2018-19 Hockey Megathread: Lightning-Proof Jackets

[Shazbotdom]

I'm at work 5 nights a week. And we don't have TVs at work.

Ah. NBC app has it

I don't have unlimited data. Internet radio doesn't take much data. Lol

[Idzequitch]

TB tied things up and the Knights have taken three straight. This is much more to my liking.

[Shazbotdom]

TB tied things up and the Knights have taken three straight. This is much more to my liking.

Sunday's do or die for the Jets.

[Impaled Nazarene]

Come on Thrashers you can pull it out of your ass. At least if the Lightning choke against you the cup goes to canada not an expansion team

[Camicon]

Come on Thrashers you can pull it out of your ass. At least if the Lightning choke against you the cup goes to canada not an expansion team

The Jets are not the Thrashers.

The Jets (this incarnation), Lightning, and Capitals are all expansion teams.

[Impaled Nazarene]

Come on Thrashers you can pull it out of your ass. At least if the Lightning choke against you the cup goes to canada not an expansion team

The Thrashers, Lightning, and Capitals are all expansion teams.

OH REALLY???? WHY WASN'T I INFORMED THE LEAGUE HAD 4 BRAND NEW TEAMS THIS YEAR????????? I THOUGHT WE ONLY HAD ONE EXPANSION TEAM THIS YEAR BUT SILLY ME IT TURNS OUT 2017-2018 IS THE YEAR WHERE 4 TEAMS FOUNDED THIS SEASON ARE IN THE CONFERENCE FINALS!!

[Shazbotdom]

The Thrashers, Lightning, and Capitals are all expansion teams.

OH REALLY???? WHY WASN'T I INFORMED THE LEAGUE HAD 4 BRAND NEW TEAMS THIS YEAR????????? I THOUGHT WE ONLY HAD ONE EXPANSION TEAM THIS YEAR BUT SILLY ME IT TURNS OUT 2017-2018 IS THE YEAR WHERE 4 TEAMS FOUNDED THIS SEASON ARE IN THE CONFERENCE FINALS!!

No need to yell, y'all just got outplayed 3 game in a row.

[Elejamie]

OH REALLY???? WHY WASN'T I INFORMED THE LEAGUE HAD 4 BRAND NEW TEAMS THIS YEAR????????? I THOUGHT WE ONLY HAD ONE EXPANSION TEAM THIS YEAR BUT SILLY ME IT TURNS OUT 2017-2018 IS THE YEAR WHERE 4 TEAMS FOUNDED THIS SEASON ARE IN THE CONFERENCE FINALS!!

No need to yell, y'all just got outplayed 3 game in a row.

Relevant.

But seriously, agreed with Shazbot. No need to yell, dude. After all, there's still a good chance that Vegas could blow that 3-1 lead and Winnipeg could get it in seven. Wishful thinking, I know (especially since I've pegged Vegas to win), but you've got to relax, take a chill pill. Don't get so worked up about it. Don't be a Yinzer but for other teams, shall we say.

TB tied things up and the Knights have taken three straight. This is much more to my liking.

Also relevant. Here's hoping they can both get the job done, even though I'm probably the only one still doing Shof's bracket challenge at this point.

Ah. NBC app has it

I don't have unlimited data. Internet radio doesn't take much data. Lol

Are you able to record games on something like TiVo so you could watch them later?

"Hey, we have a winning team and a winning coach, who should we send to the World Championship?"
"Let's go with the newbies!"

/RHF Logic

It's not that bad. After all, they finished second in their group (behind Sweden) and they managed to take it to OT before losing to Canada in the quarter-finals, which is still pretty decent I guess. Not to mention whatever the hell happened with South Korea makes me worry a little bit for Team GB next year.

[Camicon]

The Jets, Lightning, and Capitals are all expansion teams.

