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2023-24 NHL Season Discussion Thread #1: Here we Go!

Nov. 13, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
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Quoting: HockeyScotty
I really wonder if they use a guy like Kent Johnson to acquire a goalie prospect. Someone like Spencer Knight (who is too expensive for Florida anyway) in exchange for Johnson + defenseman?

Besides Knight who is the most likely of the top tier goalie prospects to get moved, Chicago has a few good goalie prospects as well; the Blues have Zherenko (behind Hofer), or the Rangers have Garand that are in that second tier.


Spencer Knight is getting cooked in the AHL, wouldn’t even pay Erik Gudbrannson for him
Nov. 13, 2023 at 4:22 p.m.
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Quoting: IconicHawk
Spencer Knight is getting cooked in the AHL, wouldn’t even pay Erik Gudbrannson for him


Seen that before some goalies are built for NHL but when they got to AHL they just get torched
Nov. 13, 2023 at 6:33 p.m.
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Edited Nov. 13, 2023 at 6:44 p.m.
San Jose Sharks

Fun-Tanking-Fact of the Day!

The San Jose Sharks have a produced a total of 48 points as a team (53 - 5 of Addison points which all came from the Wild).

44% of those points come from their top line;
Eklund - Hertl - Zetterlund (21 points)

The rest of their team had a combined 27 points (20 players! 6 of which have no points).

Elias Pettersson has 25 points which out scores their top line, but is 2 points shy of technically being more productive then basically an entire team minus their only actual NHL top 6 caliber line. Realistically he would probably beat an entire roster of Sharks by himself if Eklund, Hertl, Zetterlund, Couture and Addison sat and his own team only played defence.

That would look like;

Zadina - Granlund - Duclair
Barabanov - Strum - Labanc
Hoffman - Carpenter - Kunin
Lindblom - GSmith - Macdonald

Ferraro - Burroughs
Knyzhov - Emberson
Okhotiok - Rutta
Vlasic - Benning

Goalies

Vs

Pettersson

When you view the roster this way it’s laughably an obnoxious tank of a roster. Held together by a few players and Blackwood.

The Sharks call up Gushchin who has 58 points in 82 AHL games. He has played 2 NHL games before, recording 2 points.

Gushchin hasn’t played an NHL game this season yet if we for fun consider his 2 NHL points; he is out scoring 17 current Sharks skaters performances so far this year.
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Nov. 13, 2023 at 6:53 p.m.
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Quoting: IconicHawk
Spencer Knight is getting cooked in the AHL, wouldn’t even pay Erik Gudbrannson for him


He had one bad game yesterday and one other bad game this season (really just a bad 3rd period vs Rochester); the other 5 games have been good (a bad 2nd period vs San Diego but otherwise good) to great (a shutout vs Bridgeport).
Nov. 13, 2023 at 6:57 p.m.
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Oilers new coach mixing up the lines:

RNH-McDavid-Gagner
Kane-Draisatl-Hyman
Holloway-McLeod-Foegele

blueline still intact and Skinner in the net.
Nov. 13, 2023 at 7:04 p.m.
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Quoting: HockeyScotty
Oilers new coach mixing up the lines:

RNH-McDavid-Gagner
Kane-Draisatl-Hyman
Holloway-McLeod-Foegele

blueline still intact and Skinner in the net.


That top line is giving me EDM tank vibes from when they were bad

Like I swear 2016 that was their top line
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Nov. 13, 2023 at 7:18 p.m.
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Quoting: IconicHawk
Spencer Knight is getting cooked in the AHL, wouldn’t even pay Erik Gudbrannson for him


he had a .920sv% and like 2.?? GAA with a 4-2 record like yesterday? Must've had a bad game yesterday or something.
Nov. 13, 2023 at 7:19 p.m.
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Quoting: ARMCHAIRGMOFTHEYEAR
he had a .920sv% and like 2.?? GAA with a 4-2 record like yesterday? Must've had a bad game yesterday or something.


Its now a 0.899 and 2.74GAA in 7 games
Nov. 13, 2023 at 7:22 p.m.
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Quoting: aadoyle
Its now a 0.899 and 2.74GAA in 7 games


yea, I looked. Bad game yesterday it seems. Team lost 5-1.

Anyways I wouldn't say he's getting cooked...

The team had 1 bad game, and now his numbers look bad when they didn't before.
Nov. 13, 2023 at 8:31 p.m.
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Remember when people shat on Peter Laviolette that man turned the Rangers into a wagon

Lafreniere and Kakko look good

Team has a nice record even with Shesterkin out.

Special teams look good.


Could be a revenge story in the making again lul
Nov. 13, 2023 at 8:33 p.m.
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The Streak of Penis Releated Names of Oilers Head Coaches Continues

Ken HitchCOCK

Dave TIPpett

Jay WOODcroft

Kris KNOBlauch

Next on the line

Mike BabCOCK

Shamefully stolen from /r hockey
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Nov. 13, 2023 at 8:36 p.m.
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Quoting: pinslack
The Streak of Penis Releated Names of Oilers Head Coaches Continues

Ken HitchCOCK

Dave TIPpett

Jay WOODcroft

Kris KNOBlauch

Next on the line

Mike BabCOCK

Shamefully stolen from /r hockey


damnit, wish I had the balls to post this (pun intended)
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Nov. 13, 2023 at 8:42 p.m.
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Quoting: pinslack
The Streak of Penis Releated Names of Oilers Head Coaches Continues

Ken HitchCOCK

Dave TIPpett

Jay WOODcroft

Kris KNOBlauch

Next on the line

Mike BabCOCK

Shamefully stolen from /r hockey


This is the type of hockey thing we’re all here for tears of joy tears of joy tears of joy
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Nov. 13, 2023 at 9:02 p.m.
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#97 Connor McDavid traded to CGY for #98 Ilya Solovyov

