# NHL 2014-2015 Season: The Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 8, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767 "2014-10-08T16:18:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**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:** [January 25, 2015, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/201 "2015-01-25T05:43:25Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Seriously? Holy shit – I don’t think even Matt Cooke ever accomplished _that_. > > BTW, anyone else looking forward to “[Red Army](http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-red-army-1201211379/)”? Never heard of it. Am now. ETA: Actually I’m curious how you Americans remember the epic Canada vs. Russia series of the day, especially the inaugural 1972 Summit. What did you think, or were you even aware of the games? ---
**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:** [January 25, 2015, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/202 "2015-01-25T08:00:48Z")
I wasn’t even born yet. I did read Ken Dryden’s “Face-Off at the Summit”. If you can get your hands on it, it’s an excellent read. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/203 "2015-01-26T18:40:33Z")
NHL is suspending Sidney Crosby for one game for not playing in the ASG. He should be well rested for Wednesday games against the Caps. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/204 "2015-01-27T23:20:53Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > NHL is suspending Sidney Crosby for one game for not playing in the ASG. He should be well rested for Wednesday games against the Caps. Good. They set that precedent with Lidstrom and Datsyuk, It would have been pretty blatant if they let Crosby skate(hehe). ---
**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:** [January 27, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/205 "2015-01-27T23:39:42Z")
So he’s not the first one? Huh. I still think it’s stupid, but oh well. On the other hand, Letang’s back. AND Rinaldo got 8 games. So there is a silver lining. In other news, [Martin Brodeur retires](http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=750524&navid=DL%7CNHL%7Chome). ---
**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:** [January 27, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/206 "2015-01-27T23:53:08Z")
I’m sad to see Brodeur retire and I am a bit surprised that he didn’t wait until after the trade deadline. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2015, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/207 "2015-01-28T00:01:49Z")
I’m surprised Brodeur took a job in the front office of St. Louis. I guess I always assumed he’d return to New Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/208 "2015-01-28T00:39:44Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I’m surprised Brodeur took a job in the front office of St. Louis. > > I guess I always assumed he’d return to New Jersey. I had read he was staying with the Blues through the end of the season but returning to the Devils after. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/209 "2015-01-28T00:41:46Z")
I was surprised too. I imagine there’s some sort of clause that he could return to the team should they lose a goalie for an extended time. The Blues have playoff hopes, the Devils do not. He can return to the Devils next season in some sort of front office job. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/210 "2015-01-28T07:39:34Z")
I’m also surprised the Devils didn’t offer him the old “one-day contract”, so he could retire with them, like Mike Modano (Stars) and Tom Barrasso (Penguins) did. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/211 "2015-01-29T14:20:49Z")
What is “abuse of officials”? Steve Downie got 10 minutes for that in last night’s (1/28) game? ---
**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:** [January 30, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/212 "2015-01-30T01:14:29Z")
Maybe it’s code for “10 Minutes for Being Steve Downie”? ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/213 "2015-01-30T04:08:28Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > What is “abuse of officials”? Steve Downie got 10 minutes for that in last night’s (1/28) game? He went all potty mouth to the ref after Latta drew a blood sample from his face. [http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/downie-slapped-with-abuse-of-officials-penalty-after-fight/](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/downie-slapped-with-abuse-of-officials-penalty-after-fight/) ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/214 "2015-01-30T06:00:21Z")
> [@zbuzz](#): > > He went all potty mouth to the ref after Latta drew a blood sample from his face. > > [Gotta See It: Downie curses out ref after his fight](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/downie-slapped-with-abuse-of-officials-penalty-after-fight/) Downie must a called the guy a cocksucker. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8olTfKZnFiM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8olTfKZnFiM) (sorry best I could find. The relevant part starts at 3:15 🙂 ) ---
**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:** [January 30, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/215 "2015-01-30T14:31:00Z")
After hearing some of the verbal exchanges with the refs on “Road to the Winter Classic”, I would guess your language has to get pretty extreme to draw that penalty. I would think the penalty for being Steve Downie would have been more than 10 minutes. 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 31, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/216 "2015-01-31T14:08:40Z")
I was curious about the most expensive hockey fight in terms of the salaries of the participants. I know Crosby and Ovechkin rarely fight but both have been in at least one. Mike Green fought Ilya Kovalchuk. My first attempts to google didn’t turn up anything. ---
**Author:** ![St.Urho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@St.Urho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Urho)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/217 "2015-02-01T04:01:49Z")
[Pavel Datsyuk vs Corey Perry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BtcrFmF650), perhaps? $10 million vs $9 million with their current contracts (I’m not sure what they were at the time). ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/218 "2015-02-01T07:36:04Z")
> [@St.Urho](#): > > [Pavel Datsyuk vs Corey Perry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BtcrFmF650), perhaps? $10 million vs $9 million with their current contracts (I’m not sure what they were at the time). Hehe, good memories. Pavel is badasser than he looks, and Perry is a bitch. Plus it’s always good to hear Mickey call a fight, even if I’ve seen it 25 times 🙂 But he was only about 6M at the time. ---
**Author:** ![St.Urho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@St.Urho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Urho)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/219 "2015-02-01T08:47:14Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Hehe, good memories. Pavel is badasser than he looks, and Perry is a bitch. > Plus it’s always good to hear Mickey call a fight, even if I’ve seen it 25 times 🙂 > > But he was only about 6M at the time. Smaller cap, it works out the same 😉 I found the numbers- much tougher without CapGeek. 6.7 for Pavel and 6 for Perry. I loved that fight, I think it was Pasha’s only Gordie Howe hat trick. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/220 "2015-02-02T00:54:17Z")
What the hell is going on?!?! Has someone spiked the gatorade at CEC? I had to turn it off early in the 3rd period, I was so disgusted. I just cannot even. I was about ready to cry. Yes, I’ve cried over sports. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767.md?page=12)