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workingforitallthetime · 2 years

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i have a take! which probably means i should cut back on looking at twitter, but anyway, here is my take:

when the flyers signed keith yandle, it was only partially apparent what a tough season kevin hayes was about to have, but i would like to think that a big factor in signing him was to have him around as support for his good friend kevin and as someone who brought the kind of presence in the room that they’d be missing when kevin was out. and i really appreciate that they did this even though they knew the tradeoff for getting yandle’s intangibles was that they were going to have to let him get his streak.

and they did that. they got him his streak even when probably no other nhl team would have had him on the ice. for a lot of this season, holding up their end of the bargain (even if it wasn’t an explicit bargain, even if it was just a moral obligation) was more important than any interest they would have served by scratching him. more important than slightly increasing their chances of winning by putting a better defenseman in the lineup, and more important than giving someone from the next generation of players an opportunity.

but it’s not that important to let keith yandle rack up a few more games before his nhl career almost certainly comes to an end when this season’s over. there’s not a ton of difference between ending the streak at 989 games and tacking another 13 games on there. there’s a more important interest now, and that interest is to get the prospects some playing time.

why is that interest suddenly more important, when it wasn’t as important in december or february or last week? because they just signed ronnie attard, that’s why. they’ve got one more defenseman they need to get a look at, and there’s not a lot of time left for that.

i’m glad they signed yandle, and i’m glad the flyers helped him get his streak when it’s questionable whether any other team would have even given him a contract this season. it was good for him, and it was good for the organization. but i’m also glad they’re giving the prospects a chance now. that’s good for the kids, and also good for the organization. so i’m really irritated by twitter castigating the flyers for either scratching him now, or not scratching him four months ago. the flyers have balanced their interests about as well as they could in this situation, and the outcome seems fair to all the players involved.

#for the first time ever charlie o'connor can fight me

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doubleminor · 3 years

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keith yandle nets his 100th career goal! | chi v fla | jan. 17, 2021

#keith yandle #florida panthers #panthers #panthers lb #hockeygif #.gif #jd here!!!!!!!!!#very interesting to color this smh

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kikiskeysgame · 3 years

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Kiki's Game Preview to the Chicago Blackhawks-Florida Panthers Game (01\19\2021)

Previously in the Blackhawks' next game The Blackhawks lost to the Florida Panthers on Sunday night 5-2 with goals scored by Alex DeBrincat and Connor Murphy. Duncan Keith (who had two), Patrick Kane and Pius Suter (with his first NHL career point) each had assists in the game. Collin Delia was the losing goaltender; he made 24 saves out of 29 shots on goal during the game. Blackhawks vs. Panthers Tonight will be the second of 7 meetings between the Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers this season; they will face each other again on March 15th, March 23rd, March 25th, April 29th and May 1st. In Sunday night's game, Aaron Ekblad, Keith Yandle, Eetu Luostarinen (who also had an assist in the game), Patric Hornqvist (who also had an assist in the game) and Jonathan Huberdeau (who also had two assists) each scored goals. Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Stralman, Radko Gudas and Aleksander Barkov each had assists in the game. Chris Drieger was the winning goaltender; he made 25 saves out of 27 shots on goal during the game. Players To Be Aware Of Jonathan Huberdeau (who had a goal and two assists in Sunday night's game) Patric Hornqvist (who had a goal and an assist in Sunday night's game) Eetu Luostarinen (who had a goal and an assist in Sunday night's game)

#chicago blackhawks #florida panthers #game preview

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kaileryamamoto · 4 years

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“Get the puck in the hands of the Toyota Prius Mark Pysyk, the hybrid does it all.” - Keith Yandle

The Panthers celebrate after Mark Pysyk gets his first career hat trick and after winning 5-3 against Toronto

panthers @ maple leafs | 02.03.20

#florida panthers #*#*fla #hockey #h: feb 2020 #t: panthers

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queernuck · 4 years

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A large part of what makes “hockey players are so tough, look at this thing a hockey player did!” a cultural touchstone is a combination between the general disregard for workers that permeates North American culture, and a specific white supremacist perspective on both workers and athletes in relation to work, effort, and what can be or should be expected of an athlete. The way in which players work through injury in the NHL is colored by whiteness, is absolutely racialized and moreover is chalked up to “love of the game” in order to contrast with money, with the compensation that players deserve. Holdouts are frowned upon and racialized, especially in comparison to the NHL, and the awful structure of pay that is dealt with by NFL players, the way in which they risk their careers are at risk on every play and wanting fair compensation is seen as going too far, is racial and yet another way that the racism of sports in America is retained.

