The Official NHL Thread

[Romeo Delight]

That was a bad call. I lost sight of the puck as well.

I guess the argument could be made that without the whistle the goalie could be hacked, but they do need to look at that rule.

The rule states that when they lose sight of the puck they need to blow the whistle. Not sure why that is, but it is what they are supposed to do.

[Nickdfresh]

The same thing happened in the Calgary vs. Buffalo game last season where the Flames scored in overtime and the goal was disallowed because the ref lost sight of the puck. After conferring and a review, the goal was then allowed and the Sabres lost in OT...

[Romeo Delight]

Nothing can compare to the skate in the crease...Hull v Hasek. It was called all year but not when it mattered.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

This is what I hate about Crosby, he rubs his gloves for a long time in Subban's face in a Stanley Cup final but would NEVER do that in a regular season or even playoff game. He's a tough guy now that no one can touch him, but Subban would rip his fucking head off in a non finals game!

As usual, people complain about Crosby only look at one side of the story....

How convenient you overlook the fact that Subban has his left leg completely locked....HE CAN'T GET UP....

Do you really think Crosby would prefer to just push Subban's head on the ice when the Preds are swirling in their offensive zone?

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Oh yeah, almost forgot.... Suck on it, bitches !!!

[Romeo Delight]

Back to back is most impressive. I wonder if McDavid saw how Sid took less money so he could win it all

[Nickdfresh]

Oh yeah, almost forgot.... Suck on it, bitches !!!

LOL I bet Sid the Kid sucks on it every night!

[Nickdfresh]

Really? You cant't be touched in a Finals? C'mon, you are better than this.

So petty.

Missed this. I meant no one can FIGHT him in the finals, not that he would anyways. He never would have rubbed Subban's face in regular season because Subban would and fucking punched his head off..

[Nickdfresh]

Sid was right about one thing though, Dan Bylsma is a terrible NHL coach.

VA Beach, do you have any opinion on Jason Botterill, the new Sabres GM? He's blowing it up here with trades and signings and I like him a lot so far. This despite the fact that Darcy Regier still has a legacy of massive douchebaggery and his dumb fucking signings of unproven young players to massive contracts only to see them fall apart still haunt the Sabres cap space...

[Va Beach VH Fan]

LOL I bet Sid the Kid sucks on it every night!

You would cream in your buffalo wing-stained jeans if Crosby played for Buffalo, Nick....

[Va Beach VH Fan]

VA Beach, do you have any opinion on Jason Botterill, the new Sabres GM? He's blowing it up here with trades and signings and I like him a lot so far. This despite the fact that Darcy Regier still has a legacy of massive douchebaggery and his dumb fucking signings of unproven young players to massive contracts only to see them fall apart still haunt the Sabres cap space...

Sabres have a good one with him as GM.... He was tagged as the Pens' next GM for 3 or 4 years now, but now that Rutherford has won back-to-back Cups, he's not retiring anytime soon now... So the Pens let him go, and when Rutherford does hang them up, Bill Guerin will step in as GM probably....

But Botterill was always the guy behind the scenes who made the signings and trades work with the cap....

[So this is love]

If all goes as planned,l next deacde will belong to the Toronto Maple Laffe and Edmonton Oilers...

[Romeo Delight]

Not sure why someone doesn't put an offer sheet on Leon Draisaitl. The cap makes it really hard to keep a talented core...just ask Chicago.

[FORD]

Release the Kraken!

Seattle released the Kraken on Thursday, unveiling its long-awaited name, logo and colors in an event at Climate Pledge Arena.

When the NHL expansion team begins play in the 2021-22 season, its name will be the Seattle Kraken after the mythical, mysterious and mighty sea beast.

The primary color is deep sea blue. The secondary colors are ice blue, shadow blue, boundless blue and red alert.

Its logo will honor the Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, who became the first team from the United States to win the Stanley Cup when they defeated the Montreal Canadiens in 1917, months before the NHL was born. It is an "S," like the Metropolitans logo, but with a tentacle and red eye.

"Seattle's a city with a deep maritime history," general manager Ron Francis said. "I think this name embodies a connection with the sea and a curiosity of what lies beneath it. It's a natural tie to Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

"In theory, it reflects the power and aggression in the game of hockey. We're hoping that's the kind of tenacity our players show every time they take the ice. So I'm excited by it."

Standing in the bowl of the arena -- a new, state-of-the-art facility being built under the original, iconic roof of the former KeyArena next to the Space Needle -- Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke spoke to construction workers on the floor, and fans on a live stream.

"We've heard from tens and tens of thousands of fans, and we've spent two years listening," Leiweke said. "Every day for the past two years, we've thought about this moment, and we knew if we did listen, we couldn't go wrong -- that we would be in a position, if we simply listened, to build that next great team brand."

Led by majority owner David Bonderman, the team spent 18 months engaged in extensive research and considered more than 1,200 names and 215,000 fan votes. The logo was designed in partnership with adidas.

"They listened to the fans," Francis said. "They did forums. They did polls. They did events. They worked within the team and our leadership and the NHL and local artists and naming experts and historians and everybody else to kind of get where they wanted to get to and get the logo drawn up.

"At the end of the day, the Kraken consistently rose to the top."

Heidi Dettmer, the Kraken vice president of marketing, called Seattle "a sleeping giant ready to be awoken.

"This city deserves a hockey club as untamed as the sea herself, and when we heard the rallying cry of the fans and we heard the undeniable passion they had for this name, we knew it was the one," Dettmer said. "We are the Seattle Kraken."

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the name, colors and logo honor Seattle's deep roots in hockey.

"The jersey design is terrific, and I can't wait to see NHL players wear the unique and distinctive 'S' on their chests on opening night; it will have special meaning for Seattle hockey fans," Commissioner Bettman said. "I'm thrilled to welcome the Seattle Kraken into the National Hockey League."

The Kraken will donate 100 percent of net sale proceeds through Aug. 21 from a bespoke line of merchandise to local nonprofits YouthCare, Community Passageways and the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle to help end youth homelessness and create positive pathways and opportunities for BIPOC youth in the Seattle area.

Fans can visit www.releasethekrakenstore.com.

[Romeo Delight]

Climate Pledge....lol