OH REALLY???? WHY WASN'T I INFORMED THE LEAGUE HAD 4 BRAND NEW TEAMS THIS YEAR????????? I THOUGHT WE ONLY HAD ONE EXPANSION TEAM THIS YEAR BUT SILLY ME IT TURNS OUT 2017-2018 IS THE YEAR WHERE 4 TEAMS FOUNDED THIS SEASON ARE IN THE CONFERENCE FINALS!!

That's a very selective memory you have there. You know that the Jets weren't formed this year, but fail to remember that they haven't been the Thrashers for the last six years. It's almost like you're refusing to use their proper name for the explicit purpose of getting a rise out of other posters, just like you attempted to do by maliciously editing my last post.

I've about had it with this shit, Nazarene.

[Tarsonis]

OH REALLY???? WHY WASN'T I INFORMED THE LEAGUE HAD 4 BRAND NEW TEAMS THIS YEAR????????? I THOUGHT WE ONLY HAD ONE EXPANSION TEAM THIS YEAR BUT SILLY ME IT TURNS OUT 2017-2018 IS THE YEAR WHERE 4 TEAMS FOUNDED THIS SEASON ARE IN THE CONFERENCE FINALS!!

That's a very selective memory you have there. You know that the Jets weren't formed this year, but fail to remember that they haven't been the Thrashers for the last six years. It's almost like you're refusing to use their proper name for the explicit purpose of getting a rise out of other posters, just like you attempted to do by maliciously editing my last post.

I've about had it with this shit, Nazarene.

Come on guys it’s a hockey thread, let’s keep t it Toronto vs Montreal levels of civil. No need to take it up to Col vs Detroit

[Shofercia]

"Hey, we have a winning team and a winning coach, who should we send to the World Championship?"
"Let's go with the newbies!"

/RHF Logic

It's not that bad. After all, they finished second in their group (behind Sweden) and they managed to take it to OT before losing to Canada in the quarter-finals, which is still pretty decent I guess. Not to mention whatever the hell happened with South Korea makes me worry a little bit for Team GB next year.

If they would've just lost to Canada in the OT, I would've been ok with that. But under their newbie coach, they've been sucking. A 1-5 record in the Euro Hockey Tour, whereas their record under Znarok was 5-1. They demonstrated an inability to make a single comeback against a top six team throughout the World Championship. They didn't just lose to Canada; they lost to Sweden and Czech Republic. The current record against other Top Six teams stands at a miserable 1-8. Vorobiev should be fired, and Znarok brought back solely as the national team's coach - no need to also have him coach SKA.

Also, the World Championship is ruthless, especially with the new format, introduced in 2012. You have every reason to be worried about GB, because the teams, if they play smart, will mostly play their third and fourth lines, but even these lines can be devastating. By the time you make it through, you're demoralized. That said, Korea made it because they had the Olympics. GB made it on their own merits, so it shouldn't be that bad.

Anyways, anyone else laughing at Canada? It's all good, the Swiss are such a tough team

Fuck it, I'm rooting for Switzerland. I'm still going to watch the final.

[Impaled Nazarene]

OH REALLY???? WHY WASN'T I INFORMED THE LEAGUE HAD 4 BRAND NEW TEAMS THIS YEAR????????? I THOUGHT WE ONLY HAD ONE EXPANSION TEAM THIS YEAR BUT SILLY ME IT TURNS OUT 2017-2018 IS THE YEAR WHERE 4 TEAMS FOUNDED THIS SEASON ARE IN THE CONFERENCE FINALS!!

That's a very selective memory you have there. You know that the Jets weren't formed this year, but fail to remember that they haven't been the Thrashers for the last six years. It's almost like you're refusing to use their proper name for the explicit purpose of getting a rise out of other posters, just like you attempted to do by maliciously editing my last post.

I've about had it with this shit, Nazarene.

Oh chill out. Like calling them the Thrashers is going to get a rise out of anyone who isn't an Atlanta Thrashers but in Canada fan. Maybe if you stepped off the high horse and actually tried you'd possibly realize the person you're so condescending towards is a bitter Atlanta Thrashers fan.
Also if you call that malicious editing then your post is an alarmingly eye-catching bait.

let’s keep t it Toronto vs Montreal levels of civil.

