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Re: It's a great day for hockey 2022-2023

Post by hockeygame3 » Fri Jun 09, 2023 6:08 am

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Thu Jun 08, 2023 4:24 pm
ya know...
if Vegas does win Stanley....
does Buffalo regret using the doctors they have in evaluating Eichel :- :-

just a thought for the day....

I expect the Panthers to come out loaded for bear in the 1st
if the Knights can handle the first 5-8 minutes
this could end up being a short series (4 or 5)
Eichel wanted out of buffalo the doctors were just the last straw

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Post by hockeygame3 » Fri Jun 09, 2023 6:08 am

Thursday, Jun 8

VGK 2, FLA 3 (OT)

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Post by hockeygame3 » Fri Jun 09, 2023 6:12 am

Panthers use OT to top Golden Knights in Game 3, get 1st win of Cup Final
Verhaeghe scores at 4:27 after Tkachuk ties it late in 3rd period

Verhaeghe OT hero again, Panthers claw back into Final with Game 3 win
Goal against Golden Knights continues forward's clutch run, makes Florida history
The puck rose past the glove of goalie Adin Hill and hit the back of the net at 4:27, giving the Panthers a 3-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights -- the first Cup Final win in their history.

Bobrovsky bounces back, Panthers win Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final
Makes 25 saves, limits Golden Knights to 2 goals after getting pulled in Game 2

Athanasiou signs 2-year contract with Blackhawks
Forward had 40 points this season, could have been unrestricted free agent July 1

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Post by 2pigpen » Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:07 am

that save by the BOB either late in the 3rd or just before the winner
(I don't really pay that close attention 'cause I'm still wondering how Mr Norris trophy coughed up that puck in game 7)
when he directed it to the Vegas player on his doorstep with his glove and then he got his blocker on it
:clap :clap :clap

I've seen saves like that turn a series before

:clap :clap :clap
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Post by hockeygame3 » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:30 am

Saturday, Jun 10

Vegas@ Florida
8:00 PM ET
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Post by hockeygame3 » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:33 am

Roy wants to coach in NHL again, but is at peace with emotional past
Hall of Fame goalie reflects on Cup wins, 'bad choices' in exclusive NHL.com interview

Severson traded to Blue Jackets after signing 8-year contract with Devils
Defenseman was longest-tenured player on New Jersey, which receives 3rd-round pick in 2023 Draft

Doan hired by Maple Leafs as adviser to GM
Will work with Treliving after 3 seasons in Coyotes front office

Gudas contributing more to Panthers' Cup run than big beard, physicality
Unshaven defenseman filling role as one of Florida's 'glue guys' against Golden Knights in Final

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Post by hockeygame3 » Mon Jun 12, 2023 5:35 pm

Saturday, Jun 10

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Post by hockeygame3 » Mon Jun 12, 2023 5:40 pm

Golden Knights can win Stanley Cup in Game 5, meet owner's goal, timeline
Can fulfill Foley's mission to secure title within 6 seasons

Tkachuk misses practice ahead of Game 5, Panthers need others to step up
Florida could be without injured forward, trails Golden Knights 3-1 in best-of-7 series

Huska hired as coach of Flames, replaces Sutter
Will hold position for 1st time in NHL after 5 seasons as Calgary assistant

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Post by hockeygame3 » Tue Jun 13, 2023 9:04 am

Tuesday, Jun 13

Florida@ Vegas
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Post by hockeygame3 » Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:14 am

Tuesday, Jun 13

FLA 3, VGK 9


Golden Knights win Stanley Cup with Game 5 victory against Panthers
Stone scores hat trick to help Vegas earn 1st championship in 6th NHL season

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Post by hockeygame3 » Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:15 am

Marchessault of Golden Knights wins Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP
Forward was tied for 1st in NHL with 13 goals, 2nd in points with 25 this postseason

Stone overcomes injury, adversity to lead Golden Knights to Cup win
Long rehab following 2 back surgeries in 9 months pays off with hat trick in Game 5 clincher against Panthers

Panthers determined to learn from improbable run to Stanley Cup Final
Advanced as 2nd wild card from East before season-ending loss to Golden Knights in Game 5

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Post by hockeygame3 » Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:17 am

Panthers can't overcome plethora of injuries in Stanley Cup Final
Tkachuk misses Game 5; Ekblad, Montour among those who played with ailments against Golden Knights

LAS VEGAS -- There was no debate about playing Matthew Tkachuk in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Florida Panthers forward was incapable.

