RizzMB30 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 18 hours ago, NJDevils1214 said: My best friend is a Sabres fan and we haven't been able to watch a series against each other yet, so I definitely hope so. Dude same. That's the only reason I follow. And it's kind of addicting to watch struggling young team become good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Sharks apparently scored an EN goal to ice the game.... But then gave up 3 straight goals to let the Canes take the game in OT. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 57 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: Sharks apparently scored an EN goal to ice the game.... But then gave up 3 straight goals to let the Canes take the game in OT. Guess they better not do any deals with Carolina then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckbuster Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Does anyone feel that defensemen are under represented for the all-star game? The Metro and Pacific have 1 each, the Central has 3 and the Altantic has 0. Also, does anyone hat the fact that the Rangers have 3 players representing them? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Puckbuster said: Does anyone feel that defensemen are under represented for the all-star game? The Metro and Pacific have 1 each, the Central has 3 and the Altantic has 0. Also, does anyone hat the fact that the Rangers have 3 players representing them? I've over All-Star games in general...for one, in the case of football, basketball, and hockey, they're mostly playing at half-speed...and hockey's gotten to the point where they can't even "Play it straight"...they have to gimmick it up. Baseball's ASG at least comes much closer to the regular season product. And the HR derby is fun (though to be fair the NHL Skills competitions can be too). My issue with ASGs these days is heaven forbid one of your star players gets hurt in one...for all of the fun that this season has been, could you imagine if Jack was injured in a friggin' ALL STAR GAME and had to miss significant time? I'm to the point where I'd just rather have an All-Star team in name only...the honor is still there, but at no risk to the player's health. Edited January 31, 2023 by Colorado Rockies 1976 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadvlfan Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 29 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: I've over All-Star games in general...for one, in the case of football, basketball, and hockey, they're mostly playing at half-speed...and hockey's gotten to the point where they can't even "Play it straight"...they have to gimmick it up. Baseball's ASG at least comes much closer to the regular season product. And the HR derby is fun (though to be fair the NHL Skills competitions can be too). My issue with ASGs these days is heaven forbid one of your star players gets hurt in one...for all of the fun that this season has been, could you imagine if Jack was injured in a friggin' ALL STAR GAME and had to miss significant time? I'm to the point where I'd just rather have an All-Star team in name only...the honor is still there, but at no risk to the player's health. I don't remember a player getting hurt at an ASG. Unless someone skating hard, falls and goes hard ito the boards maybe? With 3 on 3 format no one typically gets hurt because there's no hitting. End to end rushes, no tight checking. I like 3 on 3 format. They actually compete. 5 on 5 was a joke. No defense shot blocking (stuff that actually goes on in a regular game) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglejelly Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 17 minutes ago, vadvlfan said: I don't remember a player getting hurt at an ASG. Unless someone skating hard, falls and goes hard ito the boards maybe? With 3 on 3 format no one typically gets hurt because there's no hitting. End to end rushes, no tight checking. I like 3 on 3 format. They actually compete. 5 on 5 was a joke. No defense shot blocking (stuff that actually goes on in a regular game) I agree, for the ASG the 3 on 3 format makes sense. You are not getting a real game in an ASG. This format gets us the closest to that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 7 hours ago, vadvlfan said: I don't remember a player getting hurt at an ASG. Unless someone skating hard, falls and goes hard ito the boards maybe? With 3 on 3 format no one typically gets hurt because there's no hitting. End to end rushes, no tight checking. I like 3 on 3 format. They actually compete. 5 on 5 was a joke. No defense shot blocking (stuff that actually goes on in a regular game) Tavares a few years ago. Missed over a month too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) 36 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: Tavares a few years ago. Missed over a month too. The other thing was back in the day when out-of-town teams and players were less accessible and you couldn't just dial up any given game's highlights on a phone, All Star Games gave you a chance to see those players...maybe your ONLY chance to really see them. There's much less mystique with these players now...hell, some players consider having to go to All Star Games more of a hassle now than an honor...they'd rather take some rest days, and given how long these seasons are, I can't say that I entirely blame them. The fans STILL get plenty of opportunities to see them do their thing, in games that matter and count. Edited January 31, 2023 by Colorado Rockies 1976 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: The other thing was back in the day