NHL 2012-13 - Half Season Thread

So Skinner does most of his training with Greg Louganis?

Methodical_sl said:

The hybrid icing becomes another discretionary call, by the linesman no less.It doesn't do what it is supposed to do and that is protect the players from severe injury.If the defenseman looks like he will get to the puck first, icing is called right away,if it looks like a tie, the tie goes to the defender, but if the offense gets there first no whistle, the play goes on.That's is where it fails,the forward doesn't get the protection.

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The forward can not pursue the puck, if they're all that concerned about it. Whereas a D doesn't really have much choice. Personally I'm fine with it, and think it's a good compromise between touch and no-touch (which I personally don't much like).

Beau Bennet, Brendan Morrow, and Robert Bortuzzo with goals so far. Pens high powered star studded offense!

I love how the Sharks can go out and beat top-tier teams and then totally get shut down by shit teams. CBJ just completely fucking played us. Good thing we have that win streak insurance!

Ovechkin with another goal, league leading 26th. Caps win 5th in a row...at Montreal no less. Jets won as well though, as did the Isles. Ottawa lost though.

Oh Pens clinched Northeast tonight btw. Maybe they can just rest the entire team until the playoffs and call up all of the Wilkes-Barre guys until then...

Grimmlokk_sl said:

Oh Pens clinched Northeast tonight btw. Maybe they can just rest the entire team until the playoffs and call up all of the Wilkes-Barre guys until then...

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Get out if our division scumtrash.

Grimmlokk_sl said:

Oh Pens clinched Northeast tonight btw. Maybe they can just rest the entire team until the playoffs and call up all of the Wilkes-Barre guys until then...

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Even if realignment had already happened this year you would have clinched...pretty crazy. Amazingly enough 2nd place would be...the Capitals.

Bane_sl said:

Get out if our division scumtrash.

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Heh, Atlantic. Jesus, I was on my way to bed and decided to gloat first. Silky smooth as always.

Without sounding like a Bruins homer.. how's everyone feel about the hit on Marchand tonight? Shanny already came out and said non-suspendable.

Bane_sl said:

Without sounding like a Bruins homer.. how's everyone feel about the hit on Marchand tonight? Shanny already came out and said non-suspendable.

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Was out tonight, is there video?

N/m found it on espn.com. If Shanny said non-suspendable is he thinking about a fine at least? I didn't think you could throw forearms/elbows to the head like that. Now I'm not sure how much intent there was with the puck coming around that might have been an uncoordinated attempt to smother it against the boards, but he certainly should be held accountable for not being in control and causing an injury like that.

There was no accident there, that was a pretty blatant elbow.

Grimmlokk_sl said:

There was no accident there, that was a pretty blatant elbow.

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Hmm yes on that vid he does seem to turn to see Marchand coming...and Shanny already said no suspension? I feel like the job is overwhelming him these days.

I just find it personally insulting he already came out and said not suspendable. Pretty quick decision there pal.

Bane_sl said:

I just find it personally insulting he already came out and said not suspendable. Pretty quick decision there pal.

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Wonder if that means he'll make a video on why it wasn't a suspendable offense.

Hall's two handed slash.This guy is dirty, a coward, deserves at least 5 games and a beating.Look at him hide behind the linesman.lol

Bane_sl said:

Without sounding like a Bruins homer.. how's everyone feel about the hit on Marchand tonight? Shanny already came out and said non-suspendable.

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I have no fucking clue how that can be even considered non-suspendable. Didn't the NHL want to get rid of hits to the head? It can't be much more evident than this that Volchenkov raises his elbow when he sees Marchand, leads with it and plants it firmly in the side of Marchand's head.

And I think Marchand in general is a little rat bastard so I don't feel like I'm exactly biased for him.

If there's no suspension for this hit, together with the Rick Nash debacle, it's starting to get really tough to see any kind of consistency in the rulings (not that there was a whole lot before.)