Game Thread: NHL Games - 1-6-15

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Nice work Jackets!

 

[Cobiemonster]

Semyon Varlamov is a beast - 54 save shutout at UC against Chicago - and the Avs are back to .500

 

[esls79]

I think the Wild has the worst goaltending in the league - even worse than Edmonton. If they aren't statistically, then they are damn near the worst.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

I think the Wild has the worst goaltending in the league - even worse than Edmonton. If they aren't statistically, then they are damn near the worst.

22nd in GAA
28th in Save % .895

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Getting ugly 6-0

 

[puckhead]

All the new guys hitting the scoresheet in Vancouver tonight.
Bonino Vey and Stanton, assists to Richardson and Dorsett and the old dog Bieksa.

Tavares owning the face off dots though. 10-2 though 2. Sedin 4-10 and Bonino 1-7 seem to be the primary victims


/box score watching

 

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10,876 was the attendance in Glendale tonight - 3 1/2 years and counting.

 

[Cobiemonster]

David Backes with four goals tonight against the Coyotes

 

[Sgt Brutus]

10,876 was the attendance in Glendale tonight - 3 1/2 years and counting.

???

 

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???

The lease the new Yotes owners signed 18 months ago has an escape clause after 5 years if the team has lost $50 million over that time frame.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Grabo makes it a one goal game in Vancouver

 

[Cobiemonster]

Canucks beat the Isles 3-2

 

[forty_three]

Purty

I was kind of hoping Wennberg would have found a bit more of a scoring touch by now, but these little flashes of brilliance he shows make me worry a bit less that it hasn't come through at this level yet.

 

[IndyAndy]

Just finished watching my tape of last night's Wild/Sharks game. I am beginning to see what all of the Buffalo fans were warning me about re: Vanek. The guy won't take of shot on goal for anything.

 

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^^ 43's gif above

Nice goal and all, but holy Hannah did Lindback ever over commit on that play.

 

[forty_three]

^^ 43's gif above

Nice goal and all, but holy Hannah did Lindback ever over commit on that play.

I don't know, had Wennberg shot, he was in a pretty good spot. Maybe could have been a few feet further out, but he was on the right line. Just looks worse because the play wound up so far behind him.

I wouldn't have punched him on the bench for that.



Now the flop on Johansen's goal...

 

[forty_three]

Gifable goodness:

Sliding sideways with his back straight up makes that one heck of a shot on goal...


Still pretty ridiculous the little amount of space Johansen had to shoot to and he still hit it.

 

[forty_three]

Just found this angle of Connauten's goal.

Two things:
1) SNIPE
2) Why have I never seen this angle before? Camera in in the boards I guess?


Okay, third thing: Nice "flamingo" Twinkle Toes.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Where do you get these? Awesome gifs

 

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43, what's the buzz like in C-Bus for the upcoming All-Star game?