DarthEbriate

The Caps got the Ovie line against Quinn, Rosen, and Kulich. Gross. That shift went as expected, but they survived. And after the change... Tuch!

He's gritty when his shoulder is functioning, but he's never been a fighter/mean. He's had to fight over the course of his career because he's big and strong and past goons thought he was the heavyweight.

Wilson got the misconduct. That's good. Greenway aimed for shoulder, but the arm is on the head. It wasn't a clean headshot, but a safe call depending on the ref's point of view on the ice. If Benson had been the recipient, I'd want our guys going after the checker, too.

Greenway was already grappled and Wilson came in to throw a punch -- maybe, just maybe he draws an extra penalty for that. Keep him off the ice. See... this is where Geertsen could be handy. He could just fight Wilson 3 or 4 times and keep him off in the penalty box the entire game.

Gah. Gotta score there.

Rosen on the PP to start.

Hey! We're on pace for a 32-20 game.

Did they blow a change? What happened to give up the 2 on 0?

We want 3?

Luukkonen kicks the rebound to the slot instead of the corner. Buried.

But how far into the 900s does he get... tonight?

Ovechkin is an old man (for a hockey player).

I don't understand the drinking of milk when you could eat cheese. Or tzatziki. Or bechamel. Or stroganoff.

Amerks missing Rosén on the PP already. 0 for 6 through 2 periods @ Laval and trailing 3-1.

He's one of the top scorers in the AHL. It'd be nice to see him show some tenacity, adapt to the play speed, and show off his shot. Put Quinn on notice. 5-11 161# draft measurables, per Central Scouting (obviously with CS ymmv -- they had originally listed Olofsson at 5-7 instead of the 5-11 which he was at the time of drafting).

He has the coolest name. By far. Of anyone on the entire roster. Maybe the entire active league. Ruff made sure Geertsen was on the roster with a 2-year contract and in the opening night lineup... and can't even get dressed against Tom Wilson.

At least he's finally trying to do something about goaltending. It's 5 years and one ex-GM advisor, 500-win head coach, and a Staal too late.... But, if you throw enough pasta at the wall eventually some will stick. If you throw enough ###### into a fan, eventually some will make it through without splattering.

Oh, bloody hell. Benson was looking a little slower and less battley/cantankerous the last two games.

St. Louis waived Colten Ellis and are currently getting this for goaltending: Binnington .860 sv% and a -6.5 Goals Saved Above Average Hofer .793 sv% and -8.4 GSAA

Gophers at Badgers last night. Badgers won 5-2. Zelenov got his pocket picked for a breakaway goal, but he came right back and picked up a primary assist. Teammate Kukkonen (Ducks) did a great job delaying a dump-in and attracting attention. Zelenov sped to the corner and passed to the unmarked Badger in the slot. Osburn had 6 shots on goal. Ziemer scored a tap-in on a nice cross-crease feed. They'll complete the Madison set on 11/1.

The Sabres are a hyperreal franchise.

True. But around the league Norris is only a 2C.

But there is. Instead of giving up 4 points to three opponents vying for the same playoff positions, they gave up 6 points -- as many as possible.

If they're going to do something, it had better be soon. I'd rather it was for an entering-prime potential 1C, but from a play-style perspective they need someone who has been there and done that. Not this move in particular, but something akin to it: Add some picks to either side to balance out the remainder: Power + Krebs to CGY for Kadri + a lottery-protected 1st (2026 1st likely) Calgary gets a building block RHD with long-term control and some F depth with RFA control and some jam (not Kadri jam, but willing to be a nuisance). They also get out of an aging contract. Buffalo gets a 2C (1C while Norris is out) that makes a spine of Norris-Kadri-McLeod-Kulich/Kozak that can be tough to play against, 200' game, and still provide some offensive punch. Kulich is not a top-6 center yet and they can't wait around for Norris to play (or even finish) a game. It's a bad contract, but overall there are savings that would allow getting Benson, Doan, and Kesselring all extended. Just would need Kadri to waive his M-NTC to go to a non-immediate contender.

Skinner was 32 before he got to one. He ended up having to play in 5... and in the offseason swiftly decided that the playoffs were not for him and signed in SJ.