NHL Season 2023-24

[dwm74]

That's this season's Penguins for ya. They can beat the top teams one night, but then next game out they'll stink up the place against one of the worst teams in the league. Been a pattern for the past couple years. 'Inconsistency' doesn't begin to describe it. Must be hell for those betting oddsmakers.

 

[dangnewt]

Plenty of Pens fans at the game, must be a popular road trip and/or the Boston metro has more transplanted Yinzers than I previously knew. They are a little harder to spot initially since they wear Bruins' colors, but they do tend to make themselves known verbally.

 

[GonePlaid]

A coupla others: how loud it is when sticks hit sticks, pucks hit boards-or posts-and other in-game noises. And how deafening the music during time-outs is(at least at Amalie). Also, some of the on-mic people need to learn to let the mic/sound system do the work. Screaming just distorts.

 

[fokof]

Go Rangers Go !

 

[dangnewt]

Totally agree.

TD Garden is loud, but the Panthers Arena in Sunrise is much louder and more intrusive. I follow the Bruins DJ on Twitter and he also does the Patriots as well. Often very clever song selections from a variety of genres, he adds a lot of value to the fan experience.

 

[hbarcat]

3. how much snow the players create that the ice crews scoop up on TV timeouts.

Truth.

I've played men's league and intercollegiate hockey and we got by just fine on zamming the ice after every period with no real snow buildup.

But the NHL is 10 times more intense. These are the most elite athletes in the world, sprinting up and down and back and forth at full speed, constantly digging in their razor sharp blades at the very edge of control.

The snow is flying and it builds up quick. If they didn't send out the crews with shovels during every TV timeout, it wouldn't be possible to play proper hockey after about 10 minutes.

 

[hbarcat]

A coupla others: how loud it is when sticks hit sticks, pucks hit boards-or posts-and other in-game noises. And how deafening the music during time-outs is(at least at Amalie). Also, some of the on-mic people need to learn to let the mic/sound system do the work. Screaming just distorts.

It's not so much loud as it is clear.

You're immersed in the ambiance of the entire arena and there's a sense of an immediate presence that's missing from a televised viewing.

Every stick and puck hit is a sharp crack that you can hear in three dimensional space. Big hits into the boards reverberate in the arena. Music and PA announcements sound absolutely huge.

When I used to go to the old Chicago stadium, the famous Barton pipe organ* was glorious.
When the Hawks would score a goal the fans roared** their approval and they sounded the train horn and the entire building would shake. You could feel it through your feet standing on the concrete.




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** After they demolished the barn and moved across the street to the new stadium (the United Center), the Blackhaks' slogan for a few years was "Remember the roar".

 

[SoonerBill]

I won't say who but a certain team is in first and beating the other good teams to be there. Unlike last season when they couldn't beat a good team.

 

[GoLeafsGo]

Ugly ending to a great Junior tourney...congrats Team USA for a well deserved gold medal.

 

[Karl_in_Chicago]

It's not so much loud as it is clear.

You're immersed in the ambiance of the entire arena and there's a sense of an immediate presence that's missing from a televised viewing.

Every stick and puck hit is a sharp crack that you can hear in three dimensional space. Big hits into the boards reverberate in the arena. Music and PA announcements sound absolutely huge.

When I used to go to the old Chicago stadium, the famous Barton pipe organ* was glorious.
When the Hawks would score a goal the fans roared** their approval and they sounded the train horn and the entire building would shake. You could feel it through your feet standing on the concrete.




*

** After they demolished the barn and moved across the street to the new stadium (the United Center), the Blackhaks' slogan for a few years was "Remember the roar".

Actually "Remember the ROAR" was the slogan they coined in the farewell season of the Stadium. Hawks were in a sorry state then and it wasn't long before fans had co-opted it to be "Remember to SCORE".
I miss that old place. Used to be semi-regular up in the 300 level (nosebleed); the old school design of that place stacked each level pretty much on top of the other so you were still right over the ice even in the cheap seats instead of way back like newer designs. That place got LOUD, too.

One of my best friends is a Canadian, same age as me, that grew up outside Montreal as a rabid Habs fan and was a regular at the old Forum and he said the Stadium was the best place he ever went for a hockey game.

 

[hbarcat]

Actually "Remember the ROAR" was the slogan they coined in the farewell season of the Stadium. Hawks were in a sorry state then and it wasn't long before fans had co-opted it to be "Remember to SCORE".
I miss that old place. Used to be semi-regular up in the 300 level (nosebleed); the old school design of that place stacked each level pretty much on top of the other so you were still right over the ice even in the cheap seats instead of way back like newer designs. That place got LOUD, too.

