2019-2020 NHL Season

[Orwell]

The draft lottery was a friggin joke.

The team that gets Lafreniere with the 1st is guaranteed to be basically somewhere between the 9th best team in the league this year and the 24th best team this year. Worst 7 teams are out... lol.

If Chicago, Arizona, Minnesota or New Jersey (via VAN) get 1st overall, it's not a huge deal.

If Winnipeg, Rangers, Florida or Columbus get 1st overall, it will be shady and people will be annoyed.

If Calgary, Nashville, Toronto, Edmonton, Islanders, Carolina, Montreal or Pittsburgh get 1st overall, fans are gonna lose it and call bulls___ on this draft lotto being "fair".

Detroit had the best chance to get him they missed, Detroit had the best chance to get the #2, they missed. Detroit had the best chance to get the #3 they missed. It's a sad sad day.

They were a MACHINE for a while there. I'm talking 07 08 09 10 specifically.

Zetterberg, Datsyuk and Fillpula at center (one played LW usually though) with Franzen, Holmstrom, Samuelsson, Cleary (and Hossa for a year!) at wing. Then you have great role players like Draper Maltby Helm. Osgood in net backed up by Hasek/Howard. LIDSTROM (!!!) anchoring a blueline with Kronwall, Rafalski, Stuart.

It's okay in my mind that thet kind if suck now. They had their day. They will again, too. But for now, it's cool.

Detroit has had some other incredible talent in the 1990s and this is gonna sound silly but it's disappointing they only were able to win 3 cups they won the President's Trophy 6 times from 94-95 to 07-08 and were only able to win the cup in 2 of those seasons. I will take 4 cups in 12 years, but I genuinely believe they could have won 7-8.

[Badger]

The draft lottery was a friggin joke.

The team that gets Lafreniere with the 1st is guaranteed to be basically somewhere between the 9th best team in the league this year and the 24th best team this year. Worst 7 teams are out... lol.

If Chicago, Arizona, Minnesota or New Jersey (via VAN) get 1st overall, it's not a huge deal.

If Winnipeg, Rangers, Florida or Columbus get 1st overall, it will be shady and people will be annoyed.

If Calgary, Nashville, Toronto, Edmonton, Islanders, Carolina, Montreal or Pittsburgh get 1st overall, fans are gonna lose it and call bulls___ on this draft lotto being "fair".

Detroit had the best chance to get him they missed, Detroit had the best chance to get the #2, they missed. Detroit had the best chance to get the #3 they missed. It's a sad sad day.

They were a MACHINE for a while there. I'm talking 07 08 09 10 specifically.

Zetterberg, Datsyuk and Fillpula at center (one played LW usually though) with Franzen, Holmstrom, Samuelsson, Cleary (and Hossa for a year!) at wing. Then you have great role players like Draper Maltby Helm. Osgood in net backed up by Hasek/Howard. LIDSTROM (!!!) anchoring a blueline with Kronwall, Rafalski, Stuart.

It's okay in my mind that thet kind if suck now. They had their day. They will again, too. But for now, it's cool.

Detroit has had some other incredible talent in the 1990s and this is gonna sound silly but it's disappointing they only were able to win 3 cups they won the President's Trophy 6 times from 94-95 to 07-08 and were only able to win the cup in 2 of those seasons. I will take 4 cups in 12 years, but I genuinely believe they could have won 7-8.

How's that ratio compared to the sharks?

[T'Chenka]

I miss Bryzgalov. A f___ing prince amoungst men, IMO.

[The Dowager Mod]

Happy Canada day! eh.
https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/1278297602128216067

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Happy Canada day! eh.
https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/1278297602128216067

Hopefully we get the official announcement and the schedule soon.  Go Preds!

