27 YEARS SINCE A CANADIAN TEAM WON THE CUP WILL THIS BE THE YEAR (no): THE NHL 2019-2020 THREAD (INCLUDING BLUES HANGOVER AND OFFSEASON SHENANIGANS. HOCKEY IS THE BEST)

Hexy is the Fame part of Hall of Fame. Kevin Lowe has no Fame.

defensive defensemen are also let down by awards/the hall. it's not like the norris always goes to the highest-scoring guy, but the last one who wasn't even close was rod langway 35 years ago

that is not an argument for kevin lowe, who i don't recall being known as a shut-down defender

the selke is even weirder -- you have to be able to score a *bit*, but not too much. i would argue that crosby deserves legit selke consideration, but that's not happening

I am hoping Couturier wins this year; my favorite Flyer for years. His advanced stats are pretty amazing: over the last couple years he has had insane CF% while starting most of his possessions in the defensive zone. Every line they put him on does good things.

what a crazy draft lottery outcome

what happens to the draft now if they have to cancel the season again? why couldn't they have just waited to do the lottery until after this play-in round?

weird

Rigged

as a beneficiary of receiving lemieux and crosby i can't complain but . . .

fuck eugene melnyck tho

Looks like Bettman's got the fix in for the Pens again.

good man (why tho?)

gotta rig it for the big markets (like um pittsburgh)

Gotta keep them away from KC.

no i mean what this time?

have to say this seems like an incredibly awkward way to set up a draft

Don't mind me, I'm just a hater. But maybe the Flyers and Pens will meet up this playoffs.

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/29452716/nhl-use-fan-videos-team-specific-cheers

I don't know what the solution is, but this is dumb. Just pump in audio from EA NHL '92 and be done with it.

BRASS BONANZA AFTER EVERY GOAL

https://news.avclub.com/nbc-sued-for-anti-straight-discrimination-by-angry-ho-1844424157

oh boy

hope he doesn't sue about that url

jeremy honick

"anti straight discrimination"??? Lmfao

He scored one of my favorite goals of all time, but fuck Roenick. He's in the HOF of hockey jerks.

i'm kraken up

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Edn4-K5XgAEzYtF?format=png&name=large

funny name, don't like the logo

was looking forward to getting down to Seattle for a game some time but god knows when that will be now, sigh.

yikes

In a statement announcing that John Chayka quit as general manager and president of hockey operations, the #coyotes say they are "disappointed in his actions and his timing." pic.twitter.com/Pi7Aj5x27x

— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) July 26, 2020

Watching Flyers-Pens. I love hockey.

watching MTL-TOR tonight: the leafs look... okay! the habs look... like they shouldn't be in the play-offs! bring on lafrenière

lotta bad ice, but that’s what you get playing three games a day in august

MTL-PIT game last night was so good, gotta say!

rude

Young, 6'4"+, defensemen who can skate are the best thing ever.

sure but can they ~move the puck~

jesus christ

Connor McDavid's second of the game is ridiculous pic.twitter.com/iiUElNEVN7

— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) August 4, 2020

We are in love with this. 🧢#LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/TK0LVRbwfL

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) August 4, 2020

The way he takes the pass out of mid-air at nearly full speed is insane.

i’ve watched it like two dozen times already

there are some guys that could do the puck juggling — they all have crazy hand-eye

maybe one or two other guys could roof that backhand

absolutely no one else could do all of it at that speed

Sebastian Aho. WOOOOW. Enjoy every angle of this highlight-reel goal from Aho, who strips the puck from Trouba and walks DeAngelo for a goal that puts the Hurricanes up 3-1 on the Rangers in game three. pic.twitter.com/YfGH9VeYVm

— Brett Finger (@brett_finger) August 5, 2020

I can see the fix is in again to get the Pens the #1 pick.

lol

pens have a) never won a best-of-five series, and b) never beaten the habs in a playoff series. neither of these facts were supposed to be relevant this year but here we are.

also not sure i can recall a pittsburgh athlete as hated by his/her own fans as jack johnson. it’s rough

i defended jack johnson for a season or 2, possibly out of pity for his personal life and terrible family ripping him off, but damn.

good luck pittsburgh (seriously)

Some knowledgeable Canadian hockey fans I interact with online couldn't believe the Penguins signed Jack Johnson to that contract. He might have been overpaid at half that cap hit.

it was a terrible signing, and its been both disastrous and uncharacteristic of the current regime that he's still there and still in the lineup. apparently a very nice guy, tho!

It hurts me to acknowledge that Rutherford has otherwise made some shrewd moves. I will go to my grave not understanding how acquiring Phil Kessel worked.

oh, leafs

Columbus is a team I wouldn't choose for the Flyers to play. They could just run out of steam, but I think they will be a tough out.

awooooo

liking the coyotes even though my heart is full of lobsters

does your heart ever just go

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— x-New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) August 7, 2020

idgi