Lose to Las Vegas and lose your division: THE NHL 2017-2018 THREAD (INCLUDING THE COYOTES SOMEHOW, PITTSBURGH HANGOVER AND OFFSEASON SHENANIGANS. HOCKEY IS THE BEST)

36yo accountant got into a game tonight as an emergency goalie for the blackhawks

keep dreaming jimmy mod

Hilarious post-game interview from 36-year-old Scott Foster, who was called into action as the Blackhawks Emergency Backup Goaltender tonight pic.twitter.com/p4ExOQz8oA

— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) March 30, 2018

This story is a Kremlin psyop guys

7/7 is an honest days work

i would never want the emergency-goalie-off-the-street thing to change -- it is awesome -- but it's kind of a weird cop-out?

i mean if a baseball team runs out of pitchers or catchers it's not like they can pull dudes out of the crowd. go tell one of your healthy scratches to put some pads on

love hockey

this was so awesome

I know this guy probably gives zero shits and I'm only picking on this because it's the Blackhawks but really? $0? That's shitty. They're getting so much positive PR out of this, I hope they do something for him (beyond free food, games, and a jersey).

https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/979777172331261954: What the Blackhawks had to pay Scott Foster, the accountant who was the first emergency backup goalie to ever get ice time. Last night, Foster saved 7 shots on 7 tries in 14 minutes of action vs Jets. CBA states Foster’s deal with team was a “tryout.” pic.twitter.com/aEP5lODZU8

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) March 30, 2018

also prob has best selling jersey over last 12 hours

yeah it's a CBA/union/salary cap thing. lame

incomparable leader jonathan toews surely bought him a beer, tho

Toews (or someone else) shoulda slapped on the pads imho, not even kidding in the slightest.

sedins are done

noooo too soon

legit sad at Sedin news

i'm thankful for them and they are certainly two of the best

however, i do feel it's a good time for this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdKoegMP-dc

To say that the Sedins enjoyed a good run would be a bit of an understatement.

*5v5 data between 2008-2018 via https://t.co/lhgD0Gcc5R* pic.twitter.com/iq7BRQcnJB

— Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) April 2, 2018

Just your standard run of >3300 minutes together controlling ~58% of all shots. #Sedins pic.twitter.com/v1yrROv6VT

— Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) April 2, 2018

alex burrows and ryan kesler better send them nice xmas presents every year

and Anson Carter/Trent Klatt etc..

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2018/04/canucks-fans-bid-goodbye-sedin-twins-farewell-riot/

read it til the last last line

the local politician who gave a speech at my high school graduation used an extended Trent Klatt comparison to describe our school. We weren't the biggest or the most talented, but our hard-nosed grit would get us through. Inspiring stuff.

https://www.thesportster.com/hockey/the-8-best-and-7-worst-wingers-to-play-with-the-sedin-twins/

He of course went on to have one of his best professional seasons - classic Canucks' luck

ain't that the troof

as a fan of the team that traded markus naslund to vancouver for alex stojanov, f u

think some of the breaks have evened out since then

still waitin fer de cup doh

That list kind of sucks. Putting Pyatt as one of the best seems like a stretch, and despite only a limited time there, hansen had some pretty solid fancy stats metrics in his time there, but the canucks being the canucks they decided to move him away.

the best/worst countdown format is completely incoherent

It was a very confusing and strange read for that reason alone. BUt then added to mediocre analysis

meanwhile in vancouver

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-draft-vancouver-canucks-2019-announcement-1.4556120

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=375373

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=375372

The card was never activated.

No, seriously. They forgot to activate the free gift card they gave away for Fan Appreciation Night.

It's pure poetry.#Sens https://t.co/jdaMlTeU2B

— Joe Boughner (@joeboughner) April 3, 2018

man, the bus crash

seriously

I live in Saskatoon and the crash happened in the part of the province where I grew up. Last night and today have been a total punch in the gut. Junior hockey grounds so many small prairie communities: it's a social event, it's funded by local sponsors. And the kids are chasing that NHL dream, hundreds of them riding the buses across the province. Heck, my niece just finished a season of elite Bantam hockey, busing two, three hours to games in small towns. This tragedy has shaken Saskatchewan to its very core.

https://globalnews.ca/news/4130553/nhl-tributes-humboldt-broncos-jets-leafs-canadiens/

man babcock on the verge of tears

scary scary stuff

i wonder if colter wall is following this and if he will bring it up at all -- will see him play live at the end of this month

20 years old, but an article on playing in that league. wonder how different it is now

https://harpers.org/archive/1998/01/hockey-nights/?single=1

Just read the gofundme has raised $4 million in under two days.

That Harper’s article is great. Thx Mookie. Just shared it w my son who played many years of AAA. He’d better read it!

anyone up for a playoff pool?

A classmate of mine who was a goaltender in the ncaa told me that yeah, sometimes after games they have those 8 hours drive at night in a snowstorm and he would fall asleep wondering if he would wake up.

good start ^_^

man, winnipeg is a fun team to watch. they would be perfect if they brought back the blue kick plates like the old western canada teams used to have

https://grandstandcentral.com/ron-maclean-deserves-the-blame-for-don-cherry-e7293d9a3400

Dallas Stars Head Coach Ken Hitchcock announced today his retirement from coaching in the NHL after 22 seasons as a head coach. Hitchcock will remain with the Stars as a consultant. https://t.co/nS095SX4LL

— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) April 13, 2018

if anyone at the cbc/rogers were interested in reining in don cherry, it would have been done -- by ron maclean or someone else. maclean is hardly a profile in courage, but the real blame belongs higher up the ladder

Can Ken Hitchcock be the new host of a HNIC intermission segment?

They could call it Coherent Coach's Corner.

— Pension Plan Puppets (@PPPLeafs) April 13, 2018

Dallas Stars Head Coach Ken Hitchcock announced today his retirement from coaching in the NHL after 22 seasons as a head coach. Hitchcock will remain with the Stars as a consultant. https://t.co/nS095SX4LL
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) April 13, 2018
if anyone at the cbc/rogers were interested in reining in don cherry, it would have been done -- by ron maclean or someone else. maclean is hardly a profile in courage, but the real blame belongs higher up the ladder

― mookieproof, Friday, April 13, 2018 8:17 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah i guess i agree with you, thought the piece was interesting enough

Wake up, @PKessel81! It's time for the third period. pic.twitter.com/UGcKE8Qvo1

— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) April 15, 2018

Really miss listening to Darren pang doing color

Lumbus OT goal is the goalie move when you can’t actually shoot #sadfactsaboutjtm

maf

get swept by las vegas and lose your division

Lol

heh

Wild gettin' pushed around at home, they're probably toast.

bruce boudreau is by all accounts a good coach, but jeez