[The Dowager Mod]

Finally.
https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/nhl-officially-release-dates-and-details-of-its-return-to-play-plan

[The Dowager Mod]

I like the colors and the logo rocks, The name sucks though, sounds like a AA baseball team.
https://twitter.com/NHLSeattle_/status/1286334190439395330

[NewYorkExpress]

I like the colors and the logo rocks, The name sucks though, sounds like a AA baseball team.
https://twitter.com/NHLSeattle_/status/1286334190439395330

I may not live in Seattle, but I'm going to have fun if/when the Kraken come in and play the Islanders/Rangers.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

I like the colors and the logo rocks, The name sucks though, sounds like a AA baseball team.
https://twitter.com/NHLSeattle_/status/1286334190439395330

Yeah, I like everything but the name.  It kind of sounds like something the MLS (before they went to the European club-style names for new teams) or XFL would have come up with.

[ON Progressive]

First exhibition game in an hour and a half or so. Glad to see hockey back, even if my team isn’t a part of the bubble unfortunately.

[T'Chenka]

Toronto / Columbus - Game 1

GO LEAFS GO!

We have a rookie playing 3rd line LW tonight. Let's hope we continue to see good things from Mihkayev. Hopefully the D and goaltending will be good enough. Rielly looks really good so far.

[T'Chenka]

Jesus Christ, Elliott Friedman's COVID beard is MASSIVE.

[JGibson]

Go Blues! We got a Cup to defend!

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

It's funny, without any fans in the stands that hockey players whom are heavily padded are fighting to keep the interest going in hockey. It's all planned out, they werent fighting that much when there were fans in the stands.

Just like how Seth Rollins got Tom Phillip's into the act, its sparks interest

[Obama-Biden Democrat]

I had turned off the leafs game in disgust when Columbus was up 2-0. That comeback was a hockey miracle.

[T'Chenka]

Toronto Maple Leafs - Game 5
Winner take all game

Badger is probably disappointed in the Pens, but they have a 1 in 8 chance to draft Lafreniere 1st overall now, and we find out tomorrow evening.

[Donerail]

Well.

At least we're not getting swept this time.

[NewYorkExpress]

https://www.si.com/nhl/2020/08/10/nhl-draft-lottery-top-pick-results-rangers

Rangers win the Draft Lottery.

I smell a rigged lottery. David Stern would be proud of the rigging done here.

[The Dowager Mod]

https://www.si.com/nhl/2020/08/10/nhl-draft-lottery-top-pick-results-rangers

Rangers win the Draft Lottery.

I smell a rigged lottery. David Stern would be proud of the rigging done here.

Patrick Ewing nods in approval.

[JGibson]

So angry over the Blues collapsing, especially with tonight's game in which they came back to force OT... only to lose 4-3 in OT. We have NOT had a win since entering the bubble. 

[T'Chenka]

So angry over the Blues collapsing, especially with tonight's game in which they came back to force OT... only to lose 4-3 in OT. We have NOT had a win since entering the bubble. 

They've squeaked out 2 wins since, evening the series. I'd personally prefer to see the Blues advance over Vancouver, so here's hoping.

Game 5 - Wed
Game 6 -  Fri
Game 7 - Sun (if necessary)

[JGibson]

So angry over the Blues collapsing, especially with tonight's game in which they came back to force OT... only to lose 4-3 in OT. We have NOT had a win since entering the bubble. 

They've squeaked out 2 wins since, evening the series. I'd personally prefer to see the Blues advance over Vancouver, so here's hoping.

Game 5 - Wed
Game 6 -  Fri
Game 7 - Sun (if necessary)

Hopefully my Blues can win the Cup again. But first, they gotta get past Vancouver.

[Florian Geyer]

I hate the Bruins. Just win by having circus freakshow Zdeno Chara break one of the other team's best shooters legs. Excellent strat.

[JGibson]

My St. Louis Blues went out of the playoffs. The Cup defense run ended for us.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Even in the era of social distancing,  enforcers cant duke it put like used, they only can pound the gloves, not a full blown fight

That was the best part of hockey