Keith Yandle losing 9 teeth and playing is more than a bit absurd, but the idea that you should feel an obligation to anyone to go to work the day after losing 9 fucking teeth is part of what makes hockey culture so fucking awful.

#nhl #hockey #keith yandle #isles lb #Florida Panthers

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gregorymckeggory · 5 years

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this weeks newsletter is here!! this week the spotlight shines on the underdogs

Weekly Recap:

Last Man In voting has concluded, and the winners are forward Jeff Skinner (Atlantic), forward Gabriel Landeskog (Central), defenceman Kris Letang (Metropolitan), and forward Leon Draisaitl (Pacific).

The IIHF World Junior Championship ended with a 3-2 regulation gold medal victory for Team Finland. Team USA was awarded silver; Team Russia took home bronze.

On Saturday, the Los Angeles Kings hosted “90’s Night,” during which they used glowing pucks. The glowing pucks originally debuted in 1996, but were later discontinued at the end of the 1997-98 season.

The Montreal Canadiens announced on Monday that goalie Carey Price would be opting out of All-Star Weekend. Price is currently recovering from a lower-body injury and the organization felt he should take the time to rest instead. He will be replaced by goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

All-Star Weekend will be hosted by the San Jose Sharks January 25-26. The NHL has partnered with Adidas to produce eco-friendly jerseys made from marine plastic waste materials. The jerseys will feature team logos for the first time.

On Tuesday, Mike McKenna became the seventh goaltender to start for the Philadelphia Flyers this season. McKenna was claimed from waivers last week from the Ottawa Senators, after being previously acquired (by Ottawa) in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks.

The Blue Jackets have issued a statement as to why they opted to sit goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky; Bobrovsky apparently acted in a way that the organization did not agree with that is unrelated to his upcoming free agent status and they will not be saying anymore about the incident. Bobrovsky and the organization have since ‘cleared the air,’ and Bobrovsky may start against the Capitals on Saturday.

Rick Nash will be retiring from professional hockey after 15 seasons. Nash’s agent released a statement on Friday that cited lingering concussion symptoms and post-concussion syndrome as the reason for his sudden departure.

Play of the Week:

On Sunday, forward Jesse Puljujarvi of the Edmonton Oilers beat out goaltender John Gibson of the Anaheim Ducks with an absolutely astounding no-look backhand pass. It was by no means a pretty play, but it was impressive in its execution. The Oilers went on to shutout the Ducks 4-0 in their own arena.

Players to Watch:

Goalie Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings recently became the 5th American born goalie to tally his 300th career win. Quick has 300 wins and 58 overtime (OT) losses in 576 games played so far in his career. He has started in 30 games this season, winning 7.

Defenceman Robert Bortuzzo of the St. Louis Blues has tallied 1 goal and 5 points in 24 games played this season. He has a career total of 13 goals and 47 points in 300 games played. Bortuzzo recently signed a three-year contract extension with the Blues.

Forward Travis Konecny of the Philadelphia Flyers has 11 goals and 24 points in 44 games played this season. He has a career total of 46 goals and 99 points in 195 games played. He was selected in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft (24th overall). In his rookie season (2015-16) Konecny was awarded the E.J. McGuire Award of excellence by the NHL; this award goes to the prospect who “best exemplifies the commitment to excellence.” He is the first recipient of this award.

Prospect Watch:

Forward Alexandre Fortin, who went undrafted in 2015, has 2 goals and 5 points in 14 games played this season with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League; he has 3 goals and 6 points in 24 games played this season with the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL. Fortin played for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 2014-17, during which he accumulated 52 goals and 135 points in 173 games played.

Defenceman Philippe Myers, who went undrafted in 2015, has 7 goals and 24 points in 36 games played this season with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League. Myers played for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 2013-17, during which he accumulated 29 goals and 92 points in 203 games played. Myers was also a part of Team Canada during the 2016-17 World Junior Championship, though he was taken out early due to a concussion; the team went on to place second and bring home silver.

Defenceman Jeremy Lauzon, drafted 52nd overall by the Boston Bruins, has 1 goal and 6 points in 18 games played with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League this season; he has 1 goal in 15 games with the Boston Bruins of the NHL. Lauzon played for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 2013-17, during which he accumulated 35 goals and 130 points in 200 games played. Lauzon was also a member of Team Canada during the 2016-17 World Junior Championship; he tallied 2 goals and 1 assist in 7 games played.

