Lavi and Benny is a god
- nyrangers2

Lavi is a fine coach and especially for a few years. The Islanders need a new GM in the worst way and one that understands speed and skill.

https://x.com/billtouspille/status/1728602986207748115?s=46&t=uyemCTfXPLjxebCnYBfx6Q

Honestly it looks not great even if Frederic was holding his stick but also Frederic is a doofus so if it was going to happen to anyone….
- picklerick

Missed that yesterday. That's going to be reviewed.

$5K fine. Okay.

On another note....

Will we still be posting trade scenarios for Trouba and CK20??

Just asking

TJ?
- Brukie

Pot stirrer

On another note....

Will we still be posting trade scenarios for Trouba and CK20??

Just asking

TJ?
- Brukie

Find one where I traded either guy, I dare ya

Pot stirrer
- airjan23

Ya think?

On one hand, I get the reaction, since at a brief glance it’s a guy slashing another guy in the face. On the other, it takes one or two rewatches at the other angle to see that, while reckless, the stick ended up high because of how Frederic was holding it and let go as trouba went to jar it loose (albeit violently)
- picklerick

I never saw it, nor did the broadcast show it. Great weekend for the Blueshirts. This team is probably the most complete they have had in years. Workman like and sticking up for each other. Not a lot of fighting majors for them. Still not sold on jones. He still gets overpowered by bigger players. I’d like to see Robertson at some point. This may be a make or break year for him

Pot stirrer
- airjan23

Ive been called worse!!

Ive been called worse!!


- Brukie

Fart sniffer?

Frederic was holding Trouba’s stick from the first shift in the Bruins corner until Trouba finally had enough and whacked him. That would have never happened had the incompetent officials called him for it once.

Lavi is a fine coach and especially for a few years. The Islanders need a new GM in the worst way and one that understands speed and skill.
- ses111

Lou has done squat since his last Stanley Cup. He has drafted poorly, spent salary money foolishly and made some dumb trades. He gave Barzal $9.15 million based on his first year in the league and has never come close to it. He is a $9 million dollar puck hog. He gave a 1st, 2nd and 3rd round draft pick for JP Pageau, who had never scored more tha 40 points for them and has yet to score a goal in 20 games this season. He has stayed with an aging, plodding team that has very little in the prospect pool. The best thing the Isles could do is to turn him loose.

Frederic was holding Trouba’s stick from the first shift in the Bruins corner until Trouba finally had enough and whacked him. That would have never happened had the incompetent officials called him for it once.
- Downeaster

Whatever the case may be, you dont do that. Its wreckless. Frederic is doing his job being a pest.

Whatever the case may be, you dont do that. Its wreckless. Frederic is doing his job being a pest.
- aecliptic

I just don’t agree with the “you can’t do that”, after thinking about it more. Either it’s intentional or not.

How many times a game does someone slash someone else very hard in the legs or back?This isn’t different in any other way than the trajectory of the swing was altered by Frederic and he ended up getting smacked in the face. Penalty? Yes. Fine? I guess you have to. Suspension? I would’ve thought 1-2 games would’ve been acceptable just because you don’t want to have to overthink it in the future. But like… there’s reckless poop every single game that could’ve ended up like this but didn’t.

Can’t have a rational discussion with the “this is worse than bertuzzi + mcsorley + al qaeda” people about this though

I just don’t agree with the “you can’t do that”, after thinking about it more. Either it’s intentional or not.

How many times a game does someone slash someone else very hard in the legs or back?This isn’t different in any other way than the trajectory of the swing was altered by Frederic and he ended up getting smacked in the face. Penalty? Yes. Fine? I guess you have to. Suspension? I would’ve thought 1-2 games would’ve been acceptable just because you don’t want to have to overthink it in the future. But like… there’s reckless poop every single game that could’ve ended up like this but didn’t.

