26CornerBlitz Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 6 minutes ago, eball said: Yeah, thanks for posting this. I read comments from folks griping about a few turnovers at the blue line and just shake my head. Eichel is playing at an elite level right now and there is no other way to slice it. It's been a season long thing regarding his all around excellent play and now he's added goal scoring. Captain Jack can play a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 36 minutes ago, shrader said: Where did this happen? I have no idea why it wouldn't count. It's an obscure rule in the rule book. Puck ricocheting off the ref's nuts is not permissible. https://deadspin.com/goal-disallowed-after-puck-ricochets-off-unfortunate-re-1831030475 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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K-9 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Listening to WGR and they are describing a very tough team to beat tonight. And IIRC correctly, even though we shut them out in their barn earleir in the season, the ‘Yotes and their speed gave us fits all game and if Ullmark hadn’t stood on his head, we would have lost. Any team that can go into Nashville and whip the Preds is not to be taken lightly. Gotta be ready to answer the bell FROM THE OPENING FACEOFF. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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row_33 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 1 hour ago, JohnC said: It's an obscure rule in the rule book. Puck ricocheting off the ref's nuts is not permissible. https://deadspin.com/goal-disallowed-after-puck-ricochets-off-unfortunate-re-1831030475 Thanks John C, the TV announcer knew immediately it wasn't a goal. a one on a million shot i've seen a hockey cup get cracked blocking a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 3 hours ago, Dr. Who said: Ah, I see; inside joke. Back when I was young, ROR would have been classified as emo or Goth or something . . . then again, I've been called an Eyore so maybe I shouldn't throw stones. When you figure out the joke would you please let me in on it. I feel left out. It's not surprising because I am easy to befuddle. 1 hour ago, row_33 said: Thanks John C, the TV announcer knew immediately it wasn't a goal. a one on a million shot i've seen a hockey cup get cracked blocking a shot. What was cracked more the cup or the nuts? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 39 minutes ago, JohnC said: When you figure out the joke would you please let me in on it. I feel left out. It's not surprising because I am easy to befuddle. Oh, come on, John, you're a legend in your own mind! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 BTW, mayhaps too early..any one going to the game Saturday in DC? If so, you are more than welcome to buy me a beer during first intermission? But if you are going, be nice to meet any from the board. Going to either The Smith or Denson Liquor Bar pre-game..be with sister and wife..wife ditching us for a real dinner, sister and I going into game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 4 hours ago, JohnC said: Botterill was much more thoughtful than the crackpot Murray. It's not surprising that Botterill used his first year to thoroughly analyze the operation from top to bottom, including the minor league system. After the review he made a series of moves. I point this out simply as a contrast to Murray. Of course we both can agree that you have to have an eye for talent. As you noted it doesn't take too much talent to select Dahlin in this draft or Eichel in his draft. One of the differences between Botterill and Murray is that Botterill is less reactive when making a personal decision. I still can't get over giving up a first round pick for Lehner, a goalie that Ottawa probably wasn't even going to keep. Another major difference between the GMs is that I believe that Botterill is very much committed to player development more so than Murray. I always seriously consider what you are saying. I then take the opposite position. I find that very comforting. My motto is: What would Shrader do?/ Then do the opposite. I would go out and live a long healthy life. 4 hours ago, JohnC said: It's an obscure rule in the rule book. Puck ricocheting off the ref's nuts is not permissible. https://deadspin.com/goal-disallowed-after-puck-ricochets-off-unfortunate-re-1831030475 So they're an extension of the rink in all situations but this. Interesting. Is it strictly pucks deflected into the net? I've seen plenty of plays where the ref makes a beautiful breakaway pass or centers it out into the slot. 2 hours ago, row_33 said: Thanks John C, the TV announcer knew immediately it wasn't a goal. a one on a million shot i've seen a hockey cup get cracked blocking a shot. One of the many stories from the legend that is Nick Lidstrom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, shrader said: I would go out and live a long healthy life. So they're an extension of the rink in all situations but this. Interesting. Is it strictly pucks deflected into the net? I've seen plenty of plays where the ref makes a beautiful breakaway pass or centers it out into the slot. One of the many stories from the legend that is Nick Lidstrom. Gary Leeman blocked an Al MacInnis slapshot from the blueline with the back of his head (not helmet=protected) about 10 feet away for a game i saw at MLG in the early 1990s, he got up somehow after 20 minutes Edited December 13, 2018 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, row_33 said: Gary Leeman blocked an Al MacInnis slapshot from the blueline with the back of his head (not helmet=protected) about 10 feet away for a game i saw at MLG in the early 1990s, he got up somehow after 20 minutes And he's lucky he did. Can you imagine what the MacInnises and Al Iafrates of the world could do if they were using today's sticks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 11 minutes ago, shrader said: And he's lucky he did. Can you imagine what the MacInnises and Al Iafrates of the world could do if they were using today's sticks? the Leafs administered a bigger beating to him for breaking a lockerroom code, broke his arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 Numbers to know • Jack Eichel enters tonight's contest with five goals in his last three games, marking his longest such streak since March 3 to 7, 2016. He has recorded two points in five of his last six games and ranks one shy of league leaders Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen with 15 multi-point outings this season. Read more on the remarkable start to Eichel's season here. • Sam Reinhart is currently riding a career-best seven-game point streak (5+5). He has 23 points (8+5) in his last 23 games, including eight two-point outings in that stretch. • With 21 goals in 31 games, Jeff Skinner is on pace for 56 goals this season. It would mark the second-highest total in Sabres history, behind Alexander Mogilny's record tally of 76 goals in 1992-93. Projected Lineup 53 Jeff Skinner - 9 Jack Eichel - 23 Sam Reinhart 43 Conor Sheary - 37 Casey Mittelstadt - 21 Kyle Okposo 72 Tage Thompson - 17 Vladimir Sobotka - 29 Jason Pominville 71 Evan Rodrigues - 22 Johan Larsson - 28 Zemgus Girgensons 26 Rasmus Dahlin - 4 Zach Bogosian 24 Lawrence Pilut - 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 82 Nathan Beaulieu - 5 Matt Tennyson 40 Carter Hutton 35 Linus Ullmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 2 hours ago, eball said: Oh, come on, John, you're a legend in your own mind! I'm the Forrest Gump of TBD. You can mock and ridicule me all you want. It won't affect me because I'm too dense to absorb the barbs. And I like chocolate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 7 hours ago, row_33 said: learned this week that a clearing to the corner that hits the ref in the cup and goes in the net is not an allowable goal It's an allowable goal to strive for though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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row_33 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 21 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said: It's an allowable goal to strive for though. That would be the best if he called that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 23 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said: It's an allowable goal to strive for though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 Nice to see you again Mitts! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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