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On 3/4/2020 at 10:41 AM, Podein25 said:

This is the TSN article: https://www.tsn.ca/nhl-s-new-puck-will-premiere-on-opening-night-of-playoffs-1.1452122

 

It doesn't really say what the puck actually does. I guess it will tell us how fast it's going. 

 

Meh.

It will redirect itself into or away from the net depending on who the league wants to win, and whether Vegas wants the over or under.

So according to Jeff Marek, this isn't the first time an emergency goalie won. 

In 1957, Jacques Plante suffered an asthma attack when on the road - in Toronto. Len Broderick, the Leafs' house goalie, was pushed into action, as teams only traveled with one goalie. Montreal spotted him a 4-goal lead and ended up winning 6-2.

http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/article/My-Game-Len-Broderick

59 minutes ago, WordsOfWisdom said:

 

So you're saying the Flyers would be all hunkie dory if you lost Provorov, Sanheim, and Niskanen for two months, beginning in January (the stretch where you began piling up points), and all at the same time? 

 

 

Let's be fair, we're actually talking about losing Provorov, Niskanen, and Hagg - Ceci may log minutes, but he's not good by any standard. The difference for the Flyers is that they have guys who can fill in and play passably in the absence of some of those guys in Friedman and Ghost, depth that Toronto lacks.

6 hours ago, flyercanuck said:

 

Our 2nd overall pick hasn't played a game this year. Our other 2nd overall pick has played his entire career with no heart. Cry me a river.

And the team's (at the time) leading goal scorer is out for the season (and possibly forever) with cancer.

Happytoseeyou to Edmonton from Detroit

Ritchie to Boston for Heinen

I thought of Rux when I heard the Trochek move.

He said advice from Carolina's Erik Haula helped him.

"He said to me, 'Just have fun. We don't care if you let 10 goals in,' " Ayres said. "That settled me right down, and it was great."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/hurricanes/2020/02/22/david-ayres-emergency-goalie-enters-hurricanes-maple-leafs-game/4846751002/

7 hours ago, WordsOfWisdom said:

Side note:  Now I'm seeing the 1980 "Miracle on ice" popping up in my YouTube recommended section......

 

It was the 40th anniversary yesterday. Perfect time for "Miracle II"

4 minutes ago, ruxpin said:

 

Gotta figure it's actually Florida that passes them, then, because Columbus seems like it's in free fall.

Yeah, I don't know if Columbus can recover. They're not playing poorly, they're just running out of talent. As much as I hate to admit it, looks like Torts is doing a good job with what he has to work with out there. But don't look now, the Rags are only 4 points back of a spot.

6 hours ago, WordsOfWisdom said:

 

Carolina already had the lead on Toronto 3-1 or 4-1 when Ayres came in. I think the "W" goes to whichever goalie played the most minutes in the game. Ayres played nearly half the game.  

He got the win because the game-winning goal was scored while he was the goalie of record. It's the only reason he allowed those first two shots to go in. If Carolina won 6-1 or 6-2, Mrazek would have gotten the W.

7 hours ago, ruxpin said:

 

Yeah, sometimes it's uncanny how these things work out.   If they can be a wildcard team with Reimer and freakin Mrazek, they could do fine with Lundqvist.  And potential trouble with Lehner.

I have to admit, despite them being a division opponent, the "Bunch of Jerks" seems quite likable. That said, Pesce is now out indefinitely, so between that and the goalie thing, they may fall out of the playoff picture if they can't plug those holes. 

19 hours ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said:

I honestly think a few teams would like to have Lundqvist, but he wants to start...AND he wants to play for a contender....who really fits t hat bill?

After last night, Carolina. They reportedly already called Chicago about Lehner.

It's especially great because Carolina is scrabbling for a playoff spot, so they really needed this win. That win officially pushed them back up into the 2nd wildcard. So it's not like they could have lost and said, "It's ok, we have a 2-3 game lead on being out of the playoffs."

EDIT: Also, appears that he is the oldest player ever to get his first win in the league. Which makes sense, but still cool.

Toronto Marlies zamboni driver comes in for Carolina after both Reimer and Mrazek leave the game. Carolina is up 3-1 when Mrazek is run over by Clifford causing him to exit the game, and score on the ensuing PP to go 4-1. Ayres gives up goals on his first two, then stops the few more shots Carolina allows to get through to him for a 6-3 win in Toronto. What a bizarre game with a great story.

16 minutes ago, Alexandron said:

Completely agree regarding a dangerous situation. That evident intentional "push" to the chest (right behind the heart position) and even slightly below the heart position could lead to a sudden cardiac arrest.

Or, if he misses, or his foot skips up, that's a lot of blood and not much chance for Cernak.

Kicks Cernak blade-first in the chest. 

I left out zero because he was just suspended a few weeks ago, so I can't see any way he gets off without anything.

On 1/23/2020 at 4:56 PM, flyercanuck said:

As for Gritty...haven't we all seen enough of this guy to know if you're going to a meet and greet with him you should expect a punch in the face?

Which is why the fact that it was in the back this time is so perplexing.

20 minutes ago, flyercanuck said:

 

Whenever there's a "why?" when someones on the Flyers under Fletcher, the answer will always be "Minnesota".

 

I mean what championship team wasn't built that way?

Why must you hurt me so?

4 hours ago, fan4ever said:

Why?

 

https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1183092785550970881

Whatever phone. Patrick practicing with the team.