Yeah, that's fine. I figured once Sunday passes, I'll grab everyone's info, do a random match-up, and everyone can send theirs out at their convenience within a reasonable timeline.
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NHL November 2015 |OT| Dan Cleary demands your respect, not your love
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Yeah, that's fine. I figured once Sunday passes, I'll grab everyone's info, do a random match-up, and everyone can send theirs out at their convenience within a reasonable timeline.
Hi Ken Holland!
Calamari41
41 > 38
If you're going to be in Switzerland for 16 months just don't even get involved with this.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Hahaha
Calamari41
41 > 38
I know the Sabres are playing Florida tonight, but I just wanted to share and relive this amazing game when Chris Neil from Ottawa took a blindside shot on Chris Drury, and Lindy Ruff sent his thugs out to go after Ottawa's skill guys:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TbZAua6JJ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TbZAua6JJ4
CreeperBlocks
Banned
I'm just waiting for who are the Guest Characters in Smash Brothers
Lone_Prodigy
Member
I'm not expecting much from the Nintendo Direct. A TP remake would be bonkers though.
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
Anaheim going to get Austin Matthews
Looked up Hurricanes prospect stats cause why not, and saw that Sebastian Aho (2nd round pick) and Nicolas Roy (4th round pick) are having some pretty solid seasons in Karpat and Chicoutimi respectively.
Aho: 17 GP, 15 points (7G, 8A).
Roy: 17 GP, 24 points (12G, 12A).
Aho's stats are probably skewed a bit since Karpat I guess is something of a powehouse, but it seemed pretty good to me for an 18-year old in the Finnish league. And Roy's statistics don't jump out compared to what other guys from this past draft are doing (Beauvillier stuck out in particular), but still...yeah. Somebody who knows better than me can put this in context.
Aho: 17 GP, 15 points (7G, 8A).
Roy: 17 GP, 24 points (12G, 12A).
Aho's stats are probably skewed a bit since Karpat I guess is something of a powehouse, but it seemed pretty good to me for an 18-year old in the Finnish league. And Roy's statistics don't jump out compared to what other guys from this past draft are doing (Beauvillier stuck out in particular), but still...yeah. Somebody who knows better than me can put this in context.
Zombie James
Banned
Trap coaches are all singing the same tune. Claude Julien wonders why we can't just be more like soccer fans.
ShinRPGamer
Member
So Dallas I know you have you're things going on but if I may take some of your time to ask just a small request. Can you please let Winnipeg win tonight? You can even let it go to OT but we would like a win from you.
He truly is God's gift to offense.
No. He is talking about the trend that usually pops up a couple times during the season where people talk about enlarging the nets for more goal scoring.
yeah I read it, he's right I guess
or he's just trying to bring in the soccer culture so that people will accept that everyone on his team dives a lot amirite
I wish! Everyone on this team is dying instead.
Zombie James
Banned
All the low-hanging fruit's been picked (better officiating, taking out the red line, moving the blue lines, shrinking the crease, 4-on-4 and 3-on-3 OT) and we're back to pre-2005 levels of scoring again. All that's left is shrinking goaltender equipment or increasing the size of the nets. These senile old fossils are too set in their ways to change their coaching styles.
...you're saying this like it's a necessity though. Is there direct data showing the NHL is in danger because of this?
Nicolas Roy slipped big time in the nhl draft, didn't have a good season last year and he tumbled down the rankings. Was a 1st overall pick in the Q-league draft just two years ago.
the attendances are low in Florida and Arizona, the only 2 places Bettman cares about, therefore yes the NHL is in danger!
tbh 24 points in 17 GP in the Q during D+1 year is good, but not something to get overly excited about, Q is a high scoring league.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
still better than carolina or NYI
CosmicQueso
Member
Arizona is 28th out of 30 in average home attendance this year thank you very much.
Islanders and Hurricanes have them beat in attendance shitshowing.
Edit: Beaten.
Vancouver only at 97% capacity? Ottawa 90%? Time to move some teams down south where they can thrive.
lol you people
for NYI it's not about the attendance, it's about the number of people that can't see the game from their seats
ShadowSoldier89
Member
also, its insane how many people buy standing room in chicago
CosmicQueso
Member
This is the main reason the Coyotes left downtown at America West Arena. You couldn't see the goal from one end of the rink.
Still, shoulda stayed there.
Heartbreaking to watch the end of the Whalers final game. Losing one's team sucks.
Division fucking Rivalry, my friend. Your team is not called the Toronto Maple Leafs, is it? Then don't expect any kind of mercy from us.
I mean, we might lose, that's totally possible, but rest assured it won't be because we didn't try.
ShinRPGamer
Member
Honestly I'll be happy if we can just get a point tonight to hold off Chicago a little while longer. That said, we really need to win these divisional games.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Oh come on. I've been by far the most vocal on this board over the years about my dislike for Holland.
So do we, my man, so do we
They stopped calling interference.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
this is really the biggest thing
is it though? 2005-2006 was a joke, they would call a penalty whenever a player had his stick parallel to the ice, no matter what... that was kinda ridiculous
Yeah,there was also that thing where his dad made a stink about wanting him to play in Quebec that didn't leave the best impression.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
dont need to look to 2005-2006 though, penalty calls are at the lowest they have ever been.
2005-2006 was 5.8 penalties per game, and that was awful, this season is 3.2, equally awful. Somewhere in between that would give more power play goals from chances alone, and increase scoring opportunities from players avoiding interference calls that currently they are getting away with
are you saying they should call penalties that are penalties instead of trying to play even stevens and count the number of penalties?
ARE YOU CRAZY?
ShadowSoldier89
Member
everytime I hear "even up call" I get the urge to punt a kitten
Hooking is being called fine, tripping too. I'd argue "lifting the stick" gets improperly called, but I understand it's hard to tell at full speed.
Interference though is rampant, and should be called way more.
I always put interference and hooking in the same category, they always stop calling it when the game is on the line and/or if they already called a couple of penalties against your team and that's frustrating, that's the biggest problem
how about something way crazier : remove the second ref and replace him by a ref in a control room full of TV with multiple angles