***Official 2017/18 NHL Regular Season Thread*** (*******s Welcome)

[JrM703]

Caps got Canadiens today, hopefully they figured out not to slash on faceoffs, and play significantly better.

[MSUD5]

brian boyle diagnosed with leukemia. feelsbadman

but the good news is that is is treatable

[biggoron]

Pominville scores twice

Eichel with the OT game winner

Only time this year they come close to beating the Pens

[CrazyLazyDude]

sabres fans will speak of this day for years to come

Only time this year they come close to beating the Pens

When you're as bad as the Sabres, a preseason win over the Pens AHL squad just might be the season high point for them.

[KurtMussell]

Excited for this year, gonna post here a lot!

*Not on regulars list*

Alright I'm out, see ya in fantasy *******s.

Don't even bother with fantasy, I'm winning it again this year, ya twink.

[CrazyLazyDude]

Reporting a deal is in place for Pitt to trade Pouliot for Sheahan once Athanasiou signs. I guess a 4C is better than no bottom 6 Cs at all.

[Sh724]

Blues already have 4 guys injured. 3 of them are regulars.

[HunterMC6]

brian boyle diagnosed with leukemia. feelsbadman

but the good news is that is is treatable

Hope it doesn't take him out of the league. I read that he doesn't even want to miss any games but that is going to be a stretch. He has been incredibly fun to watch for a guy who has played in the bottom 6 mostly.

[amikaelmorris]

Hope it doesn't take him out of the league. I read that he doesn't even want to miss any games but that is going to be a stretch. He has been incredibly fun to watch for a guy who has played in the bottom 6 mostly.

one of my favorite players honestly, hard not to love him

silly hands sometimes for such a big guy

[DreamerCut]

one of my favorite players honestly, hard not to love him

silly hands sometimes for such a big guy

for all that size tho...



dudes a lover not a fighter. I was at MSG a few years ago when Rags played the nucks and Kevin Bieksa absolutely rag dolled him and punted his helmet afterwards. lol.

edit: that clips actually in the video

[HughBMyron]

for all that size tho...



dudes a lover not a fighter. I was at MSG a few years ago when Rags played the nucks and Kevin Bieksa absolutely rag dolled him and punted his helmet afterwards. lol.

edit: that clips actually in the video

I didn't think being Dylan Mcgoats agent paid enough to afford Rag$ tickets

are you hiring additional staff?

[DreamerCut]

I didn't think being Dylan Mcgoats agent paid enough to afford Rag$ tickets

are you hiring additional staff?

Repped

You can interview for a Manitoba position at that next Twister party.

[DreamerCut]

Shatty on the PP is gonna be hnnnng. Best QB since Leetchy. You can see he makes passes McDonagh And most other dmen can't.

7th overall Andersson is NHL ready but worry about his offensive upside in the NHL. He could play a Jordan Staal/Calle Jarnkrok type checking center role right now. Don't know how much of a scorer this kid is gonna be tho. Rag$ took the safe route on that pick.

Speaking of Staal, he's exactly what the Pens need to 3peat.

[blackflgst]

one of my favorite players honestly, hard not to love him

silly hands sometimes for such a big guy

Met him at a bar here in Tampa with about 6 other Lightning players. Him and Killorn were really cool.

In other news, Lightning Stanley Cup run this year fellas. 100% healthy (knock on wood) and ready to fuk **** up.

[DreamerCut]

Met him at a bar here in Tampa with about 6 other Lightning players. Him and Killorn were really cool.

In other news, Lightning Stanley Cup run this year fellas. 100% healthy (knock on wood) and ready to fuk **** up.

Only if Danny Girardi is flanking Hedman on the top pair.

[biggoron]

Pens don’t need Staal back. He wasn’t performing well before he left

[DreamerCut]

Pens don’t need Staal back. He wasn’t performing well before he left

he's a good player but its not realistic anyway, he's very important to Carolina. who do you want to replace bonino? that's probably the biggest hole for pencels.

[CrazyLazyDude]

he's a good player but its not realistic anyway, he's very important to Carolina. who do you want to replace bonino? that's probably the biggest hole for pencels.

I wouldn't mind Staal as 3C for the Pens as long as Carolina retains 50% of his cap hit, which would never happen. Honestly, I'm torn between a guy like Sheahan who has a low cap hit and shouldn't cost much to acquire (but leaving the Pens with weak 3/4 Cs) or paying a higher price for a better center with salary retained (someone like Bjugstad). I don't want them to go for a big fish like Duchene.

