2024-2025 NHL season
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I’m surprised to see Jake Allen on the HNIC panel for the Leafs-Panthers series. He looks like a total natural. Great looking guy too! Another Hank Lunqvist!
Islanders win #1 Draft Pick!!!!!!!
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Islanders win lottery for first time since 2009
The New York Islanders won the NHL draft lottery on Monday and vaulted nine teams -- including the last-place San Jose Sharks -- in winning the opportunity to have the No. 1 pick, signaling the first time the franchise will have that position since 2009.
4 Straight Playoff Berths- And He Is Fired! It's no longer enough to just make the playoffs. You have to advance, or you will be fired!
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Kings GM Blake out after another 1st-round exit
Rob Blake is out after eight seasons as the Los Angeles Kings' vice president and general manager.
And what he should be commentating about is how the Maple Leafs are using Anthony Stolarz, the ex Panther, as their main man goalie. He has started all 7 playoff games and Joseph Woll has started none. Based on the regular season stats of these goalies, this is exactly how it should be. On another note, Stolarz should be played like a main man goalie because his stats say he is a main man goalie.
Undoubtedly Joseph Woll isn't happy about this situation, and he will eventually become disgruntled and ask for a trade. Especially because he sees how much money Jeremy Swayman is making with Boston while realizing that's the same Jeremy Swayman who was behind him on the Team USA depth chart at the World Juniors.
Well Joseph Woll will get his chance to prove he’s better than Stolarz. The Leafs goalie was taken to the hospital on a stretcher during the third period. He left the game in the middle of the second period due to concussion symptoms. He was seem puking at the bench during a timeout before Woll went in.
Leafs goalie Stolarz exits win after elbow to head
In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz exited midway through the second period of his team's 5-4 win over the Panthers on Monday, after taking an elbow to the head from Florida forward Sam Bennett.
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Oilers: NHL Playoff Record 5th Consecutive Comeback Win
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However, Edomonton's goaltending remains weak. Pickard was .888 last night and is at .891 for the playoffs, while Skinner, in his 2 games before being benched, was a moose ball sucking .810:
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Oilers' 5th comeback win in row sets NHL record
Zach Hyman scored with 3:02 left, and the Edmonton Oilers rallied yet again this postseason to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 Tuesday night in Game 1 of their second-round series, setting an NHL record with their fifth playoff comeback win in a row.
Edmonton Oilers 2024-25 NHL Postseason Goaltending Stats - ESPN
Full Goaltending stats for the 2024-25 Postseason Edmonton Oilers on ESPN. Includes team leaders in goals, points, assists, penalty minutes and plus/minus.
I have a feeling that Stolarz may get the start tonight. I could be wrong but if not tonight then for sure game three if the Leafs lose tonight with Woll.This is not what you want if you are a Leafs fan. The Leafs were looking locked and loaded with Stolarz in goal and looking like a guy they could possibly ride to their first Stanley Cup since 1967, when Toronto finished in 3rd place in what was then a 6 team NHL. Now, Stolarz could be out for the playoffs. Woll is a good goalie, but the Leafs still do not know what they have in him, otherwise he would have been getting some starts. He has not started a single playoff game, because he was not trusted to do so.Leafs goalie Stolarz exits win after elbow to head
In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz exited midway through the second period of his team's 5-4 win over the Panthers on Monday, after taking an elbow to the head from Florida forward Sam Bennett.
Pickard is now 5-0 in these playoffs. With superhuman hockey players like Mcdavid & Draisaitl who seem like they can score at will I’m starting to think that for the second year in a row they could represent the West in the Stanley Cup finals against either Florida or Toronto.
The Leafs absolutely should be giving Stolarz more time with a concussed head and not be rushing him back. Playing him tonight would be a panicked move showing the world, and most importantly Joseph Woll, that Woll cannot be trusted. Woll is too good of a goalie to be sending these kinds of messages to, and it will backfire badly if the Leafs do it.
More importantly, even if Stolarz says he is feeling good, when he gets on the ice and he sees pucks and players flying around (motion can trigger concussion symptoms) he might suddenly feel different and the Leafs don't want to find out when they are down 5-0 that he doesn't feel right. Let him rest and do all necessary motion and sensory testing before you clear him.
It also reminds me that around 7-8 years ago the Yankees had a promising young outfielder named Clint Frazier whose career was ruined by post-concussion syndrome. They put Clint in the outfield too soon after the injury. He was visibly having trouble tracking fly balls, they were all adventures. Finally he told the Yankees coaching staff he was dizzy on his feet and they removed him from the game. Same thing could happen with Stolarz.
It also reminds me of a friend of mine who had a post concussive disorder literally collapsed in my arms due to motion sickness. Seeing moving cars was the trigger. I saw that his legs were jelly and he started leaning against me. The legs went and I needed to support his full body weight to prevent him from collapsing to the pavement in a heap. I gradually walked him over to a bench wnd sat him down while he recovered. He told me his head was spinning.
Don't fuck around with these symptoms!
Imagine une finale LEAFS--OILERS.....lol....that would b crazy....and for BETTMAN too....lollll
Berube just said that Stolarz is doing fine & it’s a day-to-day thing. He isnt practicing this morning. Woll gets the start tonight with Matt Murray as back up. Yikes!
Based on what I am reading here I doubt we will see Stolarz again this series:
Leafs' Stolarz out for G2; no answer on return
Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz will not play in Game 2 against the Panthers after he was on the receiving end of an elbow from Sam Bennett in the opener.
The Mammoth have released their logo. It looks great! Tusks Up!
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Tusks up: Utah unveils Mammoth name, logo
After a 13-month process that included trademark drama and more than 850,000 ballots cast by fans in multiple rounds of voting, Utah Mammoth was revealed as the new name for the NHL franchise.
I have the perfect song for the Utah Mammoth to play at their home games- Wooly Bully! As in Wooly Mammoth will bully the NHL! #1 song of 1965 and an awesome tune!
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