2022-2023 NHL Misc. Thread

[perfectstormhits]

Last night's WC games both went into OT with the road team winning both

Dallas losing Pavelski could be huge

 

[HurryCanes]

Last night's WC games both went into OT with the road team winning both

Dallas losing Pavelski could be huge

That Dumba hit was tough. Hope Joe P is doing ok. Yikes

 

[andyt]

The Checkers are playing an outdoor game on January 13, 2024 at Truist Field.

 

[cmon3]

That Dumba hit was tough. Hope Joe P is doing ok. Yikes

Hate to see that. Hope he’s ok.

 

[Pucking Lamplighter]

The Checkers are playing an outdoor game on January 13, 2024 at Truist Field.

I'd be willing to bet the popularity and success of the Outdoor Series game at Carter-Finley helped land that one in Charlotte.

Jim

 

[Fayettenamcanesfan]

Leafs doing Leaf-like things

 

[Pucking Lamplighter]

 

[Fayettenamcanesfan]

Leafs now trying to take out all of Tampa’s roster to give themselves a chance

 

[cmon3]

Haha Haulla missed an open net!

 

[andyt]

Skyler Brind’Amour signed a PTO with the Checkers. I thought he had to wait 30 days after the end of his eligibility?

 

[cmaleski2]

It's just a PTO, not an NHL contract. As long as it's not an NHL deal he's ok.

Doesn't he have classes to finish up?

 

[andyt]

Leafs forward Michael Bunting has a hearing at 3 today for the match penalty for a check to the head. Cernak did not return to the game.

 

[andyt]

It's just a PTO, not an NHL contract. As long as it's not an NHL deal he's ok.

Doesn't he have classes to finish up?

I guess this parallels what Drury did in 2020 when he left Harvard and went to Sweden.

 

[NoMich]

Leafs forward Michael Bunting has a hearing at 3 today for the match penalty for a check to the head. Cernak did not return to the game.

Suspend his ass for the rest of the playoffs and into next season.

 

[HurryCanes]

Suspend his ass for the rest of the playoffs and into next season.

yea, that was just brutal. Those direct elbows to the jaw have no place in the game. The reffing for that game set a new standard in bad.

 

[NoMich]

Yep. It wasn't just a sloppy hit to the shoulders gone accidentally too high (though, that should still call for a suspension since a head was hit), but this was deliberate

 

[cmaleski2]

All those dumbfounded looks from Keefe and Bunting like that shouldn't have been a match penalty. Not to worry, the Department of Player Safety will break it all down and explain it frame by frame for you.

That to me is a 2-4 game suspension. I don't think Bunting really intentionally targeted Chernak's head, he was just trying to bump him and got his elbow up. Using playoff suspension math that is 1-2 games for Bunting.

Meanwhile the Leafs approach might be a smart one. if you are going to lose the game, injure as many Tampa Dmen as possible, legally or illegally, to increase your odds of winning future games. Replacing Hedman and Chernak with Bogosian and Fleury? Yeah, that isn't good for Tampa.

 

[cmon3]

I’d guess Tampa won’t go down quietly if the injuries result in a close series. They’ve got plenty of guys perfectly willing to goon it up and end the playoffs for a few leaves in return.

 

[CanadaCanes]

The reffing for that game set a new standard in bad.

How come the NHL will not address how bad the officiating really is??? That was their poster boy "Top Ref" Wes McCauley out there no less...great look!

 

[andyt]

How come the NHL will not address how bad the officiating really is??? That was their poster boy "Top Ref" Wes McCauley out there no less...great look!

It was McCauley that made the call on Bunting from the neutral zone. Freddie L’Ecuyer was below the goal line, closest to the play.

The TO fans are going berserk on Twitter, over a perceived conflict of interest regarding McCauley. It’s way to convoluted to follow.