2024-2025 NHL season

[EagerBeaver]

Hart-Vezina Daily Double For Hellebuyck!!!!!!!!!!

Jets' Hellebuyck pulls off rare Hart-Vezina double

Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck has won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP and the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender.

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All I can say is it's a good thing for him they vote on these awards before the playoffs!

 

[Womaniser]

Watching the game, I noticed that Panthers players kind of jump often on their body checks on Oilers players.
I didn't think it was legal since it target the head.
But the NHL doesn't care much players safety, the show is more important !

I just saw another example by rhe hit by Verheaghy on Bouchard.
Not as bad as a precedent it but in line with his style.

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

Crazy game, hats off the Oilers! This was a nightmare for the coaches but a delight for the spectators. Who would have bet on Edmonton after the first?

 

[gaby]

Vrai......le changement de gardien a été le déclencheur pour les OILERS.....et les bad boys ont encore été bad boys MAIS à la différence que cette fois ils ont contribué/ NURSE---WALMAN-----et que dire de EKHOLM...wow....et LEON again qui finit ça en beauté
en ot.....yes crazy game.......le momentum vient-il de touner????....i belive so.....

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

.le momentum vient-il de touner????....i belive so.....

Je n’irai pas jusque là, je crois toujours que, en général, les Panthers forment une meilleure équipe. Je n’ai aucune préférence en ce qui a trait au vainqueur ultime et, pour le spectacle, je veux voir cette série se rendre à la limite!

Bobrovsky est un meilleur gardien que Pickard et Skinner réunis! Et Paul Maurice est un meilleur coach que Knoblauch. Edmonton ont deux des meilleurs attaquants du circuit mais, les gros chats ont un meilleur jeu d’ensemble, même si hier ça n’a pas toujours paru.

 

[gaby]

...les OILERS ont quand même maintenant l'avantage de la glace.....et c'est précieux ..... ça peut faire la différence....on verra.....lollll

 

[EagerBeaver]

Leo discusses Perry leadership of Oilers:

TikTok - Make Your Day

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

Marchand is plain brillant tonight!

 

[gaby]

Yep.....vraiment....vs une équipe décevante/ sans vie/ toute prête à se faire passer dessus....ça ne sent vraiment pas bon.....pour les OILERS.

 

[Womaniser]

Yep.....vraiment....vs une équipe décevante/ sans vie/ toute prête à se faire passer dessus....ça ne sent vraiment pas bon.....pour les OILERS.

What I see too is the Panthers built their team for the playoffs where the League instruct the referees to be very loose on interference hits. I saw that in last night game a lot again.

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

What I see too is the Panthers built their team for the playoffs where the League instruct the referees to be very loose on interference hits. I saw that in last night game a lot again.

Zito and Maurice understood perfectly where the league was heading to, and it was no secret for all the other GMs.. Maurice has develop his entire group with a very strong defense system in mind and a style that calls for grit and dedication from all 5 players on the ice at any given time.

Do they cheat sometimes? Of course they do! Hockey is a cheating game played by bullies and bums, it always been. Thats the reason why I still dont believe Montreal is going in the right direction by developing a team strictly based on skills.

The NHL has been piling up $$$$ by selling violence and fist fights before promoting finesse and skills. The team owners have seen their franchise double and triple in value during Bettman’s reign. They certainly wouldnt want to change anything.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Knoblauch explains goalie strategy in game 4:

TikTok - Make Your Day

www.tiktok.com

At this point they have no choice but to roll the dice, no matter what.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Sam Bennett wins the Lady Byng!

 

[EagerBeaver]

ACTUALLY ANZE KOPITAR WON THE LADY BYNG FOR HIS GENTLEMANLY PLAY:

Kopitar of Kings wins Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly conduct | NHL.com

Center receives honor for 3rd time after taking 2 minor penalties this season

www.nhl.com

KOPITAR HAD 4 PENALTY MINUTES AS COMPARED WITH 90 BY BENNETT. THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT HIS GENTLEMANLY PLAY

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

Sam Bennett wins the Lady Byng!
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I would take Bennett in my team tomorrow!

 

[EagerBeaver]

I would take Bennett in my team tomorrow!

He could win the Conn Smythe Award

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

KOPITAR HAD 4 PENALTY MINUTES AS COMPARED WITH 90 BY BENNETT. THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT HIS GENTLEMANLY PLAY

I think the Doc was making some irony

 

[Womaniser]

He could win the Conn Smythe Award

Will Bennett be a free agent after this season ? I think I heard that.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Will Bennett be a free agent after this season ? I think I heard that.

Sam Bennett's contract expires and he can become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 2025- just 2 weeks from tomorrow.

There will be lots of interest in him, but he isn't as great a fit on other teams as he is with Florida. Florida needs to retain him.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Will Bennett be a free agent after this season ? I think I heard that.

My guess is that he’ll get many offers in free agency & many teams are willing to overpay him. However if i’d have a crystal ball i’d predict that he’ll end up staying in Florida for considerably less money than he could get elsewhere. Why less money? The Panthers don’t have a lot of room to play with considering they have other free agents they’d like to re-sign such as Aaron Ekblad & possibly Brad Marchand, among others. Bennett has found the perfect team & perfect location to play hockey & he knows it. Leaving for big dollars would also complicate things for him since fans would likely complain about his inability to produce & play the style of hockey he’s known for in the playoffs during the regular season. He’s always been the total opposite during the regular season. Paying huge dollars on a 7-year contract elsewhere would likely annoy that team’s fan base.