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2021 NHL regular season thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Cosmo, Dec 26, 2020.

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  1. DanielSimpsonDay

    DanielSimpsonDay Well-Known Member


    it's time

    give the people what they want
     
    DanielSimpsonDay, Mar 10, 2021
    #289
  2. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    Good: The Whalercanes continue winning, especially at home.

    Better: They have brought back the Storm Surge following wins, and are using them to honor front-line workers.
     
    Sam Mills 51, Mar 11, 2021
    #290
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  3. Sea Bass

    Sea Bass Well-Known Member

    I think this is what Bill Clement thought the people wanted.
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    Sea Bass, Mar 11, 2021
    #291
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  4. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Congratulations @Elliotte Friedman , you truly are part of of the old boys network. The fact you don’t think Jim Bennigs press conference wasn’t worthy of talking about was a hell of a tell.

    For our American friends, Jim Benning is the worst GM in North American sports, he makes Elgin Baylor look good.
     
    JC, Mar 13, 2021
    #292
  5. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    Wow. I understand an underachieving GM or one tied to the train tracks by bad ownership, agendas and such, but the worst? I know Benning hasn't impressed, but the worst?

    Elliotte, curious what will become of goaltending in Raleigh. There's a chance Petr Mrazek's long absence following the thumb injury and procedure gives him the best chance of a goalie they can ride during a potential postseason run assuming the team continues its stellar play. Thing is, they would love to send James Reimer's deal somewhere for a little cap relief (a worthy price to pay to dump Scott Darling's deal a couple of years back). A deal sounds good, though ... I don't see a Cam Ward circa 2005-06 on the current roster.
     
    Sam Mills 51, Mar 13, 2021
    #293
  6. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    A
    well, the worst I guess is subjective but he’s up there. But he’s a hockey lifer so criticism won’t come form the rights holder and the media who protect their sources.
     
    JC, Mar 13, 2021
    #294
  7. Tighthead

    Tighthead Well-Known Member

    Benning is like many GMs in that he would be a strong AGM but he’s not a big picture exec.

    Bergevin is similar. He gets lauded for winning trades, but his teams normally miss the playoffs. He’s not good at building an internal draft and development machine, and he can’t accurately identify needs.
     
    Tighthead, Mar 13, 2021
    #295
  8. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    JC, leave the whining to Twitter. I come here for fun. :)
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Mar 13, 2021
    #296
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  9. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    2muchcoffeeman, Mar 15, 2021
    #297
  10. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Watched Caps-Sabres last night, and man, that Buffalo team is just thoroughly broken and defeated. They have zero life. I think you can start to look at the East standings with the caveat of "well, they still have six games with Buffalo left" as a predictor of future success. They'll be lucky to win five more games this year.
     
    Cosmo, Mar 16, 2021
    #298
  11. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I have only watched Buffalo against the Rangers. First caveat is that the Rangers are a different team every night, with some young, inconsistent players and a coach who is shuffling lines too much. So it's hard to gauge them against anyone, because they will dominate a really good team one night and then look really bad against a bad team the next night.

    But the Rangers played Buffalo twice early in the season, and they split the games. Buffalo hadn't given up yet and they were playing hard. They played again 2 weeks ago, and the effort from the Sabres was pathetic. Eichel looked like he wasn't trying. You look at the names on the back of Sabres jerseys, and you are thinking they should be a team building something good. Then you watch them play and the body language is miserable. Steve Valiquette (often annoying former goalie) does studio for the Rangers, and after the game he killed the Sabres. Exact quote: “I think the Buffalo players should be wearing ski masks on the 15th and 30th of every month, because there’s no way you can have that star power and then not have any pushback. I mean, they look like they’ve quit on their season.” . ... The 15th and 30th of the month are when players get paid. For once, Valiquette was right on.
     
    The Big Ragu, Mar 16, 2021
    #299
  12. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Had the same thought. When Washington played them in the first couple of games of the year, the Sabres had a lot of pluck. But the Caps didn't even play particularly well last night and won 6-0 on the road, with no Wilson or Eller. Sprong and Sheary have been revelations. Really solid role guys.
     
    Cosmo, Mar 16, 2021
    #300
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