[DreamerCut]

I wouldn't mind Staal as 3C for the Pens as long as Carolina retains 50% of his cap hit, which would never happen. Honestly, I'm torn between a guy like Sheahan who has a low cap hit and shouldn't cost much to acquire (but leaving the Pens with weak 3/4 Cs) or paying a higher price for a better center with salary retained (someone like Bjugstad). I don't want them to go for a big fish like Duchene.

Wouldn't mind? If I was a pencel I'd jizz everywhere at JS with 50% retained on the team. Like you said though, zero chance. Selke caliber center who can still give you 40-45 points. Better on both sides of the puck than Nick Bonino. Carolina could be a playoff sleeper and he's their best centerman

Bjudstad is hardly an upgrade over Sheahan IMO

[compan]

Holy **** Laine is ranked 58th on Yahoo Fantasy lmao

[DreamerCut]

Holy **** Laine is ranked 58th on Yahoo Fantasy lmao

the fukk are you looking at

https://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy-hoc...141333110.html

[compan]

the fukk are you looking at

https://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy-hoc...141333110.html

The default rankings in the draft section

[DreamerCut]

The default rankings in the draft section

[img]https://i.imgur.com/RCoBjad.jpg[img]

looks like those are the rankings according to the scoring formats and rules of your particular league. dafuq kinda league you in.

[biggoron]

The default rankings in the draft section

Is that how people are ranking him in their own pre draft rankings?

[compan]

looks like those are the rankings according to the scoring formats and rules of your particular league. dafuq kinda league you in.

The GOAT league.

Is that how people are ranking him in their own pre draft rankings?

No idea. But the default is lulzy.

[KurtMussell]

Have we established a date/time for the draft? Didn't know if it changed since some had issues with the original plans...

[HughBMyron]

looks like those are the rankings according to the scoring formats and rules of your particular league. dafuq kinda league you in.

Am i the only one that think he will regress?

Also its category scoring. Makes sense since LiaGOAT only fills the stat sheet for goals.

But i honestly see him regressing this year. like most rookies do in their 2nd year after having a goat first rookie season (outside of Mcgoat whos the best hockey player in the world once CTE catches up to crosby)

[DreamerCut]

Am i the only one that think he will regress?

Also its category scoring. Makes sense since LiaGOAT only fills the stat sheet for goals.

But i honestly see him regressing this year. like most rookies do in their 2nd year after having a goat first rookie season (outside of Mcgoat whos the best hockey player in the world once CTE catches up to crosby)

he probably will. shot 18% last year. Wasn't top 50 in SOG. that's probably why his fantasy ranking is low but he will always shoot above league average cuz his shot is insane, just not 18% that's too high.

Schiefele, little, laine all top 10 in Sh% last year. part of that is they create high quality offense but it's simply unsustainable too. so the Jets offense overall might regress a little bit too.



and avoid TJ Oshie who shot 24% and scored 33 goals. probably falls of hard this season.

[HughBMyron]

he probably will. shot 18% last year. Wasn't top 50 in SOG. that's probably why his fantasy ranking is low but he will always shoot above league average cuz his shot is insane, just not 18% that's too high.

Schiefele, little, laine all top 10 in Sh% last year. part of that is they create high quality offense but it's simply unsustainable too. so the Jets offense overall might regress a little bit too.



and avoid TJ Oshie who shot 24% and scored 33 goals. probably falls of hard this season.

Honestly if this team wants more success they need to be less aggressive on offense and tight up on defense.

Typically speaking a team that is more defensive with the puck, better zone control etc scores less.

I'd like to see the jets offense in that 8-12 range but their defense be middle of the pack or better.

[DreamerCut]

Honestly if this team wants more success they need to be less aggressive on offense and tight up on defense.

Typically speaking a team that is more defensive with the puck, better zone control etc scores less.

I'd like to see the jets offense in that 8-12 range but their defense be middle of the pack or better.

brb paging Big Buff. he's such a lazy fat phuck sometimes without the puck.

defense is legit tho in terms of personnel and maybe the best group of forwards in the league. if they can't figure it out, Paul Marice needs to go because the talent on both sides is there.