Tkachuk broke his sternum in Game 3 and was unavailable for the 9-3 Stanley Cup-clinching win by the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday.

He was in too much pain to even consider dressing, even though he scored the winning goal after sustaining the injury in Game 3 and played limited minutes in Game 4, a 3-2 loss at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, on Saturday.

"I think he had three of our best chances to score in Game 4, but he couldn't do the things that he can do to finish," Florida coach Paul Maurice said. "He didn't dress himself for [Game 4]. Somebody helped him get his gear on. Somebody tied his skates. Somebody put his sweater on for him. :shock: :-

"[Sunday] when he came in, he was in significant pain. There wasn't really a question on whether he'd be able to play or not. The idea would be if we could let it calm, we might be able to get him to Game 7 [next Monday]."

But the absence of Tkachuk, their scoring leader and straw that stirs the drink for the Panthers, was too much to bear. Forward Grigori Denisenko replaced Tkachuk in his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut. The 22-year-old was minus-3 in 5:57 of ice time.

"It's tough; he's the heart and soul right from the start, " forward Sam Reinhart said of Tkachuk. "You guys all know that. You're all aware of it. For him not to be out there battling with us tonight, that's pretty tough, but that's what happens at this time of year and, like I said, you just give [the Golden Knights] credit. They deserved it."

Florida ran out of steam and allowed seven goals in the final two periods of Game 5 to end a brilliant season on the sourest of notes.

"So many injuries," Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky said. "Guys played through the broken bones and stuff.

"I don't look for the excuses. I give credit to the opponent too. The opponent had a fantastic series. They had good depth."

Tkachuk had 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists) in 20 playoff games, leading the Panthers in scoring after having 109 points (40 goals, 69 assists) in 79-regular-season games.

Tkachuk was just the headliner on a brutal list of injuries.

"I have never seen guys play with what these guys played with," Maurice said.

Defenseman Aaron Ekblad played on a broken foot sustained in the upset of the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference First Round. He also had an oblique injury and popped his shoulder out twice, according to Maurice.

Defenseman Radko Gudas played on a high-ankle sprain sustained in Game 1 of the Final, missing one period instead of six weeks. He also missed time in Game 2 after absorbing a hit from forward Ivan Barbashev.

Bennett sustained an upper-body injury in the second round against the Toronto Maple Leafs that limited his range of motion.

"It is not an excuse," Maurice said. "They don't need one. These guys earned the right. They gave everything they had."

Forward Eetu Luostarinen missed his fifth straight game Tuesday after blocking a shot off his leg in Game 4 of the conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes. Forward Nick Cousins and defenseman Brandon Montour missed practice Monday to nurse injuries but played in Game 5.

"We were dealing with it since the first round," Ekblad said of the injury bug. "There's a lot of guys that played through a lot of stuff and that was tough, for sure."

Maurice said he thinks four players will have to have surgery during the offseason and could miss the start of training camp. It was a hellacious price to pay to come up three wins short of the ultimate goal.

"It is tough; there aren't really any words," Montour said. "I am proud of our group. We couldn't do it, but there is lots to be thankful for. The effort was there all year, and it was just tough at the end.

"We don't how many injuries they had either. You grind all this way, there are bound to be some injuries and guys banged up. Most of the guys are banged up. That is hockey, and it's a grind."

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Post by 2pigpen » Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:59 am

Marc Staal - 0 for 2 in the finals :-
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Post by hockeygame3 » Wed Jun 14, 2023 6:02 pm

Blues hire Babcock, son of Mike, as skills coach

The Pittsburgh Penguins have named Jason Spezza as assistant general manager.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have named former NHL goaltender Niklas Backstrom as the club's goaltending coach.

