With talk of expansion to 33 & 34 teams in the near future, it's reasonable to believe the NHL could eventually expand to 36 over the next 20 years.
Here is how that could happen:
- All teams relocate to Nova Scotia
- Expansion to Sheet Harbour, Sydney, Halifax, Musquodobit
people will get on tate mcrae's case for putting the goalie pads on the wrong legs but give the oilers a pass for putting goalie pads on the wrong players
The Leafs have lost a winner-take-all final game in five straight playoff series.
The probability of that having happened? 0.0036%, or 1 in 27,778.
#LeafsForever
Shane Pinto has been suspended 41 games for activities related to sports wagering. Hopefully he at least used BetWay™, official helmet sponsor of the Ottawa Senators.
#GoSensGo
people are saying this is an embarrassing overreach but the league is just protecting players who, for personal reasons, might not want to have a mask custom-designed to honour their wives' indigenous heritage quoting their dads on the back with the names of their kids
As part of Native American Heritage Night and to honor his wife, who is native, Marc-Andre Fleury had a custom-designed mask created by Cole Redhorse Taylor. Mask quotes his dad on back, has names of his kids.
He’s bummed the NHL has informed him he can’t even wear in warmups
There is always a player ranked dead last in the draft and I would like to shout out the kid who is vibing in the Swedish junior league despite being 4'11 and weighing less than 100 pounds. Beat the odds, buddy
More than 6,500 of you answered the fanbase survey. Here are the results.
Which NHL team has the most annoying fanbase?
🥇 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
🥈 New York Rangers
🥉 Montréal Canadiens
Leon Draisaitl, reportedly pissy, is an elite forward with an almost unmatched blend of passing and shooting skill. Probably not the main problem in Edmonton.
#LetsGoOilers
Some veterans who quietly hit career-highs in points this season
Matt Duchene - 86
Vladimir Tarasenko - 82
Joe Pavelski - 81
Mika Zibanejad - 81
Mats Zuccarello - 79
Robin Lehner is out for the season with surgery to correct a lower-body injury he suffered in March. He will be a game time decision tomorrow against SJ.
Goodbye to the Winnipeg Jets, a balanced offensive team until they weren't, that played elite team defence until it fell apart, and was backstopped by elite goaltending until it wasn't.
#GoJetsGo
The Providence Bruins honoured Peter Griffin on the ice before yesterday's game.
This is TOTALLY unacceptable considering what he did to that children's hospital. There is literally video of that incident (I'm not posting it but it's easy to find).
Rhode Island's own Peter Griffin is set to drop the puck for day ✌️ of
@ricomiccon
Weekend! Get your tickets now for today's 4:05pm puck drop!
🎟️Me+3 Offer:
#AHLBruins
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More than 4,500(!) of you answered the fanbase survey. Here are the results.
Which NHL team has the most annoying fanbase?
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#LeafsForever
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#GoHabsGo
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#NHLBruins
Niklas Hjalmarsson, reportedly retiring from hockey, was the best defensive defenceman of the analytics era and should be remembered as one of the best stay-at-home blueliners of all time.
#Yotes
#Blackhawks
Did you know that the original contract Ilya Kovalchuk signed after this season with the Devils (which the NHL nullified) would still have four seasons left on it?
It was for 17 years, $102 million.
Las Vegas NHL 21 in ’22: It's blackjack meets hockey.
Full deck of oversized playing cards on a rack. 5 players shoot pucks at them to make “21” in the least number of shots, without going bust. The player who wins two rounds is crowned Puck Shark.
Here are the three most common fanbases picked as most annoying for each fanbase.
The most common combinations were:
Habs fans disliking Leafs fans
Canucks fans disliking Leafs fans
Rangers fans disliking Devils fans
Here are the results of our Third Annual Airing of Grievances Survey.
Which team has the most annoying fanbase?
You voted.
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#LeafsForever
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#GoSensGo
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#LetsGoOilers
these unfortunate souls are about to make hundreds of millions of dollars, a sum that continues to rise the more bidders get involved. their dad's Beloved Asset is now desired by multiple celebrities. let us please keep them in our thoughts and prayers. 🙏
I understand the star power element, but it's hard not to feel for the Melnyk ladies.
They're just trying to sell their dad's beloved asset, and its turned into a media circus that has been drawn out over an entire season. Not ideal.
#Sens
#GoSensGo
Timo Meier, acquired by NJ, is a top scoring winger, an elite driver of offensive possession and scoring chances with excellent hands and instincts in tight. A big player who doesn't shy away from physicality either.
#NJDevils
think the NHL is really gonna regret giving fanatics the jersey deal. people will pay $300 for an adidas product but I don't think they'll do the same for this company
my list of life goals when I was 8 years old
- win the memorial cup with the Mooseheads
- get drafted 1st overall
- win the stanley cup with the avalanche
- be best friends with Sidney Crosby
but I guess it's ok that the guy down the street did it instead
BREAKING: Colorado Avalanche star Jack Johnson has agreed to a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension with the franchise, per sources. This is the richest deal in NHL history.
Fully guaranteed, with a trade kicker. No player option.
Max Pacioretty, acquired by CAR for literally nothing, is one of the league's elite snipers, a high-end creator of scoring chances who's consistently excellent at finishing them.
#LetsGoCanes
Patric Hornqvist is retiring. An absolute menace in his prime, one of the most underrated players of the 2010s and a crucial part of two Cup-winners.
#Preds
#LetsGoPens
#FlaPanthers
if the ducks drafted bedard and then switched back to the classic mighty ducks jerseys, the salary cap might go up $10 million from the boost to hockey related revenue from jersey sales lol
#FlaPanthers
Eric Staal post-game, when told there is photographic evidence of him wearing a pride jersey in Montreal:
“I haven’t before. I never have. … I haven’t worn a pride jersey before.”
(Staal wore No. 21 with the Canadiens during the 2020-21 season.)
Adam Fox, extended 7x$9.5M by NYR, is arguably the top defenceman in the NHL, an elite two-way talent whose uncanny hockey I.Q. has led to amazing impacts at both ends of the ice.
#NYR
You ready to feel elderly?
In January 2005, Canada dominated the World Juniors with the best team the tournament had ever seen, including Crosby, Bergeron, Perry, Getzlaf, Weber, Seabrook, Phaneuf, etc.
Six months later, Connor Bedard was born.
Happy Festivus. It is time to air grievances.
More than 5,300 of you answered the fanbase survey. Here are the results.
Which NHL team has the most annoying fanbase?
🥇 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
🥈 New York Rangers
🥉 Montréal Canadiens
Patrice Bergeron, signed 1x$2.5M by BOS, is the best defensive forward in NHL history and just had quite possibly the best season of his 18-year career. He broke pretty much every 5v5 on-ice stat record in 2021-22 en route to a well-deserved Selke Trophy.
#NHLBruins
Fanatics will replace Adidas as the NHL's outfitter of on-ice uniforms and authentic jerseys, beginning with the 2024-25 season on a 10-year deal.
This marks the 1st time
@Fanatics
branding will be directly on an official player uniform for a pro sports property.
@NHL
Proud to present my eighth and final ranking and mock draft for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.
A really talented group that has impressed me all season, and one of the tightest drafts in years.
#NHLDraft2023