NHL 2021-22 season Fantasy & Chat thread

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The 2 vs 3 seed in the West seems to be locked in with St.Louis vs Minnesota. The regular season games remaining are going to determine who has home advantage, which has been huge for both teams this year.

[Otters27]

Decent wildcard race in the west

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Favorites split Monday's wins 3-3 vs dogs... but one of those was Dallas losing as a road favorite at Vancouver which was phony, given how well the Canucks have been playing, which did bring the closing odds to around -110 each on that game

[Checkerboard]

Leafs need to beat Flyers tonight to make up for '6ers beating Raptors.

[mr. leisure]

Vegas just lost to the Devils at home .

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Favorites went 22-0 this weekend

Punishing bettors looking for value on dogs

[mr. leisure]

Matthews has 'minor injury,' day to day for Maple Leafs

Forward misses game against Islanders, leads NHL with 58 goals

TORONTO -- Auston Matthews is day to day because of a "minor injury" and did not play for the Toronto Maple Leafs in their 4-2 win against the New York Islanders at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday.

"It's really out of an abundance of caution," Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said. "We'll give him the day off and reassess him from there."
Matthews, a forward, leads the NHL with 58 goals and has 102 points in 70 games. He had one assist in 23:49 of ice time in a 5-4 overtime win against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
Keefe said he was not too concerned about the injury.
"Something last night, consider it pretty minor at this point, but given the back to back, quick turnaround, we're going to give him the night off," Keefe said.
Center John Tavares replaced Matthews on a line with left wing Ilya Mikheyev and right wing Mitchell Marner.
It's the sixth game Matthews has missed this season; Toronto is 5-1-0 without him.
"It's hard to replace an Auston, I don't know if you can," Maple Leafs goalie Jack Campbell said. "No disrespect to anybody else, but he does so many world-class things. He just means so much to our dressing room, on the ice and off the ice. But man, what a great opportunity it was for everybody to step up without him tonight, and I thought everybody battled super hard and got a big win."
Toronto (50-20-6) is second in the Atlantic Division, six points ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Maple Leafs will host the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.

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All dogs lost in NHL yesterday

Washington could upset Colorado tonight. Rockies playing for president's trophy, Capitals want to trade playoff ranks with Penguins.

[Otters27]

All dogs lost in NHL yesterday

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Carolina Panthers trying to fight off NYR in their bid to overtake top spot Metropolitan. They have an easy one tomorrow at Arizona, hoping they take the Coyotes for granted, and end up losing.

[mr. leisure]

Calgary went off on Zona 9- 1

[mr. leisure]

NYI will try to win one tonight for no. 22.

Easy shutout win

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NYR plays Detroit tonight and Carolina is in Colorado tomorrow. Top spot in the Metropolitan is up for grabs.

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3-0 already, Florida over Winnipeg, game barely under way.

That's weird, they took a posted goal away, only 2-0 now.

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Damn only 65 years old .

RIP Mike Bossy

NYI will try to win one tonight for no. 22.

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3-0 already, Florida over Winnipeg, game barely under way.

[mr. leisure]

Damn only 65 years old .

RIP Mike Bossy

[DwightShrute]

I bet Vancouver wish they hired Bruce Boudreau sooner. Sad news about Mike Bossy.

There's talk in Vancouver that they might not bring Boudreau back for next season. The Canucks have a year option remaining on his contract.

Rumour is Paul Maurice as being a possibility.

[BarkingToad]

Canucks win again. Get that wild card!

I bet Vancouver wish they hired Bruce Boudreau sooner. Sad news about Mike Bossy.

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Canucks win again. Get that wild card!

[yisman]

During Tuesday night's game between the Wild and Oilers, Minnesota forward Ryan Hartman gestured the middle finger to Edmonton's Evander Kane, resulting in Hartman getting hit with a $4,250 fine from the league. It should be noted that Kane is not exactly the most loved player in the league, as he has been connected to a few controversies in the past.
With the being said, many are supporting Hartman flipping off Kane -- including Kane's own ex-wife, Anna Kane.

[Checkerboard]

Washington trying to climb out of wild card, bringing their 4 game win streak on the road to Toronto tonight. Leafs too far back from red hot Panthers will still want to put more distance between themselves and the Lightning.

[mr. leisure]

Wow 9 goals for the Colorado Avalanche!

7th straight win for the Avs .

[Otters27]

Wow 9 goals for the Colorado Avalanche!

[mr. leisure]

Penguins to Faceoff against Bruins at 2023 Winter Classic at Fenway Park

The Penguins will play in their sixth outdoor game on January 2, 2023

[hotcross]

3 games for Wednesday night

Rangers at Philly both teams on back-to-backs, there is some sentiment this could be an emotional let down game for Rangers after losing at home to the team they are chasing for the division (Carolina).

Philly lost 9-2 at Washington. Could they bring forth enough pride to play a tougher game tonight?

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NYR hosting Carolina tomorrow will be looking to tie for first place Metropolitan.

Carolina beats NYR to maintain hold on first place Metropolitan.

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Sabres continue to have Leafs number with 5-2 road win.

amazing how one team has their number

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Sabres continue to have Leafs number with 5-2 road win.

[mr. leisure]

Doughty has wrist surgery, out for season for Kings .

[DwightShrute]

Ottawa vs Detroit over 6.5

I would take it at 7.5

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Malkin cross-checked him in the face, teeth were broken