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2019-2020 NHL season thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Sea Bass, Jun 16, 2019.

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  1. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Stinkers happen, but stinkers happening on back-to-back Mondays to a undermanned team is a slight cause for concern, if only because Columbus played the sort of game that would give the Caps fits in a playoff series. Not that Columbus will get there, but other teams will probably take notes.
     
    Cosmo, Dec 16, 2019
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  2. ChrisLong

    ChrisLong Well-Known Member

    The newest Flyers goon surfaced last night. Welcome to the penalty box, Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
    In the first period, he made a flying leap (yes, he jumped) and landed a shoulder right into the chin of the Ducks' Jacob Larsson, a clear head shot. No penalty, but he might get a call from the NHL police dept. Larsson took the hit and kept playing. In the second, Aube-Kubel went knee-to-knee with the Ducks' Troy Terry. Terry was carried off the ice and probably has a severe sprain or ligament damage. No announcement yet. That drew a whistle.

    ADD: Terry has a broken leg. Larsson is day-to-day after being smashed in the face by that dude.
     
    Last edited: Dec 18, 2019
    ChrisLong, Dec 18, 2019
    #290
  3. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Caps beat Tampa tonight for the third time in two weeks. At what point do the Lightning start getting concerned? They're not far out of third in the Atlantic but they have way too much talent to be middling like they've been this year.
     
    Cosmo, Dec 21, 2019
    #291
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  4. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    I saw the Caps play the Devils Friday night in a pretty empty arena - the talent disparity was mind-boggling. The Devils made the playoffs season before last and I thought they were making some good progress. Wrong. They're really bad.

    I'm trying to temper my excitement about the Caps, but I do think they're really good.

    Tampa is an odd case. Such a talented team, I wonder if last year's playoff sweep has a lingering effect?

    Also, the NHL schedule is weird. Last year, the Caps played Tampa three times very late. This year, three times in December. Spread it out a little huh?
     
    Moderator1, Dec 22, 2019
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  5. Liut

    Liut Well-Known Member

    Just about everything that could go wrong for New Jersey has, or so it seems. Good segment of the fan base was ballistic a few weeks ago. I get the sense now some have lost interest.
     
    Liut, Dec 22, 2019
    #293
  6. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    They were pretty scrappy for a while, took a lead early, played fairly tough. But the Caps got two goals in the second during some four on four when speed and talent took over. And most of the arena got up and left. Goaltending isn't good, fans were all over Subban (several "overrated" chants).
     
    Moderator1, Dec 22, 2019
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  7. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Tonight's game between Vegas and San Jose is their last in the regular season.
     
    HanSenSE, Dec 22, 2019
    #295
  8. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Caps and Penguins don’t play until Super Bowl Sunday, and all four games are on weekend afternoons
     
    Cosmo, Dec 22, 2019
    #296
  9. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    The 10-day forecast for the Winter Classic at the Cotton Bowl is partly cloudy, high of 58°. About as close to optimal ice conditions as you could have expected. Dallas has experience with bad weather mucking up big events.
     
    Twirling Time, Dec 23, 2019
    #297
  10. JimmyHoward33

    JimmyHoward33 Well-Known Member

    Jeremy Roenick stepped in it in the Chiclets pod.
     
    JimmyHoward33, Dec 23, 2019
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  11. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Was just reading about this. He's an idiot. With all that has happened over the last several years, how can he still not be thinking about how things have changed and put some filters on himself?

    I am assuming Kathryn Tappen isn't upset by it, because it sounds like she is friends with Roenick and his wife and they were all on vacation together and probably have a close relationship where they make those kinds of comments among themselves. If that isn't the case. ... you can totally disregard what I am about to say. He should be fired.

    I am hoping what is happening now isn't that people can't make any distinction anymore between a Harvey Weinstein or Charlie Rose kind of creep and a Roenick type of idiot who presumably wasn't sexually harassing a colleague, but really needs to develop a mouth filter. Maybe a suspension is warranted, but I hope that he doesn't get fired if they are all friends and joke around between themselves that way, and it was him not being smart enough to have a filter when he really needed one.

    I say that not even liking Roenick or his personality on the air.
     
    The Big Ragu, Dec 24, 2019
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  12. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Great thing about podcasts - people speak freely and without filter. Bad thing about podcasts - people actually listen to them. Didn't realize Tappen used to be married to an NHLer.
     
    DanOregon, Dec 24, 2019
    #300
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