A Canadian team going all the way this year would be pretty awesome.Let's go Leafs!
Fancy the Oilers this year.
Let's go Leafs!
Fancy the Oilers this year.
Yes please!A Canadian team going all the way this year would be pretty awesome.
McDavid has started in red hot form. The kid is just brutal. I hope the Oilers have another great year. Not at the expense of the Habs thoughYes please!
Matthews seems to be in great form this pre-season
I shouldn't laugh but heck I did...Spent 5 mins trying to work out which franchise had become the Vegas Golden Knights, only to realise they're a new team!
Am new to it, is he a star player?McDavid has started in red hot form. The kid is just brutal. I hope the Oilers have another great year. Not at the expense of the Habs though
Only in his 3rd season but already in the top 2 if not the best player in the league. He has incredible speed, he just blows past players it's pretty amazing to watch.Am new to it, is he a star player?
Sidney Crosby was the best Wayne gretzky and mcdavid is the next Sidney Crosby. They made him captain last year which is nuts for a second season teenager. He's the fastest skater in the league and just so fun to watch.Am new to it, is he a star player?
Only in his 3rd season but already in the top 2 if not the best player in the league. He has incredible speed, he just blows past players it's pretty amazing to watch.
Got it, yeah I know S Crosby (was at the hockey World Cup final last year in Toronto!) hehSidney Crosby was the best Wayne gretzky and mcdavid is the next Sidney Crosby. They made him captain last year which is nuts for a second season teenager. He's the fastest skater in the league and just so fun to watch.
Scored this in his first game after an injury last year
Ok wait, he’s not a Maple Leafs player?! Boooooo!!!Got it, yeah I know S Crosby (was at the hockey World Cup final last year in Toronto!) heh
Ahh so McDavid is the golden child?
Matthews still much further behind him then?
Matthews isn't too far behind him, but I don't think he'll ever be as good.Got it, yeah I know S Crosby (was at the hockey World Cup final last year in Toronto!) heh
Ahh so McDavid is the golden child?
Matthews still much further behind him then?
Does that McDavid chap play for the Oilers?What did I do wrong this past week? What did I do to deserve to sit through first the United match and then to wake up at 3am to watch the Sens toy with my Oilers. Human rights campaigners would be screaming if prisoners were forced to watch them two games as punishment.
Simply put the Oilers are bereft of any confidence, lacking any offense and who would have thought anyone would say that of a team with McDavid in. As bad as they are right now, they are also missing that magical ingredient that all teams in all sport need a bit of luck. Passes bobbling over sticks, passes that last year were finding players open in front of goal are not reaching them. A bit of luck to bring back a bit of confidence to build something on. The upcoming road trip might be the place to find it. For now I need to go find something to cheer me up, perhaps I should watch the 99 season review followed by boys on the bus, to remind myself of the good old days for my two teams.
I doubt he'll move, having just signed a new contract this summer which will pay him $12.5m for the next 8 years. If they flop, they'd flopped for the previous 10 years till last year, which has possibly raised expectations way to much, but we'll turn it around for sure. It's not quite like football in that transfer fee's are paid, more trades for players and picks. Rare for money to be included, though the Oilers did get a huge chunck of change in THE Trade.Does that McDavid chap play for the Oilers?
If they flop, would he move - is it like football?
They have to be a contender, they have incredible depth and with Nylander and Matthews on the top line, not many teams can match them.Loving the beginning of the new year for the Leafs.
Every game has goals and they are never dead. Have 3 scoring lines but D needs improving. Freddie had been up and down between the pipes too.
Interesting year ahead.
Judging them against the Habs the other night, the Leafs were faster, better puck control, and generally more cohesive in every phase, and deserved the win, even if some of the goals were a bit flukey. Was quite disheartening to watch tbh. Leafs will go deep this season.Loving the beginning of the new year for the Leafs.
Every game has goals and they are never dead. Have 3 scoring lines but D needs improving. Freddie had been up and down between the pipes too.
Interesting year ahead.
EdmontonI've taken the plunge on NHL.TV after not watching much hockey in the last 4 years. Probably a terrible time to do so as I'm a Red Wings fan, and the team doesn't look likely to do much this season, despite a decent start.
I usually only watch Red Wings full games, and highlights of other games. I should probably get my moneys worth by watching as much hockey as I can. Who are likely to be a good side to watch as a neutral this season? It doesn't necessarily have to be the best team, just entertaining, with a good style of play, good fans/atmosphere, most physical etc.
It's depressing, you always have the impression that they are the better team but the lack of physicality in defense and speed in general is infuriating.Another loss for the Habs. This time 5-1 in LA. We played pretty well in the first 40 minutes, thought we were the better team even. It was 1-1 after two periods, but completely fell apart in the last period, 6 consecutive losses now. One positive throughout this losing streak has been young Victor Mete. He has been very, very good.
It's extremely infuriating that the team plays well, dominates the puck in phases and yet never really look like scoring.It's depressing, you always have the impression that they are the better team but the lack of physicality in defense and speed in general is infuriating.
What is your take on Galchenyuk, first line center? And Tavares yay or nay?It's extremely infuriating that the team plays well, dominates the puck in phases and yet never really look like scoring.
Our PP was horrendous against the Sharks, it wasn't much better last night, we barely put teams under pressure, let alone create shooting chances, yet we generally concede at least one PP goal per night. .
With our current squad, he should be the top line center. Management seem to want to shoehorn Drouin into that position without really having played there much before he moved to Montreal. I want Chucky to succeed there. It's difficult to nail down that spot if you keep being shoved into different positions and different lines. Therrien was terrible for his early development.What is your take on Galchenyuk, first line center? And Tavares yay or nay?
I think that Drouin plays center in the first line because Pacioretty needs a playmaker, if you put Drouin at his logical position(LW) then Pacioretty has to be moved on a lower line and if you do that there isn't really any playmakers to support him.With our current squad, he should be the top line center. Management seem to want to shoehorn Drouin into that position without really having played there much before he moved to Montreal. I want Chucky to succeed there. It's difficult to nail down that spot if you keep being shoved into different positions and different lines. Therrien was terrible for his early development.
EDIT: And yes to Tavares. I would have him, but not at the expense of Galchenyuk.
Can Drouin be that guy though? It seems like an odd experiment, when you already have an exciting center in the squad. I don't think Bergevin has done/is doing a good job of managing the squad.I think that Drouin plays center in the first line because Pacioretty needs a playmaker, if you put Drouin at his logical position(LW) then Pacioretty has to be moved on a lower line and if you do that there isn't really any playmakers to support him.