Official 2023/24 NHL Season Thread

[BerserkerCatSplat]

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Jets VS Avs. Jets in 87

That's a long series but it's gonna feel like it if the games are all like last night. Absolute barnburner.

[pheoxs]

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Still the math is wrong

Nahh

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Oilers, Nucks, Jets for the win. Leafs to be swept first round. Zero care other wise.

3/3 so far.

[ganesh]

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Nahh



3/3 so far.

Ok I thought English was second language to me.

Canadian games so far are 3/3. Here's hoping the Oilers don't fuck up the streak tonight.

I think what you meant 'I am 3/3 on my Canadian Predictions ?'.
Well that will contradict ES's claims about TO not being part of Canadian Hockey teams isn't it?
Well. Love all the hate

[max_boost]

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Pantero's looking primed for another deep run. My moneys on them.

Also slightly triggering watching Chucky, Bennett and Lombogeni run around and cause a general ruckus.

I felt that so much

We had it all. Why didn’t it work. Ahhh

[Darell_n]

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Going to be tough with Connor so hurt. I guess we'll see how balanced that team really is.

Only a 5 point night for the hurt Connor. Can only imagine what him playing healthy looks like.

[JRSC00LUDE]

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Only a 5 point night for the hurt Connor. Can only imagine what him playing healthy looks like.

[ExtraSlow]

I'll give him this, he's a gamer to do that through the pain. You could hardly tell he was injured.

[ThePenIsMightier]

I'm just so happy that Mark Stone managed to recover just in time for Game-1 of the playoffs. Even got a goal! Just amazing on account a he needed to miss the final games of the year due to all that injuries.

In other news that's not about cheating. This Vancouver game is like a sleep meditation video. Holy fuck, so boring.

[max_boost]

The saves between bob and vasi tonight was nuts.
Bob behind the back tho
Dang these Russian goalies are good.
Go cats/rats
Hope playoff Bennett is okay

[ExtraSlow]

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I'm just so happy that Mark Stone managed to recover just in time for Game-1 of the playoffs. Even got a goal! Just amazing on account a he needed to miss the final games of the year due to all that injuries.

In other news that's not about cheating. This Vancouver game is like a sleep meditation video. Holy fuck, so boring.

You can check the math, but I think Toronto is further over the cap then Vegas. Also it's not against the rules, so it's not cheating.

Go Carolina.

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The saves between bob and vasi tonight was nuts.
Bob behind the back tho
Dang these Russian goalies are good.
Go cats/rats
Hope playoff Bennett is okay

Yes. Great goalie game.

[rage2]

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You can check the math, but I think Toronto is further over the cap than Vegas. Also it's not against the rules, so it's not cheating.

I find it more entertaining to let people be salty about it without knowing the numbers.

That said, unless Hill or Thompson catch fire, I don’t foresee the knights winning it all.

[ExtraSlow]

It's like people being mad about rich folks using tax accountants. If the rules are complex folks use complex strategies to follow them to thier best benefit.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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It's like people being mad about rich folks using tax accountants. If the rules are complex folks use complex strategies to follow them to thier best benefit.

No. It's about wanting teams composed of athletes winning an athletic endeavor. Not teams of lawyers arguing horseshit loopholes and trying to squeeze their swollen assholes through the loopholes as they are actively being closed so they can go find new loopholes in a race to make the rulebook 95,000 pages.

If you wanna win at hockey, be better at hockey instead of trying to be better at thwarting boardroom codes.

[ExtraSlow]

So you'd like a new rule to be added to the CBA that includes a salary cap for the playoffs? Any other rules changes you'd like while you are at it?

[Ca_Silvia13]

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No. It's about wanting teams composed of athletes winning an athletic endeavor. Not teams of lawyers arguing horseshit loopholes and trying to squeeze their swollen assholes through the loopholes as they are actively being closed so they can go find new loopholes in a race to make the rulebook 95,000 pages.

If you wanna win at hockey, be better at hockey instead of trying to be better at thwarting boardroom codes.

It's no different then F1 and those guys operating in the grey areas of the rules. Vegas just figured it out before everyone else.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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So you'd like a new rule to be added to the CBA that includes a salary cap for the playoffs? Any other rules changes you'd like while you are at it?

No. They need Leadership with authority and proactive governance.
Karens want new rules.

[pheoxs]

Hard to look at that and say it isn't against the point of the salary cap.

[ExtraSlow]

There isn't a salary cap for playoffs.

[ganesh]

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You can check the math, but I think Toronto is further over the cap then Vegas. Also it's not against the rules, so it's not cheating.

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Yes Leafs are over the Salary Cap with legitimate LTIR.
None of their LTIR players are 'Activated' for Playoff's.
Yes it is not cheating. No one says it is. It is a loophole and Some teams are taking advantage of it.

[pheoxs]

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There isn't a salary cap for playoffs.

It is when he goes on the LTIR 3 weeks before the trade deadline so they can load up on players then re-activate him as soon as the season ends.