2019-20 Random Thoughts Season Thread

[regularp]

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The Canucks got the better Hughes brother.

[lambeauleap87]

The Blue Jackets are going to be really bad.

[cinnakaok]

I don’t like the Rangers schedule they haven’t played in almost a week. It will be a full week between games when the play again Saturday

[pskell02]

Not sure what to expect out of the Pens this year. Quality team with defensive issues. And the injury bug is biting a lot early this year. Oh, and Jack Johnson somehow still has a job.

[regularp]

I don’t like the Rangers schedule they haven’t played in almost a week. It will be a full week between games when the play again Saturday

The early schedule has been horrible. Chicago played their second game of the season tonight while Winnipeg and Toronto are already on game five.

[Eckstein197]

Some surprising teams off to hot starts like Buffalo and Detroit. Penguins are going to miss the playoffs this year

Always bet against Ottawa, they’re so bad

[cinnakaok]

The early schedule has been horrible. Chicago played their second game of the season tonight while Winnipeg and Toronto are already on game five.

Did not know that wow just checked the Flyers have also only played 2 games and the Coyotes are playing there 3rd tonight

[PatchSentinel]

Bobrovsky is finding out what it is like to play for the Panthers, at least so far.

[valleynuckfan]

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The Canucks got the better Hughes brother.
Absolutely! The Kid really showed his stuff in the home opener against the Kings.

[valleynuckfan]

..... Quality team with defensive issues....
Rutherford didn't do himself any favours signing Johnson and (Yikes!) Erik Gudbranson. Cap anchors.......

[valleynuckfan]

Bobrovsky is finding out what it is like to play for the Panthers, at least so far.
Nailed it!
But Joel should get this group firing on all 8 sooner rather than later. His forward group is solid, but his D after Ekblad looks a bit on the tired side maybe except for Matheson?
Bob needs to step up his game.

[lambeauleap87]

Bobrovsky is finding out what it is like to play for the Panthers, at least so far.

He got paid to move south, exactly what he wanted. That contract will be an absolute albatross.

[oldgoldy97]

The Wild might finally get a good draft pick.

[mwash1983]

Absolutely! The Kid really showed his stuff in the home opener against the Kings.

I pulled an Artifacts Horizontal Auto Dual Patch, I actually may collect this kid, he's quite the talent.

[JMarchand1981]

How are the devils not better?

Subban
Hall
Nico
Hughes

Haven't won a game yet.

[regularp]

How are the devils not better?

Subban
Hall
Nico
Hughes

Haven't won a game yet.

Haven't watched a game of theirs but I've read that Hall and Hughes have looked terrible. I've seen it suggested that Hughes should be in the AHL right now, not the NHL.

[JMarchand1981]

Haven't watched a game of theirs but I've read that Hall and Hughes have looked terrible. I've seen it suggested that Hughes should be in the AHL right now, not the NHL.

This is the only game of theirs that I have seen. Maybe they played a game last night or have had a tough travel schedule or something but they have lost every single 50/50 puck tonight.

[regularp]

JT Miller = godsend

Only five games in but he's been incredible for Vancouver so far.

[valleynuckfan]

This is the only game of theirs that I have seen. Maybe they played a game last night or have had a tough travel schedule or something but they have lost every single 50/50 puck tonight.
Canucks vs Devils Saturday @ 1PM EST (that's 10 AM PST :))
Early start for the 'Nucks body clocks- NJ might just have a chance ....
Hughes vs Hughes!

[valleynuckfan]

JT Miller = godsend

Only five games in but he's been incredible for Vancouver so far.
I'm liking this deal in the early going.....
Have to say I wasn't a fan of giving up a 2020 (or 2021) first round pick and a 2019 third rounder for this guy (thought that a 2nd and 3rd should have been enough given Tampa's cap issues at the time).
If the 'Nucks can improve on last season and (gulp!) even snag a wild card spot then it's a pretty good deal. We can defer the pick to 2021 if we end up in this year's lottery.
Bold move, Jim, but so far so good.