Backstrom, 45, had served as the organization's European goaltending coach for the past four seasons since joining the team in July 2019.

The Calgary Flames announced the re-signing of forward Clark Bishop to a two-year, two-way deal on Wednesday.

The 27-year-old St. John's native's new deal comes with an annual average value of $775,000.

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Post by hockeygame3 » Wed Jun 14, 2023 6:03 pm

Former Montreal Canadiens legend and Hockey Hall of Fame member Henri Richard tested positive for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, the brain-withering disease linked to repetitive brain trauma in contact sports, a researcher and Richard's family announced Wednesday morning.

The Boston-based Concussion Legacy Foundation said Richard becomes the 16th known former NHL player and the second member of the Hall of Fame, after Stan Mikita, to have tested positive for CTE.

Dr. Stephan Saikali from Universite Laval in Quebec City confirmed Richard was posthumously diagnosed with stage 3 (of four) CTE.

“I hope my father’s brain donation and diagnosis will lead to more prevention efforts, research, and eventually a CTE treatment,” Richard’s son, Denis, said in a statement. “I want people to understand this is a disease that impacts athletes far beyond football.”

Richard died in 2020 at the age of 84. At the time of his death, Richard’s family said he had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.

Other NHL players who have been diagnosed with CTE include Bob Probert, Derek Boogaard, Jeff Parker, Wade Belak, Larry Zeidel, Reggie Fleming, Rick Martin, Ralph Backstrom, Steve Montador, Zarley Zalapski, Todd Ewen and Dan Maloney. Four former junior hockey players, who all died of suicide before the age of 30, have also tested positive for the disease.

“I played with Henri. We won two Cups together. He fits none of the easy stereotypes, checks none of the easy boxes,” former Canadiens goalie Ken Dryden said in a statement.

“Played in a different time, old-time hockey, all the fights? Not Henri. Big hitter? Not Henri. Like Stan Mikita and Ralph Backstrom, he was a great skater, and physical, but he had a playmaker’s mind, and played that way. But all those hits to the head. We have to understand, whatever the sport, a hit to the head is not a good thing.”

Richard won 11 Stanley Cups in his 20-year career with the Canadiens. The younger brother of Maurice “Rocket” Richard, he was born in 1936 in Montreal, and joined the Canadiens in 1955, playing his entire NHL career with the team.

According to hockeyfights.com, Richard had 19 fights over his entire career. He played in 1,258 regular-season games, compiling 358 goals, 688 assists and 928 penalty minutes.

While the National Football League admitted in 2016 that a link exists between repeated brain trauma suffered in hockey and long-term neurological disorders, the NHL has consistently rejected the connection.

In April, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman told National Public Radio in an interview that no such association has been established.

"We listen to the medical opinions on CTE, and I don't believe there has been any documented study that suggests that elements of our game result in CTE,” Bettman said. “There have been isolated cases of players who have played the game [who] have had CTE. But it doesn't mean that it necessarily came from playing in the NHL.”

The NHLPA has rejected Bettman’s stance.

“It goes without saying that trauma to the brain can be harmful and we recognize, as the [U.S.] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has cited, that the research to date suggests that CTE is caused by repeated trauma to the brain, including concussions and sub-concussive events,” the players union wrote in a statement to TSN in 2019.

The NHL in 2018 settled a concussion-related lawsuit filed by more than 100 former players after a judge refused to approve the case to move forward as a class action.

Several former players – including Montador’s family – are continuing to pursue individual lawsuits against the league.

