Around the NHL 2025-26 Season

[Gatorman0519]

I watched the NJ/Toronto game last night. Wow is that NJ team fun to watch. Their speed and aggressive attack style is quite effective. Every time Toronto made a mistake odd man rushes came out of nowhere. They even scored on a 4 on 1.  I wish the Sabres had a team like that. 

[Wyldnwoody44]

24 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:

I watched the NJ/Toronto game last night. Wow is that NJ team fun to watch. Their speed and aggressive attack style is quite effective. Every time Toronto made a mistake odd man rushes came out of nowhere. They even scored on a 4 on 1.  I wish the Sabres had a team like that. 

We sorta tried that with Donny G, now we have an actual dinosaur as coach... No way that's happening. 

[That Aud Smell]

52 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

This is cool

Agreed. I'll cop to mixed emotions re the Nordiques. I still like to think that QC will get an NHL franchise somehow.

[bob_sauve28]

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/nhl-kalshi-polymarket-prediction-market-deals.html

The National Hockey League said Wednesday it’s reached a multi-year licensing agreement with prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket. More sports leagues may be coming soon.

Tarek Mansour, Kalsh’si co-founder and CEO, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” the deal marked a “seminal moment” for prediction markets and the company.

“A league like the NHL partnering with us is a strong sign that prediction markets are here to stay,” Mansour said.

As part of the NHL deal, Kalshi and Polymarket will gain access to the league’s proprietary data and rights to use NHL marks and logos. In return, Mansour said, the hockey league will get a suite of customer protections. The NHL said both companies will receive brand exposure during broadcasts.

Mansour said the NHL deal could be replicated across other leagues: “Be on the lookout for more announcements soon,” he told CNBC.

Representatives for the NBA and NFL did not immediately respond to requests for comment. MLB declined to comment.

In August, the NFL expressed its concern about prediction markets, which allow customers to trade on the outcomes of events across entertainment and culture like election results or the length of the ongoing government shutdown.

Kalshi and other event trading platforms are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Yet many states, regulators and tribes are pushing back on prediction markets, arguing they amount to unregulated gambling. Multiple state and federal lawsuits are in progress over the alleged risks.

[That Aud Smell]

19 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Kalshi and other event trading platforms are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Yet many states, regulators and tribes are pushing back on prediction markets, arguing they amount to unregulated gambling. Multiple state and federal lawsuits are in progress over the alleged risks.

Bro - what? I don't gamble (outside of stuff like fantasy football and March Madness brackets) so I must ask: What in fresh hell is this?! It's gambling ... but it's not?

These entities are getting access to the league's proprietary data?!

I'm probably just naive and uninformed here, but this seems shady as hell.

[Flashsabre]

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/islanders-fire-goalie-coach-greco-six-games-into-the-season/
 

Wow that wouldn’t fly in Buffalo😂

[shrader]

5 hours ago, Brawndo said:

This is cool

Let's try to piss off as many people as we can in one single game.

[Weave]

Matt Savoie with his first NHL point last night.

[mjd1001]

A few days ago I brought up similar McDavid stats to the ones below, but with a few more games played, and Austin Matthews getting criticized in Toronto quite a bit right now...thought it was interesting:

Austin Matthews:

-2020-21  through 2023-24:  280 games, 210 goals, 364 points, +103 (61.5 goals, 106.6 points, +30.2 per 82)

-Since, Last year/so far this year:  74 games, 37 goals, 84 points, +14 (41 goals, 93 points, +15.5 per 82)

 

Connor McDavid:

-2020-21 through 2023-24:  294 games, 173 goals, 513 points, +106 (48.3 goals, 143.1 points, +29.6 per 82)

-Since, Last year/so far this year: 74 games, 27 goals, 108 points, +18 (29.9 goals, 119.7 points, +19.9 per 82)

 

So...is the most recent year just a statistical anomoly?  Or are these guys past their statistical peak and not likely to see the production they had in the past?

[ska-T Palmtown]

33 minutes ago, Weave said:

Matt Savoie with his first NHL point last night.

I thought he had one last year?