2023-24 NHL Season Thread.

[VanillaO]

Ya.. Edler has kind of proven in the last few months that he plays kind of recklessly. I realize international competition has no bearing on NHL suspensions, but it's a good suspension in my eyes. People will say 'he had elbow tucked and Hertl was leaning forward', but he came from all the way across the ice, easily could have taken the puck away from Hertl, but instead chose to hit him... in the head. He could have taken the puck. He could have hit body on body. He chose to do neither, and try to make it seem like an innocent hit.

I agree players need to keep their heads up, and leaning forwards like that is kind of begging to get your clock cleaned, but that doesn't mean you should be the one who cleans it for them. If he had come from in front of him, I guarantee you there's no suspension. He took advantage of a player in a vulnerable position.

Players still don't seem to have clued in to this shit yet... how many concussions need to happen before they stop going for the head?

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I still can't find video of the Kaleta incident.. anyone able to help out there?

[Rennadrel]

No need to see video, Leafs fans should all know how much of a dirty bag of stool he is. He has already been suspended twice, so odds are he gets a heavier suspension then usual for being a repeat offender.

[Greeney]

http://blogs.buffalonews.com/sabres/...y-5-games.html

[Rennadrel]

He got 5 games last time, he should get 10 this time in my opinion.

[Zeoni]

I knew Bernier was good before but my god if he keeps this up he's going to be a top 5 goalie in the next 2 years.

Heres to hoping Monahan scores again tonight, got a feeling we're gonna lose vs a team that looks like we should beat because of how both New Jersey and Calgary have started. A man can dream ;(

[Greeney]

I knew Bernier was good before but my god if he keeps this up he's going to be a top 5 goalie in the next 2 years.

Heres to hoping Monahan scores again tonight, got a feeling we're gonna lose vs a team that looks like we should beat because of how both New Jersey and Calgary have started. A man can dream ;(

Over these first few games Monahan is impressing me more than McKinnon so far. I hope he keeps it up... and then he goes the way of Gilmour & Phaneuf.

[Zeoni]

MONAHAN!!! Fuck yeah baby!

[Knails]

Usually I"d chime in and say something about how the Hawks won..etc but I'm just gonna make an exclamation that the Panthers whooped all over the Penguins and that is fucking great! WoW! That's a nice home opener for them.

[Zeoni]

Barkov had a good night from what I saw too. So many rookies are doing well so far.

[Rennadrel]

Well it looks like Kaleta is going to get more then a 5 game suspension, he is suspended until his hearing which has been pushed back until Tuesday when they are in New York to face the Islanders, he will be having an in person hearing. If he gets 5 games then that is bullshit because he is facing his 4th suspension since 2009, meaning he is a repeat offender of the most consistent kind and something like 15 games is more warranted to get the point across that his bullshit is not to be tolerated. So far this year, Shanny has been soft on suspensions and should be applying heavier penalties for head hits.

Also, is it just me or is the league completely ignoring teams trying to run over the oppositions goalies? Montreal tried to run over Reimer numerous times in the season opener and I have seen it several times since with both him and Bernier. I am surprised the league is tolerating players charging the net and running over goalies in the process, if a skater did that to anyone else then it would be a charging penalty. Sorry folks but I don't want to see what happened to Reimer two years ago happen to him or Bernier, or any other goalie in the league for that matter. It's time for a crackdown on this kind of nonsense.

[Reg]

I'm not sure of the specific incident you are talking about, but I think if a goalie is outside of the crease or the trapezoid, they are fair game.

[Rennadrel]

No, the goalie is inside the crease.

Anyway, how the hell was that an interference on JVR in the first period? He outmuscled a player to make a 2 on 1 on the PK and he was given an interference penalty for it. Terrible call if I ever saw one.

[Zeoni]

Close game we got here boys

[Elgefar]

Poor Rangers. The minute they gain some momentum, the Blues score a goal.

[Rennadrel]

The fact that it's 5-5 saddens me.

[Zeoni]

Woo! Fuck the Oilers!

[Raleik]

Varlamov has been insane to start the season. Four games, only one goal allowed in each. I guess playing for one of the greatest goalies of all time is paying off for him thus far.

[Deleted]

Clutch performance from the Leafs tonight, that's the type of game they'd have lost heavily a couple of seasons ago.

[Greeney]

The fact that it's 5-5 saddens me.

Reffing and defense was all around awful tonight for both teams.

[Epuration]

sooo.... that goal... idek....