2025-2026 NHL Offseason

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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    Suck it Preds! I guess Jets attire will be banned at Bridgestone next season? 

    I am rooting for Vegas overall and I’d really like to see Ovi in a SCF, but at this point I’m happy with any of the possible outcomes! 
    did nashville impose a ban before? or are you referring to tampa?
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,910
    Suck it Preds! I guess Jets attire will be banned at Bridgestone next season? 

    I am rooting for Vegas overall and I’d really like to see Ovi in a SCF, but at this point I’m happy with any of the possible outcomes! 
    did nashville impose a ban before? or are you referring to tampa?
    They went to super extreme lengths to keep Blackhawks fans out of their arena for Hawks-Preds games.  It was really sad.
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,190
    don't really care who wins now.  i'm just glad Pittsbugh is out :lol:
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  • northerndragon
    northerndragon Posts: 9,851
    Miller is such a pussy bitch. Fucking hair pulling in a hockey fight. Vegas is a sad fucking joke.
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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    Good game last night for the Jets ... The advantage going in for Vegas I thought was having extra rest.  The Jets look like they'll be fine.
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  • BLACK35
    BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,971
    mrussel1 said:
    KC138045 said:
    Suck it Preds! I guess Jets attire will be banned at Bridgestone next season? 

    I am rooting for Vegas overall and I’d really like to see Ovi in a SCF, but at this point I’m happy with any of the possible outcomes! 
    Go Jets! Go Lightning!  Screw Ovi!!!
    Ovi's a cherry picker
    Big time, hope the Lightning crush his dreams again!
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Never knew Vegas had a team. Did they replace another team?
    Sorry I don't follow hockey closely being far away.
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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,853
    Never knew Vegas had a team. Did they replace another team?
    Sorry I don't follow hockey closely being far away.
    Expansion team new this season.  

    Seattle, probably in 2 or 3 years
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    How good is Ovie ... in an era when players are drafted 1st overall can barely score 40 goals, Ovie consistently scores 50...he's scored 600+ goals in an an offensively challenged league...and for his career he is a plus 87.  It's no secret he is not the greatest defensive forward, but I do believe the capitals are paying him to score, and he consistently puts up great numbers.  He is not the reason the capitals have not won the cup...
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    How good is Ovie ... in an era when players are drafted 1st overall can barely score 40 goals, Ovie consistently scores 50...he's scored 600+ goals in an an offensively challenged league...and for his career he is a plus 87.  It's no secret he is not the greatest defensive forward, but I do believe the capitals are paying him to score, and he consistently puts up great numbers.  He is not the reason the capitals have not won the cup...
    The reason the Caps haven't won the Cup is the "C" he wears on his sweater.  Throw in his disgusting support for that international thug, Putin, well there's all the reason you need to think he's a piece of shit.  
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    mrussel1 said:
    How good is Ovie ... in an era when players are drafted 1st overall can barely score 40 goals, Ovie consistently scores 50...he's scored 600+ goals in an an offensively challenged league...and for his career he is a plus 87.  It's no secret he is not the greatest defensive forward, but I do believe the capitals are paying him to score, and he consistently puts up great numbers.  He is not the reason the capitals have not won the cup...
    The reason the Caps haven't won the Cup is the "C" he wears on his sweater.  Throw in his disgusting support for that international thug, Putin, well there's all the reason you need to think he's a piece of shit.  
    I don't give a rats ass about Ovie's politics.  Him wearing the C has absolutely no bearing on him winning a championship...that's ridiculous.

