Thread: Any Hockey Fans Out There????

Back in the early ...mid 1970’s....you could see their faces...hair flowing and could easily see who was who....Miss those days

Yeah, and most of em had no chicklets in the front too.

A freind got tickest to the game one time. It was when the North Stars where in MN!

Or seats were just behing the visotors bench.

Not a good seat to see the play on the one side of the rink but much fun to see the players up close.

Understandubly why but fun to see how worn and well used their skates and gloves were for example.

You don't notice that on TV.

Plus you get a real feel for depth and intelectual nature of their discourse with their opponents.

We've had seats 5 rows behind the benches before. Fun but maybe not great for taking small children as it may increase their vocabulary in a negative fashion.

I see ...Stamkos is no longah in Tampa ....

Who else didn’t they pay ?

Other guys whose heads wouldn't fit through the door.

Made his first trip back last night and got his little ovation but he couldn't score on Vassie.That's why Vasilevskiy is still there making the big $$$.

Don't get me wrong. I like Stamkos and I would have liked it if he had stayed. But you could tell the end of the playoffs he was making a big show, posturing to prove himself. These guys get a case of the ass about themselves. They start to think they're worth their weight in gold.
Sure he was a good player and a valuable team member but no one is unexpendable. Your number is 91 not 99 and even if it were that still wouldn't mean you're safe from trading. Remember even 99 got traded 3 times. If the great one can get traded so can you buddy.

Let's not forget what happened to New York with Hairdo Lundqvist. They were tied into his big contract which he aged out in. He wasn't playing up to the dollars so they couldn't play him and they couldn't buy him out. That was bad for eveybody, the team was hurt financially, Lundqvist looked bad and the fans lost the lustre for him. Besides, what they got for the cap hit savings will pay off in the long run. Guentzel is paying off already. Geekie is growing into his skates and is tough for a 20 year old kid. It was painful for a moment but in a season or two (maybe less) fans will be saying, "Stam-who?"

Geekie was a Bruin last year...I liked his game. Didn’t even realize he was gone...lmao !

Bruins are stinking up the joint

You must mean Morgan Geekie. This is Conor his younger brother. They picked him up with Moser from Utah in the Sergachev trade. 20 years old, played his firat NHL game with the Lightning. He was a stud in the minors scoring just under Bedard who he is outplaying now at NHL level. He's a few years younger than Morgan, a little bit taller and heavier. 6'4" 203. He might even still grow an inch or two.

Yeah, I breifly saw a score last night, Bruins were getting whipped pretty good by Carolina. Didn't see the final though.

Boy that was quite a game in Denver the other night. Avs were playing their hearts out and Vassie just shut the door late. Bolts defense was on fire in front if him though too, best their defense has been since their Cup runs. That had the feel of a playoff game.

Just a plug for a new hockey league: Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) or in French Canada Ligue Professionnelle de Hockey F?minin, (LPHF). There are 6 charter franchises, just like the original six in the NHL. Three from Canada, three from the US. Their cup is the Walter Cup named after the Walter family, its benefactor, also similar to Lord Stanley's Cup.
They had their first season last year. I just found out about this so I am a little late to the party but have watched a little bit and let me tell you, what I saw was no girlie tea party. This was full contact, watch your chicklets hockey. I haven't seen enough to pick a team to pull for but I sure hope to. The more hockey the better as far as I'm concerned providing it is not a watered down sissy match which this isn't from what I've seen.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/

https://youtube.com/@thepwhlofficial...s_JgOP9zWd93Fd

I don't think I need to say this but I have no horse in this race, no vested interest, only an interest in seeing more good, real hockey.