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Post by Fugazi on Jun 6, 2021 14:31:16 GMT -8
Slashing 😂😂😂 Kreci was trying to eliminate Barzal’s baby maker. The Dept of Player Safety doesn't know a nut shot when they see it? What a joke |
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Post by sjsharks59 on Jun 6, 2021 18:34:10 GMT -8
Slashing 😂😂😂 Kreci was trying to eliminate Barzal’s baby maker. The Dept of Player Safety doesn't know a nut shot when they see it? What a joke George Parros should know a nut, he is one with his porn stache |
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Post by coachjules on Jun 7, 2021 9:31:32 GMT -8
Slashing 😂😂😂 Kreci was trying to eliminate Barzal’s baby maker. The Dept of Player Safety doesn't know a nut shot when they see it? What a joke Oh I don't think so. That looked like a very gentle "cup check". While I don't condone it, I don't think that little tap had any risk of injury. The refs probably saw it that way and that is why they called it a slash instead of a spear. The fine is appropriate as that particular lack of discipline should certainly be discouraged. On the other hand, Barzal's embellishment was proabably a fine-able penalty as well (at least a few years ago the league cracked down on diving by fining the diver, even if a penalty was not called during the game; don't know if they are still doing that). |
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Post by Fugazi on Jun 7, 2021 13:33:17 GMT -8
The Dept of Player Safety doesn't know a nut shot when they see it? What a joke Oh I don't think so. That looked like a very gentle "cup check". While I don't condone it, I don't think that little tap had any risk of injury. The refs probably saw it that way and that is why they called it a slash instead of a spear. The fine is appropriate as that particular lack of discipline should certainly be discouraged. On the other hand, Barzal's embellishment was proabably a fine-able penalty as well (at least a few years ago the league cracked down on diving by fining the diver, even if a penalty was not called during the game; don't know if they are still doing that). They still call embellishment but it seems it's only called on players on Canadian teams. |
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Post by Fugazi on Jun 7, 2021 13:58:15 GMT -8
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson announced that the league’s Board of Governors has approved a schedule unification plan that will see all teams play a 72-game regular-season schedule beginning in 2022-23.
As part of the plan, for the 2021-22 season, teams in the Atlantic, North and Central Divisions have the option of playing either 76 or 72 games, while teams in the Pacific Division will play 68 games. Additionally, there will be an increase in the number of teams qualifying for the Calder Cup Playoffs each year; details will be finalized and announced later in the offseason.
“I am very pleased that we were able to achieve a schedule of 72 games for all teams in the American Hockey League,” said Howson. “In coming together to create a plan that is fair and equitable, our owners have demonstrated a commitment to the long-term strength of the league.”
The following division alignment has been approved for the 2021-22 AHL season (National Hockey League affiliations in parentheses):
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Bridgeport Islanders (New York Islanders)
Charlotte Checkers (Florida Panthers)
Hartford Wolf Pack (New York Rangers)
Hershey Bears (Washington Capitals)
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (Philadelphia Flyers)
Providence Bruins (Boston Bruins)
Springfield Thunderbirds (St. Louis Blues)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh Penguins)
North Division
Belleville Senators (Ottawa Senators)
Cleveland Monsters (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Laval Rocket (Montreal Canadiens)
Rochester Americans (Buffalo Sabres)
Syracuse Crunch (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Toronto Marlies (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Utica Comets (New Jersey Devils)
Western Conference
Central Division
Chicago Wolves (Carolina Hurricanes)
Grand Rapids Griffins (Detroit Red Wings)
Iowa Wild (Minnesota Wild)
Manitoba Moose (Winnipeg Jets)
Milwaukee Admirals (Nashville Predators)
Rockford IceHogs (Chicago Blackhawks)
Texas Stars (Dallas Stars)
Pacific Division
Abbotsford (Vancouver Canucks)
Bakersfield Condors (Edmonton Oilers)
Colorado Eagles (Colorado Avalanche)
Henderson Silver Knights (Vegas Golden Knights)
Ontario Reign (Los Angeles Kings)
San Diego Gulls (Anaheim Ducks)
San Jose Barracuda (San Jose Sharks)
Stockton Heat (Calgary Flames)
Tucson Roadrunners (Arizona Coyotes)
Teams playing 76 games in 2021-22: Chicago, Cleveland, Grand Rapids, Hershey, Lehigh Valley, Milwaukee, Rochester, Springfield, Syracuse, W-B/Scranton
Teams playing 72 games in 2021-22: Belleville, Bridgeport, Charlotte, Hartford, Iowa, Laval, Manitoba, Providence, Rockford, Texas, Toronto, Utica
Teams playing 68 games in 2021-22: Abbotsford, Bakersfield, Colorado, Henderson, Ontario, San Diego, San Jose, Stockton, Tucson
The playing schedule and postseason format for the 2021-22 season, which begins Oct. 15, will be announced this summer.
