2020-2021 NHL Thread
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Guilt Trip
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Maybe...He def had an outstanding year when he won it, dragging the Devils into the playoffs. He finished 41 pts ahead of the next guy, had a 26 game point streak. No one was more valuable to his team then Hall that year. He's def dropped off after leaving NJ. I think he's still a good player but not as good as he once was, especially with Buff.Nik said:
bustaheims
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Zee said:
Too many teams not in a clear buy or sell position right now. Teams are going to have to make some very difficult decisions on the direction they want to take.
I just went from looking at Hall's Hart winner season, to thinking that McDavid arguably should have won it if it wasn't for the fact that non-playoff players aren't eligible or something, to thinking that it's a shame that McDavid has only won it once so far despite being the best player of his generation, to seeing that Crosby has only won it twice despite being the best player of his generation, and then to seeing that Lemieux only won it three times despite being a top-3 player of all time.
The Hart's a hard trophy to win.
The Hart's a hard trophy to win.
bustaheims
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CarltonTheBear said:
To win it, it seems like you either have to have an unexpectedly dominant season, be a generational talent in your second season, return from a major injury to have a dominant season, lead the league in points by a significant margin (which varies by season, era, etc.), or have the voters feel like you were snubbed in previous seasons and you just deserve one.
Heroic Shrimp
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https://twitter.com/TomGulittiNHL/status/1379621805078544385
bustaheims
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Heroic Shrimp said:
Last team I would have guessed. Good for them for not being more than just better than the Sabres.
herman
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https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1379861994820534278
https://twitter.com/harmandayal2/status/1379860010323177473
https://twitter.com/passittobulis/status/1379095357888491530
A player was pulled from practice after a positive test result came through; the practice continued and a morning skate was held the next day as well. Injured players and support staff (who are masked and not on the ice) are unaffected thus far. This should be all the proof needed that this illness spreads even on the ice (I don't know why the NHL thought it wouldn't).
https://twitter.com/harmandayal2/status/1379860010323177473
https://twitter.com/passittobulis/status/1379095357888491530
A player was pulled from practice after a positive test result came through; the practice continued and a morning skate was held the next day as well. Injured players and support staff (who are masked and not on the ice) are unaffected thus far. This should be all the proof needed that this illness spreads even on the ice (I don't know why the NHL thought it wouldn't).
bustaheims
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So, basically, the entire team is infected? Great.
Highlander
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On the positive side, this means they can't play.bustaheims said:
Heroic Shrimp
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https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/1380279750028054541
Jim Benning strikes again, yikes.
Jim Benning strikes again, yikes.
bustaheims
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That?s not necessarily a terrible contract. Pearson has shown an ability to be a ~40 point guy. The Canucks should be focused on trading him, but that?s a different issue.
OldTimeHockey
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Hypothetically it should actually transfer easier on the ice due to colder conditions, lack of ventilation and being in an area with boards.Bender said:
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Most doctors I've spoken to are unconcerned with the on ice situations, as long as movement is occurring. Where the issue occurs is when they scrum to go over a talk with the coach. In minor hockey we were asked to keep spacing on the ice. The NHL hasn't enforced those same protocols. To me, that's where it happens.
I've also been rather disturbed with how much guys still spit while on the ice. You'd think that of all the things they can enforce, that would be one of the first.
Heroic Shrimp
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https://twitter.com/DimFilipovic/status/1380312867627397121?s=19
OldTimeHockey said:
Most doctors I've spoken to are unconcerned with the on ice situations, as long as movement is occurring. Where the issue occurs is when they scrum to go over a talk with the coach. In minor hockey we were asked to keep spacing on the ice. The NHL hasn't enforced those same protocols. To me, that's where it happens.
I've also been rather disturbed with how much guys still spit while on the ice. You'd think that of all the things they can enforce, that would be one of the first.
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Ok, but MD doctors are not virologists or epidemiologists, and I have heard evidence to the contrary by both. If team A has a positive case, plays a game against Team B then a player on Team B gets sick then that is enough I think to at least take it seriously that it can happen on the ice. As a parallel in gyms people are also hypothetically moving around in large spaces and not necessarily in close contact and they still have become sick. Cold, dry conditions do keep viruses viable for longer, that's why you out viruses in fridges or freezers to store them.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6941a4.htm?s_cid=mm6941a4_w
https://champ.gothamist.com/champ/gothamist/news/shut-the-schools-down-dont-shut-hockey-down-hockey-fans-bristle-at-governor-murphys-threat?__twitter_impression=true
Close contact is likely most risky but that doesn't mean on ice conditions aren't.
Heroic Shrimp
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https://twitter.com/JShannonhl/status/1380331827823583233
So then the 25-14-2 Oilers are 16-14-2 against the rest of the North.
Edit: And if you remove the Ottawa games, Edmonton's goal differential goes from +19 to -4!
So then the 25-14-2 Oilers are 16-14-2 against the rest of the North.
Edit: And if you remove the Ottawa games, Edmonton's goal differential goes from +19 to -4!