2023-24 NHL Season

[EagerBeaver]

ESPN Power Rankings- Canucks #1!!!!!

NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, recent fantasy standouts for each team

Vancouver is on top again, with Boston not too far behind ahead of weekend action. Plus, we identify the fantasy standouts since the start of 2024.

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[EagerBeaver]

Greig Empty Net Goal Stirs Debate Over Empty Net Goal Decorum!

Mendes: Is there a ‘right way’ to score an empty net goal? Ridly Greig sparks leaguewide debate

The Senators rookie is at the center of the NHL's latest debate after his wind-up slap shop from a few feet in front of an empty Leafs net.

theathletic.com

Anyone remember the lame effort by Patrick Stefan to score an empty net goal that was so lame he flubbed it? This is the polar opposite of the Greig empty net goal:

So do you bury the empty netter like Greig, or try the gentlemanly touch like Stefan did?

 

[EagerBeaver]

Rielly accepts invitation to in person hearing Tuesday in New York City:

Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly books in-person hearing with NHL

Following his cross-check on Senators forward Ridly Greig on Saturday, Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly on Sunday accepted an offer for an in-person hearing with NHL Player Safety, a sign the league is considering a suspension of at least six games.

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Rielly has never been suspended. This is looking like it will be his first NHL suspension. But he will probably be respected in his locker room.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Greig-Rielly Actions Debated:

 

[EagerBeaver]

Morgan Rielly has found an unlikely source of support in Ridly Greig himself, who said he didn't believe Rielly meant to cross check him in the face, even though he did:

Greig 'not sure' if Rielly meant to cross-check him

Ridly Greig, speaking for the first time since the Ottawa Senators center was cross-checked to the face by Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly, said Tuesday that the hit did catch him off guard but that "I'm also not sure if he meant to do that."

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[gaby]

WOW...MATTHEWS again big big night....son 6ème hat trick de la saison.......very very impressive.... dans une victoire de 9-2.......same for PANTHERS 9-2 over TAMPA....wow....solid team....in serious business.....and JETS 4-2 VS CANUCKS... a good one
with 2 very very competitive teams.

 

[gaby]

,,,and what about DEVILS with a big win 6-3 devant 70,328 fans....incredible...

 

[gaby]

WOW...another RANGERS big win/Stadium Series 6-5 in o/t...again their top players did their job......very very impressive win with big comeback....and congrats to LAVIOLETTE for great coaching/decisions....wow again.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Minnesota Nets 10 on Canucks' DeSmith, including 6 in 5 minute span; Erikkson Ek and Kaprizov each have hat tricks and 6 points each:

Wild 10-7 Canucks (Feb 19, 2024) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the Minnesota Wild vs. Vancouver Canucks NHL game from February 19, 2024 on ESPN. Includes all goals, assists and penalty minutes stats.

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A blitzkrieg of goals!!!!!!!!! Canucks left DeSmith in to take his beating

 

[gaby]

MONAHAN wit a hat trick BUT not enough for a win / FLAMES....

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

MONAHAN wit a hat trick BUT not enough for a win / FLAMES....

Within 6 minutes if read it well!!!

 

[EagerBeaver]

Within 6 minutes if read it well!!!

Monahan hat trick was in just over 5 minutes BUT Minnesota Wild scored 6 goals in 5 minutes on DeSmith! Lots of goals being scored in short bursts in those 2 games.

 

[ThunderLipps]

In my pool yesterday I sat Kaprizov & Zuccarello, K had a hat trick and 3 assists while Z got 3 assists, lost 43 points ( yahoo sports ). Was over on my winger picks and figured Vancouver would have been tough ( 10-7 Minn ). Oh well.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Matthews Fastest to 50 Goals in NHL In 28 Years!

Matthews fastest to 50 goals in 28 years, adds 51st

Auston Matthews scored his 50th goal of the season Wednesday night in the Maple Leafs star's hometown return, becoming the fastest NHL player to reach that mark in 28 years. He later added his 51st.

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[gaby]

Yes ..wow..51 goals/54 games.....very impressive....with still 27 games to play......and what a game BRUINS 6 EDM 5 in o/t....great comeback by the OILERS BUT was not enough....more to come from those 2 explosive teams.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Will Matthews be the first NHL player in over 30 years to score 70 goals? Last to do it were Teemu Selanne and Alexander Mogilny, who both had 76 goals in 1992-93.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Look at this outlet pass by Igor Shesterkin to Panarin to Chris Kreider, setting up a goal as the red hot Rangers crushed the Devils 5-1 for their 8th straight win since the All Star Break:

Shesterkin's great outlet pass sets up Kreider's goal - ESPN Video

Shesterkin's great outlet pass sets up Kreider's goal

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Igor is playing more and more like he did 2 years ago when he was the best goalie in the NHL. This is bad news for the rest of the NHL. He and Panarin both got assists on the Kreider goal.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Correction: Rangers win streak is now at 9 games, their longest in 8 years. The win streak has coincided with vastly improved play by Igor Shesterkin, whose save % has been steadily climbing.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Correction: Rangers win streak is now at 9 games, their longest in 8 years. The win streak has coincided with vastly improved play by Igor Shesterkin, whose save % has been steadily climbing.

When the Rangers take on the Flyers in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon, they will be seeking to tie the franchise record 10 game winning streak. This was achieved twice- in 1939-40 (a year in which the Rangers won the Cup) and again in 1972-73. That's a long time in which there has been no other 10 game win streaks.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Adam Ruzicka has only produced 9 points in 39 games, so it probably wasn't a great idea to post a cocaine video on his IG, and it got him released by Arizona:

Coyotes cut Ruzicka after apparent cocaine video

The Coyotes have terminate the contract of Adam Ruzicka after the forward posted a social media video of himself with a white powder appearing to be cocaine.

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The Habs should pick him up! He is still young, is big and this kind of partying antics is typically tolerated more in Montreal than it is elsewhere.