In operation since 1936, the AHL serves as the top development league for the players, coaches, managers, executives and broadcasters of every National Hockey League organization. Nearly 90 percent of today’s NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame spent time in the AHL in their careers.
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Post by Fugazi on Jun 7, 2021 14:02:47 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Jun 7, 2021 18:02:39 GMT -8
Good game Islanders
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Post by John96 on Jun 7, 2021 21:01:36 GMT -8
Wow, Habs sweep the Jets. Nobody saw that coming.
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Post by Fugazi on Jun 8, 2021 0:26:18 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Jun 8, 2021 0:27:43 GMT -8
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Post by jackalope on Jun 8, 2021 5:40:00 GMT -8
Wow, Habs sweep the Jets. Nobody saw that coming. Is it too soon to give Price the Conn Smyth? lol |
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Post by HOOCH2173 on Jun 8, 2021 6:46:47 GMT -8
Dear Hockey Gods,
"ANYONE BUT VEGAS!"
Thank you, continue about your business.
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Post by HOOCH2173 on Jun 8, 2021 7:50:29 GMT -8
Oh look, another Shark!  |
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Post by danvilleshark on Jun 8, 2021 8:02:15 GMT -8
Wow, Habs sweep the Jets. Nobody saw that coming. I had them losing round one, but jumped on the wagon for round two. Goalie play matters! F U DW! |
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Post by jackalope on Jun 8, 2021 8:27:56 GMT -8
Wow, Habs sweep the Jets. Nobody saw that coming. I had them losing round one, but jumped on the wagon for round two. Goalie play matters! F U DW! I wonder if anyone bet them to pull through. All they have had to do is give Price a little bit of support and the man will carry the team on his back and they finally got their shit together. |
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Post by Fugazi on Jun 8, 2021 8:44:51 GMT -8
I had them losing round one, but jumped on the wagon for round two. Goalie play matters! F U DW! I wonder if anyone bet them to pull through. All they have had to do is give Price a little bit of support and the man will carry the team on his back and they finally got their shit together. Something the Sharks have sorely missed since day 1. Where's Warren Strelow when we need him. Oh wait, he dead |
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Post by danvilleshark on Jun 8, 2021 9:02:06 GMT -8
I had them losing round one, but jumped on the wagon for round two. Goalie play matters! F U DW! I wonder if anyone bet them to pull through. All they have had to do is give Price a little bit of support and the man will carry the team on his back and they finally got their shit together. They are also fairly responsible in their own zone. That helps but looking at the postseason you are seeing goalies handle odd man rush much better than Jones does. I do not think this is all on Jones but he is a big part of the problem and cant be the starter next season. |
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Post by Fugazi on Jun 8, 2021 11:06:47 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Jun 8, 2021 11:08:49 GMT -8
I think I see a pattern here
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Post by Fugazi on Jun 8, 2021 11:11:06 GMT -8
NEW YORK/TORONTO (June 8, 2021) – The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association announced today that Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri’s eight-game suspension for an illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk has been upheld by Arbitrator Shyam Das.
Pursuant to this ruling, Game 6 of Colorado’s Second Round series against the Vegas Golden Knights will mark the last game of Kadri’s eight-game suspension after which he will be eligible to return.
