UnbrokenEvaHIGH ON THE WIREBUT I WON'T TRIP ITRegistered Userregular
speaking of killing brain cells, here is a pair of games upcoming in the Edmonton Oilers' schedule
1/13/18 10:00 PM ET @ Vegas
1/20/18 10:00 PM ET Vancouver
so they play their first game against the Golden Knights in Las Vegas, and then have a full week off before they play the Canucks.
What makes this extra amusing to me, and makes it very unlikely that it's a coincidence, is that January 13th, 2018 is also Connor McDavid's 21st birthday.
speaking of killing brain cells, here is a pair of games upcoming in the Edmonton Oilers' schedule
1/13/18 10:00 PM ET @ Vegas
1/20/18 10:00 PM ET Vancouver
so they play their first game against the Golden Knights in Las Vegas, and then have a full week off before they play the Canucks.
What makes this extra amusing to me, and makes it very unlikely that it's a coincidence, is that January 13th, 2018 is also Connor McDavid's 21st birthday.
that's a hilarious coincidence. But remember that all teams get a minimum 5 day bye/break during the season. That just happens to be the Oilers turn.
He got punched in the head by his d-man. It wasn't a stick and it wasn't a glancing blow.
These explanations are straight up horse shit and the league & officials just caved to a goalie refusing to leave and an angry coach.
Completely embarassing.
Meanwhile, straight up punching a dude in the head is still legal. I mean, the sport is still cool with bare knuckle boxing, so really, they aren't too worried about head injuries.
Bieksa superman punched Gudas tonight, for example.
He got punched in the head by his d-man. It wasn't a stick and it wasn't a glancing blow.
These explanations are straight up horse shit and the league & officials just caved to a goalie refusing to leave and an angry coach.
Completely embarassing.
Everyone knows concussions are o ly caused by shoulders. It is impossible for a stick to cause a concussion. And if, somehow, a stick were to cause a concussion, which we have already discussed is impossible, you would be able to determine if it was a concussion in, what, 2 minutes? Max?
He got punched in the head by his d-man. It wasn't a stick and it wasn't a glancing blow.
These explanations are straight up horse shit and the league & officials just caved to a goalie refusing to leave and an angry coach.
Completely embarassing.
Everyone knows concussions are only caused by shoulders. It is impossible for a stick to cause a concussion. And if, somehow, a stick were to cause a concussion, which we have already discussed is impossible, you would be able to determine if it was a concussion in, what, 2 minutes? Max?
Yeah. Sounds good. Write it down as our policy
I put the bulk of the blame on the NHL here but also some on the coach. Your star goalie just got smoked in the head less than 10 games into the season. Maybe you take the time to make sure he's ok?
I think we did talk about this and the "playing hurt" culture and I argued that you will never have players or organizations voluntarily removing players due to the competitive nature of these people and the potential prizes and this is like a textbook example.
The league has the responsibility to force compliance and coaches should be held to account for looking the other way if you want anything to change.
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UnbrokenEvaHIGH ON THE WIREBUT I WON'T TRIP ITRegistered Userregular
I find it hilarious that Bergevin held a "everyone relax, we're good now" press conference today
Congratulations, you beat the worst team in the conference other than yourselves. Time to start planning the parade!
I've been meaning to follow a sport for a while now, and I enjoyed watching hockey a lot as a kid.
I'd like to follow the Kings this year, given that I live in LA.
But like, I have no TV and no cable subscription or anything. How do I... watch games? Being new to this it's surprisingly tricky to figure out.
Edit: Oh geeze I think I found it but $140 is a big ask.
Any Internet TV service should work for you, but they're monthly. $140 probably refers to NHL Center Ice, which means you'll get blacked out since you live in the market that houses the team you want to follow.
I use Sling TV. $25/month gets you Fox Sports West, where the Kings typically broadcast games, and NBC Sports, when they are nationally televised. The only thing you don't get (without adding a bundle) is NHL Network, on which the Kings may have 1 or 2 games. There's an app for Sling on Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, AppleTV, Roku, etc.
I think other similar services through Hulu, YouTube, and Playstation have the station as well.'
There are also (not legal) streams on the internets. Those are free and of varying quality and experience. Some are pretty good!
Apparently it's his left hand, not the one he slammed into an opponent's head while leaping towards him.
So fighting is totally safe and cool still you guys!
So hold on, he superman punched that other guy and injured the other hand?
I have no idea how he hurt the other hand, presumably he did not smash it into another person's skull, but it had nothing to do with the fight I believe.
Because if you're going to attempt to squeeze that big black monster into your slot you will need to be able to take at least 12 inches or else you're going to have a bad time...
I'm not watching these games but I'm seeing the scores. It appears the Pens are losing by 3+ goals when they lose. Am I just remembering the blowouts, or did our goalie/defense really fall off that much? I mean I expected a little loss. You're going to feel it when guys like Cullen and Hainsey leave, but this seems more like a cliff.
