Non-Penguins NHL Games 2018-19

Postby **Orlando Penguin** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:18 pm

Wilson scores a goal and takes a penalty on the same play. Cannot recall ever seeing that in 40 some yrs

Too bad he didn't rip his ACL in the process.

Postby **Tomas** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:21 pm

@Tomas

You're still Czech, right?

Incidentally, I am very close to a "half-time" date, defined as 50% of my life spent in the US (i.e. with the principal US address)...

If so, little advice on the pronunciation of Chytil...seems like English-speaking announcers are just leaving the "c" off, leaving us with "Heet-il" ...your thoughts, if you care to opine...?

This one is a little tough. "CH" in Czech (similarly to German, Scandinavian languages,and others...) is pronounced as "KH" in English - but as close to 'one sound' as possible (i.e. not distinct K followed by H). Basically, it's a "breathe-out" like sound, with no tongue positioning.

So, if that made sense, the pronunciation goes

KHYH-tihl

Every Czech word has the main accent on the first syllable. Both syllables are short (so no heee-).

Even that gives you the second best pronunciation, because "T" followed by "I" gets "soft-T" sound which is similar to "TJ" if "J" gets pronounced as in "Jagr", but that's just too much info

Chytil (which means "Caught" i.e. past tense of "catch") is quite a common Czech name. Check the pronunciation here around 0:10 ("Pavel Sustr from Chytil corporation"):

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 7:10 am

Excellent. Thanks as always, Tomas. No one gives me such thorough pronunciation lessons, appreciate it.

Postby **Gaucho** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:47 am

I'm kind of shocked that Joe Thornton has 400 career goals. Granted, he's 55 and has played 2400 games, but has he ever scored more than 11 goals in a season?

Postby **Gaucho** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:48 am

37 and 36 for the Broons back in the Depression era, ok.

Postby **meow** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:53 am

Little known fact. Jumbo has literally never shot a puck. Every goal accredited to him, he’s passed it to the back of the net.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 1:17 pm

Wasn't there one season recently where he had all EN goals or something...?

Postby **shafnutz05** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 1:31 pm

Ha, 2014-15 he led the league in ENG. And 2016-17 he didn't score a goal against an actual human in net until February.

Postby **crusherstasiak** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:06 pm

Nicolas Backstrom: has he ever failed on getting a pass through the box when the craps are on the PP?

feel like the craps are about to go on a roll

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:18 pm

They'll probably lose tonight...

Postby **crusherstasiak** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:36 pm

game is turning fun now

Postby **crusherstasiak** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:43 pm

@mikey
is there an advanced stat for how well a player passes the puck?

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:51 pm

Yes. Not available to the public because it's still useful proprietorially. Some of the bloggers trying to make it may have some small data. But this is tracked by NHL clubs and private firms, but isn't released. Passing made and received...variations abound.

Postby **crusherstasiak** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:40 pm

suck it, craps

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:26 am

Yes. Not available to the public because it's still useful proprietorially. Some of the bloggers trying to make it may have some small data. But this is tracked by NHL clubs and private firms, but isn't released. Passing made and received...variations abound.

Aka mikey doesn't know how to explain it or how it works.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:53 am

Nonsense, poopypants!

Postby **FistOfCaufield** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:21 am

Was listening to the Chiclets podcast for Brooks Orpik.... he said Ovechkin eats the worst out of any professional athlete he's ever known, and that he drinks Dr. Pepper during games.. like 5 or 6. He said if you grab the wrong water bottle on the bench, you are getting dr. pepper.

Also said Ziggy Palfy would chirp Mario over everything, and that to get into Ryan Malone's wedding you had to get a tattoo and have a shot of Jager. I wonder how serious the tat part was....

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:26 am

Dude was a coke head, so probably pretty serious.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:38 am

"Was"

Bugs can still get after it...

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 10:04 am

Speaking of coke heads, Paul Martin retired.

Postby **iamjs** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:12 pm

I heard stories of PaulMart being a regular on the South Side, but never heard that one.

Postby **Silentom** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:13 pm

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:20 pm

Not that I would be surprised...a lot of hockey players like to party...but I've never heard that about PM either...at least not in such a prominent way...

Who hasn't done a few keys bump in a bathroom with the boys, I mean, come on...

Postby **MR25** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:28 pm

I've heard a lot of Neal stories. I think one included P Mart, but IIRC he was there to make sure Neal didn't do anything too dumb.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:30 pm

Yeah, Nealer gets after it...