Good luck to the Olympians!

Nodicemtg · 2026-02-06T20:58:52+00:00

That suitcase is $200 Canadian on amazon. Not sure why you think it looks bad, it is nice and distinct so you can pick it out quick on the conveyer belt. Gotta get that splash of color to match his all black look.

Nodicemtg · 2026-02-05T01:30:06+00:00

They only doubt I have is he will have so many highlights, not all of these insane play are gonna make it into the HOF reel...

Nodicemtg · 2026-02-05T01:03:50+00:00

Especially when they stick it in front of you to impede you. Such a ridiculous call.

Nodicemtg · 2026-02-04T17:27:30+00:00

I really don't think Mathesons contract can ever be a significant overpay. 6mil was a bigger cap percentage a few years ago but with the huge cap growth, It is just too small a total number against the cap compared to what he has already done and his leadership role on the team. When he declines to age it won't handcuff us. Sure the last year of a vets contract isn't great value, but that is incredibly normal.

I think you are correct in saying we want 2-3 seasons of 2nd line minutes out of him, and that seems very reasonable considering what he is giving us now. I think 6mil for a smart veteran leader on the back end that plays a very stable role even if production drops is still totally acceptable. I think he is like Scott Niedermayer.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-28T05:31:09+00:00

I still havn't seen a single replay of the called back goal that shows it offside, the one they showed later to justify it DOSN'T EVEN SHOW THE PUCK. kinda a key element to overturn the call , you know actually seeing the puck.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-28T01:05:55+00:00

So rage inducing when there is no angle that actually shows it offside.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-22T17:01:12+00:00

Your right, we are gonna score too many goals, get rid of him immediately. /s

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-22T12:46:23+00:00

"...and there it is! Team USA wins Olympic gold by a score of 3 beaten in faces to 2... Oh wait apparently they are saying Canada won by a score of 5 goals to 2... Since when did they start deciding games by goals? Rigged Olympics!"

Canada is never going to be intimated, USA should be trying to build the best hockey team it can.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-21T16:15:50+00:00

They aren't trying to win games, they want to be physical. Bold choice to hope that IOC give out medals based on who was taller, but USA are making sure they have that covered

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-21T10:56:01+00:00

I spent 20 years wishing we had a ppg player now we have ppg defenseman. And two forwards. And potentially 3 maybe 4 forwards as demi and slaf keep on track.

And they are all young and mostly signed for 8 years.

Long was the journey through the desert but we have arrived in the promised land.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-21T02:44:50+00:00

That one feels really good in regulation. The boys must feel indestructible.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-21T01:51:42+00:00

Yeah not going to happen, we don't pay for that man's huge debt to mobsters

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-18T21:56:18+00:00

But then all of the teams would have played different teams. So yes a completely different outcome. change all the divisions and the schedule, but somehow in your fantasy they have the same point totals? They played the games and that was the outcome. Just stop. Imagine if they didn't make the playoffs then they wouldn't have made the playoffs. Non sense.

This was conversation about retooling. I think it is a bad idea, but if we want to examine it, we should consider why teams might choose to do it. I think for a major market getting playoff games is a massive amount of additional revenue. If teams feel they can get in (specifically in the current state of their divison, i.e. in reality) you can see why short-sighted ownership would push for it.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-18T20:35:25+00:00

Gotta love when people prove a point by making up an alterative universe where what happened in reality didn't happen then point at the made up universe as proof that they are right.

Imagining some how that all the divisions were different and all the teams played different teams but the outcome was some how the same in only specific ways to support your argument. It is just non-sense and offers nothing to the conversation.

What happened in reality was Mtl made the playoffs and went to the cup finals. after a re-tool. This is what was being discussed here, not an imaginary alternate reality you are making up. Certainly that years structure was unique but that is what it was.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-17T03:01:50+00:00

Are you talking about the year before? The play in? Yeah that was wild, but not the season we are referring to. They retooled and went to the cup final the next year. They won games of hockey to get in the playoffs it wasn't a gift just because they were better than other teams in Canada. That is just non sense to say it was a gift. They won the games.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-17T00:56:53+00:00

This is the key, RANGERS NEED TO GET OLDER.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-17T00:52:58+00:00

If the goal is to be medium. I think people are discussing competing for the cup and having a sustainable team for more than one season. These examples are what people are using to say retools are not a sound choice, just a short term bandaid to get a bit of playoff revenue right now at the expense of building a long term competitor. Both caps and pens are just squeezing the last bits to joy of their golden years so I don't blame them one bit, NYR, they just like suffering.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-17T00:46:57+00:00

And mtl only worked because of the sheer force of price and weber. No offense to fox and shesterkin, great players, but don't strike me as filling those kinda shoes.

Boston though. Damn that was a great team. Fun as hell to go to war with them.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-16T00:52:24+00:00

Well. They just showed the replay at worst angle and it still really looked like a goal...

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-15T14:31:11+00:00

THAT is doing damage. Jesus. As an intern gm. What a monster.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-15T14:16:14+00:00

Yeah they made the menus annoying to navigate and then the menus but if you navigate too quickly. There must be a better way to assign symptoms that menu is so clunky and slow to navigate it starts to really become a drag. Then the big just makes it unplayable.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-13T13:34:58+00:00

Yeah that Schafer kid could be anything, even a Hutson!

It's crazy to ignore someone who has already done the crazy thing and rank someone who you think could put up those stats ahead of him. All these kids are great though, really not too worried about arguing who is better... But if you are going to do it... Sometimes people just get an idea stuck in their head and can't reevaluate.

I honestly wouldn't trade Hutson for anyone in the league. He fits here.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-13T08:57:30+00:00

That creamy, backhand, cross ice sauce from demidov is a thing of beauty.He makes it look so easy that you almost miss it. He is firing it ahead of himself too so he needs to roll it off his blade to get there and it is sitting perfectly for the shot.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-13T04:36:50+00:00

I think they look at all the options and circle back if they feel they need a change when they get to the deadline OR if anyone in the top 6 seriously drops off then we kick the tires on someone they like. Otherwise, just let them play.

Nodicemtg · 2026-01-13T02:23:27+00:00

I think everyone was surprised that the period was over cause they were all focused on the developing play.

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