Can’t have a rational discussion with the “this is worse than bertuzzi + mcsorley + al qaeda” people about this though
- picklerick

Let them hate us. It’ll feel sweeter. Trouba and the Rangers are in everyones head, living there rent free n poop

For the Brukman:

May be the last few days to do it, do we trade Kakko and sign Kane for 2.2 million bucks? 😱

Discuss…

Lou has done squat since his last Stanley Cup. He has drafted poorly, spent salary money foolishly and made some dumb trades. He gave Barzal $9.15 million based on his first year in the league and has never come close to it. He is a $9 million dollar puck hog. He gave a 1st, 2nd and 3rd round draft pick for JP Pageau, who had never scored more tha 40 points for them and has yet to score a goal in 20 games this season. He has stayed with an aging, plodding team that has very little in the prospect pool. The best thing the Isles could do is to turn him loose.
- Downeaster

I was thinking about that that morning, how does that guy still have a job? I figured they'd have chased him out by now

Let them hate us. It’ll feel sweeter. Trouba and the Rangers are in everyones head, living there rent free n poop
- Slimtj100

My point was there’s no conversation to be had with the people saying it’s intentional.

It’s the acknowledging it was not his intent to hit his face and at the same time saying it was reckless. Reckless poop happens every game. Are we going to call out every time a player slashes another on the legs, back, etc?

It’s silly to care about but I’m annoying like that

My point was there’s no conversation to be had with the people saying it’s intentional.

It’s the acknowledging it was not his intent to hit his face and at the same time saying it was reckless. Reckless poop happens every game. Are we going to call out every time a player slashes another on the legs, back, etc?

It’s silly to care about but I’m annoying like that
- picklerick

It was definitely reckless. I thought it was worth a game suspension. But I’m not upset about it haha

I just don’t agree with the “you can’t do that”, after thinking about it more. Either it’s intentional or not.

How many times a game does someone slash someone else very hard in the legs or back?This isn’t different in any other way than the trajectory of the swing was altered by Frederic and he ended up getting smacked in the face. Penalty? Yes. Fine? I guess you have to. Suspension? I would’ve thought 1-2 games would’ve been acceptable just because you don’t want to have to overthink it in the future. But like… there’s reckless poop every single game that could’ve ended up like this but didn’t.

Can’t have a rational discussion with the “this is worse than bertuzzi + mcsorley + al qaeda” people about this though
- picklerick

Hes a professional hockey player, accident or not, he knows what hes doing. It was wreckless to swing around with your stick like that. Comparing a hit on the shins, calf, wrist is far more benign than something towards the head.

If he would have got a couple games for that, I would understand. However you got those guys out there calling for 25 game suspensions which is crazy. It was 99.9% accidental as he was trying to get his stick away from Frederic but it was a sloppy play with the twig.

Hes a professional hockey player, accident or not, he knows what hes doing. It was wreckless to swing around with your stick like that. Comparing a hit on the shins, calf, wrist is far more benign than something towards the head.

If he would have got a couple games for that, I would understand. However you got those guys out there calling for 25 game suspensions which is crazy.
- aecliptic

So you think he was swinging high to begin with, which I don’t necessarily agree with. But at least I could wrap my head around calling that reckless.

So you think he was swinging high to begin with, which I don’t necessarily agree with. But at least I could wrap my head around calling that reckless.
- picklerick

I editied my post…

Im just saying it was a very sloppy play with the twig.

I editied my post…

Im just saying it was a very sloppy play with the twig.
- aecliptic

I still don’t think it would’ve been much different than any other intentional slash we see in most games, which are violent and should be penalties, had it not been for Frederic altering the trajectory. But we’ll never know. I personally think that regardless it should’ve just been made a suspension so they don’t look foolish in the future. But we all know the nhl has no shame

I still don’t think it would’ve been much different than any other intentional slash we see in most games, which are violent and should be penalties, had it not been for Frederic altering the trajectory. But we’ll never know. I personally think that regardless it should’ve just been made a suspension so they don’t look foolish in the future. But we all know the nhl has no shame
- picklerick

They made up for all the grotesque calls against us all season

I still don’t think it would’ve been much different than any other intentional slash we see in most games, which are violent and should be penalties, had it not been for Frederic altering the trajectory. But we’ll never know. I personally think that regardless it should’ve just been made a suspension so they don’t look foolish in the future. But we all know the nhl has no shame
- picklerick

We were all here expecting him to sit a few games for it. I think were all more so surprised its just a fine.

https://x.com/vinaxelius/...&t=uyemCTfXPLjxebCnYBfx6Q

In other news

https://x.com/vinaxelius/status/1728841552888562055?s=46&t=uyemCTfXPLjxebCnYBfx6Q

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- picklerick

LA rematch. I like our chances a lot better this year lol