NHL 2013 - 2014

[technomancer]

Provided he can stop getting injured

He's not injured this time he's sick

I really do have mixed feelings about Letang. He is an incredible talent, but at the same time the Pens tend to be a MUCH better defensive team without him, and when they're playing well defensively they don't really need the extra scoring he brings

 

[Sofos]

Was watching Rene Rancourt sing the anthems when all of a sudden, a wild Amon Amarth and Enslaved appeared.

(L to R: Johan Hegg (Vocals, Amon Amarth), Grutle Kjellson (Vocals/Bass, Enslaved), Ted Lundstrom (Bass, Amon Amarth), Cato "Bekkis (or Fish)" Bekkevold (Drums, Enslaved)

 

[Pav]

Fleury...that glove save...

 

[technomancer]

Fleury...that glove save...

Also what is up with Letang and this mystery "illness"... he's missing his fourth straight game and didn't travel with the team

 

[TheDivineWing22]

I'm really wondering what is going on with Letang. I wonder if maybe he's having migraine problems again. The media has been reporting that he isn't showing and symptoms of illness.

 

[Sofos]

Adding a few things to my previous post, first here is Johan wearing a Bruins jersey on stage in Boston (skip to 1:54)



next off is the very surprising fact that Ben Scrivens is not only an Amon Amarth fan, but a GWAR fan. WOAH

 

[technomancer]

Good night so far, highlight reel goals by Sid AND Geno tonight so far

 

[technomancer]

Holy Fvck! Letang had a stroke

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang recovering from stroke - NHL.com - News

 

[AdamMaz]

USA/Russia shootout today was incredible, probably the best shootout of/for a long time.

 

[technomancer]

Bylsma's use of all Oshie all the time was pretty damn funny... also nice to see Kovulchoke live up to his name again

Seriously though absolutely fantastic game.

 

[JD27]

Bylsma's use of all Oshie all the time was pretty damn funny... also nice to see Kovulchoke live up to his name again

Seriously though absolutely fantastic game.

Kovalchuk did score a few nice goals in the SO and Quick made a ridiculous save on the last one. I thought it was a good game, got lucky on the disallowed goal. I thought Russia's defense was going to be exposed, but they played pretty well. Game was also a lot more physical than expected.

 

[MFB]

Looks like Zetterberg may be out for the rest of the season with a herniated disc Detroit can't catch a break, but hopefully Daytsuk stays healthy

 

[Pav]

Datsyuk isn't even healthy now. I'd be a little perplexed if I was a Wings fan.

 

[MFB]

Datsyuk isn't even healthy now. I'd be a little perplexed if I was a Wings fan.

Didn't he play today for Russia (or wherever the hell he's from)?

 

[Pav]

He has been playing the entire tournament and looking great in the process. But leading up to the Olympics, there was some controversy surrounding because Datsyuk had missed the last two full months of the regular season with injury. Supposedly it was bothering him to the point that he was sitting out for the Wings, but still didn't hesitate to play for Team Russia.

 

[technomancer]

Damn that's rough... Islanders have confirmed Tavares suffered a knee injury in yesterday's Canada / Latvia game and will be out for the rest of the season.

Islanders captain Tavares out for season

(not that they are playoff bound but still a tough break)

 

[JD27]

Damn that's rough... Islanders have confirmed Tavares suffered a knee injury in yesterday's Canada / Latvia game and will be out for the rest of the season.

Islanders captain Tavares out for season

(not that they are playoff bound but still a tough break)

Zetterberg, Zuccarello, Barkov, Kopecky, and Taveres. It's no wonder the owners and the NHL don't like the Olympics. They get nothing from it but injured players.

 

[Sofos]

Zetterberg, Zuccarello, Barkov, Kopecky, and Taveres. It's no wonder the owners and the NHL don't like the Olympics. They get nothing from it but injured players.

I still believe the NHL shouldn't be in the Olympics. It makes it incredibly unfair for other countries. You get USA, Canada, Sweden and Finland every year pretty much packed with NHL players, then you get Latvia, Slovenia, Austria, etc with 5 or less NHL players who have almost no chance.

 

[AdamMaz]

Why should a professional league take precedence over an international competition? I can understand the attachment to the NHL as a fan, since it is far more frequent/present, but I am confident that every player with virtue of being an athlete and competitor wants to play on the international stage and should not be blocked from doing so (since I doubt any player would sign a contract with such a clause)

The Olympics is for the world's best players, there should be no restrictions on who can compete. The point isn't for it to be fair, the point is supremacy. That is the nature of such a competition.

 

[Pav]

That international competition has absolutely zero affiliation with the NHL, aside from the fact that they're both hockey. I always viewed the NHL's closing for the Olympics as a complete, massive courtesy to the players that choose to take part. But the NHL is a business and businesses need to make money, and from that perspective that Olympic break makes zero sense for the league.

Case in point: John Tavares is now done for the season. Try telling Charles Wang or anyone within the Islanders ownership that the pride and prestige of playing for Canada was worth it. They don't give a shit, they just lost their star forward to an incident that was completely unrelated to the NHL, and it's going to cost them big time.