2025-2026 NHL Offseason

mrussel1

Jumb0 said:

a5pj said:

Didn't Tampa pull some crap keeping Kucherov on LTIR until the playoffs to skirt the salary cap rules? Legal, but dirty to add a, what, 8 mil player on top of a team already at the cap...

Anyway Canes won last night, one more tomorrow to knock out the preds.

Kucherov did have an injury heading into the season, but Tampa managed to keep him on LTIR all year which meant his salary did not count. Then when the playoffs started and the salary cap doesn't matter anymore he was magically 100% healthy. 

Yes and no.  He had hip surgery so it wasn't like it was a fake injury.  In fact, he wasn't supposed to be back until round 2, he just got back early.  But yes, the Bolts manipulated the salary cap rules to their advantage because of the injury, but that's not tampering or anything.  They played it smart in a shortened season.  

Wobbie

tempo_n_groove said:

Go Isles!

crazy that they beat the Pens while getting hardly any shots.

I’m still a baseball fan first, but hockey might be the best sport going.

Jumb0

Wobbie said:

I’m still a baseball fan first, but hockey might be the best sport going.

NHL playoffs are the best playoffs

Wobbie

those Isles fans were pumped up.

my VGK may be shitting the bed.

tempo_n_groove

So I haven't noticed any crazy beards yet and it's been a good week now.  Do hockey players not do the "no shave" playoff thing anymore?  This is the first year in a long time that I am excited about the Islanders so I am finally watching.  I went to my first game in forever 2 years ago and got to watch Barzal, man was he fast.  I'm slowly coming back.

Question?

Will anyone ever score 50 goals in 50 games again?  Is that even possible?

Go Isles.  Taking out the juggernaut Pens!

F Me In The Brain

Could happen. Matthews was within reasonable distance this year.  
The seasons are not fifty games, though, are you thinking over a single stretch in a season?

People don't grow crazy beards In a week, unless they are related to sasquatch.  Lol.  As far as I know many players still do the goofy playoff beard thing.  

I couldn't believe that flurry of goals Jarry let in.  He shit the bed big time but it was great to see the Fisherman beat the Pens.  I thought the Pens might make a cup run with all of that veteran talent but the goalie shit out.  The Isles have some good players and two good goalies.  Could ride a hot hand and make some waves.

F Me In The Brain

Oh, and fuck the Golden Trump Showers.

tempo_n_groove

F Me In The Brain said:

Could happen. Matthews was within reasonable distance this year.  
The seasons are not fifty games, though, are you thinking over a single stretch in a season?

People don't grow crazy beards In a week, unless they are related to sasquatch.  Lol.  As far as I knowamy players still do the goofy playoff beard thing.  

I couldn't believe that flurry of goals Jarry let in.  He shit the bed big time but it was great to see the Fisherman beat the Pens.  I thought the Pens might make a cup run with all of that veteran talent but the goalie shit out.  The Isles have some good players and two good goalies.  Could ride a hot hand and make some waves.

Last 2 years were messed up but when they go back to the 82 game season can someone score 50 in 50?  Hasn't been done since Hull.  It was something while growing up I was in awe with having Gretzky, Lemieux and Hull all do it.

This guy Matthews can possibly do it?  I thought Ovechkin would have a chance in his early years but goal scoring isn't like it used to be.

Meltdown99

tempo_n_groove said:

So I haven't noticed any crazy beards yet and it's been a good week now.  Do hockey players not do the "no shave" playoff thing anymore?  This is the first year in a long time that I am excited about the Islanders so I am finally watching.  I went to my first game in forever 2 years ago and got to watch Barzal, man was he fast.  I'm slowly coming back.

Question?

Will anyone ever score 50 goals in 50 games again?  Is that even possible?

Go Isles.  Taking out the juggernaut Pens!

The last player to score 50 goals in 50 games was Cam Neely…93/94.

If Ovie has not done it, then I do not see it getting done…

F Me In The Brain

SeaBass was awesome, loved Neely.

Meltdown99

tempo_n_groove said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Could happen. Matthews was within reasonable distance this year.  
The seasons are not fifty games, though, are you thinking over a single stretch in a season?

People don't grow crazy beards In a week, unless they are related to sasquatch.  Lol.  As far as I knowamy players still do the goofy playoff beard thing.  

I couldn't believe that flurry of goals Jarry let in.  He shit the bed big time but it was great to see the Fisherman beat the Pens.  I thought the Pens might make a cup run with all of that veteran talent but the goalie shit out.  The Isles have some good players and two good goalies.  Could ride a hot hand and make some waves.

Last 2 years were messed up but when they go back to the 82 game season can someone score 50 in 50?  Hasn't been done since Hull.  It was something while growing up I was in awe with having Gretzky, Lemieux and Hull all do it.

This guy Matthews can possibly do it?  I thought Ovechkin would have a chance in his early years but goal scoring isn't like it used to be.

These last 2 seasons should have asterisks next to them…

if Ovie played in the North he might have had 50 in 50 this season…The North division is bad…

Meltdown99

F Me In The Brain said:

SeaBass was awesome, loved Neely.

Cam Neely was awesome…too bad injuries slowed him down.

josevolution

Great win last night for my Islanders Boston will be a tough test, if Barzal could just find the net and contribute more we’d be more dangerous he’s fast and fancy with stick work but not enough goals for my taste specially in Playoffs and yes hockey playoffs are the best of any sport! 

tempo_n_groove

Meltdown99 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

So I haven't noticed any crazy beards yet and it's been a good week now.  Do hockey players not do the "no shave" playoff thing anymore?  This is the first year in a long time that I am excited about the Islanders so I am finally watching.  I went to my first game in forever 2 years ago and got to watch Barzal, man was he fast.  I'm slowly coming back.

Question?

Will anyone ever score 50 goals in 50 games again?  Is that even possible?

Go Isles.  Taking out the juggernaut Pens!

The last player to score 50 goals in 50 games was Cam Neely…93/94.

If Ovie has not done it, then I do not see it getting done…

Cam Neely did not do it the traditional way so I don't count him.  If you do then a few other players did it also.

So the traditional way...

josevolution

a5pj

F Me In The Brain said:

SeaBass was awesome, loved Neely.

Heck yeah!

a5pj

josevolution said:

Pretty sweet shirt, bootleg though right?

HughFreakingDillon

Poncier

Meltdown99 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

SeaBass was awesome, loved Neely.

Cam Neely was awesome…too bad injuries slowed him down.

Fuck Ulf Samuelsson

mrussel1

HughFreakingDillon said: