2025-2026 NHL Offseason

Wobbie

good god, hurricanes! 🤮

Poncier

Wobbie said:

good god, hurricanes! 🤮

mrussel1

a5pj said:

Was trying to get the canes game last night, frustrated that you need like live tv and couldn't get it, better I didn't watch. They've done this the past how many years... Hope they can turn it around next game.

I think a big part is they alternate goalies all year then wonder why only playing 1 for the entire playoffs backfires... Wear out Anderson and shelve Koch until they need him and he's super cold.

Man, I know you’re a big fan so I’m not trying to rub salt, but Rob’s zero wins in the ECF is crazy. How is that possible?  He’s done a great job but they might have to go another way. That can’t happen. 

FTR - the Panthers are that good so I didn’t expect Canes to win the series, but still. 

At some point the salary cap will catch Florida. 

Wobbie

I don’t like either team, but I kinda hope Carolina’s ECF futility continues.

Wobbie

I don’t like Tkachuk (no one does) but that was NOT “embellishment.”

mrussel1

Wobbie said:

I don’t like Tkachuk (no one does) but that was NOT “embellishment.”

Probably like they said, he did take a dive early in teh game and that was the officials evening the score.  

a5pj

mrussel1 said:

a5pj said:

Was trying to get the canes game last night, frustrated that you need like live tv and couldn't get it, better I didn't watch. They've done this the past how many years... Hope they can turn it around next game.

I think a big part is they alternate goalies all year then wonder why only playing 1 for the entire playoffs backfires... Wear out Anderson and shelve Koch until they need him and he's super cold.

Man, I know you’re a big fan so I’m not trying to rub salt, but Rob’s zero wins in the ECF is crazy. How is that possible?  He’s done a great job but they might have to go another way. That can’t happen. 

FTR - the Panthers are that good so I didn’t expect Canes to win the series, but still. 

At some point the salary cap will catch Florida. 

It is absolute craziness. And then people say blow up the team and change everything. But you forget that you've had a top 4 team in the league for how long now lol.

mrussel1

a5pj said:

mrussel1 said:

a5pj said:

Was trying to get the canes game last night, frustrated that you need like live tv and couldn't get it, better I didn't watch. They've done this the past how many years... Hope they can turn it around next game.

I think a big part is they alternate goalies all year then wonder why only playing 1 for the entire playoffs backfires... Wear out Anderson and shelve Koch until they need him and he's super cold.

Man, I know you’re a big fan so I’m not trying to rub salt, but Rob’s zero wins in the ECF is crazy. How is that possible?  He’s done a great job but they might have to go another way. That can’t happen. 

FTR - the Panthers are that good so I didn’t expect Canes to win the series, but still. 

At some point the salary cap will catch Florida. 

It is absolute craziness. And then people say blow up the team and change everything. But you forget that you've had a top 4 team in the league for how long now lol.

Definitely can't blow up the team.  It's too good.  

Did they end up winning or losing in the all of the movement with Mikko?

a5pj

mrussel1 said:

a5pj said:

mrussel1 said:

a5pj said:

Was trying to get the canes game last night, frustrated that you need like live tv and couldn't get it, better I didn't watch. They've done this the past how many years... Hope they can turn it around next game.

I think a big part is they alternate goalies all year then wonder why only playing 1 for the entire playoffs backfires... Wear out Anderson and shelve Koch until they need him and he's super cold.

Man, I know you’re a big fan so I’m not trying to rub salt, but Rob’s zero wins in the ECF is crazy. How is that possible?  He’s done a great job but they might have to go another way. That can’t happen. 

FTR - the Panthers are that good so I didn’t expect Canes to win the series, but still. 

At some point the salary cap will catch Florida. 

It is absolute craziness. And then people say blow up the team and change everything. But you forget that you've had a top 4 team in the league for how long now lol.

Definitely can't blow up the team.  It's too good.  

Did they end up winning or losing in the all of the movement with Mikko?

Not sure, didnt follow it that close, but it's a win for everyone to get rid of a guy who doesn't want to be on the team. I know he hardly did anything when he was in carolina.

Wobbie

I went to pee…and missed two goals.

Poncier

Wobbie said:

I went to pee…and missed two goals.

Carolina has a penchant for succumbing to quick onslaughts.

Wobbie

I don’t like Florida but I like Carolina less. Not sure why.

F Me In The Brain

They are both very good.
Nit a huge fan of finals rematch, but hope the Oil can take this one for Canada

Wobbie

F Me In The Brain said:

They are both very good.
Nit a huge fan of finals rematch, but hope the Oil can take this one for Canada

oilers gotta beat dallas first. I hope it happens tonight, but I wouldn’t bet on it.

eeriepadave

Wobbie said:

F Me In The Brain said:

They are both very good.
Nit a huge fan of finals rematch, but hope the Oil can take this one for Canada

oilers gotta beat dallas first. I hope it happens tonight, but I wouldn’t bet on it.

Yeah i'll be rooting for Edmonton in the finals (as long as they get one more win against Dallas).

a5pj

Glad Aho got 2 highlight reel goals. On to next season

F Me In The Brain

Wobbie said:

F Me In The Brain said:

They are both very good.
Nit a huge fan of finals rematch, but hope the Oil can take this one for Canada

oilers gotta beat dallas first. I hope it happens tonight, but I wouldn’t bet on it.

They will advance.

mrussel1

F Me In The Brain said:

Wobbie said:

F Me In The Brain said:

They are both very good.
Nit a huge fan of finals rematch, but hope the Oil can take this one for Canada

oilers gotta beat dallas first. I hope it happens tonight, but I wouldn’t bet on it.

They will advance.

I can’t believe how hapless Dallas looks on offense. Really surprised. Have the Oilers come that far defensively? 

Wobbie

a5pj said:

Glad Aho got 2 highlight reel goals. On to next season

get him a Capri Sun and some orange slices!

Wobbie

after watching way more hockey than normal for the past few weeks, I’m thinking these guys might be the most skilled professional athletes of ALL professional athletes. It’s insane, skating at whatever MPH and making pinpoint passes (usually) and (usually) knowing exactly where you should be, whether on offense or defense.

Football? yeah, you have your “skill positions” but we all know how to run, throw and catch. plus, there’s plenty of O Line positions where the biggest qualifier is being 350 pounds.

Baseball? they say hitting a major league pitch is the hardest thing in professional sports and I believe it. but you can be a one tool player like big sloppi and still make millions.

NBA? some guys are crazy skilled but others, like rudy gobert, are just tall. rudy can’t really dribble or shoot and has hands of stone.

Tennis? no way I could even return a serve.

Golf? a lot of skill but I don’t consider a lot of those guys athletes.

soccer? no.