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[Stasis]

I tune in just in time to see a Puempel hatty and a Mike Smith classic stick break.

Beautiful timing.

edit: LOL, they're saying no one wanted to go into Smith's net to collect the puck for Puempel because he was so furious and holding basically a sharpened stake. Eventually a linesman calmed him down and went over.

What a giant man-baby.

 

[CosmicQueso]

The Rangers just broke the Coyotes. Assist to the refs. What a disaster.

Cut Smith some slack. He's carrying this shit show on his own and he's having to play every game. He has absolutely no defensive support.

 

[zroid]

PUEMPEL HAT TRICK!

rip cake

 

[FUBAR McDangles]

Yay 12

And i get to be at the Xcel for #13!

Spoiler

expansion bros no more Foggy!

 

[Stasis]

Also, not that I'm complaining here, but if Hayes keeps this up he's gonna get a solid payday in 2018.

 

[Yawnier]

http://www.tsn.ca/laine-will-end-up-a-superior-player-to-matthews-1.626863

The argument on overdrive over this article a few weeks ago was so good, I don't know if Lawless will appear on their show ever again.

 

[Cake Boss]

rip cake

I got my Pixel, it's blowing me right now while I cry watching Puempel.

What a great phone.

 

[Erdrick]

http://www.tsn.ca/laine-will-end-up-a-superior-player-to-matthews-1.626863

It doesn't matter if both teams are shit, though.

 

[DopeyFish]

Yay 12

And i get to be at the Xcel for #13!

Spoiler

expansion bros no more Foggy!

watch them lose because of you being there

 

[SmackCrackleNPop]

Flames play kind of dirty.
Good win Ducks!

 

[Erdrick]

It's cute how Laine was considered the favorite for the Calder for a few weeks.

You speak as if he still isn't though. He's definitely still under consideration. And rightly so.

 

[boxter432]

Pretty crazy the biggest streak matchup ever is between two teams that came into the league together.

 

[DopeyFish]

Pretty crazy the biggest streak matchup ever is between two teams that came into the league together.

no two NHL teams with 7+ win streaks have ever played each other

 

[Cake Boss]

It's cute how Laine was considered the favorite for the Calder for a few weeks.

It's cute how you like to cherry pick shit so it can follow your homerism.

 

[Foggy]

Yay 12

And i get to be at the Xcel for #13!

Spoiler

expansion bros no more Foggy!

Expansionemies!

Will this be the first time the Stanley Cup was awarded on New Year's Eve?! EXCITING!

 

[shadowkat]

http://www.tsn.ca/laine-will-end-up-a-superior-player-to-matthews-1.626863

I feel stupid (or maybe I'm just tired) but I have no idea what this is supposed to mean:

But Laine buries the value meter needle in red.

and

Be careful, though, not to forget that five of the faces of the game since the mid-1970s have been wingers: Guy Lafleur, Mike Bossy, Jaromir Jagr, Alexander Ovechkin and Patrick Kane.

....this seems like a stupid point. Of course there are faces that are wingers?? Defensemen too! And please, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux are probably the biggest faces of the game since the 70s.

I'm too tired for this article.

 

[Foggy]

The media needs to let go of the Laine/Matthews thing. The Matthews/Eichel debate is way more juicy.

 

[DopeyFish]

I feel stupid (or maybe I'm just tired) but I have no idea what this is supposed to mean:



and



....this seems like a stupid point. Of course there are faces that are wingers?? Defensemen too! And please, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux are probably the biggest faces of the game since the 70s.

I'm too tired for this article.

Gary Lawless is a huge jets homer, he made that article when there was a big void between Laine and Matthews.

Matthews after this article has come roaring back and has made Lawless look like an idiot.

Unrelated... Leafs are third in the league in time holding a lead. Imagine how good they could be if they would stop blowing leads lol

 

[zroid]

I was just looking at Matthews performance bonus criteria, and apparently there's a bonus for being named All Star Game MVP

that is a joke :lol

there is a pretty good chance he will hit most if not all of his bonuses this year anyhow. The one for being top 10 in goals in particular will be worth $2M on the cap. Ouch.

Basically he will earn $200K for each "Schedule A" criterion reached (up to a max of 4), and $2M for reaching any one of the "Schedule B" criteria

 

[Yawnier]

The media needs to let go of the Laine/Matthews thing. The Matthews/Eichel debate is way more juicy.

I do hope that 3-5 years down the line that we will get a leafs-sabres playoff series. There are too many storylines for it not to happen

 

[Smiley90]

Wild-BJ's, clash of the Titans

 

[MetatronM]

 

[Zombie James]

I was just looking at Matthews performance bonus criteria, and apparently there's a bonus for being named All Star Game MVP

that is a joke :lol

there is a pretty good chance he will hit most if not all of his bonuses this year anyhow. The one for being top 10 in goals in particular will be worth $2M on the cap. Ouch.

Basically he will earn $200K for each "Schedule A" criterion reached (up to a max of 4), and $2M for reaching any one of the "Schedule B" criteria

$2M for a top-10 goal scorer isn't "ouch".

 

[MetatronM]

I hope you all appreciate how much restraint I'm showing in not pointing out that Matt Puempel's 3 power play goals in a single game tonight was the first time a Ranger has done that since 1994.

