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Running NHL 2023-24 regular season thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Regan MacNeil, Oct 10, 2023.

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  1. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    You'd think I'd be ecstatic about the season the Rangers have had, and I am. But I wish I could just take the attitude of, "OK, start resting guys, let's get ready for the playoffs. And I don't feel that way, because I look at the way the wildcard teams are setting up, and if the Rangers can't hold on to the top seed ... they are probably facing Tampa in the first round, and that is a nightmare to me.
     
    The Big Ragu, Apr 4, 2024
    #325
  2. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Did you see the point where the benches started jawwing at each other? I thought they were going to go through him.
     
    DanOregon, Apr 4, 2024
    #326
  3. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    That was a thing of beauty.
    Everyone knew something was happening, but didn’t expect a 5 on 5.
    Referees just have to sit back and make sure nobody goes down and start raking notes.
     
    Chef2, Apr 4, 2024
    #327
  4. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    No. They'll verbally blast one another, but the fisticuffs were going to be kept on the ice.

    Just enjoy the vocabulary lesson and move on. At least it wasn't Pierre Maguire, who wouldn't discuss anything about incidents such as those when he was on the air, which was one of most cowardly stances anyone in his position could take.
     
    Sam Mills 51, Apr 4, 2024
    #328
  5. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    I did notice they shut that mike down - quickly.
     
    DanOregon, Apr 4, 2024
    #329
  6. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    I know teams have goons - do teams also carry a guy who is the "designated punchee? So a skilled player doesn't get hurt?
     
    DanOregon, Apr 4, 2024
    #330
  7. Liut

    Liut Well-Known Member

    Are you kidding? That's Darren Pang! He's thinking he's got the best seat in the house.
     
    Liut, Apr 4, 2024
    #331
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  8. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    One of the best parts of Pang between between the benches during Rangers games is Artemi Panarin reaching over throughout the game and taking the cups of gatorade Pang had lined up for himself. He did it right after the line brawl.

    It's been an ongoing thing whenever TNT is doing a Rangers game.

    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f9EOOpuX57M

    FWIW, TNT's coverage of the line brawl was horrifically bad when I watched this morning. Rather than zooming out so you could see the chaos, the camera person was singularly focused on Rempe and MacDermid. At one point they left the brawl for a few seconds to show Shesterkin picking up equipment from the ice for some reason.
     
    The Big Ragu, Apr 4, 2024
    #332
  9. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    That’s why Vesey and Lazar were allowed to stay because their fight technically started first. Every participant after that gets game misconducts.
     
    JC, Apr 4, 2024
    #333
  10. mateen

    mateen Well-Known Member

    The Rempe-MacDermid fight makes sense within the odd culture of the NHL. But I'm not really sure this required everyone getting involved. If I'm in charge of the Rangers I certainly don't want guys who actually play and rarely fight, like Trouba and Miller, getting into fights and potentially breaking a hand or something like that when the playoffs are this close.
     
    mateen, Apr 4, 2024
    #334
  11. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I understand the rule and why they penalized it the way they did. But I found it dumb b/c it was a line brawl, not a case of other guys jumping in to escalate a contained fight. It’s one of those technical things that misses the spirit of why they actually made the rule.
     
    The Big Ragu, Apr 4, 2024
    #335
  12. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I think this is why Laviolette was pissed. I think he thought it was going to be Rempe and MacDermid, but the Devils had other ideas. If he knew it was going to be an all out brawl, he probably would have kept Trouba and Miller off the ice. It's not that surprising, the Devils were pissed and they really have nothing else to play for at this point.
     
    The Big Ragu, Apr 4, 2024
    #336
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