NHL 2021-2022 Thread

[EagerBeaver]

Rangers retaliated against Islanders last night with 5-0 win. 2 goals for Panarin, 2 goals for player of game Buchnevich, 1 for Kakko and 1,000.00 save % for backup goalie Georgiev. I like that the Rangers finally have some good Russian players. It's been a long time, the 3 best Russians they had in the past were Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Nemchinov and Sergei Zubov, all of whom played on the 1994 Stanley Cup Champions, but it's been a long time since those guys were on the team.

 

[gaby]

yep NYR bounce back 5-0 ...LAFRENIÈERE- no point--played with PANARIN.....time is on his side......and HABS 5-1vs OILERS .

 

[EagerBeaver]

The TV game today is Capitals vs. Penguins. There was a time when Crosby v. Ovechkin games were the most watched but at this point neither one is really a top 5 NHL player any more. Neither team seems like a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. So the game maybe isn't as marquis a matchup as it should be or as it was 10 years ago. Crosby and Ovechkin have had to move over for guys like McDavid, Draisaitl, McKinnon, Rantanen, Matthews, just to name a few. I would like to see where they actually rank in the Top 20 NHL players as of right now.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Actually this NHL.com survey had Crosby #5 and Ovechkin #8 which surprised me:

#NHLTopPlayers: Nos. 10-1 | NHL.com

NHL Network reveals best of current crop

www.nhl.com

 

[EagerBeaver]

Two Canadian division games tonight at 9 pm on ESPN+, I am assuming East Coast will see Canadiens at Oilers while West Coast sees Canucks at Flames.

 

[gaby]

Just before JETS--LEAFS---should b a good one--am watching ISLES---BRUINS....0-0 after 2 periods...it's rare...a good one....Bruins are doing a better job...

 

[gaby]

And naturellement ISLANDERS won 1-0...VARLAMOV is doing great.......Leafs 2-1 after 2..

 

[gaby]

..and Leafs won 3-1...another good game......Another perfect game...HABS 3--OILERS 1....ALLEN was solid in the net......

 

[gaby]

Oups.... the game CAR--NASH tonight has been postponed...

 

[EagerBeaver]

NHL Pulling Faulty Pucks! One player called the pucks "terrible" and said they "don't slide." This is what happens when you don't use a solid rubber puck:

NHL pulling faulty pucks with tracking technology

The NHL says it is temporarily pulling pucks with tracking technology because they aren't up to spec.

www.espn.com

 

[EagerBeaver]

POWER RANKINGS: TB 1, Vegas 2, Colorado 3, Toronto 6, Montreal 12, NY Rangers 13:

NHL Power Rankings: Every team's biggest opening week surprise

Here's our updated rundown of all 31 teams, plus a look at the player, position group or lineup decision that has shocked us.

www.espn.com

 

[EagerBeaver]

Overchkin, 3 Other Caps on Covid List; Caps Fined $100,000:

Ovechkin among 4 out; Caps hit with COVID fine

Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov and Ilya Samsonov were all added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol-related absences list, and the team was fined $100K for "social interactions" among team members who were in close contact and not wearing masks.

www.espn.com

 

[IamNY]

Overchkin, 3 Other Caps on Covid List; Caps Fined $100,000:

Ovechkin among 4 out; Caps hit with COVID fine

Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov and Ilya Samsonov were all added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol-related absences list, and the team was fined $100K for "social interactions" among team members who were in close contact and not wearing masks.

www.espn.com

Interesting. I wonder how they got caught spending time with each other in a hotel room?

 

[gaby]

It was for a little russian get together....

 

[EagerBeaver]

Interesting. I wonder how they got caught spending time with each other in a hotel room?

Under the NHL Covid protocols each facility has a compliance officer and between that person and hotel security, I would say someone was maybe watching security video and actually doing their jobs, otherwise maybe they were ratted out or complained on by another hotel guest for making too much noise. This did happen in a Pittsburgh hotel room, and if a Penguins fan was next door they wouldn't think twice about turning these guys in to the hotel security.

it can be lonely for an NHL player on the road. But these guys are going to need to suck it up.

 

[gaby]

Oh wow.....OVECHKIN--KUZY--ORLOV and goalie SAMSONOV are out for at least 4 games...in quarantine....2 of their best players plus goalie out...it will not b easy...hopefully they still have OSHIE---BACKSTROM--WILSON.

 

[EagerBeaver]

In an important college hockey game today featuring MANY NHL draft picks, UConn (with a program record 9 NHL draft picks on its roster) upset #1 ranked Boston College, scoring 2 goals in the last 3 minutes to tie the game, and then 2 for 2 in the shootout to beat Spencer Knight, the goalie who just a couple weeks ago shut out Team Canada in the World Juniors. UConn has now won their last 2 games against BC and play them again tomorrow, and was 3 goals better against Spencer Knight than Team Canada was a few weeks ago.

Here is the UConn goal which tied the game in regulation, Johnny Evans on a pass from Vlad Firstov:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1352758812348973056

 

[EagerBeaver]

Dubois for Laine Trade Shakes NHL!

CBJ, Jets swap disgruntled stars Dubois, Laine

The Blue Jackets and Jets have completed a blockbuster trade to swap disgruntled stars as winger Patrik Laine is headed to Columbus while center Pierre-Luc Dubois has landed in Winnipeg.

www.espn.com

 

[gaby]

WOW....big move....we knew it was obvious DUBOIS would b trade soon BUT for LAINE..wow....big big surprise....2 special players not easy to coach ....les JACKETS ont vraiment flairé la bonne affaire....LAINE will b a big plus for them....

 

[No_Church_InThe_Wild]

Jackets got the better of that trade IMO