My column on why the Oilers win this trade because of numerical superiority:
Nov. 13, 2023 at 11:25 p.m.
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Quoting: pinslack
The Streak of Penis Releated Names of Oilers Head Coaches Continues

Ken HitchCOCK

Dave TIPpett

Jay WOODcroft

Kris KNOBlauch

Next on the line

Mike BabCOCK

Shamefully stolen from /r hockey


This wins the internet for the day
Nov. 13, 2023 at 11:48 p.m.
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Edited Nov. 13, 2023 at 11:54 p.m.
For NYI sake

I say fire Lambert and see if the new guy fixes anything. If not than it may be time for an atom bomb

As if a new HC dont help tear it down and restart
Nov. 14, 2023 at 9:46 a.m.
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San Jose Sharks

Fun-Tanking-Fact of the Day!

The San Jose Sharks have a produced a total of 48 points as a team (53 - 5 of Addison points which all came from the Wild).

44% of those points come from their top line;
Eklund - Hertl - Zetterlund (21 points)

The rest of their team had a combined 27 points (20 players! 6 of which have no points).

Elias Pettersson has 25 points which out scores their top line, but is 2 points shy of technically being more productive then basically an entire team minus their only actual NHL top 6 caliber line. Realistically he would probably beat an entire roster of Sharks by himself if Eklund, Hertl, Zetterlund, Couture and Addison sat and his own team only played defence.

That would look like;

Zadina - Granlund - Duclair
Barabanov - Strum - Labanc
Hoffman - Carpenter - Kunin
Lindblom - GSmith - Macdonald

Ferraro - Burroughs
Knyzhov - Emberson
Okhotiok - Rutta
Vlasic - Benning

Goalies

Vs

Pettersson

When you view the roster this way it’s laughably an obnoxious tank of a roster. Held together by a few players and Blackwood.

The Sharks call up Gushchin who has 58 points in 82 AHL games. He has played 2 NHL games before, recording 2 points.

Gushchin hasn’t played an NHL game this season yet if we for fun consider his 2 NHL points; he is out scoring 17 current Sharks skaters performances so far this year.


The Hughes Brothers points totals vs the sharks this year could be a fun race.
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Nov. 14, 2023 at 9:56 a.m.
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Quoting: BuFfaLOFaN
The Hughes Brothers points totals vs the sharks this year could be a fun race.


Hughes x 3 = 50
San Jose Sharks = 48

This is going to be interesting
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Nov. 14, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
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Quoting: aadoyle
For NYI sake

I say fire Lambert and see if the new guy fixes anything. If not than it may be time for an atom bomb

As if a new HC dont help tear it down and restart


Just spitballing here but wow would Woodcroft's systems work really well for a team that already had a blueline and goaltending.
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Nov. 14, 2023 at 10:32 a.m.
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Quoting: aadoyle
For NYI sake

I say fire Lambert and see if the new guy fixes anything. If not than it may be time for an atom bomb

As if a new HC dont help tear it down and restart


New HC is just delaying the inevitable. That team is built for Barry Trotz and no one else
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Nov. 14, 2023 at 11:35 a.m.
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Quoting: BeterChiarelli
Just spitballing here but wow would Woodcroft's systems work really well for a team that already had a blueline and goaltending.


Quoting: Turbo
New HC is just delaying the inevitable. That team is built for Barry Trotz and no one else


Quoting: aadoyle
For NYI sake

I say fire Lambert and see if the new guy fixes anything. If not than it may be time for an atom bomb

As if a new HC dont help tear it down and restart


If Woodcroft lands anywhere this year it will probably be Ottawa, right?

The "fire DJ" chants are going to continue getting louder if they don't pull out of the basement.

If he doesn't get there, I would expect to him to join one of the established coaching groups as an assistant or analyst (Tampa Bay, Colorado, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, etc) for the rest of the season then look for opportunities in the off season.
Nov. 14, 2023 at 11:52 a.m.
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Quoting: pinslack
The Streak of Penis Releated Names of Oilers Head Coaches Continues

Ken HitchCOCK

Dave TIPpett

Jay WOODcroft

Kris KNOBlauch

Next on the line

Mike BabCOCK

Shamefully stolen from /r hockey


DICK Chernomaz
Artem CHUBarov
Mike JOHNSON
ROD Brind'Amour

(sorry)
Nov. 14, 2023 at 2:04 p.m.
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Quoting: BeterChiarelli
Just spitballing here but wow would Woodcroft's systems work really well for a team that already had a blueline and goaltending.


Was thinking the same but this is Lou. He may go I want some NHL vet as HC like Gallant
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Nov. 14, 2023 at 2:09 p.m.
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If Woodcroft lands anywhere this year it will probably be Ottawa, right?

The "fire DJ" chants are going to continue getting louder if they don't pull out of the basement.

If he doesn't get there, I would expect to him to join one of the established coaching groups as an assistant or analyst (Tampa Bay, Colorado, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, etc) for the rest of the season then look for opportunities in the off season.


Ottawa wont fire Smith

That man should have been fired years ago but hes still kicking

Fans hate him but players basically told them hey we support em



NYI are looking more and more likely. As they dont got the OTT window. They are getting older and the prime time is now
Nov. 14, 2023 at 2:39 p.m.
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Quoting: aadoyle
Ottawa wont fire Smith

That man should have been fired years ago but hes still kicking

Fans hate him but players basically told them hey we support em



NYI are looking more and more likely. As they dont got the OTT window. They are getting older and the prime time is now


Is that more of a Gerard Gallant spot though? Not sure Woodcroft would fit in with Lou Lamoriello and Co. Could be wrong of course.
 
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