Team of the Week:

The Detroit Red Wings, an Original Six team founded in 1926, who are currently 8th overall in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference and play out of Little Caesars Arena. The team was originally known as the Detroit Cougars form 1926-30; they were the Detroit Falcons from 1930-32. In 1932, they changed their name to the Red Wings. The Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cups (11) of any NHL franchise in the United States, most recently in 2008. The Wings previously played in the historic Joe Louis Arena from 1979-2017. They have the very distinct and recognizable tradition of throwing an octopus on the ice for luck during playoff games. The NHL has yet to successfully prevent this from occurring. Notable alumni include Brett Hull, Steve Yzerman, Ted Lindsay, Sergei Fedorov, Gordie Howe, and Nicklas Lidstrom.

Outside the NHL:

The National Women’s Hockey League All-Star Weekend will take place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville February 9-10.

The Canadian Women’s Hockey League All-Star Game will take place at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on January 20.

The American Hockey League All-Star Classic will be hosted by the Springfield Thunderbirds January 27-28.

Weekly Thoughts:

From fistfights between teammates, to frankly dangerous slashes aimed at opposing players, to players yelling at coaching staff during games, to CEOs taking cheap shots at top performers, frustrations are piling up this season. Perhaps after All-Star Weekend teams will be rested and ready to go.

The St. Louis Blues can’t seem to catch a break this season. The Blues are currently 6th in the Central Division of the Western Conference and it’s taken its toll on the team. On December 10, defenceman Robert Bortuzzo and forward Zach Sanford exchanged blows at practice.

On January 11, Florida’s Keith Yandle delivered a horrifying slash to the stick of Calgary’s Sean Monahan, barely missing his arm/hand. Monahan had just released the puck for what became the game winning empty net goal.

On January 9, forward Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche took his frustration out on coach Jared Bednar on the bench. MacKinnon later apologized and Bednar said that it hadn’t bothered him at all.

In December, Dallas Stars CEO Jim Lites had some choice words about the Stars top scorers Tyler Seguin and captain Jamie Benn. Lites called their performance ‘f-cking horsesh-t.’ When asked Benn responded “I don’t play for him. I play for every player in this room, the coaching staff.”

It’s clear that struggling teams are becoming increasingly frustrated as the season continues. Every team wants to compete for the Stanley Cup, but not every team has had the season they hoped for. With the trade deadline fast approaching, we might see some big moves from the teams at the bottom of the league. There have already been some big names appearing in trade rumors this season, and it’s going to be interesting to see how accurate those rumors are. It’s also going to be fun watching teams start to prepare for next year with new acquisitions.

Hopefully these teams will hit their stride and start performing better this season, but if they don’t there’s always next year.

Weekly Vocabulary:

Man-Advantage: When one team is penalized, and one of its players is sent to the penalty box, the second team maintains a man advantage for the duration of the penalty (major penalty) or until a goal is scored (minor penalty). If two penalties are called on one team there will be a two-man advantage. If more than two penalties are called on one team the man advantage is limited to two men. If both teams are penalized, there is no man advantage; it becomes a four-on-four.

Empty Net: When a team pulls their goalie in order to have six skaters (a man advantage).

Extra Attacker: A player who has been substituted for the team's goaltender on the ice.

Too Many Men: When one team has too many men on the ice during a shift change.

Own Goal: The act of a team unintentionally shooting the puck into their own net instead of their opponent's. For statistical purposes, the last player on the opposing team to touch the puck is awarded the goal.

Scrum: When players from both teams are piled up against the boards/goal posts, shoving and hitting at each other.

Delay of Game: Deliberately causing a stoppage of play; player is penalized with a minor penalty.

Coach’s Challenge: If a coach disagrees with a call on ice, he is able to challenge the call. This results in a video review of the play; if the coach was right and the call on ice was wrong, the goal is overturned, if the coach is wrong and the goal stands, that coach loses the ability to call a time-out.

Turnover: When the team in possession of the puck gives it up to the opponent; alternatively, the team who does not control the puck can force a turnover by ‘stealing’ the puck mid pass, or by taking it directly from the opposing player’s stick.

Face-Off: The two teams line up in opposition to each other. One player from each team attempts to gain control of the puck after it is dropped by an official between their sticks onto a face-off spot on the ice. A face-off starts every game and occurs throughout the game after every stoppage of play.

Weekly Trivia:

The Calder Memorial Trophy (not to be confused with Calder Cup of the American Hockey League) is awarded annually to "the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The winner is selected by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association at the end of the regular season. Players are eligible for the Calder only if they are no more than 26 years old by September 15 of their rookie (first) season. The Calder Memorial is dedicated in memory of former NHL President Frank Calder, who bought a trophy every year to present permanently to the outstanding rookie of the season. The award is now kept in perpetuity. The Toronto Maple Leafs lead all teams with 10 players who have won the Calder.

