*Official NHL Regular Season Thread*

[playmaker7]

Duncan Keith over Joe Thornton you're fucking crazy lol

 

[Brick.]

5-3 win for the Avs. They got outshot 51-22 by the Stars but they still won. Anderson with 48 saves. Stastny with 2 goals and Tucker scored. lol.

 

[RipCity32]

Kings would lose against Nashville. Son of a <Censored>.

 

[Gtown81]

For this year, not in order.

Miller
Crosby
Ovechkin
Stamkos
Parise
Kieth
Bryzgolov
Sedin
Gaborik
Vokoun

I would have Miller winning it.

Bryzy and Keith have been good but I wouldn't put them ahead of Sedin and Gaborik and probably not even Vokoun

 

[snipezo]

I hate the fact that Raymond got demoted to the third line and he's barely getting any PP time. He's been so good this year at least give him PP time.

 

[LeafsFan4Life]

The Ovechkin hit was uncalled for I'm not gonna not admit it but if Ovechkin gets in anymore trouble I'm going to be pissed. Because you're sending a message that Matt Cooke is more important than Alexander Ovechkin.

lol so much for ratings in this game losing the games biggest star. Whatever. WE're still the best team in the NHL

Maxim Lapierre was suspended for 4 games about a week ago for pretty much the exact same hit as Ovechkin's...

 

[stewza]

Bryzy and Keith have been good but I wouldn't put them ahead of Sedin and Gaborik and probably not even Vokoun

I said not in order :S

 

[The Guid]

IDK if anyone happened to catch this on highlights a couple nights ago but Patrice Bergeron made Pronger look silly with this deke

 

[RipCity32]

Flames lost last night <3
Actually watched a bit of the game too.

Wings NEED to get the win tonight against the Flames though, huge game.

 

[Gtown81]

Maxim Lapierre was suspended for 4 games about a week ago for pretty much the exact same hit as Ovechkin's...

I wouldn't say it was pretty much the exact same, it was similar but Lapierre had much more time to think about it.

 

[LeafsFan4Life]

I wouldn't say it was pretty much the exact same, it was similar but Lapierre had much more time to think about it.

They looked pretty much the exact same to me.

 

[stewza]

They looked pretty much the exact same to me.

To be fair Nichol was skating straight at the boards, Campbell was skating almost parallel to them.

Not saying the hit wasn't dirty, but the Lapierre hit was just a really dumb thing to do where as the Ovechkin one could have been clean if he did it when he was a bit closer to the boards.

 

[playmaker7]

Ovechspension FTW

2 games and I'm glad. This guy is honestly a dirty player. And if you guys want to keep ignoring that...

This will likely result in his second suspension this season. He could have gotten one for that hit on Briere a few years ago and the one on Kaleta in November. He blind-sided Dustin Brown away from the play a few years back. Jamie Heward got stretchered off the ice after Ovie hit him from behind. He slew-footed Rich Peverley in October. He's hit Wideman (no video, but here's an article), Gonchar and Gleason knee-to-knee. He shot a puck at Rob Scuderi after the whistle.

Any one, two or even three of those incidents could have been dismissed as Ovechkin's ability to play dominant physical hockey getting a little out of control or maybe emotion getting the best of him. But add up all those incidents. There are nine of them in just a few years, with the majority happening either this season or last.

There's a clear pattern developing.

^Can we stop ignoring those incidents? That is way too much to ignore IMO

But according to league rules he shouldn't have been suspended. Still, he's a repeat offender and all this happens more frequently now a days...

But it's the Washington Capitals star's third game misconduct of the season and his second for boarding; his first coming against Patrick Kaleta(notes) of the Buffalo Sabres back on Nov. 25.

Rule 23.5 of the NHL rulebook states: "Any player or goalkeeper who incurs a total of two (2) game misconduct penalties for stick-related infractions, Boarding - Rule 42, or Checking from Behind - Rule 44, shall be suspended automatically for the next league game of his team."

Ah, but what about the fine print? Puck Daddy's Sean Leahy points to this passage further down in the Rule 23.5 statute:

When a player or goalkeeper has played in 41 consecutive regular League games without being assessed a boarding and/or a checking from behind major and a game misconduct according to Rules 42 and 44, he will have the previous game misconduct penalties removed from his current record. They will remain part of his historical record.

Sunday's game against the Blackhawks for Ovechkin? Game No. 42 since the Kaleta hit. Who knew the NHL had time off for good behavior?

Timing is everything: No auto suspension as many (including ourselves) figured; and keep in mind the Tim Gleason(notes) knee-on-knee hit/game misconduct for Ovechkin isn't factored in here -- just the boarding ones. They're considered separate categories.

Meanwhile, that's a hell of a win by the Capitals without Ovechkin, 4-3 in overtime after rallying from a 3-0 hole. It's also the second straight blown third period lead for one of the best defensive teams in hockey.

The league is taxin on Ovechkin <3

 

[Gtown81]

To be fair Nichol was skating straight at the boards, Campbell was skating almost parallel to them.

Not saying the hit wasn't dirty, but the Lapierre hit was just a really dumb thing to do where as the Ovechkin one could have been clean if he did it when he was a bit closer to the boards.

pretty much

 

[snipezo]

Flames lost last night <3
Actually watched a bit of the game too.

Wings NEED to get the win tonight against the Flames though, huge game.

Thanks to the Canucks <3

 

[playmaker7]

Anyone else catch Steve Downie slew footing Crosby yesterday?

And they STILL lost...SMFH

Malkin is day to day btw

 

[Gtown81]

Anyone else catch Steve Downie slew footing Crosby yesterday?

oh no! suspend him for 20 games!

 

[playmaker7]

oh no! suspend him for 20 games!

Downie has a history too fool <_<

 

[Gtown81]

Downie has a history too fool <_<

I know

but who gives a <Censored> about a slew foot?

seriously though dude, last few days you've been too much of a homer

 

[RipCity32]

Can't wait for the Wings game <3

Hope we <Censored> up the Flames, though it's doubtful lol.