Hockey

[Roadgeekteen]

In a brutal loss for the Florida Panthers, captain Aleksander Barkov has torn his ACL and MCL and will miss next regular season (could return deep into the playoffs).

Crossing my fingers this allows another team to get the cup for once.

Yeah if the Panthers make it again I expect a serious ratings drop in the SCF.

[hotdogPi]

PWHL has announced their schedule for next season, which starts on November 21. Seattle and Vancouver still don't have actual team names yet.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/stats/schedule/all-teams/8/all-months?league=1

[LilianaUwU]

I'm hopeful that the Habs will make it far into the playoffs, but also realistically they probably won't. To be fair, this goes for most seasons...

...by the way, did you know that "cope and seethe" was coined to refer to Leafs (and later Habs) fans who think this year is the one they bring the Cup home for real?

[Stephane Dumas]

I'm hopeful that the Habs will make it far into the playoffs, but also realistically they probably won't. To be fair, this goes for most seasons...

...by the way, did you know that "cope and seethe" was coined to refer to Leafs (and later Habs) fans who think this year is the one they bring the Cup home for real?

Me too, as well as the Leafs, Red Wings.  I'd like to see some old rivalries reviving.

Yesterday, the Habs goaltender, Jakub Dobes was emotional in a loss in overtime against the NJ Devils.

He taked the game very seriously. That remind me when the former home of the Montreal Canadiens, the Forum closed and replaced by the Centre Bell back in 1996. During the ceremony of the last game at the Forum, we can see Richard having some tears.

[ET21]

The Blackhawks are so entertaining to watch this season so far. All the NHL kids are starting to shine

[Stephane Dumas]

The Red Wings doesn't want to be the "Dead Wings" again by checking on the standings on January 11, they fight for the Atlantic division title against Montreal and Tampa Bay. https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/standings/

[NWI_Irish96]

The Red Wings doesn't want to be the "Dead Wings" again by checking on the standings on January 11, they fight for the Atlantic division title against Montreal and Tampa Bay. https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/standings/

Detroit is in the Atlantic Division? That huge body of water nearby is NOT an ocean.

[1995hoo]

I have no doubt it was staged, but the Mites on Ice had a nice brawl in Hershey last night:

https://x.com/allieberube/status/2010152443511009657?s=61&t=b6K8m7mnCl3hI8EuxEn4og

[Stephane Dumas]

We hear and learn a lot about NHL legends like Howe, Richard, Hull, Orr, Esposito, Lafleur, Gretzky, Bossy, Lemieux, Overchkin, Crosby, etc.... but we don't hear a lot about big scorers in professional minors leagues like Guyle Fielder, a big scorer with the Seattle Totems in the WHL who recently passed away.
https://www.nhl.com/kraken/news/kraken-mourn-passing-of-seattle-hockey-legend-guyle-fielder

There was a connection between hockey legend Guyle Fielder and Seattle that never truly went away, even if it did go dormant for a time ahead of a rather surprising late life resurrection.

In fact, the final act of the longtime Seattle Totems captain this week was packing his belongings in Arizona on Monday ahead of a planned permanent move on Tuesday back up to this area to live out his remaining time with family in Sammamish. But he never made it. Fielder suffered a massive stroke at home early Tuesday morning, just hours before the planned drive to Washington and never fully regained consciousness before dying Saturday at age 95 with family at his side.

"It was all very peaceful," said his niece, Jackie Malsam, who'd been in Arizona with her husband planning to drive Fielder back to their Sammamish residence. "We were all sitting around the table reminiscing late into the (Monday) night and he just closed his eyes like he always did when he needed to take a rest. This time, he didn't open them back up."

Besides Guyle Fiedler, other minor leagues legends in the AHL was Willie Marshall, Fred Glover and Jody Gage. The only ones who scored 500 career goals in the AHL.

[Henry]

The Red Wings doesn't want to be the "Dead Wings" again by checking on the standings on January 11, they fight for the Atlantic division title against Montreal and Tampa Bay. https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/standings/

Detroit is in the Atlantic Division? That huge body of water nearby is NOT an ocean.

Hey, we've seen worse, as Dallas is still NOWHERE near DC, Philly or NYC.

Looks like another forgettable season for the Hawks, as they sit just one spot above the Central Division cellar.

[Stephane Dumas]

The Red Wings drought got one more year.  https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/red-wings-extend-nhls-longest-current-playoff-drought-that-has-dragged-on-for-a-decade/

[ET21]

Playoffs as of 4/15

Buffalo vs Boston
Tampa vs Montreal
Carolina vs Ottawa
Pittsburgh vs Philly (Battle of PA)

Dallas vs Minnesota

Colorado waiting, currently aligned to play LA Kings
Utah waiting, currently aligned to play Las Vegas

Pending teams awaiting final seedings
Las Vegas, Edmonton, LA Kings, Anaheim

[NWI_Irish96]

Playoffs as of 4/15

Buffalo vs Boston
Tampa vs Montreal
Carolina vs Ottawa
Pittsburgh vs Philly (Battle of PA)

Dallas vs Minnesota

Colorado waiting, currently aligned to play LA Kings
Utah waiting, currently aligned to play Las Vegas

Pending teams awaiting final seedings
Las Vegas, Edmonton, LA Kings, Anaheim

Wait, there are sports having playoffs now? As a Chicagoan, I'm not familiar with that concept.

[ET21]

Vegas vs Utah
Colorado vs LAK
Edmonton vs Anaheim

Playoffs are set

[Stephane Dumas]

And we'll get a new "Battle of Pennsylvania" between the Flyers and the Penguins in the first round.

[ET21]

Down goes Edmonton, LAK, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, and Dallas.

[LilianaUwU]

Aaaaand the Habs move on to the semifinals.

[oscar]

Aaaaand the Habs move on to the semifinals.

But just barely (even though I was rooting for them). Now they'll need to beat the Hurricanes, who are well-rested after steamrollering the Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers.

[Ted$8roadFan]

Hard to believe that a Canadian team last won the Stanley Cup in 1993.

[Stephane Dumas]

Hard to believe that a Canadian team last won the Stanley Cup in 1993.

And let's see if they'll get rid of the curse of Marty McSorley.

Actor and die-hard Los Angeles Kings fan Colin Hanks and Rich Eisen discuss "The McSorley Curse" brought on by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1993 Stanley Cup Final which has jinxed every Canadian team since.

[Stephane Dumas]

Montreal won a game in conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes.

And the Montreal Victoire of the PWHL won their first championship.

[Stephane Dumas]

Colorado was swept by Vegas Golden Knights in 4 games.

[ET21]

Vegas.... again....

[LilianaUwU]

Fuck Raleigh, fuck North Carolina, and fuck Gary Bettman for sucking off America while the actual place hockey comes from gets shafted.

[Max Rockatansky]

FWIW the Canadiens haven't been consistently a top performing team since the early 1990s.  A semifinals appearance is still forward progress over a first round loss last year and missing the playoffs for three years prior to that.

Also, I'm amused at the irony in the previous reply.  I distinctly recall a time during which claims that the NHL favored the Maple Leafs and Canadians was a common occurrence.