Weekly Standings:

Eastern Conference

Metropolitan Division

Washington Capitals -- 58 points

Pittsburgh Penguins -- 56 points

Columbus Blue Jackets -- 53 points

Atlantic Division

Tampa Bay Lightning -- 70 points

Toronto Maple Leafs -- 58 points

Boston Bruins -- 54 points

Western Conference

Central Division

Winnipeg Jets -- 58 points

Nashville Predators -- 58 points

Dallas Stars -- 50 points

Pacific Division

Calgary Flames -- 62 points

San Jose Sharks -- 59 points

Las Vegas Golden Knights -- 58 points

*Note: Information was obtained prior to 12pm on Saturday January 12. Information occurring after the 12pm deadline will feature next week.

#nates nhl newsletter #st louis blues #philadelphia flyers #detroit red wings #los angeles kings #nhl #hockey #flyers #blues #red wings #la kings

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rising-lights · 5 years

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so we all know that I’m super biased and Keith Yandle is one of my favorites always but y’all I’m gonna fucking fight people on twitter talking shit about him going to the ASG like plz gfy tbh.

that is all.

(Also Yands hit 500 career points tonight even tho the Panthers lost says their PR twitter so people can further fuck right off he deserves this)

#stop talking kit #kit has a hockey problem

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darkangel0410 · 3 years

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I would love to know 6, 8 and 12! 👀

6. Idea that you always wanted to write but could never make work?

Hmmm, I think I answered something similar to this a little bit ago, but what it boils down to for me is that there is an idea that I've been playing with in my head for a while now - at least a decade probably - and while I do think I could write it down and do it justice as a story, I'm having a lot of fun playing with it in my head still

8. Favorite plot point/chapter/moment?

Oh, definitely the godlings au's major plot line: that a few of my favorite NTDP players are the kids of Greek gods and (1) goddess, and how that affects their lives and careers. There's other stuff I love, of course, but this verse remains my favorite ❤❤❤

12. What WIPs do you have going now? Are you excited about them?

Oh, anon, that's a very dangerous question to ask 🤣🤣🤣 I have a ton currently - as per usual I suppose, lol. I'm excited about all of the ones I'm working the most on: a/b/o age-difference McEichel, McEichel pretend boyfriends, McEichel cabbage patch babies, McEichel sentinels are known au, Tkachuks half-brother au, Tkachuks baking au, Tkachuks sex blogger au, Tkachuks Pern au, Hanny/Drai werewolves au, Hanny/Drai bdsm au, Dylan Cozens/Ryan Johnson a/b/o, Trevor Zegras/Alex Turcotte werewolves au, Kevin Hayes/Keith Yandle Addams Family au. So yeah, a lot of them but that's the way I like it, you know?

Thanks for asking, anon! (fic writing questions meme)

#q & a #anon #meme #my fic #fic stuff #mceichel #tkackuks #hanny/drai #turcotte/zegras #sibling incest #werewolf au #that's hockey baby

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caniacwrites · 4 years

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NHL Playoff Preview - East Play-in Matchup 2/4: NYI vs FLA

Hello, and welcome back to my series previewing each of the qualifying round playoff matchups! Today, I’ll be looking at the second play-in matchup in the East, the New York Islanders vs the Florida Panthers.

This series will be a rematch of the 2016 Eastern Conference Quarters, a battle which both teams likely won’t have forgotten. The Islanders were victorious in that series in 6 games, with then-captain John Tavares tying Game 6 in the final minute and going on to score the double OT winner to put the Isles through to the second round.

Both of these teams have very different looks now. New York, of course, is distinctly Tavares-less (having left the JT Years and entered the Age of Barzal), and the Panthers have kept their core intact while adding some promising young players and a future Hall of Fame coach in Joel Quenneville. The Islanders won all three games of the season series against Florida in 2019-20.

The Islanders’ defensive style that Barry Trotz began using last season still suits them very, very well. They lost Vezina nominee Robin Lehner to free agency over the summer, but Thomas Greiss - who, along with Lehner, captured the William Jennings trophy for the fewest goals allowed in 2018-19 - has been just as good as he was last year. FA pickup from Colorado Semyon Varlamov has been decent, so their goaltending tandem hasn’t suffered too much from Lehner’s departure. The Islanders still have the 5th fewest Goals Against of any team in the league.

However, New York is, like the Columbus Blue Jackets, another example of a team that finds success by commitee. The Islanders just do it a bit better. They have five players who have scored at least 40 points (nearly six if you count Anthony Beauvillier’s 39) and nine players who have hit double digits in goals. Mat Barzal is an extremely talented and exciting player to watch, even if he does get the merry-go-round going a little too often, and he is the spark that constantly ignites the team’s offense.