    The guy is a great player, maybe the greatest Russian forward in the last 30 years...the man may score 700+ in an offensively challenged era.  If he played in Gretzky's era he likely have scored 700 at this point in his career...Gretzky also wore the C, I think most people recognize Mark Messier as the real leader of the  Oilers...
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    mrussel1 said:
    How good is Ovie ... in an era when players are drafted 1st overall can barely score 40 goals, Ovie consistently scores 50...he's scored 600+ goals in an an offensively challenged league...and for his career he is a plus 87.  It's no secret he is not the greatest defensive forward, but I do believe the capitals are paying him to score, and he consistently puts up great numbers.  He is not the reason the capitals have not won the cup...
    The reason the Caps haven't won the Cup is the "C" he wears on his sweater.  Throw in his disgusting support for that international thug, Putin, well there's all the reason you need to think he's a piece of shit.  
    I don't give a rats ass about Ovie's politics.  Him wearing the C has absolutely no bearing on him winning a championship...that's ridiculous.

    The guy is a great player, maybe the greatest Russian forward in the last 30 years...the man may score 700+ in an offensively challenged era.  If he played in Gretzky's era he likely have scored 700 at this point in his career...Gretzky also wore the C, I think most people recognize Mark Messier as the real leader of the  Oilers...
    Really?  The captain is meaningless in the equation to win a Cup?  If that's the case, why do they have it?  Maybe they should go with a captain that is committed to defense and sets an example for his teammates on how to play on both ends of the ice. 
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    BTW - supporting Putin is not "politics".  Putin is a criminal who breaks the law, murders his own people and is a pox on this Earth.  That's not exactly the same as figuring out where you come down on Obamacare.  
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    edited May 2018
    mrussel1 said:
    BTW - supporting Putin is not "politics".  Putin is a criminal who breaks the law, murders his own people and is a pox on this Earth.  That's not exactly the same as figuring out where you come down on Obamacare.  
    Why can't you take your politics to the AMT?  But since you brought it up US is not much better...now take of your star spangled glasses.  
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    mrussel1 said:
    BTW - supporting Putin is not "politics".  Putin is a criminal who breaks the law, murders his own people and is a pox on this Earth.  That's not exactly the same as figuring out where you come down on Obamacare.  
    Why can't you take your politics to the AMT.  But since you brought the US is not much better...now take of your star spangled glasss.
    Ihere's a stark difference between Putin and, for example, Obama.  Regardless, I hardly support any of our international interventionism.  And I sure as hell haven't started a public group glorifying Dick Cheney, Rumsfeld and the rest of the war criminals in Bush's cabinet.  I don't blame Ovechkin for loving his home country.  I love mine.  But I do blame him for being a public sycophant for that international pariah.  
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739

    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    How good is Ovie ... in an era when players are drafted 1st overall can barely score 40 goals, Ovie consistently scores 50...he's scored 600+ goals in an an offensively challenged league...and for his career he is a plus 87.  It's no secret he is not the greatest defensive forward, but I do believe the capitals are paying him to score, and he consistently puts up great numbers.  He is not the reason the capitals have not won the cup...
    The reason the Caps haven't won the Cup is the "C" he wears on his sweater.  Throw in his disgusting support for that international thug, Putin, well there's all the reason you need to think he's a piece of shit.  
    I don't give a rats ass about Ovie's politics.  Him wearing the C has absolutely no bearing on him winning a championship...that's ridiculous.

    The guy is a great player, maybe the greatest Russian forward in the last 30 years...the man may score 700+ in an offensively challenged era.  If he played in Gretzky's era he likely have scored 700 at this point in his career...Gretzky also wore the C, I think most people recognize Mark Messier as the real leader of the  Oilers...
    Really?  The captain is meaningless in the equation to win a Cup?  If that's the case, why do they have it?  Maybe they should go with a captain that is committed to defense and sets an example for his teammates on how to play on both ends of the ice. 
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    How good is Ovie ... in an era when players are drafted 1st overall can barely score 40 goals, Ovie consistently scores 50...he's scored 600+ goals in an an offensively challenged league...and for his career he is a plus 87.  It's no secret he is not the greatest defensive forward, but I do believe the capitals are paying him to score, and he consistently puts up great numbers.  He is not the reason the capitals have not won the cup...
    The reason the Caps haven't won the Cup is the "C" he wears on his sweater.  Throw in his disgusting support for that international thug, Putin, well there's all the reason you need to think he's a piece of shit.  
    I don't give a rats ass about Ovie's politics.  Him wearing the C has absolutely no bearing on him winning a championship...that's ridiculous.

