2021-2022 NHL Regular Season Thread - Vaccinated and Back to Normal?

[Obsidian]

I'd say the Leafs carried the play most of the game but I don't think they outplayed the Flames badly. Defense really failed us and Jack has been struggling lately. 3 goals on 3 straight shots in the second period really sucked the wind out of the team.

[Cail]

https://twitter.com/katiejstrang/sta...145754112?s=21

[Obsidian]

Very great, excellent program.

[Richybear]

In Chicago of all cities? I don't believe it! shockedpikachu.jpg

[NynJa]

Caufields got 2 goals + 1 questionable disallowed goal since MSL named coach. Im not sure what MSL can offer long term to the team, but if he gets Cole goin, thats huge like his quads

[Richybear]

And you got the Hamburglar this morning too

[Vaspinne]

Varlamov comes out for the warmups as the starter, goes back to the locker room before the game, doesn't start the game. Is later placed on Covid protocol list. Game going on like normal.

Cool. Cool cool cool.

[Obsidian]

It's definitely a professional sports league, run by professionals.

"We're a league." - Pierre Dorion

[Vaspinne]

They have to travel back to the US too and if he is positive he might not be able to travel back with the team until he tests negative AFAIK

[Salodin]

Is covid really that bad in Canada? The whole league is vaxed isn't it?

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[Richybear]

We haven't honked horns long enough for it to go away yet apparently

[NynJa]

How many goals did Skinner score against the Habs today?

[Richybear]

Surely a 1% Carey Price even in a full body cast would be better than Montembault at this point

[NynJa]

Goal 5 he probably should have had, but I cant really fault him on the first four. 2nd goal looks like he loses his net positioning, but it was also a brutal double screen, and Scheunenmann didnt exactly do a good job trying to block the shot.

[Obsidian]

https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/sta...78828126519298

[NynJa]

2022 1st round*, 2022 5th round, Emil Heineman (2020 43rd overall), Tyler Pitlick (cousins with Rem and Rhett who is a canadiens prospect).
*If moves to 2023, Habs get 2023 1st and a 2024 4th round pick.

Thats a huge haul for Toffoli.

[Richybear]

Habs have the Pitlick trifecta now!

[Cail]

wow, what a haul

[NynJa]

I went on EOTP to look at the comments, and I was not disappointed. Lots of "WAAAH THATS A WEAK RETURN" from the intelligent armchair GM's.

[Obsidian]

If that's what Toffoli went for, what the hell are some of these defensemen on the trade block going to pull in lol