Unfortunately, sometimes he’s the only one who can do that. The Islanders have good depth, and when they get offensive contributions from across their lineup, they’re very dangerous. But as a side effect of their well-known defense-first style, they are prone to having difficulty finding the back of the net at times. To go along with having the 5th best Total Goals Against, the Islanders have the 8th worst Total Goals For. In fact, their stingy defense isn’t enough to overcome their at-times equally stingy offense, and they finished the shortened season with a -1 Goal Differential. To win in the playoffs, the saying is that you need your best players to be your best players. If the Islanders can do that - if Greiss plays as well as they know he can, if Barzal can be the catalyst for the offense while also getting depth scoring from the top 6 down - they’re a very good team.

The question is, is Florida better?

The Panthers’ top 6 is better, at least. Jonathan Huberdeau has rather quietly scored 78 points, putting him tied for 10th in the NHL in points and 7th in assists. The 2011 3rd overall pick also became Florida’s all-time leading scorer earlier this season, passing Olli Jokinen in more than 50 games fewer. Aleksander Barkov is one of the best two-way forwards in the entire league, a perennial Selke and Lady Byng trophy nominee. Mike Hoffman and Evgenii Dadonov round out their stars, with both players scoring at least 25 goals and 45 points. They have good depth scoring with Noel Acciari, Frank Vatrano, and Brett Connolly, to name a few, and even defensemen Keith Yandle and Aaron Ekblad both eclipsed 40 points.

The Panthers have a glaring issue, though, which is the biggest thing that gives me pause: goaltending. Good goaltenders are at a premium these days, and Florida thought they’d gotten one when they paid Sergei Bobrovsky huge money to sign with them in the summer, and, well... to say that he’s been lackluster is putting it nicely. In 48 starts, he’s posted a 3.23 GAA and .900 SV%, his worst GAA in his career by a significant margin and his second worst SV%. It was only in 2011-12, when it was .899 - a negligible difference, and that was a lockout-shortened season in which he faced almost 700 fewer shots than he did this year. It’s really laughable how much Florida is paying him when you look at his performance this year. And I don’t watch many Panthers games, but the ones I have, he's looked pretty much as bad as the numbers make it seem

Okay, so what are their other options for goaltending, then? One of them is Sam Montembault, a 23-year-old sophomore with an .890% SV and 3.34 GAA in 9 starts - not too encouraging. Florida’s last hopes in net could rest on the shoulders of rookie Chris Driedger, who posted a 7-2-2 record in his 11 starts. He also has a .938 SV% and 2.05 GAA. 11 games is not a very large sample size, but those are great numbers, and as a Hurricanes fan, Driedger was phenomenal in the game he played against Carolina, stopping 42 of 44 shots. He really was the only reason the Panthers were able to win that game. Of course, doing that in 11 games in the regular season and doing it in the playoffs are two very different things. And it should be noted that neither Montembault nor Driedger have any playoff experience between them. Still, if Bobrovsky continues to underperform, Driedger could be Florida’s best chance to salvage their playoff dreams.

I know this is long, but there’s one last thing I wanted to cover, and that is special teams. Both of these teams are not where they want to be in their special teams. Last year, Florida had the 2nd best powerplay in the NHL at 26.8% and 2nd most PPG with 72. Only Tampa Bay - the team that tied the record for most wins in a season - was better. They have not been able to repeat their success this season. Their powerplay has fallen to 21.3%, putting them 10th. That’s still not bad, but not as good as they hoped. Meanwhile, it may not shock you to learn that the Islanders inability to score goals applies to their powerplay, too. They’re tied for 7th worst, and 4 of the 6 teams that are below them are teams that did not even make the qualifying round of the Return to Play plan. (Of course, that also means there are 3 teams that didn’t make the play-in that have a better powerplay than New York. Yikes.). As for the penalty kill, you’d think that the Islanders’ defensive style would benefit them on the kill, but that hasn’t exactly been the case either. Their PK is 15th best at 80.7%, which like the Florida powerplay, isn’t bad, but also isn’t great. Florida’s penalty kill, meanwhile, is 20th at 78.5%. Special teams are extremely important in the playoffs, and both Florida and New York are equally average with theirs. I’d maybe give Florida the slight advantage because of their powerplay.

