Six outdoor games is wayyyyy too much imo. Those events are supposed to be special and having that many just dilutes them.
I agree to an extent. The dumbest thing they did was put the Winter Classic on New Years day. I always thought it would have been way better to do it the Sunday before the Super Bowl or the Sunday after the Super Bowl.
We talk shit on eachothers home towns and cities all the time, but for real... Attacks anywhere in America are beat and it's good to see people come together in rough times. I passed this yesterday on I-95...
not that anybody will feel bad for me right now, but it sort of sucks to be a Hawks fan right about now. They have clinched everything and have nothing to play for so I'm basically just watching these games hoping that nobody will get hurt. It's not like they can put all backups in because the roster limits only allow you to have 3 in-actives per game. I just wish the playoffs would start.
I’m not trolling you, but these things happened: Paul Holmgren traded his captain and leading goal scorer and then they went on to win the Stanley Cup the next season… and now Jeff Carter is the fourth leading goal scorer in the league. James van Riemsdyk was traded after being signed to a six-year extension and he’s 14th in the league in goal scoring (call that trade a push, because Luke Schenn projects for a similar career arc to JVR). Sergei Bobrovsky was traded to Columbus and then the Flyers went out and got his backup, and now Bobrovsky might be the best player in the league.
ESPN insider Craig Custance on the Hart Trophy race– that goes to the league’s MVP:
It wasn’t one of those games where goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky strapped the Columbus Blue Jackets to his back and carried them to two points, but last night’s 4-3 win in San Jose was his 19th of the season. And it was another tight game.
In their stunning playoff run, Columbus may have one of the toughest season-ending schedules, with a West Coast trip at the worst time. Six of the Blue Jackets’ final seven games were on the road but so far, it hasn’t mattered. The Blue Jackets are 4-1 on the trip heading into an absolutely huge game Thursday against the Stars. Every single one of those games have been decided by one goal, which is just another reason why Bobrovsky has been so valuable. He’s keeping Columbus in games, and he’s winning the close ones. Like last night in San Jose.
“You could feel the pressure,” coach Todd Richards said in his postgame media session. “You could feel it out on the ice.”
Bobrovsky has responded to that pressure. And if he carries Columbus into the postseason, that changes the dynamic of the Hart Trophy race considerably. Members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association received their awards ballots during the weekend, and an MVP race that was all but done a month ago will come down to the final week.
Yeah no really. The Flyers may have traded away the league MVP GOALIE last summer to make way for the $51 million nutbag who might get amnestied this summer.
So, to recap: Traded captain and leading goal scoring– won Stanley Cup.
Traded long-term signed forward– among league’s leading scorers.
Traded young goalie– MIGHT WIN LEAGUE MVP.
Admitted young players gotten in return weren’t quite ready– missed playoffs.
After being sidelined for more than two months with back problems, veteran forward Todd Bertuzzi might be returning in time to try and help the Detroit Red Wings make the NHL playoffs.
Bertuzzi, who hasn't played since Feb. 7, will be evaluated after Wednesday morning's pregame skate and could possibly be back in the lineup when the Red Wings host the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings at Joe Louis Arena.
"He's close," general manager Ken Holland told MLive.com in a text message. "Will discuss after practice if he's possible."
So if the Wings don't make the playoffs will I just be talking to myself in this thread for the next two months? Nobody else's teams will be making it right?
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One day, I, young Russian, win MVP
I’m not trolling you, but these things happened: Paul Holmgren traded his captain and leading goal scorer and then they went on to win the Stanley Cup the next season… and now Jeff Carter is the fourth leading goal scorer in the league. James van Riemsdyk was traded after being signed to a six-year extension and he’s 14th in the league in goal scoring (call that trade a push, because Luke Schenn projects for a similar career arc to JVR). Sergei Bobrovsky was traded to Columbus and then the Flyers went out and got his backup, and now Bobrovsky might be the best player in the league.
ESPN insider Craig Custance on the Hart Trophy race– that goes to the league’s MVP:
It wasn’t one of those games where goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky strapped the Columbus Blue Jackets to his back and carried them to two points, but last night’s 4-3 win in San Jose was his 19th of the season. And it was another tight game.
In their stunning playoff run, Columbus may have one of the toughest season-ending schedules, with a West Coast trip at the worst time. Six of the Blue Jackets’ final seven games were on the road but so far, it hasn’t mattered. The Blue Jackets are 4-1 on the trip heading into an absolutely huge game Thursday against the Stars. Every single one of those games have been decided by one goal, which is just another reason why Bobrovsky has been so valuable. He’s keeping Columbus in games, and he’s winning the close ones. Like last night in San Jose.
“You could feel the pressure,” coach Todd Richards said in his postgame media session. “You could feel it out on the ice.”
Bobrovsky has responded to that pressure. And if he carries Columbus into the postseason, that changes the dynamic of the Hart Trophy race considerably. Members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association received their awards ballots during the weekend, and an MVP race that was all but done a month ago will come down to the final week.
Yeah no really. The Flyers may have traded away the league MVP GOALIE last summer to make way for the $51 million nutbag who might get amnestied this summer.
So, to recap: Traded captain and leading goal scoring– won Stanley Cup.
Traded long-term signed forward– among league’s leading scorers.
Traded young goalie– MIGHT WIN LEAGUE MVP.
Admitted young players gotten in return weren’t quite ready– missed playoffs.
These are fireable offenses.
FIREPAULHOLMGREN
Bertuzzi, who hasn't played since Feb. 7, will be evaluated after Wednesday morning's pregame skate and could possibly be back in the lineup when the Red Wings host the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings at Joe Louis Arena.
"He's close," general manager Ken Holland told MLive.com in a text message. "Will discuss after practice if he's possible."