NHL 2021-22 season Fantasy & Chat thread

[BarkingToad]

All 4 road teams won by at least 2 goals yesterday.

[BarkingToad]

Brady Tkachuk had 1 goal, 1 assist, and 7 hits in win at Caps. He almost had Gordie Howe hat trick when he tried to fight Tom Wilson. Naturally he was the player of the game.

[mr. leisure]

Leafs on 2 game losing skid, get a crack at the Kraken on Valentine's Day.

Take the over .

[Checkerboard]

Bad loss at home for the Ducks.

Leafs on 2 game losing skid, get a crack at the Kraken on Valentine's Day.

[yisman]

[COLOR=var(--c-grey-600)]Austin Watson will be hearing from the NHL Department of Player Safety.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=var(--c-grey-600)]The Senators forward laid a late, high hit on Bruins defenseman Jack Ahcan in the first period of Boston’s 2-0 win against Ottawa on Saturday afternoon.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=var(--c-grey-600)]Ahcan went to play the puck near the Senators’ net, dumped it behind him before catching Watson’s hit to the head. Watson was given a two-minute interference penalty.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=var(--c-grey-600)]Shortly after the game, the DPoS revealed Watson will have a hearing. It’s unclear when it will take place.[/COLOR]

[mr. leisure]

A pair of goals for Donato in Kaken's 4-3 win over the Ducks last night.

Bad loss at home for the Ducks.

[Checkerboard]

A pair of goals for Donato in Kaken's 4-3 win over the Ducks last night.

[Otters27]

Up 3-2. Got to hold on for 15 more minutes

[jrgum3]

Team USA is playing Team Canada in mens hockey tonight at 11:00 pm EST. I may just tune in to the Olympics tonight because mens Ice Hockey is actually fun watching especially when its USA vs Canada.

[mr. leisure]

Couturier out for season for Flyers after back surgery

Center scored 17 points in 29 games, expected to be ready for start of 2022-23

Sean Couturier will be out for the season for the Philadelphia Flyers after the center had back surgery Friday.

Couturier last played Dec. 18 because of an upper-body injury. He scored 17 points (six goals, 11 assists) in 29 games.

He is expected to need three months to recover and to be ready for the start of next season.
The Flyers are 3-11-3 without Couturier, who was expected to be their No. 1 center this season.

[Checkerboard]

Backlund and Andersson 2 points in each in 5-2 Flames win over Leafs.

Season series split 1 and 1 with one December game postponed.

[yisman]

marchand should have gotten at least a dozen for that

[hotcross]

How is a repeat offender like Marchand suspended only 6 games for punching goalie in head and later hit him in head with his stick long after play was over? None of Jarrys teammates went after Marchand either.

one possible reason is that the type of infraction is "new" for Marchand. He is a repeat offender, but no prior history in this particular variation.

Another thing is when they suspend a player for 6 games or more he can appeal the decision. So they should have given him 5 instead of 6 games, which for 5 he could not appeal.

[hotcross]

Guys I don't know why, but NJ Devils puckline +1.5 -120 is getting some action tonight for their road game in St.Louis

At places where I look... by the way this indicator has been wrong before, but....

Might be careful with taking St.Louis -1.5 for this game

[mr. leisure]

Sources: Edmonton Oilers fire Dave Tippett after another loss

8:34 AM

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  Kristen ShiltonESPN NHL reporter

Dave Tippett has been fired as Edmonton Oilers' coach, a source confirmed to ESPN. Jay Woodcroft, coach of the Oilers' American Hockey League affiliate Bakersfield Condors, has been promoted to work behind Edmonton's bench.
The shakeup came Thursday, following back-to-back losses against Vegas and Chicago by a combined score of 8-1.
Tippett had been behind the Oilers' bench since May 2019, after spending nearly two years out of coaching. He becomes the seventh NHL coach fired this season, and the second in just 48 hours after Dominique Ducharme was replaced in Montreal on Wednesday.
The veteran coach had been on the hot seat in Edmonton for weeks. After getting off to a great start, the Oilers began to skid late in the fall, going just 5-12-3 since Dec. 3. He leaves Edmonton with a 95-62-14 record, and two first-round playoff exits.
Before deciding to move on from Tippett, Oilers management was willing to make moves in an effort to improve Edmonton's prospects. General manager Ken Holland went out and signed embattled forward Evander Kane to a one-year deal in January with the hopes he'd boost the Oilers' flagging offence and offer some help to superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
It hasn't been enough, and there's a real chance Edmonton could miss the postseason. The Oilers are currently sixth in the Pacific Division, five points back of a wild-card spot in the Western Conference. That would be a damaging blow for the Oilers, who were swept in the playoffs last season by Winnipeg.
Tippett is now the fourth Oilers coach to come and go since McDavid was drafted first overall in 2015, and Woodcroft will be Edmonton's eighth coach to step in since 2010.
Holland had said he doesn't want to move Edmonton's first-round pick before the NHL's March 21 trade deadline just to bring in a rental player, and the Oilers already have two of the league's best scorers in McDavid and Draisaitl. Woodcroft will bring fresh eyes, and a fresh voice, to a reeling organization.
Woodcroft, 45, was previously an assistant coach under Todd McLellan with San Jose in 2008, and then rejoined him again as an assistant on Edmonton's staff in 2015. He has been in Bakersfield since 2018, and is now poised to take on his first NHL head-coaching gig.

[BarkingToad]

How is a repeat offender like Marchand suspended only 6 games for punching goalie in head and later hit him in head with his stick long after play was over? None of Jarrys teammates went after Marchand either.

