# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/61 "2014-11-05T01:26:06Z")
Yeah, that was a combination of horrible decision making with terrible execution by Detroit. There was also some really good play by Ottawa of course – our gap control was particularly good, which snuffed out pretty much every transition opportunity for the Red Wings. They need to start burying those chances though. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/62 "2014-11-05T01:33:31Z")
Oh oh. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/63 "2014-11-05T01:37:16Z")
strange play there, I’m just glad jimmy is ok. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/64 "2014-11-05T01:42:54Z")
Canes up 3-1 against the Blue Jackets after 40. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/65 "2014-11-06T01:32:48Z")
Gordie Howe seems to be making some [progress](http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2014/11/05/detroit-red-wings-gordie-howe/18545887/). ---
**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:** [November 6, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/66 "2014-11-06T01:47:15Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Gordie Howe seems to be making some [progress](http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2014/11/05/detroit-red-wings-gordie-howe/18545887/). Yeah, the news sounds promising. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/67 "2014-11-09T00:19:59Z")
How many numbers between 1 and 30 are available to current Montreal players? ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/68 "2014-11-09T01:48:48Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > How many numbers between 1 and 30 are available to current Montreal players? 2, maybe 3. They may have to switch to hexadecimal at some point. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/69 "2014-11-09T01:58:51Z")
And this is why I completely and unequivocally support the Leafs in their honouring of numbers, but not retiring of numbers. Anyone can still wear number 13 or 14 or 21 or 27 or 30 or 93 or … etc. ETA: They have retired Ace Bailey and Bill Barilko, but for exceptional circumstances. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/70 "2014-11-13T03:31:58Z")
Fabulous win for the Leafs over the Bruins tonight: 6-1. Are you kidding me? GLG! ---
**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:** [November 13, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/71 "2014-11-13T21:54:37Z")
You often hear about how the flu or a cold can make the rounds in a dressing room, but [what about mumps](http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nhl/story/_/id/11868112/corey-perry-francois-beauchemin-anaheim-ducks-diagnosed-mumps)? ---
**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:** [November 13, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/72 "2014-11-13T23:35:21Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > You often hear about how the flu or a cold can make the rounds in a dressing room, but [what about mumps](http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nhl/story/_/id/11868112/corey-perry-francois-beauchemin-anaheim-ducks-diagnosed-mumps)? I know nothing about mumps. Weren’t we all vaccinated against mumps? These guys born in 1980, and 1985 seem too old to have been involved in the anti-vax scare. Weird. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2014, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/73 "2014-11-14T04:07:05Z")
Sens GM Bryan Murray is [fighting cancer](http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Ottawa/2014/11/13/22070836.html). I wish him the best. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/74 "2014-11-14T04:21:10Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Sens GM Bryan Murray is [fighting cancer](http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Ottawa/2014/11/13/22070836.html). > > I wish him the best. Well, that’s not new news, but it sounds terminal at this point. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/75 "2014-11-14T21:08:48Z")
Anyone see the [crazy save](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijm2lJYj4tI) by Lehtonen last night on his way to shutting out the Kings? ---
**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:** [November 14, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/76 "2014-11-14T23:29:21Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Anyone see the [crazy save](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijm2lJYj4tI) by Lehtonen last night on his way to shutting out the Kings? Wow! Visions of Grant Fuhr in his glory days. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/77 "2014-11-14T23:56:46Z")
I really need to watch a Winnipeg Jets game. I know every season has a team that starts off hot, but they seem to be quite an interesting team with good goaltending for a change. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/78 "2014-11-15T06:50:14Z")
Gotta love the Wings beating the Hawks soundly tonight. Good start for a long string of day-on-day-off games for the next month. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2014, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/79 "2014-11-15T07:55:14Z")
The Greiss is Right! ---
**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:** [November 15, 2014, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2014-2015-season-the-thread/700767/80 "2014-11-15T08:06:01Z")
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