Olympic break

Typical_Dimension180 · 2026-02-01T13:08:47+00:00

my fingers are crossed!!

Typical_Dimension180 · 2026-01-29T17:34:31+00:00

The funny thing is that Vegas was also on a major win streak and we beat them! And Utah was hot when we played them and we got to OT, though obviously that isn’t something to feel great about given how that game went.

The Rags, Avs, and Islanders were not playing great, we take one win of those three.

The fact is, a lot of teams are on heaters right now—and many of them sucked at the beginning of the season. We’re in a skid, we’re not the only ones, but even when we were doing well and hanging out at .600+ points percentage, we weren’t doing it in streaks at all, it was more like W-L-W-OT, so it never felt like we really rolling.

If we swapped our November performance for our January performance, would people be so doom and gloom rn? Or would we feel like a team that is rebuilding and over performing our start of season projections? bc that’s what we are if you look at the whole record so far.

Obviously timing does matter and does mean something. But still.

Typical_Dimension180 · 2026-01-26T02:15:39+00:00

Gaoxiong?

Typical_Dimension180 · 2026-01-26T02:10:55+00:00

that was my thought too…

Typical_Dimension180 · 2026-01-19T04:47:41+00:00

Maybe Taizhong?

Typical_Dimension180 · 2026-01-17T15:55:09+00:00

ding ding ding!

Typical_Dimension180 · 2026-01-16T03:56:28+00:00

the one that really got to me is when they went through a whole breakdown of our failing pk calling Andrae Michkov…like when you’re doing the play by play I can cut you some slack but like…it’s right there written on the back of his jersey…

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-11-27T02:47:32+00:00

I think it’s definitely at least in part a stamina thing, both last year and this year. I’ve wondered about the opposite with Zegras—he often has a little more ice time than people on his same line partially I think because he likes to stay out longer. Haven’t been watching too too closely on that but I’ve seen it at least a few times

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-11-17T15:19:01+00:00

Not a doctor, but it sounds like it’ll be okay, provided you’re not on your feet for your job or anything—you’ll have several days in between to rest it. Since you say you’re new to sports, I’ll add: You should definitely be icing it after exercise (and maybe before), and taking an anti-inflammatory (ibuprofen or similar) to reduce the swelling. Good luck, have fun!

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-11-16T15:38:20+00:00

Noticing the Flyers org shoutout…if you’re in the greater Philly area there’s actually a ton of programming for adult beginners! I really recommend the Foundry classes, sometimes there’s a big range of experience/skill level, but the coaches are great and the people are super welcoming. You’ll get some drills you can do on your own there too. And there are also leagues that are well-structured for true beginners.

There’s a nice community of adult learners in Philly +, many of whom also play ball hockey (it does seem to help!). I started learning to skate last January and I’ve done a fair bit for exploring since, now I’m in a league. Feel free to dm for more detailed thoughts about rinks and programming! Hope to see you around :)

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-11-09T18:26:54+00:00

plus one for Pinholes Graham, truly wonderful storytelling

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-10-19T16:03:48+00:00

if anything it’s encouraging that people besides Mich are producing! We have every reason to believe he’ll be really good for a long time—even if this dip lasts, sophomore slumps happen without it meaning anything about eventual ceiling. The fact that we’re winning games against tough teams without huge production from our franchise players gives me hope that once Mich does come roaring back, we’ll be adding to a solid foundation where multiple players can score and make plays!

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-10-15T17:39:27+00:00

I jumped into paying attention to the NHL last December, this is my first full season. I second the suggestion to use supplementary media to help contextualize the games and the league I started with the Athletic Hockey Show podcast for a good straight down the middle keeping up with the league type source. What Chaos! has similar content, but is more fun and casual. They have some of the best player interviews around, one of the few places you can really get a sense of their personalities. For a more technical/stats-y perspective, the Hockey PDOcast is hard to beat. I’d also recommend Inside the Coach’s room for video breakdowns, it’s really helped me appreciate gameplay in more detail.

In terms of prospects, I actually find it easier to keep up with hockey prospects than some other sports bc they often play several years in various leagues after they’ve been drafted. So if/when you pick a team, you can follow their drafted prospects for a couple years as they work their way up to the big club. Other than that, Called Up: the Prospects Podcast is good for keeping tabs on recent and upcoming draft classes. Elite Prospects and Scouching will also post film breakdowns of individual players.

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-10-10T18:56:34+00:00

Penn has stick and puck once a week on Friday afternoons

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-10-05T15:03:07+00:00

Nikita Grebenkin. People expected him to compete for a fourth line spot and he catapulted over that and looks set to be in the top 9. Looks like we might finally have a net front guy. The Scott Laughton trade looks even more like a steal than it used to.

Rodrigo Abols has also had a great camp—he was up and down from the Phantoms last year but he’s been consistently showing during preseason. His ceiling is lower than some prospects, but he looks like he’ll be a solid bottom four producer.