when out-of-town team and players were less accessible and you couldn't just dial up any given game's highlights on a phone, All Star Games gave you a chance to see those players...maybe your ONLY chance to really see them. There's much less mystique with these players now...hell, some players consider having to go to All Star Games more of a hassle now than an honor...they'd rather take some rest days, and given how long these seasons are, I can't say that I entirely blame them. The fans STILL get plenty of opportunities to see them do their thing, in games that matter and count. That was the draw to me. The all star games in the 80s and 90s felt like such a big deal, like who will Gretzky play with, can Hasek stop this guy, etc. It also didn’t hurt that we had 2-3 players as locks every year for a while between Marty, Stevens, Neids, Elias, Rafalski etc Edited January 31, 2023 by Devil Dan 56 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 20 minutes ago, Devil Dan 56 said: That was the draw to me. The all star games in the 80s and 90s felt like such a big deal, like who will Gretzky play with, can Hasek stop this guy, etc. It also didn’t hurt that we had 2-3 players as locks every year for a while between Marty, Stevens, Neids, Elias, Rafalski etc And Gretzky himself brought a certain urgency to that kind of event that no else has been able to since…and at one point, you had Gretzky AND Lemieux at these things. As awesome as McDavid is, he’ll never have that “I just GOTTA see HIM” aura that Gretzky did. And very likely of course that no one ever will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 I will say that I’m excited for Jack to play with Sid and Ovi. What a cool thing for him to have their careers overlap a bit with his. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 1 hour ago, devlman said: I will say that I’m excited for Jack to play with Sid and Ovi. What a cool thing for him to have their careers overlap a bit with his. I think you mean Sid and Ovi get to play with Jack. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 11 hours ago, vadvlfan said: I don't remember a player getting hurt at an ASG. Unless someone skating hard, falls and goes hard ito the boards maybe? With 3 on 3 format no one typically gets hurt because there's no hitting. End to end rushes, no tight checking. I like 3 on 3 format. They actually compete. 5 on 5 was a joke. No defense shot blocking (stuff that actually goes on in a regular game) Richter stepped on a puck during the rapid fire competition almost thirty years ago and completely derailed his career. After the cup, obviously, but its why his career went downhill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 30 minutes ago, Nicomo said: I think you mean Sid and Ovi get to play with Jack. This also works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 DiPietro tore his hip or something during the skills competition I think. Im pretty sure he was never the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Carolina just erased a three goal third period deficit to tie LA at 4. I fvcking hate them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 Friggin’ Canes…came into the third down 4-1 vs the Kings and have now tied it up with about 7 minutes left. fvckers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckbuster Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 4 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: The other thing was back in the day when out-of-town teams and players were less accessible and you couldn't just dial up any given game's highlights on a phone, All Star Games gave you a chance to see those players...maybe your ONLY chance to really see them. There's much less mystique with these players now...hell, some players consider having to go to All Star Games more of a hassle now than an honor...they'd rather take some rest days, and given how long these seasons are, I can't say that I entirely blame them. The fans STILL get plenty of opportunities to see them do their thing, in games that matter and count. Maybe they should just do a skills challenge. A bit off topic, but I think it would be cool if they did a league wide prospect challenge to kick off the preseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckbuster Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 4 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: And Gretzky himself brought a certain urgency to that kind of event that no else has been able to since…and at one point, you had Gretzky AND Lemieux at these things. As awesome as McDavid is, he’ll never have that “I just GOTTA see HIM” aura that Gretzky did. And very likely of course that no one ever will. That’s a great point. I feel that it applies to all sports. There was a time where certain players were household names that even mom knew. Jordan, Montana, Gretzky and Reggie Jackson, just as an example from each sport. I think players want to live a private life, maybe do some regional commercials and that’s it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Carolina wins in OT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 And ofc Carolina gets a PP in OT and scores. Puke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Thanks LA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 And the Canes win in OT. Boo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) Devils are having a hell of a year and ofc Carolina and Boston look near unstoppable. Annoying. BUNCH OF JERKS Edited February 1, 2023 by NJDevils1214 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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