2021-2022 NHL Thread

[mj2sexay]

I'm really trying to contain my excitement in the early going, but with the exception of the injury to Jack, this is the best start Devils fans could've hoped for. Mercer looks like an absolute stud.

For all the excrement Dougie got when he hit free agency about how he's not great in his own zone, I haven't seen that at all. He looks very competent. That also might be a function of being paired with Ryan Graves who's been all over the ice.

[MBGreen]

Habs fire GM Marc Bergevin.   6 months removed from being in the cup finals

[MBGreen]

#FireMaurice

[delavan]

#FireMaurice

Remember this (when San Jose Shark players whined about having to play in Winnipeg)?   Maurice repping for the Peg:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdvYbMchcrn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again

[MBGreen]

Remember this (when San Jose Shark players whined about having to play in Winnipeg)?   Maurice repping for the Peg:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdvYbMchcrn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again

*pours gasoline all over that and lights a match*

[Johnny English]

Remember this (when San Jose Shark players whined about having to play in Winnipeg)?   Maurice repping for the Peg:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdvYbMchcrn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again

Apparently the hotel that teams use in Winnipeg is fairly disliked by players, Methot has mentioned it a few times on his podcast with Brent Wallace.

[MBGreen]

Apparently the hotel that teams use in Winnipeg is fairly disliked by players, Methot has mentioned it a few times on his podcast with Brent Wallace.

I love this....freak opposing players.

[Johnny English]

I love this....freak opposing players.

Fairly sure that teams get to choose their own hotels, which suggests that none of them are much good. Which is fine, except that creating a shitty impression of Winnipeg in players' minds doesn't help you when it comes to trying to attract FAs or trade for players with restricted trade lists. If you teach them to think that Winnipeg is a pooper they hate visiting, they're going to tell their agents not to bother taking the calls.

[MBGreen]

Fairly sure that teams get to choose their own hotels, which suggests that none of them are much good. Which is fine, except that creating a shitty impression of Winnipeg in players' minds doesn't help you when it comes to trying to attract FAs or trade for players with restricted trade lists. If you teach them to think that Winnipeg is a pooper they hate visiting, they're going to tell their agents not to bother taking the calls.

Except that hasn't been a problem....Stastny signed here twice (once he waived a NTC, and the more recent was a FA signing).  Nate Schmidt also waived a NTC to come here.

if anything was going to repel players, it should be our dumbfuck HC.

[delavan]

*pours gasoline all over that and lights a match*

Nice river hockey win over NJ grumpy    : )

[MBGreen]

Nice river hockey win over NJ grumpy    : )

The Devils played 3 games in 4 nights while the jets were on 4 days rest.

I'm not starting any parades

[mj2sexay]

Fire Recchi into the freaking sun.

I'd also drive Lindy to the airport after packing his bags if it meant bringing in Torts.

[MBGreen]

A little late with this but the Canucks cleaned house (fired Travis Greene and Jim Benning) and the Flyers fired their HC (Alain Vigneault).

The Canucks hired Big Daddy Bruce Boudreau to replace Greene.

[guinness77]

Goal (and pass) of the year scored the other night by Sonny Milano.

[MBGreen]

Goal (and pass) of the year scored the other night by Sonny Milano.

Alyssa > Sonny