NHL 2014-2015 Season

[LemonMelon]

Our goal differential right now is insanely good.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Interesting point of debate: this year in the NHL we are seeing two phenomenal rookies at two different positions. Nearing halfway through the season.

Forward Filip Forsberg has 30 points and a plus minus of 24. He's on pace for a 70+ point season.

Defenseman Aaron Ekblad has 13 assists, playing first pairing minutes, and is on pace for a 40 point season as an 18 year old defender.

Who is your favorite for the ROTY at this point? I have my bias of course. But with good reason.

 

[PhilsFan]

The Flyers are the worst shootout team hockey will ever know.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Interesting point of debate: this year in the NHL we are seeing two phenomenal rookies at two different positions. Nearing halfway through the season.

Forward Filip Forsberg has 30 points and a plus minus of 24. He's on pace for a 70+ point season.

Defenseman Aaron Ekblad has 13 assists, playing first pairing minutes, and is on pace for a 40 point season as an 18 year old defender.

Who is your favorite for the ROTY at this point? I have my bias of course. But with good reason.

my vote is for Forsberg... I still maintain that has to be one of the worst trades in recent history.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

This is a very odd game

 

[DaveC]

Nice one there by Giroux. Brutal from Lupul though, these Leafs give up too many pucks.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

They've been looking pretty terrible of late. Im not holding out much hope this year if they keep playing like this.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Fuck yeah, Nick Bjugstad six years. Six years of fuck yeah. Cheap contract, too.

 

[PhilsFan]

Was really cool tonight to watch Claude Giroux get his achilles sliced. Rooting for Philadelphia sports teams is cool and fun.

 

[BoMac]

He's listed as probable for tomorrow.

 

[PhilsFan]

Thank Christ. It looked horrible when it happened.

 

[DaveC]

Yeah that didn't look great on sportscenter.


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[PhilsFan]

He was wearing kevlar socks, and that appears to have saved him from an Erik Karlsson situation, though he's out for tonight's game and didn't even warm up, so their "probable" report was premature.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

so long Randy Carlyle...

NEXT!

 

[DaveC]

I can't decide if I'm surprised or not. I really don't think this is going to make the team any better, at least not this year. Guess it's time to pull the pin on this season. At least the Raptors are good.


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[elevated_u2_fan]

McDavid looked pretty fucking awesome last night

I say we trade everything we can and really start losing with a purpose around here!

 

[BoMac]

Listen to former coach Ron Wilson lob bombs at the Maple Leafs organization and its players.

http://iphone.tsn.ca/tsnpodcasts/LL_RonWilson_Jan6.mp3

 

[BoMac]

Then....there's this:

Kessel on Carlyle's firing: ''You think it's my fault?!'' - Video - TSN

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Kessel's right, Dave Feschuk is an idiot.

 

[BoMac]

This is cool:

Touching Gatorade Ad Features NHL Stars Trying Their Hand At Sledge Hockey

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Well, the post Carlyle era is off to a great start

 

[Yahweh]

Couldn't happen to a better then then the Toronto Maple Laughs.

The New York Islanders are a team I wouldn't want to play in the playoffs, up and coming may have the ability to win their first playoff round since 1993.

 

[DaveC]

Well, the post Carlyle era is off to a great start

Blow it up. All of it.

Trade Kessel, Phaneuf, and anyone else (except maybe Kadri and Rielly) and get some good young prospects who can come up together and learn to play like a team.

The teams current incarnation is an utter failure.

Put it out of its misery.


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[LuckyNumber7]

As a fan of a team that was blown up... it only works with full commitment. Meaning... Kadri's gotta go. Perhaps not right away... but the issue in Toronto is probably rooted in the same continual middle of the pack losing the Panthers did after their first set of high draft picks that were relative failures.

 

[BoMac]

I read that the NHL has booked The National to play the All-Star Game. Finally, the league makes a great musical choice. I mean, Billy Idol? Seriously?

 

[LuckyNumber7]

The National are great but I don't exactly think high energy and exciting hockey when I'm listening. I think nap time.

 

[PhilsFan]

Flyers had me like:

https://vine.co/v/ODdUuWYMDn1

 

[MrPryck2U]

Nothing like an Islanders' shutout victory over the Rangers at the Garden with chants of "Let's Go Islanders!" ringing out at the end.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

McDavid looked pretty fucking awesome last night

I say we trade everything we can and really start losing with a purpose around here!

Have fun with the new lottery odds and tanking... really doesn't help to suck anymore.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

shutout two games in a row but kept shots against under 25... PROGRESS