# NHL - 2024 Regular Season **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** hockey-nhl\ **Created:** [October 12, 2024, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683 "2024-10-12T06:11:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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 3, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/61 "2024-12-03T01:05:01Z")
You’ve been warned. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Z-NmbpN-MDQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Golden Knights open Second Round in style") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-NmbpN-MDQ&t=77) ---
**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 6, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/62 "2024-12-06T22:58:10Z")
My goodness - article doesn’t bother to explain _why_ Trouba is to be jettisoned from the Broadway Blueshirts “by any means necessary” (whoa!). Still an interesting read, though. > **[Rangers getting rid of Jacob Trouba by any means necessary.](https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/rangers-getting-rid-of-jacob-trouba-by-any-means-necessary)** > > The New York Rangers have made it clear that their captain, Jacob Trouba, is done in New York. Cool if any Rangers fans can elucidate further on why the Rangers don’t want him (the captain!) anymore. ETA: JT Miller is on a current leave of absence from the Canucks for some sort of “re-set”. Hearing buzz that the former Ranger might become one again. (heh, maybe a one-for-one with Trouba?) ---
**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 16, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/63 "2024-12-16T23:39:37Z")
Hilarious! Sens back-up goalie gets injured, so the back-up to the back-up runs to arena with his gear. Bet he was good and warmed up when he hit the ice. > **[Spittin' Chiclets on Instagram: "Zach Dietz (EBUG for tonight’s Senators...](https://www.instagram.com/spittinchiclets/reel/DDlhNR0O3c3/)** > > 20K likes, 163 comments - spittinchiclets on December 14, 2024: "Zach Dietz (EBUG for tonight’s Senators game) had to sprint to the arena with his gear to make it on time 😅 🏃 > > ( via @muggers\_hockey/X)". (He figurd he’d get there quicker with all the backed-up traffic, HA!, with the Canaidan Tire Centre teasingly in the background.) ---
**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 19, 2024, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/64 "2024-12-19T10:36:35Z")
It kills me every time the Stars lose to the Leafs. And last night was one of those games where Otter just laid a turd. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/65 "2024-12-19T13:15:20Z")
Hey, it feels better than the loss to the Predators did. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/66 "2024-12-29T03:29:35Z")
Ovechkin scores #869 in his return from a broken fibula. Empty netter, but those still count. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/67 "2024-12-30T08:10:35Z")
I live in Chicago, I live near Wrigley Field. I just now learned that the Winter Classic is on Tuesday rather than Wednesday. That’s how little buzz there is about it. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/68 "2024-12-30T10:21:20Z")
870 in yesterday’s game. ---
**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 3, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/69 "2025-01-03T14:54:16Z")
It is very exciting to see Ovechkin back on track. It is record I did not think that I would see broken, but I have no doubt it is going to happen in 2025, whether this season or next. Alas poor Canada. A shitty finish at the world juniors for the second strait year, including a loss to Latvia. I’m not convinced that Canada is going to perform well in the Four Nations Cup either. Other countries are catching up, and Canada is falling behind in developing goaltenders. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/70 "2025-01-03T21:22:47Z")
Latvia game especially hurt. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2025, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/71 "2025-01-18T06:12:34Z")
Oi - I do believe the Canucks are again, for the gazillionth time, having me question my allegiance after losing 8 of their last ten. In this NHL climate that kind of thing can spell doom for a play-off spot. Pretty sure when looking back, at the end of the season, that this was their death knell. crummy depressing el-crapo again ---
**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:** [January 18, 2025, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/72 "2025-01-18T07:37:41Z")
Well, they are only a point or so out of a wildcard spot. Could be far worse, could be Chicago. Oddly enough, my wife asked me about the worst Stars season I could think of yesterday. I couldn’t think of a specific year, but I remember the late noughties and most of the twenty-teens being kind of bleak. ---
**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 18, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/73 "2025-01-18T15:05:13Z")
Does anyone think that there would be enough interest for an Ovechkin record watch/pool thread? He just set the record for most goalies scored on. We can have pools to guess - A: When will he tie Gretzky at 894 goals? B: When will he pass Gretzky with 895 goals? C: When will he score his 900th goal? D: How many goals will he have when he finally retires? ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/74 "2025-01-19T01:33:26Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Well, they are only a point or so out of a wildcard spot. If only I could be reassured by that. Something to cling to, for sure, but not where my money would be, ultimately. > [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Does anyone think that there would be enough interest for an Ovechkin record watch/pool thread? Sure. I got thoughts. (Believe it or not.) ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/75 "2025-01-19T03:11:57Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > If only I could be reassured by that. Something to cling to, for sure, but not where my money would be, ultimately. Nah, I wouldn’t even put money on the Stars making a wildcard spot, myself. It’s a damn competitive league this year. Exciting, for sure. There’s very little that seems guaranteed. > [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Does anyone think that there would be enough interest for an Ovechkin record watch/pool thread? Heheh, only if I can bitch about both of them. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/76 "2025-01-20T23:39:50Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Nah… I guess I’m a little clued out what you’re negating. In their most recent game Van. almost blew a 3-0 lead but mananged to cling on to a 3-2 win over the Oilers. Main goalie Thatcher Demko still needs to log in more ice time after what I called his forever-injury. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/77 "2025-01-20T23:49:18Z")
I’m basically just saying “Nah, I wouldn’t bet on any particular team making the playoffs except the top spot in each division.” We’re only at the half way mark, after all. Plenty of time for any team to crater. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/78 "2025-01-21T00:31:17Z")
Sure, good points. Wow those Preds - with that roster - scratching my head as to where they currently are in the standings. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/79 "2025-01-27T22:00:04Z")
Logan Thompson with a six year deal. Lotta time for a goalie who hasn’t really stood on his head for his career. > **[Washington Capitals sign goalie Logan Thompson to a 6-year, $35.1 million...](https://sports.yahoo.com/washington-capitals-sign-goalie-logan-210549808.html)** > > Logan Thompson is cashing in on his stellar start with the Washington Capitals, getting rewarded with a new contract that gives the late-blooming goaltender a significant raise. The NHL-leading Capitals signed Thompson on Monday to a six-year deal... ---
**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:** [February 2, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-2024-regular-season/1008683/80 "2025-02-02T14:36:48Z")
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