*Official NHL Regular Season Thread*

[Gtown81]

Minnesota wore their ugly as <Censored> 3rd jerseys today

 

[playmaker7]

Minnesota wore their ugly as <Censored> 3rd jerseys today

I actually like the feel of those jersies. I'd rock one if Gaborik was still on the team

 

[BlueNation]

The Jackets back up goalie is terrible.. Just gave up a 4-1 lead.

Then the refs call back to back elbowing penalties on the Jackets in the final 3 minutes when down 1..

Jackets are still a young team. Wait a few years and your team will come around.

 

[elcheato]

Jackets are still a young team. Wait a few years and your team will come around.

Oh, I'm not really concerned or think they're bad. They've been playing really good, back up goalie killed them the other day.

 

[cruzg24]

Holy crap I thought the Islanders sucked, the Maple Leafs have 1 point, lmao.

Facing the Capitals today, not cool.....

 

[Brick.]

Tied for 1st in the league

 

[playmaker7]

4-1

Devils

Brodeur almost broke the record on the Pens

 

[elcheato]

Jackets win 6-4, Nash with two goals and an assist.

 

[playmaker7]

In all honesty, the Jackets have really surprised me this year thus far. I didn't think they'd be this hot

 

[Yankees2772]

Why not? Rick Nash is one of the leagues top players, and Mason was possibly the best goalie last year and he's extremely young... All you need is goaltending and occasional scoring and you're fine... And they've been scoring a lot. Just wait until Nikita Filatov (my boy) gets hot...

 

[Gtown81]

Why not? Rick Nash is one of the leagues top players, and Mason was possibly the best goalie last year and he's extremely young... All you need is goaltending and occasional scoring and you're fine... And they've been scoring a lot. Just wait until Nikita Filatov (my boy) gets hot...

But that's all they've got is Rick Nash, I know they have a lot of good young players but they're still not superstar status yet. And this is only Mason's second year, I had a feeling he might struggle this year, with all the expectations.

 

[snipezo]

Why not? Rick Nash is one of the leagues top players, and Mason was possibly the best goalie last year and he's extremely young... All you need is goaltending and occasional scoring and you're fine... And they've been scoring a lot. Just wait until Nikita Filatov (my boy) gets hot...

Actually, you also need great defence to be a great NHL team.

 

[playmaker7]

Actually, you also need great defence to be a great NHL team.

I wouldn't say great, just above average. You can get defensive forwards to make up for it

 

[Yankees2772]

I hate to be the one to burst your bubble, but if the defense was good enough to support Mason's near 2 GAA last season, why would the defense be considered a problem? Defense is only a problem if you have a bad/average goalie... I'm an avid supporter of defense in EVERY league, but in the NHL it is sometimes overstated especially bc a great goaltender like Mason kind of defeats the need for a big-time defense.

 

[snipezo]

But I'm saying that you need at least a solid defence in front of your goalie. A goalie can't do the job single handedly. Plus I'm not only saying that you need a good defensive defenceman, you also need a good offensive defenseman to qb the powerplay.

 

[The Guid]

did someone delete my post?

 

[Gtown81]

But I'm saying that you need at least a solid defence in front of your goalie. A goalie can't do the job single handedly. Plus I'm not only saying that you need a good defensive defenceman, you also need a good offensive defenseman to qb the powerplay.

Actually the Jackets have that, Mike Commodore as their defensive defenseman and Kris Russell as their offensive defenseman

 

[Yankees2772]

But I'm saying that you need at least a solid defence in front of your goalie. A goalie can't do the job single handedly. Plus I'm not only saying that you need a good defensive defenceman, you also need a good offensive defenseman to qb the powerplay.

Yes, but you're talking hypothetically/ideally... I'm talking about what already happened last year, without much of a defense, they still were towards the top of the league in GAA.

 

[elcheato]

That's bs.. Some guy on the Kings smashed one of the Jacket players in the knees, he flipped, smashed his head on the ground and they don't call a penalty. Then we breathe on one of their players and get called for a penalty.

 

[Yankees2772]

I'm gonna go kill myself, Gabs is hurt/injured