Around the NHL 2025-26 Season

[PerreaultForever]

30 minutes ago, Stads said:

Are you Jeremy White from WGR 550? He's been pushing for that for quite some time 

Nah, I don't do Springsteen imitations. 

Oh wait, different Jeremy 🙂

(I don't know WGR 550 at all but glad to hear I'm not alone)

[SwampD]

54 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

Loser points give you too much imo.

I really think the league needs to look at a 3,2,1 system. 3 points for a regulation win. 2 points for an OT win and 1 point for the OT loss. I think that might put it back on track for .500 actually meaning .500

but maybe not. I'm just speculating. 

Who cares, really? It just doesn’t matter. It’s not like the Sabres would make the playoffs if points system were different. 

[Taro T]

40 minutes ago, SwampD said:

Who cares, really? It just doesn’t matter. It’s not like the Sabres would make the playoffs if points system were different. 

Well, if home wins were 4 points and road wins only 1 point, that might get them pretty darn close.  They have to have one of the better home records to go with the league worst road record.

[PerreaultForever]

56 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Well, if home wins were 4 points and road wins only 1 point, that might get them pretty darn close.  They have to have one of the better home records to go with the league worst road record.

That used to be the old school indicator. Everybody could win at home, but the good teams, the playoff teams, were the ones who could win on the road. 

It changed a little because originally the rinks were so different in sizes and quirks the home teams truly had home advantage and now uniformity makes that less special  but maybe the old adage still applies to some extent. 

[#freejame]

Team USA jerseys go on sale in 90 minutes. I try not to be much of a consumer these days, but I’ve wanted an Olympic jersey as long as I can remember. I’ll be getting matching one for me, my dad, and my son as our Christmas presents. Matthew Tkachuk for my son, blank for my dad, McAvoy for me. 

[#freejame]

1 hour ago, #freejame said:

Team USA jerseys go on sale in 90 minutes. I try not to be much of a consumer these days, but I’ve wanted an Olympic jersey as long as I can remember. I’ll be getting matching one for me, my dad, and my son as our Christmas presents. Matthew Tkachuk for my son, blank for my dad, McAvoy for me. 

Well, not anymore for $290 a piece. ***** ridiculous. 

[ska-T Palmtown]

17 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

That used to be the old school indicator. Everybody could win at home, but the good teams, the playoff teams, were the ones who could win on the road. 

It changed a little because originally the rinks were so different in sizes and quirks the home teams truly had home advantage and now uniformity makes that less special  but maybe the old adage still applies to some extent. 

Don't some of the European soccer leagues use the 3-2-1 scoring system?

[JustOutsideChicago]

Had the Avs Islanders game on in the background earlier. Randomly caught Bedhar during the postgame and listening to him made me think that it’s wild the Sabres are in the same league. Such a stark contrast listening to that guy after a loss.

[PerreaultForever]

3 hours ago, ska-T Palmtown said:

Don't some of the European soccer leagues use the 3-2-1 scoring system?

I believe so yes. 

[SabreFinn]

6 hours ago, ska-T Palmtown said:

Don't some of the European soccer leagues use the 3-2-1 scoring system?

It is also used in hockey 

[sabrefanday1]

Crazy...Leafs score on first shot of the game in four straight games. They are often out played and outshot but goalies keep them in games. Goaltending is so important with every team now capable of winning on any given night.

[Stads]

They need to change the challenge system and make it more in line with the NFL model. You get two a game and don't get penalized if you're wrong. Give each team two timeouts a game and lose one if you're challenge fails. Also, please explain why the call on the ice stands or does not. My guess is they don't know why the hell either and just do what Toronto tells them

[Taro T]

1 hour ago, Stads said:

They need to change the challenge system and make it more in line with the NFL model. You get two a game and don't get penalized if you're wrong. Give each team two timeouts a game and lose one if you're challenge fails. Also, please explain why the call on the ice stands or does not. My guess is they don't know why the hell either and just do what Toronto tells them

Personally, wouldn't like to see teams get an extra timeout, but do agree a coach should be able to have 1 challenge when nothing too onerous happens should the challenge be wrong.

Would go with, you can lose 1 challenge without getting a bench minor.  IF you still have your TO, you lose it for a failed challenge.  If you don't, then no harm no foul.  Yeah, it might seem unfair, but unless a team has been REALLY bad early on, everybody is going to have their TO until at most 5 minutes are left in the game.  So, a 1st failed challenge will typically result in a lost TO, but not always.  Who cares that all 1st failed challenges aren't identically onerous.  Hockey GAMES aren't equally valuable - some games are worth 2 points and some are worth 3.

A 2nd failed (and any subsequent) failed challenge is still a bench minor.

And would have the league or an off-ice official review all plays that are close in the last 2-5 minutes in a game (not sure just how long).  Personally would also like to see something to keep teams from calling a timeout and THEN challenging a call.  That seems to be outside the spirit of the challenge.