[JMarchand1981]

Big early season game tomorrow with the bolts vs the bruins. Pretty excited even though tuukka willcrap himself midway through the second.

[valleynuckfan]

Big early season game tomorrow with the bolts vs the bruins. Pretty excited even though tuukka willcrap himself midway through the second.
I thought that Vancouver was the ultimate goalie graveyard- yikes!
But you seasoned B's fans really don't have much confidence in Tuukka, do you?. 2 Finals losses will do that I suppose......maybe time for Jaro?
It REALLY pains me to say this (for obvious reasons) but I see no reason why the Bruins don't have a successful season and extended playoff run yet again.
And sometime in the near future I hope to attend a Bruin's home game. :cool:

[regularp]

I'm liking this deal in the early going.....
Have to say I wasn't a fan of giving up a 2020 (or 2021) first round pick and a 2019 third rounder for this guy (thought that a 2nd and 3rd should have been enough given Tampa's cap issues at the time).
If the 'Nucks can improve on last season and (gulp!) even snag a wild card spot then it's a pretty good deal. We can defer the pick to 2021 if we end up in this year's lottery.
Bold move, Jim, but so far so good.

I didn't think it was a good deal at the time for the same reasons you mentioned but early on, it's easily been worth it. He's been a play driver and exactly what the team needed in the top six.

[daktmacfan]

Would anyone here be interested in a phone app that just shows the current season's stats of Young Guns from a specific set release (IE 2018-19 Series 2) in a table view?

Thinking the app would allow the user to mark cards that you have and also be able to just show the cards you currently have or don't have?

This is something I am thinking about creating for myself and didn't know if it would be of interest to others out there in the community.

[UD HighGloss]

Some surprising teams off to hot starts like Buffalo and Detroit. Penguins are going to miss the playoffs this year

Always bet against Ottawa, they’re so bad

Lets revisit the bolded now and then at the end of the year. Seems like you have memory loss of a couple seasons in the last decade they were on the outside (9th-12th spot) looking in and still made the playoffs (roster is a mess but still have goaltending and the 2nd best player in the NHL). Proven team... Unlike Detroit and Buffalo that you mentioned. I do remember Buffalo being in 1st at one point last year, oops.

Detroit still has below average goaltending and mediocre defense. Buffalo lacks a goalie with consistency, they are borderline for me.

[JMarchand1981]

Pasta with the goal!!

[ThoseBackPages]

McDavid is the NHL's Trout

[JMarchand1981]

McDavid is the NHL's Trout

I hope not. Trout will never get a ring.

[JMarchand1981]

Not a great call FOR the B's right there. That's tough if you are TB.

[JMarchand1981]

Big early season game tomorrow with the bolts vs the bruins. Pretty excited even though tuukka willcrap himself midway through the second.

It took until there was five minutes left in the game but, rest assured, tuukka fell asleep on a shot from stamkos.

[JMarchand1981]

Wow pasta

[JMarchand1981]

Bruins have not played well tonight.

[valleynuckfan]

What a god-awful Jersey/Vancouver game this morning.
Good on Jack to score his first.
The Canucks completely failed on their many power plays- just terrible.
Pettersson musta missed the net at least a half-dozen times.....:doh:

[WalterAZ31]

for once the Coyotes not coming out of the gate looking like a dumpster fire

4-2-1 start, probably one of their best starts in recent memory. Their goaltending is healthy for the first time in forever, and while they don't have a superstar wunderkind on their roster, and not amazing 1st line, they have a lot of depth 1 thru 4

[JMarchand1981]

for once the Coyotes not coming out of the gate looking like a dumpster fire

4-2-1 start, probably one of their best starts in recent memory. Their goaltending is healthy for the first time in forever, and while they don't have a superstar wunderkind on their roster, and not amazing 1st line, they have a lot of depth 1 thru 4

This team baffles me. They have to be the worst drafting team in hockey.

The depth is solid but they have no stars because they just accumulate decent talent.

[PatchSentinel]

It's weird seeing Lucic in a Flames jersey.

[JMarchand1981]

It's weird seeing Lucic in a Flames jersey.

yup. That guy has sucked since he left the Bruins.