    The guy is a great player, maybe the greatest Russian forward in the last 30 years...the man may score 700+ in an offensively challenged era.  If he played in Gretzky's era he likely have scored 700 at this point in his career...Gretzky also wore the C, I think most people recognize Mark Messier as the real leader of the  Oilers...
    Really?  The captain is meaningless in the equation to win a Cup?  If that's the case, why do they have it?  Maybe they should go with a captain that is committed to defense and sets an example for his teammates on how to play on both ends of the ice. 
    I never said it was totally unimportant ... it is ridiculous to think the captain is totally responsible for a teams failures alone, just as it ridiculous to think a team captain is solely responsible...like I said, I gave yo a great example of a team captain who won multiple championships, many also considered Gretzky a cherry picker ... but Gretzky was surrounded by another great leader, Mark Messier ... and everyone knows he was the leader of every team he played for including the Oilers...
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879

    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    How good is Ovie ... in an era when players are drafted 1st overall can barely score 40 goals, Ovie consistently scores 50...he's scored 600+ goals in an an offensively challenged league...and for his career he is a plus 87.  It's no secret he is not the greatest defensive forward, but I do believe the capitals are paying him to score, and he consistently puts up great numbers.  He is not the reason the capitals have not won the cup...
    The reason the Caps haven't won the Cup is the "C" he wears on his sweater.  Throw in his disgusting support for that international thug, Putin, well there's all the reason you need to think he's a piece of shit.  
    I don't give a rats ass about Ovie's politics.  Him wearing the C has absolutely no bearing on him winning a championship...that's ridiculous.

    The guy is a great player, maybe the greatest Russian forward in the last 30 years...the man may score 700+ in an offensively challenged era.  If he played in Gretzky's era he likely have scored 700 at this point in his career...Gretzky also wore the C, I think most people recognize Mark Messier as the real leader of the  Oilers...
    Really?  The captain is meaningless in the equation to win a Cup?  If that's the case, why do they have it?  Maybe they should go with a captain that is committed to defense and sets an example for his teammates on how to play on both ends of the ice. 
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    How good is Ovie ... in an era when players are drafted 1st overall can barely score 40 goals, Ovie consistently scores 50...he's scored 600+ goals in an an offensively challenged league...and for his career he is a plus 87.  It's no secret he is not the greatest defensive forward, but I do believe the capitals are paying him to score, and he consistently puts up great numbers.  He is not the reason the capitals have not won the cup...
    The reason the Caps haven't won the Cup is the "C" he wears on his sweater.  Throw in his disgusting support for that international thug, Putin, well there's all the reason you need to think he's a piece of shit.  
    I don't give a rats ass about Ovie's politics.  Him wearing the C has absolutely no bearing on him winning a championship...that's ridiculous.

    The guy is a great player, maybe the greatest Russian forward in the last 30 years...the man may score 700+ in an offensively challenged era.  If he played in Gretzky's era he likely have scored 700 at this point in his career...Gretzky also wore the C, I think most people recognize Mark Messier as the real leader of the  Oilers...
    Really?  The captain is meaningless in the equation to win a Cup?  If that's the case, why do they have it?  Maybe they should go with a captain that is committed to defense and sets an example for his teammates on how to play on both ends of the ice. 
    I never said it was totally unimportant ... it is ridiculous to think the captain is totally responsible for a teams failures alone, just as it ridiculous to think a team captain is solely responsible...like I said, I gave yo a great example of a team captain who won multiple championships, many also considered Gretzky a cherry picker ... but Gretzky was surrounded by another great leader, Mark Messier ... and everyone knows he was the leader of every team he played for including the Oilers...
    I don't believe he is completely responsible, but he certainly bears the plurality of any responsibility compared to any other player on the team.  If he wins a cup this year, I'll give him some credit and he will move up to a top 50 player.  But until that happens, he's just another one way forward with a good shot, that can score a lot of goals.  He's dangerous on the ice, but can't get the important goal completed

