NHL 2023-2024

[technomancer]

See ya at the draft lottery

Their first rounder is gone unless it's top 10.... and they are playing great so they'll miss that too

They've climbed to 12th

 

[AdamMaz]

techno, what's the case for Crosby's nomination for the Masterton? Why this year in particular?

Meanwhile, Dallas is the 2nd highest scoring team in the league, has the best goal differential in the league, only has 1 ppg player, 1 30 goal scorer (and he's only 20!), and will likely end the season with 8 20+ goal scorers, and no forward plays even 19 minutes in a game.

If this isn't "the dream", I don't know what is.

 

[technomancer]

techno, what's the case for Crosby's nomination for the Masterton? Why this year in particular?


If this isn't "the dream", I don't know what is.

I honestly have no idea why this year in particular... only thing I can think is because he tied Gretzky's 19 point per game seasons record. I mean every team gets a nominee and the Pens had nothing crazy like Letang coming back from a stroke or something.

 

[M3CHK1LLA]

Stars have been looking great, especially lately...hope that will carry into the playoffs. I remember back at 99 when they won the cup and how crazy it was. Kinda feels like that again...

 

[ElysianGuitars]

Stars have been looking great, especially lately...hope that will carry into the playoffs. I remember back at 99 when they won the cup and how crazy it was. Kinda feels like that again...

Team feels special. Hopefully Oetter can keep up his level of play over the last month or so.

 

[technomancer]

Ok where the hell did this Pens team come from and why didn't they get here 10 games ago? 10 minutes down in the first and they have not allowed Tampa a shot yet. This is insane.

EDIT: I can't handle that kind of stress

EDIT2: Holy shit they're actually in a playoff spot at the moment!

 

[JD27]

Caps have imploded at the right time, I’d rather not watch them finish third in the Metro to be blown out of the playoffs by CAR or finish in the 2nd wild card to be blown out by BOS/NYR.

 

[technomancer]

Meh at this point the Pens are likely going to finish too high to have a first round pick this year so as a fan I'd like to see the organization / city make the additional millions of dollars a playoff series brings in. Even if they do get knocked out in the first round

That said I have no idea what will happen if they get in as they are literally beating everybody right now. If they can keep it up might actually end up with an interesting series.

 

[JD27]

Pens probably fair better in a series against those teams anyway. Caps were held up by Lindgren stealing games, Ovi scoring 21 in 30 games since Jan 27 (only Matthews and Hyman have had more) and some general puck luck. But a team sitting a -40 goal differential has no business in the playoffs. At least they made the right choice at the deadline and collected picks. They shed Kuznetsov/Backstrom this season which was a great start at getting younger. Every goal Ovi scores is one step closer to not just the record, but an actual rebuild.

 

[technomancer]

Yeah based on the season in general they stand no chance... but they just beat NY and Carolina in the past week. It is crazy how this team is performing right now.

That said they also lost to Columbus sooooooo....

 

[AdamMaz]

That said I have no idea what will happen if they get in as they are literally beating everybody right now. If they can keep it up might actually end up with an interesting series.

Once you're in the playoffs, all bets are off!

Every goal Ovi scores is one step closer to not just the record, but an actual rebuild.

Poetic and well put.

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5 teams in a near dead heat for the last wildcard spot in the East, now this is intense.

 

[JD27]

Once you're in the playoffs, all bets are off!


Poetic and well put.

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5 teams in a near dead heat for the last wildcard spot in the East, now this is intense.

It is crazy how tight they are. It might actually come down to tiebreakers to get the final spot.

 

[technomancer]

It is crazy how tight they are. It might actually come down to tiebreakers to get the final spot.

Yep and Pens own the tie breaker over all 4 of the teams mixing it up oddly enough

 

[AdamMaz]

Team feels special. Hopefully Oetter can keep up his level of play over the last month or so.

Loses to Chicago

 

[ElysianGuitars]

Loses to Chicago

W3dg3wood

 

[AdamMaz]

W3dg3wood

 

[AdamMaz]

Never seen this before

 

[ElysianGuitars]

Beat the Avs 7-4 last night

And now the Stars have two 30 goal scorers,along with 6 20+ goal scorers.

 

[AdamMaz]

By comparison, we have only 7 players to hit even just 10 goals on the season; and only 2 of those over 20

 

[Vostre Roy]

By comparison, we have only 7 players to hit even just 10 goals on the season; and only 2 of those over 20

Well, they can still pull off a 9-3 win over another struggling team at least.

And kuddos to Slaf with the hatty, what a great season for his age