NHL NHL 2025/2026: Race for the lockout is on!

[idrankyourbeer]

I saw no universe where seth Jarvis made the team even as a 14th forward

filthy tom wilson made the roster so there's hope for anyone.

 

[idrankyourbeer]

and how is nick suzuki on the canadian team? suzuki is a japanese brand.

 

[Halifax]

filthy tom wilson made the roster so there's hope for anyone.

When we run into the Tkachuk brothers I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy Tom Wilson being on the team more than Seth Jarvis

Wilson actually plays some pretty good hockey nowadays

 

[idrankyourbeer]

not sure what i should feel better about. the canucks no longer being the last place team in the league, or the leafs getting bodied by the worst team in the league.

 

[idrankyourbeer]

so the florida panthers are hosting a winter classic tomorrow. bring sunscreen.

 

[Halifax]

not sure what i should feel better about. the canucks no longer being the last place team in the league, or the leafs getting bodied by the worst team in the league.

A lot of my leaf fan friends took great enjoyment in calling my sharks chokers for a decade and were planning the parade around Matthews, Marner and the big Tavares signing.

Its kinda enjoyable for the shoe to be on the other foot here. Especially since we at least went to the finals once and conference finals multiple times and they have only won a single playoff series in 20 years and their top players all choke worse than the sharks ever did.

Im walking around in a brand new Celebrini jersey all enthusiastic and they all look like they want to quit being hockey fans. Not a single leaf player on team canada. I pretended I forgot Marner was traded and praised that he might be Celebrini's linemate and I think they wanted to punch me

 

[idrankyourbeer]

A lot of my leaf fan friends took great enjoyment in calling my sharks chokers for a decade and were planning the parade around Matthews, Marner and the big Tavares signing.

Its kinda enjoyable for the shoe to be on the other foot here. Especially since we at least went to the finals once and conference finals multiple times and they have only won a single playoff series in 20 years and their top players all choke worse than the sharks ever did.

Im walking around in a brand new Celebrini jersey all enthusiastic and they all look like they want to quit being hockey fans. Not a single leaf player on team canada. I pretended I forgot Marner was traded and praised that he might be Celebrini's linemate and I think they wanted to punch me

should have told them "macklin celebrini should be proud of having the honor of playing alongside the legendary vegas golden knight, mitch marner!"

 

[Halifax]

so the florida panthers are hosting a winter classic tomorrow. bring sunscreen.

I have Florida sunburns to thank for Chernyshov falling to the 2nd round. Fucking dumbest scouts thought he no showed a draft event and that meant he wanted to stay in Russia. In reality he was so burnt he couldnt even out a shirt on

Dude was a top 15 talent in 2024 draft and falls to us in the 2nd round

Celebrini + Dickinson + Chernyshov will go down as they greatest draft in sharks history. Leo Sahlin-Wallenius is looking like a good pick too as he plays for Sweden in the WJC

 

[idrankyourbeer]

I have Florida sunburns to thank for Chernyshov falling to the 2nd round. Fucking dumbest scouts thought he no showed a draft event and that meant he wanted to stay in Russia. In reality he was so burnt he couldnt even out a shirt on

Dude was a top 15 talent in 2024 draft and falls to us in the 2nd round

Celebrini + Dickinson + Chernyshov will go down as they greatest draft in sharks history. Leo Sahlin-Wallenius is looking like a good pick too as he plays for Sweden in the WJC

yeah well we once passed up matthew tkachuk in order to draft olli juolevi. feels bad man.

 

[Rawex]

When we run into the Tkachuk brothers I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy Tom Wilson being on the team more than Seth Jarvis

Wilson-Bennett-Rempe 4th line?

 

[idrankyourbeer]

Wilson-Bennett-Rempe 4th line?

throw the rempster on team canada and have a marchand/rempe/wilson line, also known as the fuck around and find out or the FAFO line.

the trio will have a commemorative plaque inside of the penalty box dedicated to them.

 

[Halifax]

yeah well we once passed up matthew tkachuk in order to draft olli juolevi. feels bad man.

We drafted Devin Setoguchi over Anze Kopitar when Kopitar was BPA

 

[Halifax]

Georges Laraque said he would not directly rat anyone out, but he mentioned having a look at which players suddenly had a down year during an Olympic year and then went back to normal the next year lol. He also mentioned they tend to get injured more or be unable to heal as fast off the PED's and look gassed and unmotivated so look for an uptick in their time missed and such during this.



He specified that players usually start trying to get clean a full calendar year before testing since some PED's can remain in your system detectable for 12 months. After his interview I started retroactively looking at yearly stat sheets and microscoping players lol. "So which players suddenly started getting injured a lot more and having worse production since last january?"

Jerome Iginla looked like shit as he had huge drops 2 Olympic years, but by contrast looked amazing in 2002.
t's very interesting to take a look at Iginla's performance from 2006 to 2011 since he's represented Canada in both Turin and Vancouver.

0.82 PPG 2005/06 (Olympic Year)

1.34 PPG 2006/07

1.20 PPG 2007/08

1.08 PPG 2008/09

0.84 PPG 2009/10 (Olympic Year)

1.05 PPG 2010/11

Who we got currently looking unmotivated, injured and producing like shit compared to 2024?

Wow, that Laraque interview was over 15 years ago

 

[Rawex]

throw the rempster on team canada and have a marchand/rempe/wilson line, also known as the fuck around and find out or the FAFO line.

the trio will have a commemorative plaque inside of the penalty box dedicated to them.

In all seriouness though, suprised Bennett and Schaefer didnt make the team

 

[idrankyourbeer]

In all seriouness though, suprised Bennett and Schaefer didnt make the team

those two plugs ain't even worthy off drinking the broth from the rempsters jockstrap.

 

[HereticBD]

Has Winnipeg fired their coach yet?

 

[idrankyourbeer]

big hockey game tonight. no i ain't talking about the winter classic over in the florida sun, or the vancouver canucks continuing their quest to the bottom to win the mckenna sweepstakes either. i'm talking about canada vs slovakia. let's fucking go!

 

[My Spot]

There was a pro ice hockey league in Miami in the 30s and 40s and of course the old building is now a Publix.

 

[My Spot]

big hockey game tonight. no i ain't talking about the winter classic over in the florida sun, or the vancouver canucks continuing their quest to the bottom to win the mckenna sweepstakes either. i'm talking about canada vs slovakia. let's fucking go!

It's only 63 F where I lived in FL and only 66 F in Miami right now.

 

[SuperNerd]

When we run into the Tkachuk brothers I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy Tom Wilson being on the team

I heard this over a dozen times, and I don't believe it.

What is gonna happen? Seriously. He's gonna crack them down with defense? Shadow them? Intimidated them into fear? Beat them up? Forecheck the fowards into the boards over and over?

Brady/Matthew are going to get probably near 20mins, each. Assuming they're not separated. And our solution is throwing Wilson out for 10-15+? Dear god.

I'm ready to eat crow, and watch Wilson get a gold medal goal. But I don't believe this guy is going to do anything but put up 5 mins of ice time against them and provide "energy"