# NHL 103 - December 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 11, 2019, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696 "2019-12-11T04:45:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/1 "2019-12-11T04:45:03Z")
Let’s start a new thread for December. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/2 "2019-12-11T04:48:49Z")
Reported to append “NHL” to the thread title. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/3 "2019-12-11T05:19:21Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Reported to append “NHL” to the thread title. Oops. Done. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/4 "2019-12-11T05:41:54Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Done. Merçi. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/5 "2019-12-11T06:33:56Z")
I’d just like to forget tonight even happened. It was _Star Wars_ Night, but obviously the Force was NOT with us. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/6 "2019-12-12T03:58:54Z")
Sharks fire their coach as well on the heels of the unexpected notice out of Dallas. I’m sure we’ve had this many coaching changes early on but it sure seems like a lot before the New Year. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/7 "2019-12-12T10:36:44Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Sharks fire their coach as well on the heels of the unexpected notice out of Dallas. I’m sure we’ve had this many coaching changes early on but it sure seems like a lot before the New Year. Yet Jeff Blashill still has a job. Goal differential of -62 and it’s only December. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/8 "2019-12-12T12:49:13Z")
You can run this thread for any month you want, but it’s all pretty much the same for our beleaguered Blackhawks. Next to last in the conference with a whopping 6 overtime losses, it looks like just another year out of the playoffs for this team. You have to wonder at this point if we shouldn’t try to make a blockbuster trade or two using Kane and/or Toews before their skills and value begin to markedly decline and get some super talented youth in return. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/9 "2019-12-12T13:23:31Z")
Top two goal scorers. Too two Teams in standings points. Just the sort of game to disappoint fans. But Bruins vs Caps last night was as good as expected. 3-2 Caps victory with each team controlling stretches of play. Last night it went in favor of the team I like but I don’t like the off-sides challenge rule. If a goal is scored on the initial entry, I can see it. In this case they had played twenty seconds and the defense had been established after a blocked shot. ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/10 "2019-12-12T18:52:51Z")
Some idle (and entertaining) [speculation](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/hockey-twitter-has-some-absurd-theories-about-the-firing-of-dallas-stars-coach-jim-montgomery?utm_social-type=owned&mbid=social_facebook_loop&utm_brand=gd&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR0ce1h79vlluCPDXw98Jpayyw_7Ae47sKhgZjEly8zYmMyPvj5pKze_wPA) on why the Stars fired Jim Montgomery. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/11 "2019-12-12T19:16:25Z")
> [@zoog](#): > > Some idle (and entertaining) [speculation](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/hockey-twitter-has-some-absurd-theories-about-the-firing-of-dallas-stars-coach-jim-montgomery?utm_social-type=owned&mbid=social_facebook_loop&utm_brand=gd&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR0ce1h79vlluCPDXw98Jpayyw_7Ae47sKhgZjEly8zYmMyPvj5pKze_wPA) on why the Stars fired Jim Montgomery. That’s some funny shit! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/12 "2019-12-16T21:35:24Z")
Taylor Hall was just traded to Arizona. No link to follow yet. I just heard this on TSN. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/13 "2019-12-17T23:54:16Z")
Is there a list of NBCSN games? I’d love to figure out the last time the Islanders game aired there, not including the playoffs. Too bad about Hall. The Islanders were supposedly in the running. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/14 "2019-12-18T00:47:38Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Is there a list of NBCSN games? I’d love to figure out the last time the Islanders game aired there, not including the playoffs. > > Too bad about Hall. The Islanders were supposedly in the running. NBCSN and NBC pretty much ignore all but a few teams. The good thing for the Islanders is that the occasionally get picked up as an opponent for the Pens, Rangers, Caps, or Flyers. It must sucks for NBC that three of their favorite teams haven’t been good lately. The Blackhawks, Red Wings, and Rangers have been weak. ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/15 "2019-12-18T04:35:13Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Is there a list of NBCSN games? I’d love to figure out the last time the Islanders game aired there, not including the playoffs. Looks like their last game on NBCSN was January 3, 2019 vs. Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/16 "2019-12-18T13:53:33Z")
> [@zbuzz](#): > > Looks like their last game on NBCSN was January 3, 2019 vs. Chicago. Thanks! Looks like they get about one game per season on the national broadcast, since I don’t think they have any games scheduled on NBCSN before January, 2020. That was some thrashing last night! Next, the Isles have to face the Bruins in Boston – hopefully, this won’t be the start of a losing streak. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/17 "2019-12-18T23:05:25Z")
> [@NHL 103 - October 2019 - Let's Do That Hockey!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-october-2019-lets-do-that-hockey/841114/62): > > Detroit should be happy, though, with Evgeny Svechnikov debuting for them last night - I’ll bet he’ll eventually be quite formidable, offensively. > [@NHL 103 - October 2019 - Let's Do That Hockey!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-october-2019-lets-do-that-hockey/841114/63): > > We like his brother.🙂 And last night, 19 y.o. Andrei scored his _second_ lacrosse goal. Never attempted in the NHL. And for good reason, because if he tries it a third time, he might find his head in the sixth row. And when that happens, I’ll laugh at all the indignant tweets whining about said head removal. Sure, pretty for instagram, but the old-timers aren’t really taking a shine. I suppose you could argue, well, let the game evolve, new shots, and stuff. Still. Keep your head up, A. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/18 "2019-12-19T00:43:08Z")
Evgeni Malkin [scored his 400th goal](https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/malkin-hits-400-goal-milestone/c-312743448) last night! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/19 "2019-12-20T01:06:00Z")
> [@zbuzz](#): > > Looks like their last game on NBCSN was January 3, 2019 vs. Chicago. They’re playing tonight on NBCSN against the Bruins. After Tuesday’s destruction, I’m just hoping the loss isn’t too bad. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696/20 "2019-12-20T19:32:39Z")
Check out these [awesome sweaters](https://twitter.com/ThunderbirdsAHL/status/1207059300197314561) that Springfield Thunderbirds are going to wear for one game. If they don’t make them available for sale they are missing out on thousands of ‘sure thing’ sales. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-december-2019/844696.md?page=2)