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Post by Fugazi on Jun 8, 2021 11:11:51 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Jun 8, 2021 11:14:06 GMT -8
Oh look, another Shark! Patrick Marleau, C, San Jose Sharks Marleau celebrated a pair of historic achievements in 2020-21, overtaking Gordie Howe for the most regular-season games in NHL history and later becoming the fourth player to skate in 900 consecutive contests. Marleau, 41, dethroned Howe when he stepped onto the ice for his 1,768th career game April 19 at Vegas. Marleau finished his 23rd NHL season 23rd in League history in career goals (566) and 50th in career points (1,197). "To earn a precious spot in an NHL lineup night after night, year after year, you have to earn it every single game," Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a tribute recognizing Marleau's historic feat. "You have to possess talent that is extremely elite. An incredible passion for the game. A relentless drive to stay in shape and remain impactful by continuously improving and adapting your skills so that coaches simply cannot take you out of the lineup." Bill Masterton Memorial Scholarship Fund A $2,500 grant from the PHWA is awarded annually to the Bill Masterton Scholarship Fund, based in Bloomington, Minn., in the name of the Masterton Trophy winner. |
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Post by jackalope on Jun 8, 2021 13:00:50 GMT -8
I wonder if anyone bet them to pull through. All they have had to do is give Price a little bit of support and the man will carry the team on his back and they finally got their shit together. They are also fairly responsible in their own zone. That helps but looking at the postseason you are seeing goalies handle odd man rush much better than Jones does. I do not think this is all on Jones but he is a big part of the problem and cant be the starter next season. I definitely agree there. Thats why DW's comments at the end of the season for next season he wants to address middle six forwards and goaltending worries me. He made no mention of the defense. Until the defense is sorted out you can't start pin pointing Jones/whoever's problems are when they get blown out from very poor team defense. In the games the team came together it was almost 2016 Jones again and then of course the subsequent shit the bed team play again came back. |
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Post by jackalope on Jun 8, 2021 13:10:00 GMT -8
I wonder if anyone bet them to pull through. All they have had to do is give Price a little bit of support and the man will carry the team on his back and they finally got their shit together. Something the Sharks have sorely missed since day 1. Where's Warren Strelow when we need him. Oh wait, he dead lol aside from the goaltender troubles, I really hope Dougie is taking some time out of the tanning booth to start schmoozing over Z. Hyman in tempting him to leave TOR. But at this point I'm not sure what SJ has to offer other than great weather lmao. |
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Post by Fugazi on Jun 8, 2021 15:06:06 GMT -8
Is this true, are we really that bad or is this some person suffering from Midwest malise
The ASSinine BOS fans were raising an awful lot of stink regarding accidental collisions on the ice. There were times when I actually said out loud, “Oh, STFU and sit the f**k down.” They’re the inspirations for the insipid entitlement attitudes seen all around SJS.
Posted by SYF
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Post by John96 on Jun 8, 2021 16:16:20 GMT -8
They are also fairly responsible in their own zone. That helps but looking at the postseason you are seeing goalies handle odd man rush much better than Jones does. I do not think this is all on Jones but he is a big part of the problem and cant be the starter next season. I definitely agree there. Thats why DW's comments at the end of the season for next season he wants to address middle six forwards and goaltending worries me. He made no mention of the defense. Until the defense is sorted out you can't start pin pointing Jones/whoever's problems are when they get blown out from very poor team defense. In the games the team came together it was almost 2016 Jones again and then of course the subsequent shit the bed team play again came back. I have to disagree there. The defense has been bad, no question but you can simply reverse the question; how much better would the defense look if they were getting at least NHL average goaltending? Because they haven't. Obviously goalies will perform better when the team defends well, but defense tends to look better when goalie is stopping the puck. By every metric, Jones has been the worst starting goalie in the NHL for three years straight. Look up the numbers, nobody with that much action has performed worse. It has been way below average. Lots of bad teams have gotten better goaltending. I don't dispute that he's had good moments or that he hasn't gotten a lot of help from the rest of the guys in front of him but that doesn't mean he hasn't been bad. Maybe put Jones on one of the teams still playing and he wouldn't look bad. That's a fair argument. But it's just as fair to argue that if you put Jones on any of those teams, they'd be packing for the golf course in short order. I understand why some defend Jones, it seems unfair to blame him when so much else is wrong with the team but he's been dreadful for far too long. Hoping he'll find his game again is closer to hoping Marleau scores 30 goals again. Putting him out there again is just throwing in the towel. They have Melnichuk and Korenar, neither of whom look like world beaters, but the unknown with them is greater than what we know about Jones. One other thing, for as a good as he was in the 2016 playoffs, I think the league implemented new restrictions on goalie equipment that offseason and Jones never really adjusted. He's not much of an athlete in net, he's more of a shot blocker so I wonder if that change affected him quite a bit. Maybe I'm wrong. I know blaming the goalie is the easiest thing to do but I don't think this is a cop out. The team has sucked for the last couple of seasons but Jones has sucked too. Replacing him is a must this offseason. |
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Post by jackalope on Jun 8, 2021 16:16:36 GMT -8