[regularp]

Toronto's defense is so bad. They're like the Run TMC Warriors in the 90s.

[valleynuckfan]

Pacific Division is really upside down so far compared to last year.
Sharks are drowning- Pavelski is a bigger loss than anticipated. I expect more from these guys.
LA is where everyone expected. Boo hoo Drew!
Calgary should turn it around as the season moves forward and vie for top spot, but need to go on a bit of a roll and smarten up.
Oilers? I expect them to fall out sooner rather than later.
Vegas is a really solid team and likely will battle for top seed again.
Anaheim has surprised but won't be able to sustain IMO.
Arizona was expected to improve and haven't disappointed. Desert Dogs might actually become relevant. OEL is a stud on D.
And the Canucks? Enjoy the ride Vancouver fans. Off season moves are paying off, the young guys are performing and progressing quite well and the goaltending is solid. Might just surprise and nab a wildcard slot, but will be in tough for sure in the Western Conference. These guys haven't had a run through the Central yet and need to take some points there if they have a hope in hell.
Go 'Nucks!

[valleynuckfan]

Pacific Division is really upside down so far compared to last year.
Sharks are drowning- Pavelski is a bigger loss than anticipated. I expect more from these guys.
LA is where everyone expected. Boo hoo!
Calgary should turn it around as the season moves forward and vie for top spot, but need to go on a bit of a roll and smarten up.
Oilers? I expect them to fall out sooner rather than later.
Vegas is a really solid team and likely will battle for top seed again.
Anaheim has surprised but won't be able to sustain IMO.
Arizona was expected to improve and haven't disappointed. Desert Dogs might actually become relevant. OEL is a stud on D.
And the Canucks? Enjoy the ride Vancouver fans. Off season moves are paying off, the young guys are performing and progressing quite well and the goaltending is solid. Might just surprise and nab a wildcard slot, but will be in tough for sure in the Western Conference. These guys haven't had a run through the Central yet and need to take some points there if they are to have a hope in hell.
Go 'Nucks!

[PatchSentinel]

Poor Markström.

xOsG4i8kadw

[creasecollector]

A 3-on-0 in Overtime. Crazy!

[regularp]

Ovi's up to 13 goals now and on pace for 62. This guy is amazing.

[PatchSentinel]

The Greiss Is Right. Islanders with the low-key, red-hot start to the season.

[larsfrommars]

Ovi's up to 13 goals now and on pace for 62. This guy is amazing.

He is a freak of nature. I thought the whole ‘beat gretzky’ talk was silly but now I’m not so sure.

[larsfrommars]

The Greiss Is Right. Islanders with the low-key, red-hot start to the season.

Not sure it’ll continue but the Barry Trotz effect continues.

[regularp]

When is Babcock getting fired?

[chris_ac]

I can’t wait till another team snookers LAK out of the lottery it deserves. Meanwhile, Kopitar is still the best player on the team. Why Turcotte is not playing is beyond me. Kings like to keep their 1st rounders in the minors for seasoning but their roster sucks anyways. Just start your top pick SMH

[lambeauleap87]

Prior to last night, Connor McDavid scored more points on Thursday against the Avs than all but six blue Jackets players had scored on the season. Leon Draisaitl had as many points on the season as the top four CBJ scorers combined.

Oof.

[PatchSentinel]

When is Babcock getting fired?

The time machine says: "Earlier this week."

[UD HighGloss]

The time machine says: "Earlier this week."

Unemployed for under 24 hours. Is that a record for a coach fired mid-season?

[PatchSentinel]

Logan Couture with his second OT game winner in a row. This guy is total money in big-time situations (see last year's playoffs) and he'd be my #1 pick over everyone else in the entire NHL if I needed a player in a clutch situation.

[valleynuckfan]

Logan Couture with his second OT game winner in a row. This guy is total money in big-time situations (see last year's playoffs) and he'd be my #1 pick over everyone else in the entire NHL if I needed a player in a clutch situation.
All the McJesus acolytes would disagree, but I'm pretty much with you. Logan is clutch in the playoffs.