Fistfights? Their fans are rabid. My new friends from Toronto can provide testament.
Could be worse it could be Bergevin vs America and English speaking Canada levels that's sheer spite and enragement

[United City States of Oceania]

That's a very selective memory you have there. You know that the Jets weren't formed this year, but fail to remember that they haven't been the Thrashers for the last six years. It's almost like you're refusing to use their proper name for the explicit purpose of getting a rise out of other posters, just like you attempted to do by maliciously editing my last post.

I've about had it with this shit, Nazarene.

Oh chill out. Like calling them the Thrashers is going to get a rise out of anyone who isn't an Atlanta Thrashers but in Canada fan. Maybe if you stepped off the high horse and actually tried you'd possibly realize the person you're so condescending towards is a bitter Atlanta Thrashers fan.
Also if you call that malicious editing then your post is an alarmingly eye-catching bait.

I'm not a Jets fan, and believe me, your not just pissing off Jets fans by being so disrespectful. I don't understand why you keep doing it.

[United City States of Oceania]

It's not that bad. After all, they finished second in their group (behind Sweden) and they managed to take it to OT before losing to Canada in the quarter-finals, which is still pretty decent I guess. Not to mention whatever the hell happened with South Korea makes me worry a little bit for Team GB next year.

If they would've just lost to Canada in the OT, I would've been ok with that. But under their newbie coach, they've been sucking. A 1-5 record in the Euro Hockey Tour, whereas their record under Znarok was 5-1. They demonstrated an inability to make a single comeback against a top six team throughout the World Championship. They didn't just lose to Canada; they lost to Sweden and Czech Republic. The current record against other Top Six teams stands at a miserable 1-8. Vorobiev should be fired, and Znarok brought back solely as the national team's coach - no need to also have him coach SKA.

Also, the World Championship is ruthless, especially with the new format, introduced in 2012. You have every reason to be worried about GB, because the teams, if they play smart, will mostly play their third and fourth lines, but even these lines can be devastating. By the time you make it through, you're demoralized. That said, Korea made it because they had the Olympics. GB made it on their own merits, so it shouldn't be that bad.

Anyways, anyone else laughing at Canada? It's all good, the Swiss are such a tough team

Fuck it, I'm rooting for Switzerland. I'm still going to watch the final.

"Millions of Canadians were crying last night. How do you lose a game after outshooting the other team 18 to 1 in the third period?" - Don Cherry earlier tonight, on Canada's loss to Switzerland
So true...

[Shofercia]

If they would've just lost to Canada in the OT, I would've been ok with that. But under their newbie coach, they've been sucking. A 1-5 record in the Euro Hockey Tour, whereas their record under Znarok was 5-1. They demonstrated an inability to make a single comeback against a top six team throughout the World Championship. They didn't just lose to Canada; they lost to Sweden and Czech Republic. The current record against other Top Six teams stands at a miserable 1-8. Vorobiev should be fired, and Znarok brought back solely as the national team's coach - no need to also have him coach SKA.

Also, the World Championship is ruthless, especially with the new format, introduced in 2012. You have every reason to be worried about GB, because the teams, if they play smart, will mostly play their third and fourth lines, but even these lines can be devastating. By the time you make it through, you're demoralized. That said, Korea made it because they had the Olympics. GB made it on their own merits, so it shouldn't be that bad.

Anyways, anyone else laughing at Canada? It's all good, the Swiss are such a tough team

Fuck it, I'm rooting for Switzerland. I'm still going to watch the final.

"Millions of Canadians were crying last night. How do you lose a game after outshooting the other team 18 to 1 in the third period?" - Don Cherry earlier tonight, on Canada's loss to Switzerland
So true...

