Taro T Posted September 15, 2017 Report Posted September 15, 2017 Indeed splitting hairs, but you have watched the NHL tweak the rules over the past several years, right? I wholeheartedly agree with you, btw. I just trust the NHL to do things the right way about as much as I trust Phil Kessel with my hot dog. :lol: Fair enough. :beer: But I wouldn't consider the red line / blue line offsides hybrid a "tweak." It would be more disruptive (negatively & possibly positively) than removing the 2 line pass was IMHO. Quote
Thorner Posted September 15, 2017 Report Posted September 15, 2017 (edited) How about that terrible Bryan Little deal by Winnipeg?! The guy signed a 6 year extension, that won't kick in until he's 31 years of age. Scheduled to take him to age 37. 5+ Million. Brutal contract. Guy hasn't played more than 59 games the past 2 seasons. The Jets are paying for trying to build from the wing in. Their lack of centre depth both roster wise and in terms of prospects necessitated this signing, and it's gonna be an anchor in two season when Laine gets his new deal. Jets went from "future watch" to WIN NOW over night. Bold strategy, we'll see if it pays off. Edited September 15, 2017 by Thorny Quote
MattPie Posted September 15, 2017 Report Posted September 15, 2017 Let's analyze. Players can't cross the blue line until the puck hits center. This isn't that different than a standard dump-in today as shooting the puck in from the wrong side of center is icing. The thing would be a player skating around in the opponent neutral zone while others could enter the zone. it does give the offense more ice to work with, but is it that so different than what's going on today? The D follows the attacking players with attackers+1 players, and let the attacking players in the neutral zone enjoy a +1 odd man advantage in non-scoring ice. The attacking team then either skates the puck in, or makes a longer pass than now. At this point things return to normal, assuming the players have to vacate the zone when the puck comes to the blue line and out. So, how much does the ability of players to skate around in the opponent neutral zone on the initial rush affect things vs. say, calling holding and obstruction when D reach out and touch opposing forwards now? Quote
The Dominator Posted September 15, 2017 Report Posted September 15, 2017 What if the blue lines were eliminated and the center line acted as the blue line as well? Can't cross the center line until the puck does, but once the puck crosses you're in the offensive zone. I'm bullshitting here and I'm sure there are some glaring issues with this Quote
Randall Flagg Posted September 15, 2017 Report Posted September 15, 2017 Chara won the Bruins' training camp pull up competition, at age 40. Quote
shrader Posted September 15, 2017 Report Posted September 15, 2017 Chara won the Bruins' training camp pull up competition, at age 40. Isn't the bar already below his chin the second he walks up to it? Quote
Eleven Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 Marcus Foligno is wearing #17 at Minnesota. Quote
LGR4GM Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 Chara won the Bruins' training camp pull up competition, at age 40.Not true, Casey Mittlestadt won with 0 pull ups Quote
ubkev Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 Chara won the Bruins' training camp pull up competition, at age 40. How many did he do? Quote
Randall Flagg Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 How many did he do?i believe it was 25 Quote
dudacek Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 i believe it was 25 Yeah, but its Chara. You know he cheated but the refs didn't call it. Quote
pi2000 Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 Yeah, but its Chara. You know he cheated but the refs didn't call it. It helps that there is no chin up bar in existence high enough to get his feet off the ground. Quote
Huckleberry Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 @FriedgeHNIC COL closing in on two-year deal with Zadorov So he is signed now, but still not able to attend camp because his immigration papers aren't done yet. I like the kid but he is always unprepared and wouldn't surprise me if he showed up overweight at camp again. Quote
Drunkard Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 So he is signed now, but still not able to attend camp because his immigration papers aren't done yet. I like the kid but he is always unprepared and wouldn't surprise me if he showed up overweight at camp again. Seems plausible but shouldn't his agent be taking care of all the paperwork? Seems more like he needs to replace that guy. Quote
Brawndo Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 Per Friedman Jason Demers' future has been a topic of discussion all summer. Hearing FLA/ARIZ working on a deal the sends him west for Jamie McGinn. Quote
Brawndo Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 EDIT Official now. Florida retains 12.5% of Demers Salary. That's a great trade for the Coyotes Quote
Randall Flagg Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 I would have loved to add Demers for a price like that Then again he definitely might not fit the new "style".Zona's D looking...decent. OEL - Hammer Goligoski - Demers Chychrun when healthy - whoever. Quote
Brawndo Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 Coyotes cancel Monday's preseason game due to poor ice conditions following a concert at Gila River Arena. Game will not be rescheduled. Per Yotes Press Release Quote
Randall Flagg Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 Interesting stat that I read on hfboards - if Wayne Gretzky had played every single game since he retired (82 per year and 48 in the lockout year) but did not record a single point, he would still be above a point per game on his career and wouldn't drop below that value until game 11 of this season. Quote
Randall Flagg Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 If Gretzky had never scored a single goal he'd still have 4 Art Ross Trophies and the most points in NHL history Quote
shrader Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 If Gretzky had never scored a single goal he'd still have 4 Art Ross Trophies and the most points in NHL history Jagr would have had a chance to ruin that last part if he had found a job this year. Quote
Huckleberry Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 I would have loved to add Demers for a price like that Then again he definitely might not fit the new "style". Zona's D looking...decent. OEL - Hammer LHD x2 Goligoski - Demers LHD + RHD Chychrun when healthy - whoever. LHD They really needed Demers. Quote
Randall Flagg Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 They really needed Demers. For sure, though I do think Hjalmarsson prefers the right and Goli has played there before. Really seems like there's a league-wide shortage of RHD. I remember good Detroit teams rolling out 7 lefties on defense. Quote
Randall Flagg Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 https://www.nhl.com/video/t-/c-52702603 Here we have the first goal for the Vegas Golden Knights in preseason action and franchise history. The road jerseys look sharp IMO. Glass had a gorgeous pass, and they're up on the Canucks 8-4 :lol: Glass had another gorgeous cross ice pass on the PP for Vegas's second goal. That kid looks like a stud, and a great piece to build an expansion team around. Boeser sticking out for Vancouver. Now it's 9-4.Can someone teach me how to embed a video from NHL.com? Quote
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