Sports NHL Thread: 2023-2024 Season

bdt2002

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So, uh… apparently this is a thing now. Of all the people to start a hockey thread for this season, I wasn’t expecting to be the one to do this, so in advance, I apologize if this is one of my less well put together threads. I can’t make this up- the entire reason I’m doing this is because I was getting ready to stream Monday Night Football when I saw there were freaking hockey games on tonight. And apparently these began, like, last week or something. So, I guess if you’re a big hockey fan, this is the thread for you…? Maybe?

Im just going to give it to you straight- hockey is up there with the NBA and post-merger PGA as one of the, quote, “major sports leagues” that I know the least about. At least in recent years I’ve been focused much more on football, baseball, and soccer in that order. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to learn more about all these leagues, though, especially the NHL. Hopefully through this thread I can try and learn more about the sport, maybe…? Hey, it’s worth a shot. Or should I say, a shot on goal?

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I’ll see myself out. Happy posting, everyone.
 
olivia said:
reviving this thread for playoffs, i wanted the penguins to win but they suck ass. im cheering for the avs just so i can cheer for someone.
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I feel like there’s a few teams that have chance at going far. I think the Canada teams have done better than the past few seasons, and the Atlantic division still has reason to be watched. I’ve seen two teams specifically that multiple sources have said to keep an eye on- the Dallas Stars and the New York Rangers could both make a run.
 
bdt2002 said:
I feel like there’s a few teams that have chance at going far. I think the Canada teams have done better than the past few seasons, and the Atlantic division still has reason to be watched. I’ve seen two teams specifically that multiple sources have said to keep an eye on- the Dallas Stars and the New York Rangers could both make a run.
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the avs look like they might be good again, i know nothing about hockey but its fun to watch. rangers have looked like they might become great for a while now, maybe its finally time
 
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Should've looked before you leapt, dumbass.
 
adjectivenoun said:
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Should've looked before you leapt, dumbass.
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Totally not in an effort to make a more active thread next year lol I plan on learning a lot more about the sport over the offseason, but I can't say I agree with this take. From the Oilers coach, I mean. Ice hockey and gridiron football are two very different sports, obviously, but they're also just different environments in general, what with different positional markets and scheduling, among other things. I found myself comparing the NHL to the NBA a lot this year, Celtics dominance not withstanding, and while I get what ol' Coach here was saying, the Buffalo Bills- I'm assuming this is referring to the "we lost four Super Bowls in a row" thing- is not an accurate comparison here. I'm trying to think of a good NBA analog for Edmonton over the past few seasons, but I feel like their roster, as little as I actually know about them, is better than "outside looking in" but worse than a team that's fully reached their ceiling of expectations set during a prior rebuild period.

In regards to Florida's performance during the playoffs, they've been operating as a pace-centric team this whole time. The Atlantic division has been dominated over the past 4-5 years or so by teams able to establish offensive momentum between a talented core of skaters shooting (pun intended) for whatever that matchup's game plan might be. Even competitive playoff caliber franchises need to be able to consistently exercise the fundamentals of the game to establish their game plan, and the Oilers just did not do that during Game 7 of this series as much as Games 4 through 6. Even in spite of the low goal sum of Game 7, watching it live I felt like the Panthers were never really out of it, focusing on locking up playmaking opportunities for the Oilers whenever possible so as to avoid falling into the same sort of grind-set that Edmonton caught onto in Games 4 through 6. The result? Edmonton was shut out in the last two periods because controlling the pace of the match isn't all about offensive strategy. They recognized that being overly aggressive wouldn't pay off for them, and they finally got over the hump as a result of acknowledging this weakness and addressing it.
 
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