If Bykov can do this kind of thing with Switzerland, imagine what he can do with Russia... oh wait, we know what he did with Russia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjrlELfSyBw

Shouldn't have fired him. He gave us 2 great seasons, 2 decent seasons, and 1 really bad season, so what? 2011 wasn't our year. Bykov's actually consulting with Swiss hockey.

[Camicon]

That's a very selective memory you have there. You know that the Jets weren't formed this year, but fail to remember that they haven't been the Thrashers for the last six years. It's almost like you're refusing to use their proper name for the explicit purpose of getting a rise out of other posters, just like you attempted to do by maliciously editing my last post.

I've about had it with this shit, Nazarene.

Oh chill out. Like calling them the Thrashers is going to get a rise out of anyone who isn't an Atlanta Thrashers but in Canada fan. Maybe if you stepped off the high horse and actually tried you'd possibly realize the person you're so condescending towards is a bitter Atlanta Thrashers fan.
Also if you call that malicious editing then your post is an alarmingly eye-catching bait.

Doesn't really matter how few people you think your flamebait is going to catch, or why you're doing it. And yes, editing my posts without clearly indicating as such is malicious quote editing, which is covered under the flamebait rule.

[Impaled Nazarene]

DO NOT BLOW IT TAMPA. 3-2 FINISH THEM OFF. Then even if you're that good you'll still choke the finals away again.

[United City States of Oceania]

DO NOT BLOW IT TAMPA. 3-2 FINISH THEM OFF. Then even if you're that good you'll still choke the finals away again.

And I'm reminded once again why it's so hard being a caps fan...

[Tarsonis]

Oh chill out. Like calling them the Thrashers is going to get a rise out of anyone who isn't an Atlanta Thrashers but in Canada fan. Maybe if you stepped off the high horse and actually tried you'd possibly realize the person you're so condescending towards is a bitter Atlanta Thrashers fan.
Also if you call that malicious editing then your post is an alarmingly eye-catching bait.

Doesn't really matter how few people you think your flamebait is going to catch, or why you're doing it.

Calling them the thrashers isn’t bait man, no matter which way you slice it. We’re not required to keel every time someone gets irrationally offended.

And yes, editing my posts without clearly indicating as such is malicious quote editing, which is covered under the flamebait rule.

Cropping isnt malicious editing. Changing the quote to make it say something different than you intended, is.

[Impaled Nazarene]

DO NOT BLOW IT TAMPA. 3-2 FINISH THEM OFF. Then even if you're that good you'll still choke the finals away again.

And I'm reminded once again why it's so hard being a caps fan...

I'm still hoping some small bit that despite playing for the Capitals Ovechkin gets over the hump. He has earned it, finally shedding those spider webs and stomping out the spiders. Unfortunately the Two-Headed Antichrist Vasilevkos seems to have knocked his confidence down a peg. Or maybe the spiders came back for game 3 and stayed...

[Camicon]

Doesn't really matter how few people you think your flamebait is going to catch, or why you're doing it.

Calling them the thrashers isn’t bait man, no matter which way you slice it. We’re not required to keel every time someone gets irrationally offended.

After being told that it's disrespectful and acknowledging that certain fans might be baited by it ("Like calling them the Thrashers is going to get a rise out of anyone who isn't an Atlanta Thrashers but in Canada fan.") it could be. Probably doesn't rise to that level in isolation, but multiple posts over multiple pages, after being asked to stop multiple times, changes the context; perhaps enough to qualify it as bait.

And yes, editing my posts without clearly indicating as such is malicious quote editing, which is covered under the flamebait rule.

Cropping isnt malicious editing. Changing the quote to make it say something different than you intended, is.

And changing my post is what Nazarene did. I've been around for some time, I am aware of what is (and is not) malicious quote editing.

[Tarsonis]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! VEGAS! VEGAS!!! VEGAS!!!!

[Shazbotdom]

KNIGHTS WIN! KNIGHTS WIN! KNIGHTS WIN!

[Tarsonis]

Neal touched the Campbell bowl, wth

[Shofercia]

Nicely done Vegas.