2025-26 NHL Miscellaneous Thread

[Pucking Lamplighter]

Is "Holding him back" another term for "Expecting him to play some defense"? Asking for a friend...

Jim

 

[cmon3]

Except he’s not

He’s a good player who takes extended naps throughout the season. And pouts the rest of the time.

I know. It was a joke.

 

[Fayettenamcanesfan]

I know. It was a joke.

I know. I just never miss an opportunity to say it

 

[jeffbear]

I know. It was a joke.

I figured it was, but decided to act like it was a serious comment since it's something I've heard from other fans and on broadcasts lately. Not Avs fans though. They know what they got

 

[andyt]

David S Pumpkins as a ref? Can’t get much worse.


View: https://x.com/scoutingtherefs/status/1984307155957125499?s=61

 

[Fayettenamcanesfan]

David S Pumpkins as a ref? Can’t get much worse.


View: https://x.com/scoutingtherefs/status/1984307155957125499?s=61

Sadly wearing a pumpkin head might actually improve their vision.

 

[jeffbear]

All kidding aside, we've had two truly miserable refereeing performances in this little mini home stand. I honestly hope the pressure for improvement is starting to build, because I know we're hardly alone in pointing this out. As bad as NHL officiating has always been, I think this season might be a tipping point in the wrong direction. Something has to give. Anything, really.

 

[CanadaCanes]

Sadly wearing a pumpkin head might actually improve their vision.

I’d wear a mask all year long too if I was that bad at my job nightly…

 

[andyt]

Caps will be without Pierre-Luc Dubois for an extended period after he suffered a lower body injury on Friday.

 

[jeffbear]

PLD had been largely invisible for them early on anyway. I assumed he was nursing something or was just due for his regularly scheduled mental check out.

 

[Fayettenamcanesfan]

So Ovechkin scored his 900th last night. St Louis goalie Jordan Binnington did the scumbaggiest thing I’ve seen in a while. While Ovechkin celebrated with his teammates, Binnington took the puck out of the net, took off his goalie gloves and shoved the puck down his goalie pants. All caught on TV cameras. The linesman came over to him and had a discussion with him then Binnington reached down his pants and retrieved the puck. He did not address it with reporters after the game, neither did his coach Jim Montgomery only saying ‘we didn’t handle the moment well enough’.

 

[cmaleski2]

No matter what Binnington's motivation might have been, his actions in that moment are ridiculous.

 

[Fayettenamcanesfan]

No matter what Binnington's motivation might have been, his actions in that moment are ridiculous.

Considering he didn’t address it immediately after the game hiding from reporters (not literally hiding just avoiding) tells me exactly what his intentions were and they weren’t good. If he was trying to be funny he’d have acted like it on the ice and after the game. He can’t come back 24 hours later after he’s read the fans and media skewer him and say ‘oh hey, I was just kidding y’all. Hee hee hah hah’.

 

[jeffbear]

No matter what Binnington's motivation might have been, his actions in that moment are ridiculous.

Consistent with his prior behavior, then. Binnington is nothing if not a ridiculous person.

 

[HeyKurtz]

 

[NoMich]

Isn't there a long history of players yoinking a puck and hiding it away?

 

[jeffbear]

Isn't there a long history of players yoinking a puck and hiding it away?

Yes, but it generally involves ridiculous people ... so Binnington has the comfort of being a general purpose idiot.

 

[CanadaCanes]

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Karen Binnington!!!

 

[andyt]

Pens forward Filip Hallandar has been diagnosed with a blood clot in his leg and will miss a minimum of 3 months. He has 1 goal, 3 assists in 13 games.

 

[andyt]

The Leafs put Cayden Primeau on waivers.