Final Prediction: New York, 3-1

I thought I was going to have a harder time deciding between these teams before I started, but once I got all my thoughts in order and down on the page, I realized that I just cannot see Florida winning with the goaltenders they currently have. Yes, the Islanders sometimes have a problem scoring goals, but the Panthers - especially Bobrovsky - have a far worse problem trying not to allow goals. The Panthers have a more star-studded group of forwards, but it hasn’t helped their special teams like it did last year and it won’t help their goaltending. I just can’t see this series going any way but a repeat of 2016.

Make sure to check back tomorrow for my preview of the Carolina Hurricanes vs the New York Rangers! I am obviously a lifelong Hurricanes fan, so I’m going to try not to be too biased, but either way I’m really looking forward to writing about that series. See you tomorrow!

CaniacWrites

#hockey #hockey blog #hockey blogs #nhl #nhl playoffs #new york islanders #florida panthers

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kikiskeysgame · 5 years

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Kiki’s Game Preview to the Chicago Blackhawks-Nashville Predators Game (04\06\2019)

Previously in the Blackhawks’ Last Game: The Blackhawks defeated the Dallas Stars 6-1 on Friday night, ending the season with a 3-1-0 against the Stars and extending their point streak to five games (with a record of 3-0-2). They also completed the 2018-19 season with a home record of 19-14-8 after going 18-18-5 in the previous season (2017-18).

The Blackhawks went 4-1-2 in the final seven games at the United Center and for the 11th straight season, they have led the NHL in attendance with their 49th consecutive sellout.

Patrick Kane had a multi-point game with two goals, making him the second player in Blackhawks team history to hit at least 108 points (with 109 points) in a single season, joining Denis Savard, who has accomplished this feat four times.

Dominik Kahun scored his 13th goal of the season and his second game-winning goal of the season; Kahun currently leads all Blackhawks rookies with 37 points (with 13 goals & 24 assists).

Chris Kunitz scored his 5th goal of the season; Kunitz has scored 2 goals in 2 out of his last 5 games and has 10 points with 5 goals & 5 assists so far this season.

Dylan Strome scored his 20th goal of the season, making it the first 20-goal season of his NHL career. Strome currently has 56 points with 20 goals & 36 assists so far this season.

Slater Koekkoek scored his second goal of the season and his first goal as a member of the Blackhawks; the last time he scored a goal was back on November 1, 2018 against Nashville when he was with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Koekkoek

Erik Gustafsson got his 43rd assist of the season; Gustafsson has become the sixth defensemen in the 2018-19 season to reach the 60-point mark (joining Brent Burns of the San Jose Sharks, who has 81 points, Mark Giordano of the Calgary Flames, who has 74 points, Morgan Rielly of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who has 72 points, John Carlson of the Washington Capitals, who has 70 points & Keith Yandle of the Florida Panthers, who has 61 points).

Jonathan Toews had a multi-point game with two assists on Kane and Koekkoek’s goals, extending his career-high to 80 points (with 35 goals & 45 assists), joining teammate Patrick Kane, Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita & Jim Pappin as the only Blackhawks players with an 80-plus point season at the age of 30 years old or older.

Drake Caggiula had a multi-point game with two assists on Kane’s goals, making it his third consecutive game that he has gotten a point. Caggiula currently has 20 points (with 11 goals & 9 assists) so far this season.

Brent Seabrook had a multi-point game with two assists on Kahun and Koekkoek’s goals; Seabrook currently has 28 points with 5 goals & 23 assists so far this season, and is currently 3rd among Blackhawks defensemen in points & assists.

Alex DeBrincat got his 34th assist of the season on Strome’s goal; DeBrincat has 75 points with 41 goals & 34 assists so far this season, and is currently 5th on the team in points.

Brandon Saad got his 24th assist of the season on Kahun’s goal; Saad currently has 47 points with 23 goals & 24 assists so far this season.

David Kampf got his 15th assist of the season on Kunitz’s goal; Kampf currently has 19 points with 4 goals & 15 assists so far this season.

Corey Crawford was the winning goaltender; he made 9 saves out of 9 shots on goal before leaving the game in the second period due to a groin injury.

Cam Ward took Crawford’s place for the remainder of the game where he made 25 saves out of 26 shots on goal; it was also Ward’s 700th NHL career game, making him the 5th active goaltender to enter the 700-game club (along with Ryan Miller of the Anaheim Ducks, Marc-Andre Fleury of the Vegas Golden Knights, Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers and Roberto Luongo of the Florida Panthers).

Blackhawks vs. Predators: Tonight will be the last time that the Blackhawks and the Nashville Predators will play against each other this season; the last time both teams faced each other back on January 9th, the Predators defeated them 4-3 in overtime with goals scored by Alex DeBrincat, Jonathan Toews & Artem Anisimov; Collin Delia made 33 saves out of 37 shots on goal during the game.