 

[zroid]

$2M for a top-10 goal scorer isn't "ouch".

Of course not, if it was just being paid this year then it's not a problem. But the Leafs are already near the cap, which means any bonuses triggered are going to be penalties on next year's cap. That will impact their free agency.

 

[Quick]

Wild-BJ's, clash of the Titans

This is the real rivalry night.

 

[Marvie_3]

Of course not, if it was just being paid this year then it's not a problem. But the Leafs are already near the cap, which means any bonuses triggered are going to be penalties on next year's cap. That will impact their free agency.

Yeah the Leafs need more cap space for superstars like Matt Martin.

 

[calder]

It's cute how Laine was considered the favorite for the Calder for a few weeks.

Do you PM screenshots of your posts to Soc or do you just assume he's on it already?

 

[MetatronM]

If the playoffs started right now:

Flyers @ Blue Jackets
Rangers @ Penguins
Capitals @ Canadiens
Bruins @ Senators

Stars @ Blackhawks
Blues @ Wild
Flames @ Sharks
Ducks @ Oilers

 

[Socreges]

Do you PM screenshots of your posts to Soc or do you just assume he's on it already?

Like I don't have better things to do 🙄

Spoiler

I have a separate drive on my computer for archived Forza/User33 materials

If the playoffs started right now:

Flyers @ Blue Jackets
Rangers @ Penguins
Capitals @ Canadiens
Bruins @ Senators

Stars @ Blackhawks
Blues @ Wild
Flames @ Sharks
Ducks @ Oilers

Meh

 

[Unhandled Exception]

We're Florida now. Fucking great.

 

[Pikma]

Bless you Quick 💋💋💋
I wanted to pick the ugliest one but Kat would make fun of me until the day I died

We're Florida now. Fucking great.

Just let me know if you want to attend all 5 games, I'll just paypal you the $$$ bby 💋💋💋

 

[shadowkat]

Gary Lawless is a huge jets homer, he made that article when there was a big void between Laine and Matthews.

Matthews after this article has come roaring back and has made Lawless look like an idiot.

Unrelated... Leafs are third in the league in time holding a lead. Imagine how good they could be if they would stop blowing leads lol

I thought it might have been that one but I was too tired last night to be bothered to look, lol.

We're Florida now. Fucking great.

At least it's affordable.

Bless you Quick 💋💋💋
I wanted to pick the ugliest one but Kat would make fun of me until the die I died


Just let me know if you want to attend all 5 games, I'll just paypal you the $$$ bby 💋💋💋

Hey now. .(

I only questioned the last one. Because it was fugly.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

If the playoffs started right now:

Flyers @ Blue Jackets
Rangers @ Penguins
Capitals @ Canadiens
Bruins @ Senators

Stars @ Blackhawks
Blues @ Wild
Flames @ Sharks
Ducks @ Oilers

Capitals vs Habs would be fun. I feel the West has the same matchups every year. The only difference this year is the Oilers are in instead of LA.

 

[Foggy]

It's cute how Laine was considered the favorite for the Calder for a few weeks.

 

[Fata1moose]

We're Florida now. Fucking great.

Can't say I blame people for the poor attendance at the moment. What a pathetic ass team.

 

[Pikma]

I thought it might have been that one but I was too tired last night to be bothered to look, lol.



At least it's affordable.


Hey now. .(

I only questioned the last one. Because it was fugly.

Come on admit it, it had it's charm

 

[shadowkat]

Come on admit it, it had it's charm

It was a significant downgrade from Scobby.

 

[Silver Arrows]

Good on Marchand. Fuck the sort of blatant and unchecked homophobia in hockey.

 

[Fata1moose]

You know you fucked up when you're getting a lecture on how to act by Brad Marchand.

 

[Simon Belmont]

I don't like it when Marchand does things to humanize himself to me

Spoiler

Good on him

 

[Silver Arrows]

Of course, the irony being...how much does Marchand, with his pesty ways, use derogatory and homophobic language on the ice?

Pretty much all hockey players are like this until further notice. Look good for the cameras for a cause, when in reality they don't give a shit.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

You know you fucked up when you're getting a lecture on how to act by Brad Marchand.

Marchand is still a good Maritimes kid. Even if he's on Boston

 

[Foggy]

Marchand is still a good Maritimes kid. Even if he's on Boston

Only scoundrels and drunks are from the Maritimes

 

[zroid]

New England is basically the US Maritimes anyway

 

[Simon Belmont]

New England is basically the US Maritimes anyway

I did not realize the maritimes were hugely racist.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

Marchand is still a good Maritimes kid. Even if he's on Boston

I thought a lot of people there were fans of the Bruins actually as well as the Habs.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

I thought a lot of people there were fans of the Bruins actually as well as the Habs.

Yeah there's a lot of Bruins fans here. But they are probably outnumbered by Habs and Leafs fans

 

[PillarEN]

The only good thing to come from the Maritimes is Trailer Park Boys and Ellen Page. I thought maybe Dan Cleary came from there but he's from Newfoundland so too bad.

 

[Pikma]

I did not realize the maritimes were hugely racist.

I've heard Creeperblocks is the racistest of them all