NHL 2021: I Pledge Allegiance to Gritty

[bronconick]

Babcock's best success was with older experienced vets, of which I don't immediately think of the Blue Jackets.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Rumor has it some has-been retreads are making their way back into the NHL orbit:
Blue Jackets floating the idea of hiring Mike Babcock beg8nd the bench
Rangers floated Quenneville as HC.


From a Wings fan perspective, Babcock was a good coach, but his methods left a lot of questions when rumors started being proven true. Same can be said for Quenneville.

I wouldn't care to have either one behind an NHL bench again, given what we know now.

[aparch]

Rumor has it some has-been retreads are making their way back into the NHL orbit:
Blue Jackets floating the idea of hiring Mike Babcock beg8nd the bench
Rangers floated Quenneville as HC.


From a Wings fan perspective, Babcock was a good coach, but his methods left a lot of questions when rumors started being proven true. Same can be said for Quenneville.

[JF_Gophers]

Just in time for Sh*ttsburgh to tank and draft their next wunderkind to keep the franchise afloat.

I wish the Wild would take notes. Still waiting on that championship.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Penguins hire Kyle dubas as president of hockey operations

Just in time for Sh*ttsburgh to tank and draft their next wunderkind to keep the franchise afloat.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Penguins hire Kyle dubas as president of hockey operations

[French Rage]

So this remains the only time Vegas blew a 3-0 lead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTXt5Boh0PI

[MichVandal]

Vegas is done. They're going to be the first team in history to p*ss away a 3-0 lead in a conference final.

Dallas appreciates this post.

[bronconick]

US loses to Germany in the semifinals 4-3 in OT after leading in the third period.

How David Quinn was hired again by USA Hockey after the Olympics debacle is a mystery.

GWG by WMU alum Frederik Tiffels. Given USA's record in this and that it's for teams who missed the playoffs, I assume no coaches worth a damn want the job.

[aparch]

Two games in a row that Vegas could not hold a lead very long. For a team that's known for it's D, that should not happen.

Vegas is done. They're going to be the first team in history to p*ss away a 3-0 lead in a conference final.

[MichVandal]

Two games in a row that Vegas could not hold a lead very long. For a team that's known for it's D, that should not happen.

[Spartanforlife4]

USA Hockey’s all time record in World Championships semifinals: 0-12.

Me: That can't be true, surely they've won it before.
*Wikipedia*
Best result: Gold (1933, 1960), last Silver in 1956
Me: Oh.

And 1956 and 1960 don't really count because the Olympics doubled as the Worlds then. The last silver they won in an IIHF-specific World Championship was 1950, but despite finishing 2nd they didn't even get silver medals because the European champion apparently received silver. So they finished second but won bronze.

[Jimjamesak]

USA Hockey’s all time record in World Championships semifinals: 0-12.

[Jimjamesak]

US loses to Germany in the semifinals 4-3 in OT after leading in the third period.

How David Quinn was hired again by USA Hockey after the Olympics debacle is a mystery.

[bronconick]

Burns might have turned Tkachuk into a eunuch.

And then Tkachuk turned the Carolina Hurricanes into golfers.