The Predators will be coming off a 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night with goals scored by Colton Sissons, Nick Bonino (who also had an assist) and Ryan Johansen. Austin Watson (who had 2), Ryan Ellis and Filip Forsberg each had assists; Pekka Rinne made 30 saves out of 32 shots on goal during the game.

Players to Be Aware of:

Ryan Johansen (who currently leads the team in points & assists; he has gotten 4 points with 3 goals & 1 assist in 4 out of his last 5 games; he scored a goal in the Predators’ last game; he has 64 points with 14 goals & 50 assists so far this season)

Viktor Arvidsson (who currently leads the team in goals; he has gotten 4 points with 2 goals & 2 assists in 4 out of his last 5 games; he has 47 points with 33 goals & 14 assists so far this season)

Roman Josi (who currently leads all Predators defensemen in points, goals & assists; he has only gotten 1 point with 1 assist in 1 out of his last 5 games; he has 56 points with 15 goals & 41 assists so far this season)

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Patrick Marleau's between-period ice soak not catching on with Leafs' kids

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Patrick Marleau's between-period ice soak not catching on with Leafs' kids

When the Toronto Maple Leafs get to their locker room for the second intermission, either at home or on the road, one thing is certain.

Patrick Marleau is heading to the cold tub.

The 38-year-old winger strips off his gear in about two minutes, gets into icy water for roughly four more, and is back in uniform with plenty of time to spare for the start of the third period.

“There were some guys when I first came into the league, they would get undressed and go shower. I thought, ‘These guys are crazy,”‘ Marleau said with a laugh after Wednesday’s practice. “And here I am … I’m jumping in the cold tub. It just refreshes me. I feel like I’m going out for the first period after I do it.

“It’s a good feeling when you’re back out there in the third and you feel fresh.”

19 seasons with Sharks

That’s exactly how Marleau has looked most nights since signing a three-year contract worth $18.75 million US with the Leafs this summer after 19 seasons with the San Jose Sharks.

The decision to wave goodbye to the team that drafted him second overall in 1997 — the native of Aneroid, Sask., had 508 goals and 574 assists for 1,082 points in 1,493 games with San Jose — was no doubt a difficult one.

But after weighing the pros and cons both on and off the ice, moving to Toronto with his wife, Christina, and their four sons, made the most sense.

“I didn’t really know what to expect,” said the soft-spoken Marleau, who recently scored the 534th goal of his career to pass Frank Mahovlich for 33rd all-time. “It definitely affected (the family). That played into it.

“The hockey side of things, I saw a huge upside.”

He has 26 goals and 19 assists in 80 games with the Leafs, finding impressive chemistry on a line with Nazem Kadri and Mitch Marner since late January.

The newest addition to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Patrick Marleau scored twice in his debut as the Leafs thumped Winnipeg 7-2. 0:45

“I was surprised, but excited at the same time,” Kadri said of his reaction when he heard Marleau was coming on board. “I was looking forward to it.”

Kadri has scored 31 times this season for back-to-back 30-goal campaigns, while Marner leads Toronto in points (69) and assists (47).

“We’ve just got good elements on both sides and the middle,” Kadri said. “We work well together.”

But between periods — Marner briefly tried the frigid ritual — is a different story.

“I was too lazy to do it anymore,” said the 20-year-old, who chooses to instead chug an energy drink. “Whatever works for him, he can do.”

The cold-tub routine, which Marleau started about eight years ago, has helped him play 704 straight games, second only to Florida defenceman Keith Yandle’s 712 for the NHL’s current ironman streak.

Marleau has scored at least 25 goals in 13 of his 18 non-lockout NHL seasons, including four of the last five.

“It seems like it takes a lot of work to get undressed and dressed,” joked Kadri, 27. “It certainly shows his professionalism and that he’s ready to do whatever it takes to be at his best.”

Leafs coach Mike Babcock values the professionalism the 38-year-old Marleau demonstrates to his younger teammates. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)

That’s exactly head coach Mike Babcock’s take, with this specific instance of attention to detail demonstrating why Toronto pushed hard to add Marleau to their young, skilled lineup.

“When you see him practising every day, when you see him play hard, when you see him forecheck, when you see him do all the things that lead to winning … he doesn’t let any young guy who thinks they’re a good player off the hook,” Babcock said. “They get to see what it’s like. They get to watch him eat, they get to watch him live right.

“All those things lead to being a good pro.”

For Marleau to have influence away from the rink, however, he needed to produce.

And in that department, he’s also come as advertised.