One of my best friends is a Canadian, same age as me, that grew up outside Montreal as a rabid Habs fan and was a regular at the old Forum and he said the Stadium was the best place he ever went for a hockey game.

My dad and his friend shared season tickets for several years when I was a kid so I went to see quite a few Hawks games. The seats were along the blue line at the very top row of the top level yet we could see everything perfectly - from a birds eye view.

I saw Stan Mikita score his 500th career goal at the Chicago Stadium. In all the times I'd been there I've never heard it so loud. The standing ovation went on for about five minutes.

That old barn was truly special.

 

[Fishheadjoe]

Reports are indicating that the Leafs have signed pending free agent Willy Nylander to an 8 year $11.5 mill extension. I'm fine with that, the no trade cause, not so much....
Fishheadjoe

 

[dwm74]

Reports are indicating that the Leafs have signed pending free agent Willy Nylander to an 8 year $11.5 mill extension. I'm fine with that, the no trade cause, not so much....
Fishheadjoe

Good for Nylander, and good for the Leafs. NMC's are almost unavoidable with players of this caliber.

Now they just have to endure one more season of Tavares' deal, and surely he'll sign for a discount, as I don't see him willingly leaving TO unless they really lowball him. I can see him signing a similar deal to what Malkin and Letang did last year.

If the Leafs need to trim salary, Marner would be possible trade bait, as he's a great player in any month not named April.

 

[Fishheadjoe]

Mitch isn't going anywhere...
Fishheajoe

 

[dwm74]

Pens win in Philly, but surprisingly Crosby was kept off the scoresheet. He usually has no problem adding to his points total when playing in that city. (Conversely the Flyers usually do well when playing in the 'burgh.)

 

[GonePlaid]

Pens win in Philly, but surprisingly Crosby was kept off the scoresheet. He usually has no problem adding to his points total when playing in that city. (Conversely the Flyers usually do well when playing in the 'burgh.)

??? They wear Converse?

 

[Jeff K]

Yeah, the Flyers got spanked by the Pens (4-1). But the big news for me was the trade that occurred. Highly rated prospect (forward) Cutter Gauthier was traded to the Ducks for defenseman Jamie Drysdale and a Ducks 2nd rounder in 2025. Turns out that Gauthier (through his agent?) told the Flyers numerous times that he did NOT want to go to Philly and play for the Flyers. So Briere and Tortorella said they don't want anybody who doesn't want to be there.

Somehow they were able to keep the ongoing negotiations quiet so as not to put them (the Flyers) in a tough bargaining position. Gauthier looks to be a great talent, although nothing like a McDavid, or Crosby. The Flyers are happy because they acquired a 21-year old right-hand shooting defenseman who was the #6 overall pick in the 2020 draft. Not a big defenseman, but reportedly a pretty good talent. I hope he does well in Philly.

 

[Fishheadjoe]

Yeah, the Flyers got spanked by the Pens (4-1). But the big news for me was the trade that occurred. Highly rated prospect (forward) Cutter Gauthier was traded to the Ducks for defenseman Jamie Drysdale and a Ducks 2nd rounder in 2025. Turns out that Gauthier (through his agent?) told the Flyers numerous times that he did NOT want to go to Philly and play for the Flyers. So Briere and Tortorella said they don't want anybody who doesn't want to be there.

Somehow they were able to keep the ongoing negotiations quiet so as not to put them (the Flyers) in a tough bargaining position. Gauthier looks to be a great talent, although nothing like a McDavid, or Crosby. The Flyers are happy because they acquired a 21-year old right-hand shooting defenseman who was the #6 overall pick in the 2020 draft. Not a big defenseman, but reportedly a pretty good talent. I hope he does well in Philly.

I think he just didn't want to play for Torts.
Fishheadjoe

 

[Jeff K]

I think he just didn't want to play for Torts.
Fishheadjoe

Could be. But say what you will about Torts. I think he's been good for the Flyers. He makes them work hard (or be scratched); and he's helped to build up their confidence so that they feel like they can win any game they play. Still a long way to go, but he has them on the right path.

 

[Fishheadjoe]

Could be. But say what you will about Torts. I think he's been good for the Flyers. He makes them work hard (or be scratched); and he's helped to build up their confidence so that they feel like they can win any game they play. Still a long way to go, but he has them on the right path.

It can be said that Torts has a way of making or breaking rookies in this league... his way or the highway type of thing. As a player, you have to consider if that "style" is going to work for your long term career goals and if you have concerns, well they has the right to turn the Flyers down and seek a team that he "feels" will more likely suit their long term goals. Torts controls ice time, which can make or break a career.
Well, that or he's a primadonna!
Fishheadjoe