2017-2018 NHL Regular Season Thread (Part 1) - Preparing for Lockout #3

[bluefan]

I tried to enjoy it this year....but I zonked out for a bit.

Some of the choices just made scratch my head though. Lets put Wheeler in accuracy stuff over the speed skate...wut?

[DFJS]

Same could be said for rakell in the fastest skater. Fast he is not.


Checked the weather prediction for my trip next week, supposed to be In the 20's in both Montreal and Toronto. And Toronto might get some snow as well.

[Judai]

I tried to enjoy it this year....but I zonked out for a bit.

Some of the choices just made scratch my head though. Lets put Wheeler in accuracy stuff over the speed skate...wut?

supposedly nobody wanted to do the fastest skater comp. because nobody thought they could beat McDavid, so they kept turning it down.

[Obsidian]

I wouldn't want to get lapped by McDavid either.

[Vaspinne]

supposedly nobody wanted to do the fastest skater comp. because nobody thought they could beat McDavid, so they kept turning it down.

Yeah, apparently the only willing participants outside of McJesus were Mackinnon and Eichel lol

[NynJa]

They need honorary guest participants for events like this.

Having a hardest shot competition without Chara or Weber (injured tho) seems wrong.

Having a fastest skater competition without noted speedsters like Hagelin, Byron or Larkin also seems wrong. Also, Larkin can do a proper lap, without the running start.

[Cail]

That'd be pretty cool. Bring players to the skills competition that arent necessarily in the all-star game (if the players want to of course)

Don't they do that in the NBA skills competitions?

[Cail]

Sounds like Jagr got placed on waivers

[Cail]

I will never not feel this way...I hate when singers try to turn the anthem into their own version. There's 1 fucking version. Sing it or stfu

[Vaspinne]

Sounds like Jagr got placed on waivers

Calgary is basically giving him another shot at the NHL in letting any other team pick him up if they want him, otherwise it's mutually agreed that they'll "loan" him to a European team so he can keep playing hockey.

Also, this American anthem singer is fucking terrible lol

[DFJS]

That US anthem singer guy sucked. Hit the mute button right after he started singing.

[Vaspinne]

Fuuuuuuuuuuck, I don't want that fly-by camera. Just stick with the broadcast view

[Cail]

Iron. Iron everywhere.

[Vaspinne]

I mean, usually they wait until the third game but players are actually making some defensive effort lol

[Cail]

How did McDavid's shots not go in

Edit: How are all these shots not going in lol

[Vaspinne]

Guys putting in some effort. This is fun to watch

[Vaspinne]

Smitty <3

JOHNNY!!! BURY THAT SHIT

[Vaspinne]

I need Smitty to get a goal on an empty net

[Vaspinne]

Crosby and Ovie gonna light shit up. Show all the kids they're far from being done

[Cail]

Crosby and Ovie gonna light shit up. Show all the kids they're far from being done

Considering 1 of them leads the league in goals....