Hoss Posted March 12, 2014 Report Posted March 12, 2014 Sounds like NHL Expansion is not in the immediate future for the NHL. Hopefully this means no expansion teams for the 2015 Draft. http://www.sportsnet...re-down-in-nhl/ Scroll down for video. Never ever believe what is said on these types of things until it's final. If Bettman starts saying it's going to happen then he can't milk the expansion fee more. Quote
MILFHUNTER#518 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Posted March 12, 2014 I just don't understand why NBC Sports Network plays these disgusting dirty hits in their opening montage for rivalry night. Tonight it was the chara hit on Max Pacioretti... SHAMELESS!!! Quote
... Posted March 12, 2014 Report Posted March 12, 2014 So odd to see Vanek as a Hab. That was a head shot by Lucic! I hate the Bruins. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted March 13, 2014 Report Posted March 13, 2014 this gave me a chuckle http://www.buffaloruse.net/sports/nhl-when-stars-blue-jackets-game-resumes-minor-penalty-will-be-enforced/ Quote
biodork Posted March 13, 2014 Report Posted March 13, 2014 this gave me a chuckle http://www.buffaloru...ll-be-enforced/ lol this was my favorite part: Lindy Ruff, when informed of the decision to enforce the minor penalty, was guarded in his response. “I don’t want to get fined but I think that Gary Bettman is a flaming ######. I didn’t know until now that he could actually count to eight.” Quote
IKnowPhysics Posted March 13, 2014 Report Posted March 13, 2014 Brian Burke doesn't have the cojones to tank, tries to mask it as character: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=446131 Quote
Andrew Amerk Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 Time after time, Tortorella has been given teams that coaches dream of having, and time after time, he screws it all up. It's a miracle that he won in Tampa. I think Torts has just lost his touch. He was great with the Amerks, then in TB... He has been awful since. Time to stop coaching. Quote
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 Time after time, Tortorella has been given teams that coaches dream of having, and time after time, he screws it all up. It's a miracle that he won in Tampa. :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: I think Torts has just lost his touch. He was great with the Amerks, then in TB... He has been awful since. Time to stop coaching. I do believe he has won more playoff series in the past 10 months than Lindy Ruff has in the past 7 years???? I also feel he will be in the playoffs this year and Ruff will not. Quote
Hoss Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 I also feel he will be in the playoffs this year and Ruff will not. Will be a really tough hill to climb. Down four points, three more games played, injuries to a few of your best players, unreliable goaltending, drama... I'd be shocked if Vancouver made it. Quote
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 Will be a really tough hill to climb. Down four points, three more games played, injuries to a few of your best players, unreliable goaltending, drama... I'd be shocked if Vancouver made it. He eats that stuff up. There are others alive for the playoffs....my bet would be that both Dallas in the playoffs AND Vancouver out will not happen. The Lindy Shriners are out in force because Dallas is right above the Mendoza Line after floating between 7th and 12th all season. Sounds familiar. I didn't see many people calling the Rangers a "team a coach would dream to have" the past few seasons. If anything people were calling them a farce, overrated, poor puck possession, etc. They did manage to grab a #1 seed and win 3 series the past 2 years. The Kesler drama is a concern that things aren't right, but I trust Torts to pull it off. Quote
shrader Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 How exactly does the new playoff format work with the wild cards? If those two wind up as teams from different divisions, do they automatically stay within their own division for the first round or does the higher #1 seed get the worst of the wild card teams? The east standings right now are the perfect example of my question. Boston is currently the top #1 seed, with 1 more point than Pittsburgh. The wild cards are Montreal (77 points) and Philly (73 points). If the season ended today, would Boston get Philly (lowest points) or Montreal (within the division)? I'd rather see it stay within the division, but I'm guessing that's not how it works. Quote
Hoss Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 How exactly does the new playoff format work with the wild cards? If those two wind up as teams from different divisions, do they automatically stay within their own division for the first round or does the higher #1 seed get the worst of the wild card teams? The east standings right now are the perfect example of my question. Boston is currently the top #1 seed, with 1 more point than Pittsburgh. The wild cards are Montreal (77 points) and Philly (73 points). If the season ended today, would Boston get Philly (lowest points) or Montreal (within the division)? I'd rather see it stay within the division, but I'm guessing that's not how it works. The wild cards play the top team from each division. The second wild card plays whoever has the most points regardless of division and then the other wild card plays the winner of the other division. Then the two and three seeds from the divisions play each other. You don't leave your division until the conference finals aside from the potential of a wild card team making a run. Quote
