Hockey Randomness

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Tue May 21, 2019 3:15 pm

Finish them.

Postby **NTP66** » Tue May 21, 2019 5:15 pm

Can the Sharks with a full lineup or the Blues beat the Bruins in a 7-game series, especially with Rask playing the way he has been lately?

Postby **Gaucho** » Tue May 21, 2019 5:17 pm

Postby **Gaucho** » Wed May 22, 2019 9:31 am

Postby **NTP66** » Mon May 27, 2019 7:36 pm

New research shows Pittsburgh to be birthplace of pro hockey

A historical marker on Pittsburgh’s North Side denotes the spot of the first professional football game played, coming in 1892.

If Perrysville native John Schalcosky has his way, a similar marker soon will be erected in Oakland, noting the city as the birthplace of professional hockey, as well.

Schalcosky is the proprietor of the Odd Pittsburgh historical brand, which includes Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts as well as a podcast distributed by KDKA radio.

He recently uncovered newspaper clippings that prove players in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League were being paid for their services in 1901. It’s the earliest known documentation of professionalism in hockey.

Postby **NTP66** » Sat Jun 01, 2019 7:21 pm

https://twitter.com/cms_74_/status/1134 ... 98145?s=21

"Settle down, buffalo head."

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Mon Jun 03, 2019 9:41 pm

Philly acquires the UFA rights to Kevin Hayes for a 5th.

He was a real disappointment for me in Winnipeg this year. If Hayes ever shot the puck or played hard, he'd be a force. He's really talented, he can dish...but he just likes to hang out with the boys really. Winnipeg this year, a contract year, a deadline add on a championship roster was a chance for him to show what he could do in a big spot and I thought he was a ghost...again...

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:12 pm

Ryan O'Reilly has the weirdest curve I've seen this side of John LeClair. How the **** does he play with this thing?

Postby **MR25** » Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:14 pm

It's really good for wraparounds

Still not quite as weird as Vinny Prospal for me though:

Postby **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Fri Jun 07, 2019 7:44 am

Anyone else see a butt crack when first looking at the top picture?

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri Jun 07, 2019 7:45 am

Nope.

Postby **Factorial** » Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:36 am

Anyone else see a butt crack when first looking at the top picture?

Postby **NTP66** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 7:39 am

Buffalo Sabres
‏Verified account @BuffaloSabres

IT’S DONE!

We have signed forward Jeff Skinner to an eight-year contract with an average annual value of $9 million

That seems like a lot for Skinner.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:38 am

It is, but man, it's tough to watch a 26 year old, 40 goal scorer who you just gave up four draft picks for essentially (though, it was a steal) on a team that absolutely cannot score walk out that door...

The line was Skinner-Eichel-Rhino for much of the year, sometimes Evan Rodrigues would slot in...but check the game notes, there's no one else on the team with 20 goals or 40 points...Pommer had 16 goals, Sheary had 34 points...

Then you look at the cap and go, well, they have like $30 million in cap room without Skinner, an owner willing to spend to compete...so what are you gonna spend your money on? Well, you're throwing $9 million a year at a, what, $7 or $7.5 million player? One who works well with your only hope of relevance in Jack Eichel?

Other than Jarmo Kekelainen, this deal hurts very little...but all that doesn't mean I disagree with your brief, but salient, point...

Postby **Jim** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 10:35 am

$9.0M for Skinner
$6.8M for Kessel

Postby **NTP66** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 1:08 pm

I agree that they had to make that deal, mikey. It’s going to be interesting to see how they handle the rest of their cap space.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 12:59 pm

I agree that was a deal they probably had to make, just feels like they are going to regret it at some point.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 1:12 pm

Sure, but here's the thing about that too...ya think Jason Botterill is going to be on the job when Jeff Skinner is 31? Yeah, probably not, eh? And if he is, that probably means they won something at some point in there...so [former assistant general manager is an unfortunate acronym] JB has an opportunity to help Buffalo get off the mat, and he wants to continue to work in the NHL after this, there's really very little risk to him in this I think...

Postby **Lelldorin** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:25 am

Seems good for Buffalo. I wrote that I would give Skinner $8 million without hesitation and it seems ok in hindsight. (I know that Buffalo really, really, wanted Skinner and that is why they paid him $9, but still)

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:22 pm

The Hurricanes have just confirmed that their goaltending coach Mike Bales has resigned on Wednesday morning.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:57 pm

Headed to the Sabres evidently

Postby **Jim** » Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:24 am

The Hurricanes have just confirmed that their goaltending coach Mike Bales has resigned on Wednesday morning.

Mike Bales >> Mike Buckley

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:16 am

And we're off...

Washington trades: Matt Niskanen
Philadelphia trades: Radko Gudas (30% retention)

Postby **NTP66** » Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:24 am

Odd trade, but either way, **** them both.

Postby **Jim** » Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:29 am

Gudas and Wilson on the same team.