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Post by 2pigpen » Thu Jun 15, 2023 5:06 pm

^^^
CTE - time for Bettman to go

he looks like he's suffering from Parkinson's - the league needs a new front anyway
time to stop putting the owners hands into the pockets of the players
or at least limit it
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Bratt agrees to 8-year, $63 million contract with Devils
Forward tied NHL career high with 73 points this season, could have become restricted free agent July 1

Iginla hired by Flames as special adviser to general manager
Played 20 NHL seasons, 1st 16 for Calgary; franchise leader in games, goals, points

Bear to miss start of next season for Canucks after shoulder surgery
Defenseman expected out until December, was injured during IIHF World Championship :- :-

Ekblad will miss start of Panthers training camp after shoulder surgery
Defenseman also played through broken foot during run to Stanley Cup Final

LeClair hired by Flyers as special adviser to hockey operations
Played 16 NHL seasons, 5th-highest scorer in team history

Patrick Roy officially stepped down from his roles as head coach and general manager of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Quebec Remparts on Tuesday but a return to the NHL coaching ranks doesn't appear to be in the cards for now.

When asked by the media at the Tuesday morning press conference of whether any NHL teams have reached out to him regarding a coaching position, Roy said "absolutely none."

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Post by hockeygame3 » Sat Jun 17, 2023 12:00 pm

The Vancouver Canucks plan to buy out the contract of defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson, making him an unrestricted free agent.

The 31-year-old played 54 games with the Canucks last season, scoring two goals and adding 20 assists.

General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the club has bought out defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson.

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"We would like to thank Oliver for the time he spent in Vancouver," said Allvin in a press release. "The business of hockey is very complex and tough decisions have to be made if you want to remain competitive. Buying out Oliver gives us a lot more flexibility and cap space the next couple of years and significantly reduces his hit in the subsequent seasons. It is our expectation that following this year, the cap will also raise considerably making this the right time to execute this buyout. Our organization is committed to do whatever it needs to do to improve, get better on and off the ice, and move forward in a positive direction."

The Karlskrona, Sweden native has four years remaining on an eight-year, $66 million contract that carries an average annual value of $8.25 million. With the buyout, part of Ekman-Larsson’s salary will count against the Canucks’ cap through the 2028-29 season. The breakdown is as follows:

Year 1: $146, 667 ($7.1M in savings)
Year 2: $2,346,667 ($4.9M in savings)
Year 3: $4,766,667 ($2.4M in savings)
Year 4: $4,766,667 ($2.4M in savings)
Year 5: $2,126,667 ($2.1M cap hit and cost)
Year 6: $2,126,667 ($2.1M cap hit and cost)
Year 7: $2,126,667 ($2.1M cap hit and cost)
Year 8: $2,126,667 ($2.1M cap hit and cost)

TSN's Farhan Lalji adds that the Canucks will incur 88 per cent of the buyout costs, while the Coyotes will incur 12 per cent.

As a result of the buyout, the Coyotes will lose one of their three retained salary slots for the next eight years, according to Cap Friendly.

Ekman-Larsson, along with forward Conor Garland, was acquired by the Canucks from the Arizona Coyotes prior to the 2021-22 season in exchange for Jay Beagle, Loui Eriksson, Antoine Roussel, the No. 9 overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft (used on Dylan Guenther), a 2022 second-round pick (Hunter Haight), and a seventh-round pick in 2023.

In two seasons with the Canucks, Ekman-Larsson has scored seven goals and 44 assists in 133 games. He has tallied 135 goals and 304 assists in 902 career games with the Canucks and Coyotes since being drafted sixth overall by the Coyotes in the 2009 NHL Draft.

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Post by 2pigpen » Mon Jun 19, 2023 11:07 am

hockeygame3 wrote:
Sat Jun 17, 2023 12:00 pm
Oliver Ekman-Larsson

You suck here is 19 million to go away
:rofl :rofl :rofl

it goes to show
you don't ever know - about high draft picks who suddenly find themselves playing against better players
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Post by hockeygame3 » Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:28 pm

2pigpen wrote:
Mon Jun 19, 2023 11:07 am
hockeygame3 wrote:
Sat Jun 17, 2023 12:00 pm
Oliver Ekman-Larsson

You suck here is 19 million to go away
:rofl :rofl :rofl

it goes to show
you don't ever know - about high draft picks who suddenly find themselves playing against better players
8 years from now he will get $2,126,667 :- :-
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