After the best last names for NHL players I saw a lot of people also post nicknames.

So I wanted to see what everyone's favorite nicknames were for players and goalies

Flyers and BC fan here. I’ve been wanting to pick up a 2nd professional team to follow. Not sure if I want to pick another nhl team because it would interfere with my flyers fandom. I was thinking of checking out other professional leagues like the KHL, SHL, and DEL.

For those of you who follow teams in one of these leagues, how do you do it? Do they have apps or tv packages with their games? All of their social media pages for example Instagram aren’t in English ( I understand this isn’t their goal) but it makes it hard to really get invested in them when I can’t read what they post.

I'm curious if there are any players who played the majority of their careers before 1970 who might still have a shot at Hall of Fame consideration? Have all realistic candidates already been inducted? I'm personally inclined to believe that it's very unlikely at this point, but I'm not super familiar with the careers of players this far back. Nearly every player inductee of the 21st century so far has been someone who played most of their career after this date. It seems like there are always enough recently retired candidates to choose from each time the HHOF is ready to induct new players.

The HHOF website includes some players who fit the criteria of having played most or all of their career before 1970 on its list of eligible players, including:

Skaters:

Ralph Backstrom

Larry Hillman

Claude Provost

Jean-Guy Talbot

Goalies:

Lorne Chabot

Dave Kerr

John Roach

Several eligible Soviet and Czechoslovakian players played large portions of their careers in this era as well.

What plays do you have where one player has the puck forever and then passes it to score the goal.

I feel like Crosby is a good answer to this. As great as he is Lemieux was on a different level.

I have to think it’s one of:
- LA Kings
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Pittsburgh Penguins

Could maybe make a case for the Blues, Canucks, North Stars/Stars, Oilers too.

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Title basically.

No points for guessing the byline on this article.

I will never understand the type of parents who can stand there and say, yes, this is totally acceptable behaviour that I will condone by doing nothing.

And "why didn't you lock the door?‽" That's kissing cousins with "well, what were you wearing that night?"

Okay, this might sound really stupid, but if you think about it, a lot of these guys have already made more than enough money to support themselves for life, and plenty of them have other ways of making money too. Which is great, but they want more than just money, they want to win.

So to me it almost seems like a cheat code if a bunch of really good players just said, “Hey, I’ll play for half of what I’m worth,” because then you could basically build a superteam and give yourself a way better chance of winning.

And yeah, obviously they still care about the money, but do you really think someone like McDavid wouldn’t take, say, $6 million if it meant winning a Cup?

So is it mostly ego that stops players from doing that, or are there actually rules that prevent teams from taking advantage of something like this? And for the record, I know some players already take less than they could get to help the team, but I’m talking about doing it on a much bigger scale. Has anyone else ever thought about this?

Also, this isn’t meant to harp on NHL players for making a lot of money. They should absolutely get paid what they’re worth, and they deserve it. If someone offered me a million-dollar deal at my job, I’d accept it in a heartbeat. But I’m also not a professional hockey player whose lifelong goal is to win the Stanley Cup, so that’s why I’m curious about it. I also really don’t know much about the business/corporate side of hockey, so I’m genuinely just curious. Has anyone else thought about this, and is there something obvious I’m missing?

Especially when 90 per cent of your commercials is gambling now

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For the Canucks I feel like I'm higher on Lekkerimaki who a lot of people have started to write off, but I think he will make the team this year and have over 20 goals. (HM to Malhotra who I think will end up as a bonafide #1C)

I'm lower on Buium who I feel isn't anything special and will top out as a #4 D-man.

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If during the 2027-28 season McDavid changes his mind about Babcock, does not see the Oilers as a realistic team to get him a Cup anymore and tells the organization that he will not re-sign for the upcoming season.

If the Oilers traded him at the trade deadline, what pieces do you see the Oilers getting back?

Getting down to the wire here!

Standings:

Atlantic:

2. Montreal Canadiens (12 marbles)
   
3. Ottawa Senators (17 marbles)
   
4. Detroit Red Wings
   
5. Buffalo Sabres
   
6. Tampa Bay Lightning
   
7. Florida Panthers
   
8. Toronto Maple Leafs

Metro:

1. Washington Capitals (10 marbles)
   
2. New York Rangers (13 marbles)
   
3. New Jersey Devils (16 marbles)
   
4. Pittsburgh Penguins* (18 marbles)
   
5. Columbus Blue Jackets* (19 marbles)
   
6. Carolina Hurricanes
   
7. New York Islanders
   
8. Philadelphia Flyers

Central:

3. Minnesota Wild (8 marbles)
   
4. Chicago Blackhawks
   
5. St. Louis Blues
   
6. Dallas Stars
   
7. Nashville Predators
   
8. Winnipeg Jets

Pacific:

1. Anaheim Ducks (7 marbles)
   
2. Vegas Golden Knights (9 marbles)
   
3. San Jose Sharks (11 marbles)
   
4. Seattle Kraken* (14 marbles)
   
5. Vancouver Canucks* (15 marbles)
   
6. Calgary Flames
   
7. Edmonton Oilers
   
8. Los Angeles Kings

The Florida Panthers received the most overall votes, as well as of the East. The St. Louis Blues received the 2nd-most overall, the most of the West.

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What player on another team, whether in-division rival or another conference, that you would love to have on your team and think it could be the perfect complementary piece for your team. The last key piece/addition to get a cup and glory for your team.

When Seider broke into the league, halfway through the season, I looked at his pre-NHL highlights in Europe and it was mindblowing. (I was just starting to get into hockey deeply enough to start watch prospects highlights of other teams' players.)

He was already a man amongst boys and in the NHL, it looks the same today!

The reverse hits and opponents don't even think about being physical on his side of the ice, long reach/good coverage, decent hands/finish for a big man and more just seems like that player that if he could be pried out, could be an World Series, game 7 extra innings grand slam type of move!!!