Around the NHL offseason 2021

[the_narrow_way]

RIP Bobby Hull

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/sport/bobby-hull-hockey-death-spt-intl/index.html

[the_narrow_way]

6 on 7 shots?
P. Mrazek 5 4 1 .200
A. Stalock 25 4 21 .840

[TexasBolt]

And now tonight Seattle hit Chicago for 6 goals on 7 shots to start the game

[Puckhead]

So we must’ve caught them on an off night when they came to Amalie, because I wasn’t terribly impressed. But I’ve kept my eyes on the scoreboard and standings. As bad as Grubauer has been Jones has saved them. And Burakovsky was a fantastic signing.

They are not saying when Driedger is due back (ACL) , but it's likely Feb or Mar. He's pretty much a .900-920 goalie.

[Bolthed]

So, the Kraken put a no BS stop in the B's home win record. 2-0 game, outshot them, and got a late EN to finish it 3-0. I'm telling you, this squad is going to give VGK all they can handle. Jones has upped his game and they have won several games late by more than one goal. This group bears watching, and because I live west, I can watch them pretty regularly. Oh, btw, it's their seventh win in a row.

So we must’ve caught them on an off night when they came to Amalie, because I wasn’t terribly impressed. But I’ve kept my eyes on the scoreboard and standings. As bad as Grubauer has been Jones has saved them. And Burakovsky was a fantastic signing.

[jason_haas]

Tokarski starting tonight for Pittsburgh. Nice little journeyman career he's put together for himself with CapFriendly having him over $4 million in career earnings.

[Puckhead]

So, the Kraken put a no BS stop in the B's home win record. 2-0 game, outshot them, and got a late EN to finish it 3-0. I'm telling you, this squad is going to give VGK all they can handle. Jones has upped his game and they have won several games late by more than one goal. This group bears watching, and because I live west, I can watch them pretty regularly. Oh, btw, it's their seventh win in a row.

[Hoek]

Carolina is so overrated because of that

[TexasBolt]

Only Carolina could have a game where they get 67 shots on goal and still lose. The Moneypuck numbers are hilarious. 84 shot attempts and only 7 high danger chances. They were just lobbing pucks on net from distance all night. Empty calorie city.

[Puckhead]

Thank you Kraken for throttling the Leafs, 5-1 at Scotiabank. Leafs GA is climbing and questions are starting to swirl regarding Murray. Oh no, Mr. Bill.

[jason_haas]

I also heard they'd cut training camp and preseason games to accommodate add'l games.

Which seems fair. Do we need seven preseason games? Granted all but one or two are mostly minor and junior players, but the NHL preseason is a slog for sure.

[Puckhead]

You’ll never see a professional sports league reduce the number of games it plays. Games = $

I also heard they'd cut training camp and preseason games to accommodate add'l games.

[Bolthed]

You’ll never see a professional sports league reduce the number of games it plays. Games = $

[the_narrow_way]

I'd be more in favor of 69 games:
Play everyone in your division 3 times = 21 games
Play everyone in the opposite division 2 times = 16 games
Play everyone in the other conference twice = 32 games

[TexasBolt]

84 balances the schedule out.

Play everyone in your division 4 times = 28 games
Play everyone in the opposite division 3 times = 24 games
Play everyone in the other conference twice = 32 games

With 32 teams and 4 divisions of 8, that's the only feasible option. To reduce games you would probably need 8 divisions of 4 like the NFL has, or scrap divisions altogether.