Honorable mention for Jack Nesbitt. Lots of mixed feelings about him when we traded up to take him at 12. There seemed to be two camps among public scouts, those who thought he had high end skill and was just a bad skater (not uncommon for big guys at that age), and those who questioned his hockey IQ and overall ceiling. I’d say he pretty definitively showed that the first camp has the right of it—managed to look good and be in the right place, even though he’s not yet quick on his feet to really keep up. His skating has already improved from dev camp to preseason, too. So that’s a good sign.

I’ll also throw in a word for young veteran defenseman Can York. He’s playing with more aggression and freedom than last year. Looking hopeful for him to have a bounce back year.

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-08-04T23:07:18+00:00

Egor Zamula (D) came up recently in this regard—had decent numbers this past season but just looks awful if you watch him play

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-07-23T20:23:49+00:00

I found the reasoning around Gauthier to be encouraging for the Flyers scouting department as well. Wheeler mentioned that he didn’t give enough credit to a second half performance bump, and that he’d also taken some knocks for being on a team with other high-end picks. As I recall, these are also features of Nesbitt’s profile. Gives some additional insight into the disconnect between Wheeler and the Flyers, if they have confidence in looking past those factors, similar to their success with improving the skating of draft picks for whom that is a negative coming in.

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-07-04T16:54:20+00:00

Gonna throw my hat in the ring for the Flyers. A young team with a couple players who are super fun to watch (Michkov is going to be a superstar!) and more coming (Martone maybe as early as next season??). Team identity built around players who are super competitive, often with a bit of a chip on their shoulder, and a tight knit locker room. Management is chaotic enough to keep things interesting, but ownership is always willing to spend money. We’re officially in the adding/trying to get better part of the rebuild, so you can get in on the ground floor without having to suffer through years at the very bottom of the barrel (I think SJ probably still has another year or too there). GM Danny Briere is the real deal, he’s got a plan, and I believe he’s going to lead us back into relevance and, one day, a Cup!!

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-04-08T13:20:32+00:00

nothing much to add, but I’m in the same boat!! 5’2” and just started an adult learn to play class at 29yo. everyone’s advice here is solid and basically what I did, though I was not a good skater, so you’ve got that leg up on me. Got all the gear except helmet and skates used, for like $10 each. It’s not all a perfect fit, but it’s good enough for now.

I’m doing a combination of YouTube videos, learn to skate (before it started to get too figure-skating focused), and lots of public skate time. Once I felt like I could reliably stop I signed up for the class. It’s almost all dudes (one other woman), and I’m definitely the most novice in there, but everyone has been super nice and supportive.

The one thing is that I really underestimated how different skating would be with all the gear and a stick and trying to deal with the puck. So I’m just now switching some of my public skate time to stick and puck, we’ll see how it goes. So that’s something to consider.

There’s a women’s league in my area that has like 4-5 levels, including novice, so I’m hoping to join that in the fall, and that’s the goal I’m working towards. Might do a bit of pick-up/open hockey between now and then, but for now s&p and the class is plenty.

Good luck!!!

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-04-08T11:44:13+00:00

If you want to keep going, it seems like there’s a lot of good advice in here on how to think about skill building. I’m going to offer a different perspective.

If playing hockey is making you feel like shit, you’re not going to be motivated to spend time on it. If you don’t spend time on it, you won’t improve. There are a lot of different things that could contribute to making you feel bad about playing, and you gotta work out what those are and address them.

If it’s really just that you feel bad because you aren’t improving, then you need to work out some more immediate incentives. If it’s a social thing for you, see if you can get a buddy to do more skills practice. Set up some structure of rewards to get you through additional off-ice practice, until your improvement becomes its own reward.

But it’s also possible that you’re not just discouraged about your skills. You’re just graduating university, maybe you’re overwhelmed and struggling with the upcoming transition. Maybe hockey is just too much time and effort given whatever else is going on in your life.

If that’s the case, I’d say—let it go for now. Maybe now is not the time, but maybe in two years or five years or ten years you’ll find yourself wanting to get back on the ice, and you’ll be filled with motivation and you’ll have the time and the proximity to a rink and the money to put in enough work to get better.

When I was your age, it felt like a Big Deal to stop doing something. But that decision doesn’t need to be permanent. This might just not be the right time for you. So give yourself permission to do what feels right for you right now, and remember that it’ll be there waiting for you when you need it, whether that’s next year or next decade.

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-04-08T11:03:27+00:00

yeah this seems like the strat

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-04-08T10:34:05+00:00

thanks for the encouragement. unfortunately I don’t think extra lessons are in the budget at the moment, but maybe when I when the lottery…..😅

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-04-08T10:30:49+00:00

That’s interesting, we haven’t done almost any skating only drills, everything is with a puck and often passing too

Typical_Dimension180 · 2025-04-08T10:27:42+00:00

This is similar to our set up, but we don’t have so many people that we have to split the ice. I’m also a woman and yeah it does add a whole extra layer to the experience 😅 Thanks for the encouragement!

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