Edit: well this could explain part of it
Schultz - IR, Concussion
Cole - IR, Mouth
Hunwick - IR, Concussion
Vegas had to do an emergency call up of a WHL goalie they drafted this year. Usually NHL teams can't call up junior players once they are sent for the season, but there's a provision that if you do not have any more players under contract at a position except the junior player, you can call up that player on an emergency basis. (emergency basis means as soon as someone is healthy that player has to be sent down)
The only other time I remember an emergency juinor callup was in 2007, the oilers had so many injuries they literally ran out of defensemen. No one left on an NHL contract in their AHL or ECHL system. So up came Sebastian Bisallion, who played the only two NHL games of his career until one of the 7 defensemen the oilers had injured was able to return.
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1/13/18 10:00 PM ET @ Vegas
1/20/18 10:00 PM ET Vancouver
so they play their first game against the Golden Knights in Las Vegas, and then have a full week off before they play the Canucks.
What makes this extra amusing to me, and makes it very unlikely that it's a coincidence, is that January 13th, 2018 is also Connor McDavid's 21st birthday.
that's a hilarious coincidence. But remember that all teams get a minimum 5 day bye/break during the season. That just happens to be the Oilers turn.
the actual explanation is, somehow, even worse.
McLellan is a Bad Coach.
Also, if the hit to the head wasn't bad enough for a concussion test, clutching his head seems like embellishment.
Maybe if you haul them off for testing anyway every time they clutch their head, goalies will think twice before trying to oversell a hit
These explanations are straight up horse shit and the league & officials just caved to a goalie refusing to leave and an angry coach.
Completely embarassing.
Bieksa superman punched Gudas tonight, for example.
Those were better times.
Everyone knows concussions are o ly caused by shoulders. It is impossible for a stick to cause a concussion. And if, somehow, a stick were to cause a concussion, which we have already discussed is impossible, you would be able to determine if it was a concussion in, what, 2 minutes? Max?
Yeah. Sounds good. Write it down as our policy
I put the bulk of the blame on the NHL here but also some on the coach. Your star goalie just got smoked in the head less than 10 games into the season. Maybe you take the time to make sure he's ok?
I think we did talk about this and the "playing hurt" culture and I argued that you will never have players or organizations voluntarily removing players due to the competitive nature of these people and the potential prizes and this is like a textbook example.
The league has the responsibility to force compliance and coaches should be held to account for looking the other way if you want anything to change.
Congratulations, you beat the worst team in the conference other than yourselves. Time to start planning the parade!
but fighting in hockey is dumb and bad and maybe if he learns something from a hand injury it will save someone else a head injury
Apparently it's his left hand, not the one he slammed into an opponent's head while leaping towards him.
So fighting is totally safe and cool still you guys!
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So hold on, he superman punched that other guy and injured the other hand?
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I'd like to follow the Kings this year, given that I live in LA.
But like, I have no TV and no cable subscription or anything. How do I... watch games? Being new to this it's surprisingly tricky to figure out.
Edit: Oh geeze I think I found it but $140 is a big ask.
Any Internet TV service should work for you, but they're monthly. $140 probably refers to NHL Center Ice, which means you'll get blacked out since you live in the market that houses the team you want to follow.
I use Sling TV. $25/month gets you Fox Sports West, where the Kings typically broadcast games, and NBC Sports, when they are nationally televised. The only thing you don't get (without adding a bundle) is NHL Network, on which the Kings may have 1 or 2 games. There's an app for Sling on Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, AppleTV, Roku, etc.
I think other similar services through Hulu, YouTube, and Playstation have the station as well.'
There are also (not legal) streams on the internets. Those are free and of varying quality and experience. Some are pretty good!
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We really need some stability back there.
I have no idea how he hurt the other hand, presumably he did not smash it into another person's skull, but it had nothing to do with the fight I believe.
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You mean we shouldn't turn the puck over behind our net onto the stick of the opposition so they can pass out front for a one-timer goal?
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Ooof.
Please be the avs again. That would be epic.
And you know what, the trade would actually work, especially if Varlamov is going back.
They traded one french goalie for another. It was basically an even deal to them.
Can we trade for Fleury?
When i went to their OT loss against Vegas, I didn't realize i would be attending their best and most successful game of the early season.
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Edit: well this could explain part of it
Schultz - IR, Concussion
Cole - IR, Mouth
Hunwick - IR, Concussion
or even Garret Sparks, who has more than double the NHL experience of Vegas' 3 most recent goalies combined
The only other time I remember an emergency juinor callup was in 2007, the oilers had so many injuries they literally ran out of defensemen. No one left on an NHL contract in their AHL or ECHL system. So up came Sebastian Bisallion, who played the only two NHL games of his career until one of the 7 defensemen the oilers had injured was able to return.
They're currently tied for third in metro.