2021-2022 Hockey Mega Thread: Welcome to the Show Seattle

[Tarsonis]

Today on all my Rangers: Davidson and Gorton have been fired and nobody knows why yet

[Idzequitch]

Wow. Shots fired.

https://twitter.com/NYRangers/status/13 ... 52576?s=19

Good on them. They're absolutely right and I'm glad they had the guts to say it.

[Tarsonis]

Wow. Shots fired.

https://twitter.com/NYRangers/status/13 ... 52576?s=19

Good on them. They're absolutely right and I'm glad they had the guts to say it.

They should bring back Shannahan

[Tarsonis]

Well that was a fun game

[Tarsonis]

I can't wait for UT's take on this whole situation.

[Elejamie]

Well, the Wesleys are now eliminated after that 4-2 loss to the Kings. Sure they did a bit better than they normally did and it was kind of expected but still, my sincere condolences Thermodalia.

I can't wait for UT's take on this whole situation.

He did tweet about it but I imagine he'd really lay into Wilson and league come his Hater's Guide video.

[Shazbotdom]

I was thinking that they would try for the PIM Record (currently 415 PIM) in that game, but they didn't do that much.

[Shofercia]

Well, the Wesleys are now eliminated after that 4-2 loss to the Kings. Sure they did a bit better than they normally did and it was kind of expected but still, my sincere condolences Thermodalia.

I can't wait for UT's take on this whole situation.

He did tweet about it but I imagine he'd really lay into Wilson and league come his Hater's Guide video.

UT's twitter's a gold mine:

The Rangers organization got fined more than Tom Wilson did.

Now we know the league is trolling all of us.

And on the recent YouTuber who got in trouble for trying to use his celebrity status to get it on with a 13 year old:

With the 10th pick in the NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles select...

EatDatPussy445, offensive lineman from Bakersfield Penitentiary.

[Elejamie]

Hater's Guide's finally up. The Kraken get their first player. Oh, and despite no longer living in a part of the country with a team, the EIHL will finally be returning as normal in the Autumn.

[Dresderstan]

Hater's Guide's finally up. The Kraken get their first player. Oh, and despite no longer living in a part of the country with a team, the EIHL will finally be returning as normal in the Autumn.

And his choice is Boston and Toronto... the civilized world cannot stand such an idea. Which is why it's not gonna happen, the real finals is gonna be Carolina and Vegas.

[Tarsonis]

Rangers are interviewing Gallant. Please God let this happen.

[Tarsonis]

Hater's Guide's finally up. The Kraken get their first player. Oh, and despite no longer living in a part of the country with a team, the EIHL will finally be returning as normal in the Autumn.

And his choice is Boston and Toronto... the civilized world cannot stand such an idea. Which is why it's not gonna happen, the real finals is gonna be Carolina and Vegas.

I actually think Minnesota is gonna win the west

[Impaled Nazarene]

Pens are going to get annihilated. Islanders are the worst possible matchup for them.

[Tarsonis]

I know it's awkward with the North still playing regular season games, but Playoffs are here! who's running the game this year?

[Shofercia]

I know it's awkward with the North still playing regular season games, but Playoffs are here! who's running the game this year?

I'll do it, only fair since I fucked up last time I did it.

The rules:

1. Deadline: before the first Game 5 is played in the first round, Game 3 in the second round, Game 2 in the third round, and Game 1 in the final rounds. I think that's Sunday, May 23rd, 7pm Eastern. The deadline extension is due to me starting it late, mah bad, and due to the weird rules.

2. One point for getting it right in the first round, two points in the second round, four points in the third round, (these are per match up) - you get the idea. For each round you can earn up to 8 points.

3. Do NOT edit your posts if you have picks in them 60 minutes after the post was made. Do NOT edit posts with picks after the deadline.

I think that's about it. Match ups:

St Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
Minnesota Wild at Las Vegas Golden Knights

Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers

New York Islanders at Pittsburg Penguins
Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes
Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers

[Shofercia]

International Hockey Game, since we'll be watching really good hockey played in semi-ok venues.