[PatchSentinel]

All the McJesus acolytes would disagree, but I'm pretty much with you. Logan is clutch in the playoffs.

I meant to put a bid on his BAP rookie /99 that ended a few days ago but I got sidetracked. It went for $0.99! :eek:.

[ToppsCollector1]

The Blackhawks are still pretty bad

[TASS]

Bruins after falling one game shy of the Stanley Cup, have not missed a step and are currently the Top team in hockey. :)!

[TASS]

Logan Couture with his second OT game winner in a row. This guy is total money in big-time situations (see last year's playoffs) and he'd be my #1 pick over everyone else in the entire NHL if I needed a player in a clutch situation.

It appears you are located on the west coast and probably don’t see regularly many of the teams out east.

There is no player more clutch than David Pasternak, not only leads the league with 24 goals, but also GWG with 5.

He’s a tremendous play maker, check out his assist yesterday on Krejci OT winner.

Guy is money and headed towards a 50 goal season, and one of the primary reasons why the Bruins sit at the top of the NHL standings!

[valleynuckfan]

It appears you are located on the west coast and probably don’t see regularly many of the teams out east.

There is no player more clutch than David Pasternak, not only leads the league with 24 goals, but also GWG with 5.

He’s a tremendous play maker, check out his assist yesterday on Krejci OT winner.

Guy is money and headed towards a 50 goal season, and one of the primary reasons why the Bruins sit at the top of the NHL standings!
Pastrnak is just incredible and I couldn't agree more with your Bruins assessment- as much as it pains me as a 'Nuck fan.
BTW, being on the west coast we see pretty much all of the eastern teams quite regularly since they typically play so much earlier with the 3 hour time difference and we then get full hi-light packs between 8-10 PM nightly. IMO, it's the eastern crowd that misses out on the western teams and players.

[PatchSentinel]

It appears you are located on the west coast and probably don’t see regularly many of the teams out east.

There is no player more clutch than David Pasternak, not only leads the league with 24 goals, but also GWG with 5.

He’s a tremendous play maker, check out his assist yesterday on Krejci OT winner.

Guy is money and headed towards a 50 goal season, and one of the primary reasons why the Bruins sit at the top of the NHL standings!

It just means that I follow more than one team.

Boston has a great team with great chemistry too, although they did have to work off the beer and turkey in the early part of Friday's game.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wQacSOQqQsc/hqdefault.jpg

The "C" is for clutch. Clutch is different than talent and skill (which yes can still provide clutch moments). Couture's my pick.

[TASS]

It just means that I follow more than one team.

Boston has a great team with great chemistry too, although they did have to work off the beer and turkey in the early part of Friday's game.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wQacSOQqQsc/hqdefault.jpg

The "C" is for clutch. Clutch is different than talent and skill (which yes can still provide clutch moments). Couture's my pick.

Pasternak has scored more clutch goals than Couture this season, your referencing back to back OT goals outside of that I’m sure he’s carried the team some games, not to the level Pasternak has, 24 goals have lead to a helluva lot of clutch goals, the B’s have won numerous games this season by 1 goal.

I watch all games not just Bruins and I think the stats speak for themselves, I consider clutch assists also and Pasternak has fed many game winnning goals this season (after the beers & turkey Fri. is a great example)

Both are on the score sheet every night, so your doing something right.

I’m sure both teams want the puck on their respective sticks with the game on the line.

[TASS]

If the Bruins beat the Canadiens tonight, is Claude Julien out a job tomorrow?

[odjickfan]

If the Bruins beat the Canadiens tonight, is Claude Julien out a job tomorrow?

It stars looking bad for him.

[progfan86]

Ugh Habs lose 8 straight for the first time in 79 years! They are playing hard with no results. I think Julien is on the edge of a firing.

[PatchSentinel]

Wow. Thornton just decked Mrazek.

[PatchSentinel]

Phil Kessel getting it done in Arizona as the Coyotes are in first place. Did not expect that.

