The Official 2017-18 NHL thread

[gaby]

Wow...Vegas 7-0 vs Avs....incredible....who will stop them....will play their next 6 games in 12 days on the road....let's see....but for now very very impressive.

 

[EagerBeaver]

They will probably go 2-4 on the road trip, or something like that, but the Vegas defense has played really well. Their collective goalie and defensive stats are incredible.

 

[gaby]

Agree with their collective goalie and their solid defensive...just spectacular. I watched also tonight great great goaltending from Bobrovsky and Rinne...of course they have solid team in from of them...mais ils sont alertes, vifs et réguliers.,,, a big plus to their respective team. Like Vegas the Preds and Columbus have great coaching....we like or not Torto...but he is doing a hell of a job with his team. I like him.

 

[EagerBeaver]

When given players who can play in his system, Tortotorella has proven he is an outstanding coach. He has a Stanley Cup ring on his fingers. It didn’t work for him in NY because he didn’t have the guys for his system and it didn’t work in Vancouver because he had shit talent. Look at where Columbus was when they fired their prior coach who started 0-7 that year and look at what happened since. Winning records both of the last two years under Torts. I see this team as a legit Stanley Cup threat due in large part to his coaching skills when given the proper talent to play his system.

 

[Sol Tee Nutz]

Hopefully the GEO are out of their slump, they played well the last 3 games but did not score much in the first two, in the last game they scored again, hopefully they still have the touch tonight against Washington.

 

[gaby]

Yes....OILERS--CAPS should b a good one....2 offensive teams.....BUT tonight am going with the Caps......beaucoup de profondeur à l'attaque....3 bons trios......will watch it.......enjoy.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Hat trick tonight for Johnny Tavares. It seems like the Predators, and the rest of the NHL, have forgot about him. I don't know why. He has reminded everyone he is still here and now has 9 goals.

 

[gaby]

Tavares a eu un lent départ but he is now on fire...the player Habs would need....lol. OILERS--CAPS...i was right on...WASH has an explosive offensive machine....OVECHKIN 25 POINTS already...wow.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Gaby,

Ovechkin is not even the top scoring Russian, either in goals or points. Nikita Kucherov is now the top scoring Russian in the NHL, with 12 goals and 19 points. Kucherov is only behind his own teammate, Steve Stamkos, in points. Now that Stamkos is healthy watch out for Tamoa Bay.

 

[gaby]

Yes Tampa Bay is doing very well and KUCHEROV-STAMKOS are real dynamite....about OVECHKIN .... was just saying he has a hell of good start too.....

 

[gaby]

Surprising evening.....JETS humiliated PENS 7-1.......do you think Pens miss Fleury??? and FLAMES 2-1 over CAPS....MONAHAN-GAUDREAU..bonne combinaison.

 

[gaby]

Golden Knights not lucky with their goalies...DANSK is injured....after Fleury and Subban,,,,,MAXIME LAGACÉ will start tonight....wish him well against Rangers.

 

[EagerBeaver]

WOW. Fleury, Subban and Dansk all played well. Now on their 4th string goalie!!!!!!!! Ouch!

 

[EagerBeaver]

Vegas went 0-2 in its trip to New York.......not a fun trip, 12 goals allowed in the 2 games.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Vegas went 0-2 in its trip to New York.......not a fun trip, 12 goals allowed in the 2 games.

They're on like their fifth goalie! I've never seen a team with so much bad luck with their goalies getting injured all the time!

 

[gaby]

We knew that trip would not b an easy one...plus as said all those injuries...they need Fleury back asap.

 

[gaby]

Just watched Vegas winning 5-4 on Sens.....first victory for LAGACE in NHL...a day to remember. Golden Knights are very competitive...sont rapides. bon jeu d'ensemble and the most important THE EFFORT ia always there. They will play Habs next week.

 

[gaby]

My god....what's the problem with the Oilers....there seems to b many.......incredible....ils sont 30ème au classement..juste devant Arizona..et dire que je les considérais comme prétendants au titre de leur division,,,et même pour la Coupe.....oh boy s'enlignent vraiment pour ne pas faire les séries....preuve qu'un excellent joueur ne fait pas une équipe.....

 

[gaby]

Good catch pour les Sens....Mat Duchene.....devrait apporter du piquant à leur attaque.....c'était écrit dans le ciel que Duchene allait changer d'équipe.....alors c'est fait...et il est heureux de se rapprocher des siens.

 

[Sol Tee Nutz]

Oilers suck big time, they are afraid to go into the boards, McDavid floats too much, no one is there for rebounds. Still giving them 20 games to decide but it could be a wash for them.