    As far as your Oilers example, sure Messier was probably the true captain, but Jesus Christ, that was probably one of the greatest teams of all time, with two of the greatest players of all time playing together.  Gretzky is #1 and Messier is definitely top 10.  It's not like Caps have another HOFer on the roster right now.  
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    mrussel1 said:

    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    How good is Ovie ... in an era when players are drafted 1st overall can barely score 40 goals, Ovie consistently scores 50...he's scored 600+ goals in an an offensively challenged league...and for his career he is a plus 87.  It's no secret he is not the greatest defensive forward, but I do believe the capitals are paying him to score, and he consistently puts up great numbers.  He is not the reason the capitals have not won the cup...
    The reason the Caps haven't won the Cup is the "C" he wears on his sweater.  Throw in his disgusting support for that international thug, Putin, well there's all the reason you need to think he's a piece of shit.  
    I don't give a rats ass about Ovie's politics.  Him wearing the C has absolutely no bearing on him winning a championship...that's ridiculous.

    The guy is a great player, maybe the greatest Russian forward in the last 30 years...the man may score 700+ in an offensively challenged era.  If he played in Gretzky's era he likely have scored 700 at this point in his career...Gretzky also wore the C, I think most people recognize Mark Messier as the real leader of the  Oilers...
    Really?  The captain is meaningless in the equation to win a Cup?  If that's the case, why do they have it?  Maybe they should go with a captain that is committed to defense and sets an example for his teammates on how to play on both ends of the ice. 
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    How good is Ovie ... in an era when players are drafted 1st overall can barely score 40 goals, Ovie consistently scores 50...he's scored 600+ goals in an an offensively challenged league...and for his career he is a plus 87.  It's no secret he is not the greatest defensive forward, but I do believe the capitals are paying him to score, and he consistently puts up great numbers.  He is not the reason the capitals have not won the cup...
    The reason the Caps haven't won the Cup is the "C" he wears on his sweater.  Throw in his disgusting support for that international thug, Putin, well there's all the reason you need to think he's a piece of shit.  
    I don't give a rats ass about Ovie's politics.  Him wearing the C has absolutely no bearing on him winning a championship...that's ridiculous.

    The guy is a great player, maybe the greatest Russian forward in the last 30 years...the man may score 700+ in an offensively challenged era.  If he played in Gretzky's era he likely have scored 700 at this point in his career...Gretzky also wore the C, I think most people recognize Mark Messier as the real leader of the  Oilers...
    Really?  The captain is meaningless in the equation to win a Cup?  If that's the case, why do they have it?  Maybe they should go with a captain that is committed to defense and sets an example for his teammates on how to play on both ends of the ice. 
    I never said it was totally unimportant ... it is ridiculous to think the captain is totally responsible for a teams failures alone, just as it ridiculous to think a team captain is solely responsible...like I said, I gave yo a great example of a team captain who won multiple championships, many also considered Gretzky a cherry picker ... but Gretzky was surrounded by another great leader, Mark Messier ... and everyone knows he was the leader of every team he played for including the Oilers...
    I don't believe he is completely responsible, but he certainly bears the plurality of any responsibility compared to any other player on the team.  If he wins a cup this year, I'll give him some credit and he will move up to a top 50 player.  But until that happens, he's just another one way forward with a good shot, that can score a lot of goals.  He's dangerous on the ice, but can't get the important goal completed

    As far as your Oilers example, sure Messier was probably the true captain, but Jesus Christ, that was probably one of the greatest teams of all time, with two of the greatest players of all time playing together.  Gretzky is #1 and Messier is definitely top 10.  It's not like Caps have another HOFer on the roster right now.  
    Whatever...he'll move to a top 50 player.  LOL ... most ridiculous thing I've read in a while.
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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    I don't think he is winning the cup this year ... Stanley cup finals maybe.  The Jets look to be the team to beat...
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    Top 50 all time.. not playing today.