“He’s done a ton for us on the ice, which is measurable,” Babcock said. “You can’t make the impact he’s made on our group without being as good as he is on the ice.

Leadership and professionalism

“In saying all that, his leadership and his professionalism have been second to none, and I think it’s a huge thing for our team.”

Ask any player what Marleau has brought to the table other than his 26 goals, and each will point to that leadership as Toronto prepares to play its final two games of the regular season before opening the playoffs on the road next week against either Boston or Tampa Bay.

“At the end of his career when you look at his games played and his points, he’s a very impressive player,” defenceman Morgan Rielly said. “But he’s also an outstanding person. He’s been a real leader. We’ve been lucky to have him.”

Just don’t expect anyone to join him for an intermission soak.

“It’s crazy,” Kadri said. “Before I can get my shoulder pads off, he’s already geared down completely on his way into the spa.

“I guess when you’re getting up to that age you’re just looking for whatever to stay fresh.”

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Another strong third period provided a satisfying conclusion to a three-game road trip for coach Joel Quenneville and the Florida Panthers.

They earned points in the first two stops against the Sabres and Islanders, needing third-period rallies to force overtime before losing in a shootout.

On Monday, they came from behind again in the third period with Mackenzie Weegar scoring the tying goal and setting up Noel Acciari for the go-ahead tally as the Panthers rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the winless New Jersey Devils 6-4 on Monday.

''It turned out to be a good trip for us and a lot of positive things in the third period.'' Quenneville said. ''We might have played our best period (of the season) in the third.''

And the Devils played one of their worst, falling to 0-4-2 before a disgruntled holiday crowd at the Prudential Center.

''No one sees that coming,'' Taylor Hall, one of the Devils goal scorers, said of the struggle to win a game. ''Hockey's weird that way. You can have a lot of talk before the year, and a lot of positivity and a great training camp like we had, and you come out and start the way that we have. Guys like myself aren't feeling as good about their game as they would want, so it's disheartening for sure.''

For Florida, Brett Connolly scored twice, Jonathan Huberdeau and Evgenii Dandonov also had goals as the Panthers snapped a three-game losing streak. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 17 shots as he improved his career mark against the Devils to 17-5-1.

Pavel Zacha, Jesper Bratt and Will Butcher also scored for the Devils. Cory Schneider made 28 saves.

It is the Devils' worst start to a season since beginning 2013-14 with seven straight losses (0-4-3).

Weegar scored 30 seconds into the third as the Panthers tied the score at 4-4 with a point shot through traffic.

''Getting that goal right away, we carried that moment the rest of the way,'' Weegar said. ''We just kept bringing it to them. We ended up getting the two points that we needed.''

It was the third time in the game a goal was scored on the opening shift of a period.

Acciari then gave the Panthers their first lead at 5-4, deflecting home Weegar's point shot at 7:30. Dadonov added a power-play goal 15:32.

Zacha set up both first-period goals as the Devils regrouped to take a 2-1 lead.

New Jersey was rocked as Florida struck only 16 seconds in as Huberdeau converted a backhand no-look feed from Dadonov.

Hall, taking a drop pass from Zacha, pulled New Jersey even at 2:28 with a blast from the top of the right circle.

Bratt gave the Devils the lead at 19:13 as Zacha fed him the puck from the left boards. Bratt skated toward the slot to whip a backhand by Bobrovsky.

The Devils expanded the lead to 4-1 early in the second as Butcher and Zacha scored 36 seconds apart.

Butcher drilled a wrister from the left point 32 seconds into the period and Zacha followed with a deflection in front following Hall's pass.

Connolly scored the next two goals in the period to put the Panthers back in the contest.

He beat Schneider from the high slot at 9:50. Connolly closed out the scoring in the period with 7.5 seconds remaining as he flicked a shot under the crossbar.

The momentum had shifted, and the Devils never recovered.

''You just coach them and you go in and you're winning or losing, your job is to make sure that you focus on helping the group get better and that's what we've done and it doesn't change and never has changed in any year I've coached,'' Devils coach John Hynes said of the mounting pressure on him to turn the team around.

NOTES: The worst start in Devils franchise history was 0-8-1 in 1974-75 when they were the Kansas City Scouts. ... Panthers D Keith Yandle played in his league-leading 803rd consecutive game. ... The game kicked off a season-high six game homestand for the Devils. They don't hit the road again until Nov. 2 at Carolina. ... Devils C Nico Hischier did not return for the second period. The team did not offer a medical update.

UP NEXT:

Panthers: Host Colorado on Friday night.

Devils: Host New York Rangers on Thursday night.

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