Is this true, are we really that bad or is this some person suffering from Midwest malise The ASSinine BOS fans were raising an awful lot of stink regarding accidental collisions on the ice. There were times when I actually said out loud, “Oh, STFU and sit the f**k down.” They’re the inspirations for the insipid entitlement attitudes seen all around SJS. Posted by SYF Who ever that guy is has never seen Vegas play anyone apparently. |
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Post by sjsharks59 on Jun 8, 2021 16:20:42 GMT -8
I guess good old whinny Butch Cassidy & the Sundance kid missed this penalty during the game. To bad a reporter didn’t bring that 1 up and watch Cassidy head explode 😂 GO ISLANDERS |
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Post by jackalope on Jun 8, 2021 16:31:45 GMT -8
I definitely agree there. Thats why DW's comments at the end of the season for next season he wants to address middle six forwards and goaltending worries me. He made no mention of the defense. Until the defense is sorted out you can't start pin pointing Jones/whoever's problems are when they get blown out from very poor team defense. In the games the team came together it was almost 2016 Jones again and then of course the subsequent shit the bed team play again came back. I have to disagree there. The defense has been bad, no question but you can simply reverse the question; how much better would the defense look if they were getting at least NHL average goaltending? Because they haven't. Obviously goalies will perform better when the team defends well, but defense tends to look better when goalie is stopping the puck. By every metric, Jones has been the worst starting goalie in the NHL for three years straight. Look up the numbers, nobody with that much action has performed worse. It has been way below average. Lots of bad teams have gotten better goaltending. I don't dispute that he's had good moments or that he hasn't gotten a lot of help from the rest of the guys in front of him but that doesn't mean he hasn't been bad. Maybe put Jones on one of the teams still playing and he wouldn't look bad. That's a fair argument. But it's just as fair to argue that if you put Jones on any of those teams, they'd be packing for the golf course in short order. I understand why some defend Jones, it seems unfair to blame him when so much else is wrong with the team but he's been dreadful for far too long. Hoping he'll find his game again is closer to hoping Marleau scores 30 goals again. Putting him out there again is just throwing in the towel. They have Melnichuk and Korenar, neither of whom look like world beaters, but the unknown with them is greater than what we know about Jones. One other thing, for as a good as he was in the 2016 playoffs, I think the league implemented new restrictions on goalie equipment that offseason and Jones never really adjusted. He's not much of an athlete in net, he's more of a shot blocker so I wonder if that change affected him quite a bit. Maybe I'm wrong. I know blaming the goalie is the easiest thing to do but I don't think this is a cop out. The team has sucked for the last couple of seasons but Jones has sucked too. Replacing him is a must this offseason. I get ya, I'm defending Jones but I cannot disagree that he hasn't been trash either. I really liked the 1a/1b they tried to do with Dubby it just so happened the team shit the bed on him to and he really didn't get a fair shake. At least he (Dubby) didn't deserve the GAA he got from the sharks this season lol. The 1a/1b scenario is far more likely unless somehow DW can trade Jones and get a starter somehow. |
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Post by John96 on Jun 8, 2021 16:43:27 GMT -8
I have to disagree there. The defense has been bad, no question but you can simply reverse the question; how much better would the defense look if they were getting at least NHL average goaltending? Because they haven't. Obviously goalies will perform better when the team defends well, but defense tends to look better when goalie is stopping the puck. By every metric, Jones has been the worst starting goalie in the NHL for three years straight. Look up the numbers, nobody with that much action has performed worse. It has been way below average. Lots of bad teams have gotten better goaltending. I don't dispute that he's had good moments or that he hasn't gotten a lot of help from the rest of the guys in front of him but that doesn't mean he hasn't been bad. Maybe put Jones on one of the teams still playing and he wouldn't look bad. That's a fair argument. But it's just as fair to argue that if you put Jones on any of those teams, they'd be packing for the golf course in short order. I understand why some defend Jones, it seems unfair to blame him when so much else is wrong with the team but he's been dreadful for far too long. Hoping he'll find his game again is closer to hoping Marleau scores 30 goals again. Putting him out there again is just throwing in the towel. They have Melnichuk and Korenar, neither of whom look like world beaters, but the unknown with them is greater than what we know about Jones. One other thing, for as a good as he was in the 2016 playoffs, I think the league implemented new restrictions on goalie equipment that offseason and Jones never really adjusted. He's not much of an athlete in net, he's more of a shot blocker so I wonder if that change affected him quite a bit. Maybe I'm wrong. I know blaming the goalie is the easiest thing to do but I don't think this is a cop out. The team has sucked for the last couple of seasons but Jones has sucked too. Replacing him is a must this offseason. I get ya, I'm defending Jones but I cannot disagree that he hasn't been trash either. I really liked the 1a/1b they tried to do with Dubby it just so happened the team shit the bed on him to and he really didn't get a fair shake. At least he (Dubby) didn't deserve the GAA he got from the sharks this season lol. The 1a/1b scenario is far more likely unless somehow DW can trade Jones and get a starter somehow. I think they buy him out, sign a veteran FA and roll with Korenar or Melnichuk in a 1A/1B role like you said. I actually hope they just roll with the young guys and play whoever is doing better but I know that won’t happen. |
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