** NHL & Ice Hockey Discussion **

man, i want to go to the states for a few nhl games so badly.

might try and do it next year. thinking a trip to new york with a drive down to philly for a game or two.

although apparently our coach thinks that putting Voracek on 3rd line is a good idea... whatever he is doing with Gostisbehere seems to be working.
 
hawks have been inconsistent this year, if you lot shut down patty kane then things should be fairly good.
 
Kuznetsov is a real pleasure to watch. his game awareness is really coming along at nhl level. seems that every time he takes to the ice he influences play in a positive way which is great to watch.

I watched the Blackhawks Sabres game at the weekend. If you have a spare 15 minutes, go and watch the last 5 minutes of the third as well as the OT, one of the most intense games i have watched this season. Patty Kane really steals the show.
 
nor me. caps smashing them 7-3 was absolutely delicious.

just finished watching last nights game against the blues. that was interesting.
 
oh man, what an amazing few days.

took part in a scrimmage at Nottingham arena the other night. bit rusty on ice as i have been playing inline a lot and neglected it a little. terrible on my edges.

was really amazing to be playing in an arena, it was empty and the hockey level was beginner at best but considering my handicap of being a terrible skater on ice, this means my stick handling and shooting capabilities are someone dumbed down. I can only imagine what it would be like playing in that place when it is full. real sense of scale even though notts arena is around half the size of an NHL venue

went to watch the panthers last night. sadly lost to the blaze but what a game. really enjoyable and some intense plays happening all over the ice.

Winter Classic tomorrow. going round to an inline teammates house to watch it. My money is on Boston with the way that the Habs have been playing recently.

Been warming up with the 'road to the winter classic' series this evening :D

happy new year OcUK hockey crew! hope your team wins lots in 2016. (unless they are playing the flyers then I hope they get spanked)

I bloody love hockey!!!
 
i actually dont understand why the blues are having such luck. has to be down to the coaching system really. i can't see why a team with that much raw talent is unable to win games by a solid margin.

meanwhile, what is even happening in florida? those guys are just smashing it ay?
I would watch them but can only tolerate their road games as their home arena camera angle is disgusting.

Also, Delighted by the Lecavalier and Schenn trade to the kings. the fact that we got rid of that pair in one shot and also got a living human being as a trade was just crazy. [having read the scouting report for Jordan Weal, he seems a promising fit for our system] but to come out of it with a draft pick as well is just mindblowing.

sucking up that half salary is crappy but our cap room to bring up new players is important. and more importantly for me it keeps Ghostisbehere in the NHL which is what I want to see.

beating the habs and the wild. happy days.


is it too early to start picking out playoff contenders? what are everyone thinking?
 
Came on to post the exact same thing.

The ovi goal was just insane. I see Nash is earning his pay check by not going stick to puck with Ovi. This is basic defensive play, I would wager he will be getting a severe telling off when they do some video coaching on that play.

As good as the Ovi goal was I think a lot of the credit should go to Holtby. Absolutely magical save from.him to develop that play and keep.them in the game.

Also we 4-0 the isles. Which is nice. :D
 
I started playing Inline hockey when I was 9. Played up until I was 18 and stopped because the sport died off and there was no team for me to play for locally. Picked it up again last year aged 29 and wish I had never stopped.

I would say I am a very strong Inline skater but Ice skating is completely different. I can skate backwards, change directions etc but struggle using my edges effectively. Inline causes some very bad habits on ice and it usually takes me about half of the ice time I get to become comfortable on ice.

If you can skate at all, you can play reccy hockey. you dont need to be great but being able to skate without thinking so you can concentrate on your stick is a big plus. There are some players who come to rec hockey practices i have attended who are genuinely terrible skaters and probably would benefit from lessons.

if you are on the ice 6 hours a week, you will be at a good advantage so give it a go. its the best sport in the world. If you need any advice or anything just ask :)
 
this nhl.tv thing is absolutely crap.

every time the game goes to a commercial break, it restarts the stream.
 
Ev0 said:
I'd read that having an ad blocker enabled causes that behaviour so try disabling anything you have running.
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will do. good shout, didnt think about that.

I had blackout on the Flyers Rangers game all this weekend because it wouldnt work. apparently adfreetime doesnt have a workaround for the new format, but it worked ok for the Isles/Oilers game so who knows. I found a nice high quality stream on reddit anyway. Cheers NHL. :rolleyes:

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Who is best player in the last season? You opinion
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last season, Carey Price. He was a major factor for success in montreal and it is very clear this season with him missing.

this season, I would have to go with Kane. To go through all that BS in the off season and dominate as much as he has done shows huge talent.

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Caps not looking great after their stupid long break, slow to start (although back to back afternoon games likely haven't helped) but at least are finishing the game on top.
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they are playing the long game for sure this season. They are very much a 'bigger picture' team and it shows. I will be surprised if they aren't in the SCF.
 
I'm absolutely done with nhltv. I'm sat here watching a stuttery mess that they call a game stream. Speed ups, slow downs, low nitrate sound, low quality pixelated mess every minute. It really is an absolute shambles. NHL won't be getting a resubscriptiin from me.

And adfreetime still isn't working either so I just have nothing.
May as well just watch games on reddit now. So frustrating.
 
still not getting any joy with adfreetime. they have basically told me my setup is correct but i probably have an issue with my NHL account.

Going to give unlocator a go and see if it helps.
 
thats epic.

we are so close to a playoff spot, I dont think we have the depth to go far but the flyers have really turned things around this season.

i watched the DETvNYR game this weekend and thought our game against them would be tough until i saw that the leafs took a win against them.

after watching us lose in a close game to florida I really would love to see a win against the Wings.

It is really tough with Del Zotto and Voracek out of the lineup
 
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