Ongoing NHL Thread - Part Brock and Roll Four Lines

[naslundfan19]

ummmmmm..... Habs / Panthers?

Florida is resting everybody, it looks like.

 

[dash]

Habs honoring Guy Lafleur by scoring 10 tonight.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

What a dumbass. League better suspend him for a PO game or two.

 

[forty_three]

I think the majority of the uptick in scoring has to do with the compressed schedule and guys being tired. Defensive lapses and likely an increase in turnovers in the defensive zone creating more scoring opportunities. I haven't looked at any advanced stats to confirm this, just a guess.

This and I wonder if the goalie quality gone down hill in recent seasons?

The "average" goalies are better than in years past, but there are fewer top end talents in net now, if that makes sense.

I think the young skaters coming up are better conditioned, have been using the better equipment, and have been facing better competition for longer. They are more creative than they've ever been.

 

[forty_three]

Let's fire up the wayback machine and see who the real experts are:

Maybe that angry gnome knows what he's talking about...

 

[esls79]

EBUG in nets for the Ducks

 

[mattola]

Won my fantasy hockey again back to back

 

[dash]

I mean, nobody really cares about the Jennings trophy, however the fact that Carolina wins the Jennings because they allowed fewer empty net goals than the Flames (Flames had 11 while Carolina had 6) is kinda dumb.

 

[forty_three]

EBUG in nets for the Ducks

Like it.

 

[dare2be]

I mean, nobody really cares about the Jennings trophy, however the fact that Carolina wins the Jennings because they allowed fewer empty net goals than the Flames (Flames had 11 while Carolina had 6) is kinda dumb.

Fewer empty net goals just tells me that it's a better built team rather than relying on stellar goaltending as much.

 

[dash]

Fewer empty net goals just tells me that it's a better built team rather than relying on stellar goaltending as much.

You can just take that sound reasonable logic and...

 

[puckhead]

Like it.

he's blind in one eye as well.

 

[naslundfan19]

 

[dash]

Gord is right up there with Chris Cuthbert, Rick Ball, and John Shorthouse as my Mt. Rushmore of hockey play-by-play guys.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

I know RJ wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but 51 years is, in his own words, a hell of a ride.

 

[puckhead]

I wonder how many hockey pools are hanging in the balance on today's sad, lonely game.

Come on Morgan Geekie. Something buddy, anything!

 

[naslundfan19]

Kyle Connor 50 goal szn.

 

[dash]

Kyle Connor 50 goal szn.

I just checked his contract on capfriendly and my goodness, that's great value for the Jets. Just a little over 7 shmill until the end of the 2026 season.

 

[puckhead]

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I don’t think he should be banned for life but half a season is too short a ban. At the very least should be banned for next season.