Since betting on regular season games is too easy, (c'mon, we all know Italy will totally trash Canada ) we'll be betting on final rankings in the groups. Here are the final rankings from 2019:

Group A:
1. Canada
2. Finland
3. Germany
4. United States
5. Slovakia
6. Denmark
7. Great Britain
8. France (R)

Group B:
1. Russia
2. Czech Republic
3. Sweden
4. Switzerland
5. Latvia
6. Norway
7. Italy
8. Austria

That's what we're betting on - that order. Each correct bet is a point, for a maximum of 16. After that we're betting on standard elimination, 8 points for the first round at 2 points per game, 4 points for the second round at 4 points per game, and 8 points for the medal games at 2 points per game. So you have a total of 16+24 = 40 points. Here are the teams, according to their IIHF ranking, for the 2021 WC:

Group A: Russia, Sweden, Czechia, Switzerland, Slovakia, Denmark, Belarus, Great Britain
Group B: Canada, Finland, US, Germany, Latvia, Norway, Italy, Kazakhstan

The order for the bet is up to you, should you choose to accept the game!

[Tarsonis]

I know it's awkward with the North still playing regular season games, but Playoffs are here! who's running the game this year?

I'll do it, only fair since I fucked up last time I did it.

The rules:

1. Deadline: before the first Game 5 is played in the first round, Game 3 in the second round, Game 2 in the third round, and Game 1 in the final rounds. I think that's Sunday, May 23rd, 7pm Eastern. The deadline extension is due to me starting it late, mah bad, and due to the weird rules.

2. One point for getting it right in the first round, two points in the second round, four points in the third round, (these are per match up) - you get the idea. For each round you can earn up to 8 points.

3. Do NOT edit your posts if you have picks in them 60 minutes after the post was made. Do NOT edit posts with picks after the deadline.

I think that's about it. Match ups:

St Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
Minnesota Wild at Las Vegas Golden Knights

Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers

New York Islanders at Pittsburg Penguins
Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes
Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers

I'll take

Avs
Wild
Habs
Oilers
Pens
Bruins
Canes
Bolts

[Tarsonis]

holy fuck Tavares

[Elejamie]

Kadri tries to one-up Tom Wilson, news at 11.

-LIKE THE SNIP, YOU CAME HERE RUNNING, TAKE THE CONSEQUENCE OF LEAVING-

St Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
Minnesota Wild at Las Vegas Golden Knights

Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs (because, let's face it, the inevitable salt and heat generated from this would be a thing of terrible beauty)
Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers

New York Islanders at Pittsburg Penguins
Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes
Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers

-SNIP IT IN, SNIP IT OUT OR THE SUN WILL NEVER SHINE-

I don't know how the exact placements but I do know Russia and Sweden will finish near the top of Group A, Group B will be a three way battle between Canada, Finland and the USA and Team GB will get absolutely creamed in (almost) every match.

[Impaled Nazarene]

How is Tavares not dead? That was two traumatic head injuries in less than 3 seconds.
Was that blood coming out of head?
What the fuck, that is one of the most gruesome sports injuries I've ever seen that doesn't involve magical leg mutilation.

[Tarsonis]

How is Tavares not dead? That was two traumatic head injuries in less than 3 seconds.
Was that blood coming out of head?
What the fuck, that is one of the most gruesome sports injuries I've ever seen that doesn't involve magical leg mutilation.

By some God-tier luck, I'm talking miracles, he has no structural damage to his head, neck, or spine. But he does have A cuncussion and a knee injury. He'll be out for weeks, possibly the rest of the season.

[Shazbotdom]

So, as of right now, it looks like Sunday there will be 2 Elimination Games.

Will Colorado stand tall, or will St. Louis live to fight another day?

Will the Caps flush the Bruins down the drain?


STAY TUNED!

[Shofercia]

The fuck is up with the Panthers? If you can't beat 'em, slash 'em? If I was TBL's coach, I'd recruit a bunch of goons from the AHL squad, lose the game, and just beat the shit out of the slashers.

[Shofercia]

Alright, here we go, picks in bold:

St Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
Minnesota Wild at Las Vegas Golden Knights

Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers

New York Islanders at Pittsburg Penguins
Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes
Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers

A few hours to get your picks in for round one, let's go!

[Impaled Nazarene]

How is Tavares not dead? That was two traumatic head injuries in less than 3 seconds.
Was that blood coming out of head?
What the fuck, that is one of the most gruesome sports injuries I've ever seen that doesn't involve magical leg mutilation.

By some God-tier luck, I'm talking miracles, he has no structural damage to his head, neck, or spine. But he does have A cuncussion and a knee injury. He'll be out for weeks, possibly the rest of the season.

That is as close to a miracle as it gets (aside from Clint Malarchuk and Richard Zednik) Tavares' neck turned really far from the initial hit which definitely fucked him up and THEN 200+ lbs of human traveling at quite a fast speed smacks the head and twisted neck. It is shocking that he wasn't dead on the spot.

Then we have fuckers like Nazem Kadri and Tom Wilson trying to murder people. NHL needs an intervention badly.