Trettioåtta Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 How exactly does the new playoff format work with the wild cards? If those two wind up as teams from different divisions, do they automatically stay within their own division for the first round or does the higher #1 seed get the worst of the wild card teams? The east standings right now are the perfect example of my question. Boston is currently the top #1 seed, with 1 more point than Pittsburgh. The wild cards are Montreal (77 points) and Philly (73 points). If the season ended today, would Boston get Philly (lowest points) or Montreal (within the division)? I'd rather see it stay within the division, but I'm guessing that's not how it works. I believe they do get the lower wild card. Could be more of a problem in the West. Say Anaheim get the Predators. That's a lot of travel for a supposedly easy schedule Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 He eats that stuff up. There are others alive for the playoffs....my bet would be that both Dallas in the playoffs AND Vancouver out will not happen. The Lindy Shriners are out in force because Dallas is right above the Mendoza Line after floating between 7th and 12th all season. Sounds familiar. I didn't see many people calling the Rangers a "team a coach would dream to have" the past few seasons. If anything people were calling them a farce, overrated, poor puck possession, etc. They did manage to grab a #1 seed and win 3 series the past 2 years. The Kesler drama is a concern that things aren't right, but I trust Torts to pull it off. I'm honestly not sure why you have faith in Torts to pull it off. The players ran him out of NY, his bone headed goaltending decision in the Heritage Classic caused them to go from Luongo to Lack, and his style has caused Kesler to ask for a trade. I'd say these blunders should mean more than one good playoff run two years ago. Quote
Sabres Fan in NS Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 With Van City's roster Torts was doomed to fail. His style is not well suited to a fancy skating team. He tried to have them play the style of hockey he coaches and, again with that roster, it was doomed to fail. He should be coaching a team like the Bruins. Quote
apuszczalowski Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 The wild cards play the top team from each division. The second wild card plays whoever has the most points regardless of division and then the other wild card plays the winner of the other division. Then the two and three seeds from the divisions play each other. You don't leave your division until the conference finals aside from the potential of a wild card team making a run. From my understanding, this is correct, and its why they are called "Wildcard" teams, because their divisional alignment doesn't matter. They could end up with 2 teams from the same division in the Wild Card, or one from each, either way the #1 seed in the conference plays the #2 Wildcard, and the #2 seed faces the #1 Wildcard Quote
spndnchz Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 Islander update: http://islesnation.net/2014/03/07/isles-nation-protest/ Quote
apuszczalowski Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 Don't their fans realize that this is just Snow and the Front Office Tanking in order to improve the teams future? Quote
Robviously Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 Don't their fans realize that this is just Snow and the Front Office Tanking in order to improve the teams future? Step 1: Trade first round pick. Step 2: Tank. "Am I doing this right?" - Garth Snow Quote
shrader Posted March 14, 2014 Report Posted March 14, 2014 Step 1: Trade first round pick. Step 2: Tank. "Am I doing this right?" - Garth Snow "I don't know, but to be sure maybe I should trade another first round pick." Quote
Iron Crotch Posted March 15, 2014 Report Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Chicago coach Joel Quenneville is now 3rd all-time in NHL regular season coaching wins. I had no idea he was that high up on the list. The only guys with more wins are Scotty Bowman and Al Arbour. Lindy Ruff is #12 BTW. Edited March 15, 2014 by Potato Quote
IKnowPhysics Posted March 16, 2014 Report Posted March 16, 2014 Kings hosed on a late goalie contact call on the tying goal last night. They mad. Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Penguins' Letang back at practice after stroke Quote
Campy Posted March 18, 2014 Report Posted March 18, 2014 Penguins' Letang back at practice after stroke I read about that earlier. I know the docs must feel pretty comfortable that he's good to go - and it is nice to see - but man, if he's a member of my family, I am crapping bricks about him getting back out there... Quote
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