The Saadfather Part II - The 2017-2018 NHL Season Thread

[Donuthole]

I am watching some, but not all. I still haven't figured out the local TV situation. I seem to be getting blacked out on some games. I didn't watch last night because I was working late.

You are right that I don't know how good the team is, really. Other than stats and numbers, I don't have much to compare the team's performance against. But there are a lot of serious hockey fans here, and the city has totally jumped in with both feet. T-Mobile is a really fun place to watch a game.

Blackouts applied in the first round for everyone who doesn’t have the ATT Comcast channel. Last night’s game on NBC Sports was not blacked out.

[falafel]

ha yeah. Its certainly easy when the biggest choking team in the history of the NHL gives you roughly 30 penalty minutes...are you watching? The games (with the exception of last night) have been incredibly entertaining. You guys have something special going, but I wonder if you even realize it

I am watching some, but not all. I still haven't figured out the local TV situation. I seem to be getting blacked out on some games. I didn't watch last night because I was working late.

You are right that I don't know how good the team is, really. Other than stats and numbers, I don't have much to compare the team's performance against. But there are a lot of serious hockey fans here, and the city has totally jumped in with both feet. T-Mobile is a really fun place to watch a game.

[Flystripper]

Bump.

ha yeah. Its certainly easy when the biggest choking team in the history of the NHL gives you roughly 30 penalty minutes...are you watching? The games (with the exception of last night) have been incredibly entertaining. You guys have something special going, but I wonder if you even realize it

[falafel]

Hmm, seems pretty easy so far.

Bump.

[MartyFunkhouser]

yeah I like Saad and all, but that was a mistake.

It was a mistake, but I'm not sure how the Blackhawks would have kept him. He is going to get paid. I'm think his next contract will be a minimum of 8 million AAV. That damn Seabrook contact. Seriously, that damn contract.

[Flystripper]

Caps fight back from down 0-2 to take the series from Columbus in 6. Now the Caps square off against the Penguins, where they've won all but nine of the previous ten series against the Pens...so optimism is real high right now.

As an aside, I can't believe the BlackHawks traded Artemi Panarin, that kid can play.

yeah I like Saad and all, but that was a mistake.

[DrumNFeather]

Caps fight back from down 0-2 to take the series from Columbus in 6. Now the Caps square off against the Penguins, where they've won all but nine of the previous ten series against the Pens...so optimism is real high right now.

As an aside, I can't believe the BlackHawks traded Artemi Panarin, that kid can play.

[Commando]

OK now the GK's have to win it... this thread is going to be solid gold, I can tell already!

[Flystripper]

Hmm, seems pretty easy so far.

haha....

[falafel]

I am only rooting for the Kings because Vegas fans don't yet understand how difficult winning a Stanley Cup actually is. Can you imagine how spoiled and annoying they will become if they win the Cup in their first season!? Right now their new-found fandom and learning of the rules is kinda cute, but cute will become insufferable if they actually win it.

Yes it is harder than other sports. Thanks for proving that you don't understand hockey and are not deserving of enjoying your team winning Lord Stanley's Cup.

Hmm, seems pretty easy so far.

[RC Vikings]

That sucked.

Can't say I didn't see that coming though. I was surprised by the sweep, but not shocked.

I'll be rooting for LV. Feel good story.

Kings need to find more scoring for next year. Terrible offensive output for a series.

[The_Tick]

That sucked.

Can't say I didn't see that coming though. I was surprised by the sweep, but not shocked.

I'll be rooting for LV. Feel good story.

[MartyFunkhouser]

This is a load of shit. Winning an NBA Championship is significantly more difficult than winning a Stanley Cup. See if 35 of the past 38 Stanley Cup finals involved one or more of only six players -- like Magic, Jordan, Hakeem, Duncan, Kobe and LeBron dominated the NBA since the 1980 Finals. They have 26 of the last 38 rings. Bird, Isaiah Thomas, Dwyane Wade, Steph Curry, Kevin Garnett, Moses Malone and Dirk Nowitzki have 11 more. There is literally one champion team from the last 38 that didn't have a top 30 player of all time, the 2004 Pistons.

And many of those teams had two top 30 players, Kareem, Shaq, Wade with Lebron, Durant with Curry, Pippen with Jordan, Dr. J with Malone.

In contrast, some marginal franchise, like Nashville last year, barely makes the playoffs, gets hot, and almost wins the Stanley Cup. That basically almost never happens in the NBA.

If you think the Preds last year was a marginal team that just got hot, you have proven you don't know hockey. That Preds team was stacked and just underachieved in the regular season.

[beefytee]

This is a load of shit. Winning an NBA Championship is significantly more difficult than winning a Stanley Cup. See if 35 of the past 38 Stanley Cup finals involved one or more of only six players -- like Magic, Jordan, Hakeem, Duncan, Kobe and LeBron dominated the NBA since the 1980 Finals. They have 26 of the last 38 rings. Bird, Isaiah Thomas, Dwyane Wade, Steph Curry, Kevin Garnett, Moses Malone and Dirk Nowitzki have 11 more. There is literally one champion team from the last 38 that didn't have a top 30 player of all time, the 2004 Pistons.

And many of those teams had two top 30 players, Kareem, Shaq, Wade with Lebron, Durant with Curry, Pippen with Jordan, Dr. J with Malone.

In contrast, some marginal franchise, like Nashville last year, barely makes the playoffs, gets hot, and almost wins the Stanley Cup. That basically almost never happens in the NBA.

You say it is harder because you need that one (maybe 2) all star player. Totally makes sense.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Yes it is harder than other sports. Thanks for proving that you don't understand hockey and are not deserving of enjoying your team winning Lord Stanley's Cup.

This is a load of shit. Winning an NBA Championship is significantly more difficult than winning a Stanley Cup. See if 35 of the past 38 Stanley Cup finals involved one or more of only six players -- like Magic, Jordan, Hakeem, Duncan, Kobe and LeBron dominated the NBA since the 1980 Finals. They have 26 of the last 38 rings. Bird, Isaiah Thomas, Dwyane Wade, Steph Curry, Kevin Garnett, Moses Malone and Dirk Nowitzki have 11 more. There is literally one champion team from the last 38 that didn't have a top 30 player of all time, the 2004 Pistons.

And many of those teams had two top 30 players, Kareem, Shaq, Wade with Lebron, Durant with Curry, Pippen with Jordan, Dr. J with Malone.

In contrast, some marginal franchise, like Nashville last year, barely makes the playoffs, gets hot, and almost wins the Stanley Cup. That basically almost never happens in the NBA.