[hairysasquatch]

Rough times in Detroit.:(

[JMarchand1981]

Phil Kessel getting it done in Arizona as the Coyotes are in first place. Did not expect that.

Wow. I didn't even know he was still playing.

[CrownCollector]

Rough times in Detroit.:(

How Jeff Blashill is still employed in Detroit is a shocker. With the good young talent they have, they should not be in the Alexis Lafreniere sweepstakes right now. He must be the perfect snowflake because if he even looked cross eyed at an NHL player these days he’d have been fired by now.

[PatchSentinel]

Wow. I didn't even know he was still playing.

I don't think anyone would've blamed you for thinking he was going to disappear from the hockey radar when he went to Arizona.

[hairysasquatch]

Babcock not coming off too well in interviews with ex-players. Will he ever have a job again? Or is it over for him?

[creasecollector]

Babcock not coming off too well in interviews with ex-players. Will he ever have a job again? Or is it over for him?

At first I thought he'd get hired whenever he wanted to come back. From my understanding he did have teams contact him when he was initially fired by the Maple Leafs.

But In today's day and age with all of these stories coming to light in an instant, I don't think so.

Unless he goes away for awhile and comes back saying all the right things to a team during an interview saying "he's changed", etc.

Who really knows at this point. This thing has evolved into more than just a hockey story, but a cultural 'movement' if you will regarding treatment of players.

[yankees18]

I’m so proud of this Rangers team this season. Assumed to finish at the bottom of the NHL and they are competing every single night and keeping themselves very close to the rest of the pack. Just a really fun team to watch! I don’t know if anyone has seen what Georgiev is doing in net lately but it’s truly incredible

[regularp]

I’m so proud of this Rangers team this season. Assumed to finish at the bottom of the NHL and they are competing every single night and keeping themselves very close to the rest of the pack. Just a really fun team to watch! I don’t know if anyone has seen what Georgiev is doing in net lately but it’s truly incredible

Panarin's been fantastic for NY. I wanted him on the Canucks so bad.

[JMarchand1981]

I’m so proud of this Rangers team this season. Assumed to finish at the bottom of the NHL and they are competing every single night and keeping themselves very close to the rest of the pack. Just a really fun team to watch! I don’t know if anyone has seen what Georgiev is doing in net lately but it’s truly incredible

Where is lundqvist?

[yankees18]

Where is lundqvist?

Been the backup for the past week because of a sore back, will be starting tonight in LA. Lundqvist and Georgiev have split the games evenly (15/14) this season so far. Keeps each guy fresh and both have been performing pretty well so it has been working out.

[yankees18]

Panarin's been fantastic for NY. I wanted him on the Canucks so bad.

It’s such a joy to watch Panarin and Zibanejad play. Such smart players it honestly seems like they always make the right pass/take the right shot/are in the right position.

[NeedChapmans]

This is getting a little bit crazy for me. Woke NHL is difficult to understand; won't be any coaches left by seasons end.

[ZappBrannigan]

Gary Bettman will be hiring Kaepernick to be a spokesman for the NHL soon with a new line of pink skates and new rules for flag hockey.

[JMarchand1981]

That move by Oshie was amazing

[hairysasquatch]

Gary Bettman will be hiring Kaepernick to be a spokesman for the NHL soon with a new line of pink skates and new rules for flag hockey.

But just think of the relic cards Dr. Price will be able to make!

[regularp]

I would be terrified to play Pittsburgh in the playoffs (assuming Malkin and Crosby stay healthy).

[JeremyNick]

I would be terrified to play Pittsburgh in the playoffs (assuming Malkin and Crosby stay healthy).

Most man games lost in the league and significant players at that. Malkin, Crosby, Dumo, Schultz, Letang, Hornquist, Rust and Guentzel have all been out for significant periods and yet they are still rolling strong.

[TASS]

The Montreal Canadians have become the laughing stock of the league, just amazing as to how such a storied franchise can continue to be such a failure. :doh:

[hairysasquatch]

The Montreal Canadians have become the laughing stock of the league, just amazing as to how such a storied franchise can continue to be such a failure. :doh:

Red Wings - hold my beer.

:(