Das 2025-2026 NHL Regular Season Thread: If Connor McDavid were a real team player, he’d sign for the league minimum

[Grand Moff Larkin]

The important thing is that Detroit is above Ottawa, which will definitely be the case tomorrow and the rest of the week

Well, Tampa's back on top in the Atlantic, which still seems like the most likely outcome. Wings play them on Friday.

[sutterfamily]

Tampa is super depleted, too, they'll be tough when/if they get fully healthy.

I saved the 2nd/3rd periods of SNES/LA for watching this morning, it was super well played game. LA got a break late, what are you gonna do.

[sutterfamily]

And, not to whine or anything (okay, a little bit) but there was some fucking awful non-calls by the stripey boys mostly in LA's favour

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Here’s the uncalled interference with like five minutes left in a one goal game that Siegenthaler got away with

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[sutterfamily]

Jesus, suspendible IMO

[Grand Moff Larkin]

There were a lot of fights / shenanigans after the game ended because the Wings were rightfully still pissed about it

[sutterfamily]

I did see some Wings guy (Chiarot?) butt-ended someone? Also suspendible.

[Grand Moff Larkin]

I don’t remember that from the game, but it seems plausible

The big thing that happened early was Compher hitting Hischier into the boards. Looked more like shoulder on shoulder than into the numbers, but Hischier was off balance and went face first into the dasher. Compher had to fight when he got out of the box.

[sutterfamily]

[sutterfamily]

It's a butt-end not a spear but pretttttty greasy

[Grand Moff Larkin]

That's in the aftermath of the Siegenthaler interference.

How many kidneys does Nemec need, anyway?

[Alexei Ca$hin]

Goilers goiling again

[sutterfamily]

Ottawa only CAN team currently in a playoff spot

(1 point up on the... five teams?!? tied for 9th)

[nick]

In my opinion the Oilers should get better goaltending

[sutterfamily]

Radical leftist Nick with the crazy theories again

[nick]

Radical leftist Nick with the crazy theories again

Maybe Premier Danielle Smith should use the notwithstanding clause for good (rather than for anti-union and transphobic reasons) and figure out a way to make the Oilers get a good goalie

[nick]

25 games played, 19 more 5vs5 goals against than expected

[sutterfamily]

SNES got their second ever (first since 2018) win in Vegas last night to officially go 11-5-4 without Tkachuk, who is finally back on Friday. Was honestly just hoping they could stay within striking distance but they played .650 hockey in there.

[Alexei Ca$hin]

SNES just barely hung on in the 2nd and 3rd last night after playing a great 1st period. But they've looked really good during this last stretch. Even the 2 losses vs LA, they mostly outplayed them but just couldn't finish.

[Alexei Ca$hin]

The entire East is such a clusterfuck. The only team below "NHL .500" is Buffalo with 22 points in 23 games.