-1 in their last 7 and playing really good. Nothing like a date with the NHL's best team to remind you of just how bad you are...that was a rough game. Not sure why we started Scrivens instead of Bachman but I doubt would have mattered anyways

Blisse

Canada3710 Posts

April 02 2015 07:34 GMT

#1689

go edmonton go! pass the leafs pls

tank4mceichel!!!

QuanticHawk

United States32157 Posts

April 02 2015 14:04 GMT

#1690

On April 02 2015 15:15 Orcasgt24 wrote:
Ovechkin can score better than anybody. He will break all goal scoring records if he stays healthy and the NHL stops these fuckin lockouts (please note I did not say points, I said goals)

So Edmonton was 5-1-1 in their last 7 and playing really good. Nothing like a date with the NHL's best team to remind you of just how bad you are...that was a rough game. Not sure why we started Scrivens instead of Bachman but I doubt would have mattered anyways

I love the fact that everyone knows what his heat map looks like and he still scores by just crushing it from the off wing

Stamkos has a very similar style on the pp too. it's just so damn fun to watch. Kovalchuk used to be like that too

soul55555

Canada45 Posts

April 02 2015 22:42 GMT

#1691

Go Flames Go.

Orcasgt24

Canada3238 Posts

April 02 2015 23:51 GMT

#1692

Dustin Byfuglien only gets 4 games for his cross check to the back of that Ranger players neck. He got off light....

Kyhron

United States945 Posts

April 03 2015 04:10 GMT

#1693

4 game suspension for a key player on a team in the middle of a fight for a playoff spot is pretty brutal. Him being out those 4 games could easily cost the Jets a chance at the playoffs. Granted the race for the West playoff spots are absolutely insane and will go down to the absolute last day most likely.

Looking at the playoff picture currently makes me shake my head. Metro division has 4 people already out of contention while the Central has no one out. What's the latest into the season has there been an entire division in contention for playoff spots?

Blisse

Canada3710 Posts

April 03 2015 04:56 GMT

#1694

wow edm, 8-1? D: you were supposed to beat the kings!

Orcasgt24

Canada3238 Posts

April 03 2015 05:03 GMT

#1695

On April 03 2015 13:56 Blisse wrote:
wow edm, 8-1? D: you were supposed to beat the kings!

Edmonton in California never goes well for the copper and blue lol. 8-1 is brutal but the lose is entirely expected. Plus LA is in playoff push mode so they are alot tougher to beat now then they were 3 months ago

QuanticHawk

United States32157 Posts

April 04 2015 01:26 GMT

#1696

On April 03 2015 08:51 Orcasgt24 wrote:
Dustin Byfuglien only gets 4 games for his cross check to the back of that Ranger players neck. He got off light....

honestly i thought that's within the realm of fair... in my mind i would have been happy with 4-6.

Orcasgt24

Canada3238 Posts

April 04 2015 01:40 GMT

#1697

On April 04 2015 10:26 QuanticHawk wrote:

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honestly i thought that's within the realm of fair... in my mind i would have been happy with 4-6.

With the way the NHL dishes out suspensions it more than likely is fair but I have an issue with the system in general. Some of the head shots you see aren't exactly dirty players playing dirty. Its a player throwing a hockey check and its gone wrong. Deserving of punishment, yes. Then you see that cross check. Hockey isn't being played their. That is nothing less than a gross deliberate attempt to injure a vulnerable player. No high speed, no bang bang type thing. One guy on his belly and another standing above him.

If someone skate across the ice at full speed and threw an elbow at someones head/neck they would get 10 or more and no one would blink, we'd all say good job NHL. I put Byfuglien's cross check in that same category of offense.

QuanticHawk

United States32157 Posts

April 04 2015 01:57 GMT

#1698

oh yeah I agree with what you're saying for sure. I guess me wanting at least those numbers was me taking that into factor. But I agree, I do not care for coming down harshly on bang-bang plays where head contact happens. Those deserve some kind of punishment, but I really really really dislike how closely those are stamped out but you have to absolutely crush someone on a board to just get a game or two. That's never a bang-bang play.

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