Thats why when I saw it was like is the app broke. I swear they been on 12 shots for more than 40mins

One cool thing: the oilers took advantage of their early lead last night - their icetime is so flat for them. Will be worth so much as the playoffs go along to avoid playing ekholm, Bouchard, McDavid obscene ice time. I recall last year there were a handful of games the numbers were so high. Side benefit is McDavids rate metrics are off all charts, 5 assists in under 19 min of icetime is absurd.

That was probably the worst defensive coverage I've seen from a playoff caliber team... And you decided to do it game 1 vs the Oilers...

the second Hyman goal is a demonstration... 3 Kings on one side of the net, no Kings on the other...

Watched "Saving Sakic" last night, fun stuff. Hockey documentaries always kick ass.

Demko injured and questionable for the rest of the series…

o7 Canucks

It was a good one for sure. I had no idea all that was going on in the background at the time; I was just loving that we had a dominant team!

It's so interesting that everyone involved saw the offer sheet as just part of the rules and a strategy to deploy. Not sure how the GM offices feel nowadays but the rumors of it being "sacrosant" feel true after the Kotkaniemi/Sebastion Aho retaliation.

Van's gonna need to play for its playoff lives and give Desmith all the support they can

As while NSH is not super strong Demko being out tips the scales

Well... I mean... are you gonna make me say it? The list of things Leafs fans can get upset about is long, distinguished and baked fresh daily. It's generally pretty hard to fake a surprise spear to the back of the knee. Ya know, because it's a surprise. And it's the back of the knee, which has zero protection and a whole lot of function wiring.

Like with trade packages, it all depends on the situation. It's never going to be one size fits all. This one clearly had two good buds playing a sporting game, literally and figuratively. Others can get naaaaaaasty.

But yeah, the inside info on how things clicked into place despite the obstacles is cool. And I totally did not expect you know who to pop in.

Obviously, but I'm just pointing out why it would have made Leaf fans upset...

I hate Marchand as much as everybody else and hate that I’m defending him here, but he clearly got slashed in the left leg and grabbed his left leg

It's hard to tell, but it looked like it was right knee, then left knee... from this angle: https://twitter.com/RinkRatReport/status/1782585225731596739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1782585225731596739%7Ctwgr%5E27bd4ccc65890a21180c5615883180d5faaf8fca%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailyhive.com%2Ftoronto%2Fleafs-bruins-brad-marchand-dive-game-2

But you could be right...

This one here looks to me like the stick clearly gets the back of the left knee

https://x.com/hockeyfights/status/1782786788828090842?s=46&t=Em1kSTrQp8S8RWKcSKV0NA

Yeah... The colours just blend in so easily with the pants and stick...

Jake Voracek retired. Little sad to see because he probably had more in the tank from a game aspect but couldn't finish out his contracts because of concussions. My favorite player all time, awesome personality, super funny dude. Gonna miss watching him play.

Some of these ranger goals are so pretty. Kinda feel bad for the caps, all that fight to get the playoff berth then get rewarded with a juggernaut opponent

STEVE!

Legendary save by Bob.

that might be the best save I've ever seen in my life

Bolts Panthers.

Defense, optional. Goal tending, phenomenal.

Not a fan of this trend of PBP guys who call the game like it's pro wrestling. What are we going to do when Chris Cuthbert retires?


And is it just me or are goalies getting hit in the melon on a constant basis this year?

Last player to move from Arizona to Utah…is one of the most ironic names for a dry city.

Bob deserved the W after that save. Vasy is walking awkwardly to the dressing room