2022-23 NHL Discussion Thread

[dlbalr]

3 hours ago, GHT120 said:

Perhaps dates back to when the President of the CHL was also a commissioner of one of the leagues ... giving the NHL control eliminated accusations of favouritism.

 

I don't know the exact time that the DoPS took over but that thought certainly makes sense.

[DON]

nice.

Samuel Montembeault (Canada)

Date	Opponent	GA	SF	GAA	SV%
May 12	LAT	0	23	0.00	1.000
May 14	SLO	Did not play
May 15	SVK	1	24	0.92	.958
May 17	KAZ	Did not play
May 20	SUI	3	26	3.10	.885
May 22	NOR	Did not play
May 23	CZE	1	17	1.00	.941
May 25	FIN	1	28	1.00	.964
May 27	LAT	2	22	2.00	.909
May 28	GER
Totals (5-1-0 record)		8	140	1.32	.943

[dlbalr]

You must have opened that just after I updated it, it was only about 20 minutes ago that I put in today's stats.  Good timing there.

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Those are outstanding stats for Montembault. Monty also had a strong season 
 

He may very well be our #1 

[Toronthab]

On 5/25/2023 at 10:12 AM, Helmethead said:

 

Welcome back stranger!!

How could you tell I was stranger!?

So hard to get away with anything these days... sheesh...🙄

[tomh009]

1 hour ago, Toronthab said:

How could you tell I was stranger!?

So hard to get away with anything these days... sheesh...🙄

It’s true, it’s got to be hard getting any stranger! 😂

[Toronthab]

21 hours ago, tomh009 said:

It’s true, it’s got to be hard getting any stranger! 😂

Family and friends agree. 🙃

[alfredoh2009]

On 5/27/2023 at 11:01 PM, Toronthab said:

How could you tell I was stranger!?

So hard to get away with anything these days... sheesh...🙄

I am glad to see you posting again! 
I hope all is well 

[Prime Minister Koivu]

Treliving the new leaf GM…Please hire your old pal Sutter. 
 

I wonder what blockbuster he has cooking up? 

[Habs Fan in Edmonton]

17 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

Treliving the new leaf GM…Please hire your old pal Sutter. 
 

I wonder what blockbuster he has cooking up? 

 

It will be interesting to see what he does about the coach, then he has to sign Mathews. 

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

3 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

Treliving the new leaf GM…Please hire your old pal Sutter. 
 

I wonder what blockbuster he has cooking up? 

 

That's too bad, I still think he did a good job under horrible circumstances in Calgary. His real mistake was not firing Sutter. Treliving turned a sow's arse into a silk purse only to have Sutter turn it back to a sow's arse again.

[Plutarch]

40 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

 

That's too bad, I still think he did a good job under horrible circumstances in Calgary. His real mistake was not firing Sutter. Treliving turned a sow's arse into a silk purse only to have Sutter turn it back to a sow's arse again.

Wasn't his mistake. He left because ownership wouldn't fire Sutter.

[DON]

Oh well, it will still be fun to toss out 1967 ribbing for another year.

Old timer Leaf fans I almost feel sorry for... almost.

 

[hab29RETIRED]

1 hour ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

 

That's too bad, I still think he did a good job under horrible circumstances in Calgary. His real mistake was not firing Sutter. Treliving turned a sow's arse into a silk purse only to have Sutter turn it back to a sow's arse again.

In think not being allowed to fire Sitter is why he probably quit, and than ownership realized Sutter had to go.

[GHT120]

20 minutes ago, hab29RETIRED said:

In think not being allowed to fire Sitter is why he probably quit, and than ownership realized Sutter had to go.

Read/heard that more than one player had submitted trade demands because of Sutter ... so I expect that played a role as well. 

[Prime Minister Koivu]

I didn’t know that about Sutter. I thought he was Treliving’s guy. 
 

2 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

 

That's too bad, I still think he did a good job under horrible circumstances in Calgary. His real mistake was not firing Sutter. Treliving turned a sow's arse into a silk purse only to have Sutter turn it back to a sow's arse again.

 

Gotta give the guy credit for the Tkachuk trade for sure. I thought we had another Gaudreau situation. 
 

Really curious to see what he does 

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

14 hours ago, hab29RETIRED said:

In think not being allowed to fire Sitter is why he probably quit, and than ownership realized Sutter had to go.

 

Pity the franchise with meddling ownership. 

[GHT120]

55 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

Pity the franchise with meddling ownership. 

 

Now Treliving only has to worry about a meddling Team President who knows his job depends on what the owners want.

[dlbalr]

15 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

I didn’t know that about Sutter. I thought he was Treliving’s guy. 

 

I think he was originally as Treliving was the one to bring him back.  However, I think he realized that how things went this season was untenable but ownership didn't want to pull the trigger at that time.  Treliving already was waffling on an extension before that and that might have been the final push out the door.

[Prime Minister Koivu]

46 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

 

I think he was originally as Treliving was the one to bring him back.  However, I think he realized that how things went this season was untenable but ownership didn't want to pull the trigger at that time.  Treliving already was waffling on an extension before that and that might have been the final push out the door.

Ahh this makes the best sense of the situation. 
 

Thanks Brian 

[Commandant]

5 hours ago, dlbalr said:

 

I think he was originally as Treliving was the one to bring him back.  However, I think he realized that how things went this season was untenable but ownership didn't want to pull the trigger at that time.  Treliving already was waffling on an extension before that and that might have been the final push out the door.

 

Numerous players who are coming up as UFAs in the next year or two also told ownership, if he's the coach, I'm not signing an extension and I want to be traded in the exit interviews and through their agents as well.  The players were in full scale revolt over Sutter. 

 

Lindholm was one, but there were more too. 

[dlbalr]

48 minutes ago, Commandant said:

Numerous players who are coming up as UFAs in the next year or two also told ownership, if he's the coach, I'm not signing an extension and I want to be traded in the exit interviews and through their agents as well.  The players were in full scale revolt over Sutter. 

 

Lindholm was one, but there were more too. 

 

I'm pretty sure Backlund was one of the others.

[GHT120]

Yahoo Sports NHL on Twitter: "Mike Babcock is reportedly set for an NHL return with the Blue Jackets https://t.co/SRHZPJYNbq" / Twitter

 

Would Gallagher be a "Babcock type"?

[Prime Minister Koivu]

29 minutes ago, GHT120 said:

Yahoo Sports NHL on Twitter: "Mike Babcock is reportedly set for an NHL return with the Blue Jackets https://t.co/SRHZPJYNbq" / Twitter

 

Would Gallagher be a "Babcock type"?

Quinville to Toronto I bet too

 

Torts to Babcock doesn’t seem wise to me but what do I know. 
 

 

[Fanpuck33]

"Johnny, who do you think didn't play hard last year. It's just between us, I swear!"