[Checkerboard]

4 point game for Backlund in Calgary's 6-0 win over LVK last night. Flames play back to back host to Leafs tonight (Thursday). Should be a good game!

[yisman]

Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask has officially announced his retirement from the NHL.

[Checkerboard]

Two goals for Matthews in the game . Hopefully he`s in the lineup Thursday against the Flames .

Matthews practiced following that shake up injury scare.

He expects at this point to be in the lineup versus Calgary.

[mr. leisure]

Montreal fire head coach Dominique Ducharme one season after making Stanley Cup Final



The Canadiens are 8-30-7, which is good for the worst record in the league

[mr. leisure]

I won my bet, and glad Leafs won, but Matthew's left game after a play along the boards in the third period.

Two goals for Matthews in the game . Hopefully he`s in the lineup Thursday against the Flames .

[Checkerboard]

Yes , should be an exciting game .

I won my bet, and glad Leafs won, but Matthew's left game after a play along the boards in the third period.

[yisman]

Hughes has COVID now, unfortunately

[mr. leisure]

Carolina Toronto game tonight will be a nice game to fire things back up after the break.

Yes , should be an exciting game .

[jrgum3]

Two games tomorrow that's it. When does the men's hockey start for the Olympics?

Mens hockey starts Wednesday night and the USA men play Thursday morning at 8:10 am est.

https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/ice-hockey/olympic-daily-schedule.htm

[Otters27]

Two games tomorrow that's it. When does the men's hockey start for the Olympics?

[Checkerboard]

Carolina Toronto game tonight will be a nice game to fire things back up after the break.

[yisman]

Jack Hughes was cool.

https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/jack-hughes-dazzles-with-skills-competition-magic-trick/c-330530972

[mr. leisure]

2022 NHL Draft, games in Canada may be moved due to COVID-19 restrictions

Event scheduled for Montreal in July; teams concerned about limited revenue

by Tom Gulitti @TomGulittiNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer

LAS VEGAS -- The 2022 NHL Draft could be moved out of Montreal if COVID-19 attendance limits in Quebec are not lifted prior to the event in July, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday.

"If, in fact, the current restrictions remain in place, not only can't we have fans, I don't think we can have all the NHL and club personnel we need to conduct the draft," Commissioner Bettman said at 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend. "And if the restrictions are still in place, we're going to have to consider doing something else with the draft other than conducting it in Montreal. But hopefully, the restrictions and COVID impact will be eased by then."
The Commissioner said the NHL would consider permitting its seven Canada-based teams -- the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets -- to move home games if attendance restrictions remain in place in Canada.
"Some of our teams are not allowed to have people in the building," Commissioner Bettman said. "Some are allowed to have 50 percent. Food and drink is an issue for patrons, or actually fans who are going to the game. ... The impact is devastating to the clubs that play in Canada, certainly from an economic standpoint and even from a competitive standpoint because they're not getting the home crowds when they play their American club colleagues that those clubs get at home."
The 2022 draft is scheduled for July 7-8. The Canadiens are limited to 500 spectators at Bell Centre for their games scheduled through Feb. 13 because of public health restrictions. Commissioner Bettman said the NHL has not had discussions with health officials about the draft.
"We know the Canadiens have been in talks, because it has been extraordinarily painful to see them play in an empty building, particularly when, as I understand, people are going to restaurants and bars," the Commissioner said. "But I'm not going to argue and protest against what the governmental authorities have determined they think they need to do.
"We haven't had direct conversations. When we get to a point in time where we think we have to make a decision, we'll see what the state of the world is. Hopefully restrictions will get lifted sooner rather than later."
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said it might be necessary to hold the draft virtually for a third straight year, but Commissioner Bettman said holding it at another venue that does not have attendance restrictions is a possibility.
The Commissioner said he would speak with NHL chief content officer Steve Mayer to determine how much time and planning would be needed to move the draft to another city.
"It's not something you can do in a couple of weeks if you're going to have fans in attendance," Commissioner Bettman said. "We think the draft is an important event and we're hopeful we can conduct it as we planned to in Montreal."
Commissioner Bettman said "a number of the Canadian clubs" have asked about playing home games elsewhere because of the revenue they are losing from playing in front of limited crowds.
"That's how troublesome and devastating it is for the clubs," he said. "And it's not something that anybody wants to do, and it's not something we're actively encouraging. But it's something, if this continues much longer, we may have to let them consider."
Commissioner Bettman said it is too early to discuss what the alternate sites may be.
"You're two steps ahead of something that's theoretical, but they have raised the question," he said.

[Checkerboard]

Hard to believe, all that star power and no goals in second half.

[yisman]

I like betting the over in NHL AS games. Bit me hard today. NO scoring second half.

[mr. leisure]

Tom Wilson scored the 1st goal of the game . 😆

[BarkingToad]

Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman won the Hardest Shot competition and St. Louis' Jordan Kyrou was the Fastest Skater during an NHL All-Star skills competition with a distinct Vegas flavor Friday night.
Carolina’s Sebastian Aho won the Accuracy Shooting contest at T-Mobile Arena on a night when the biggest impressions were left by the Sin City settings and showmanship.

I forgot all about that, you wouldn’t think I would after several days of no hockey and no games until Monday.

[yisman]

Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman won the Hardest Shot competition and St. Louis' Jordan Kyrou was the Fastest Skater during an NHL All-Star skills competition with a distinct Vegas flavor Friday night.
Carolina’s Sebastian Aho won the Accuracy Shooting contest at T-Mobile Arena on a night when the biggest impressions were left by the Sin City settings and showmanship.

[mr. leisure]

[QUOTE=yisman;30757912]that is comical.[/QUOTE



Unbelievable 🤣🤣 The dirtiest player in the league!