# NHL January 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 1, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-january-2018/805705 "2018-01-01T20:06:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-january-2018/805705/41 "2018-01-23T17:44:57Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > Especially if it was for more than 2 goals scored in regulation time. The CBJ offense has been struggling lately. It is a free donut for a win. Half off Papa Johns for two goals or more, win or lose, regulation or OT. The downside is of course that it is Papa John’s. Scoring troubles or not, the Jackets are in a play off position and not even a wild card slot. Which is more than certain Metro teams. The Metro division, where a staggering three points separate second from out of the race. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-january-2018/805705/42 "2018-01-29T03:01:01Z")
IMO this was another very satisfying All-Star weekend. And I’m not _just_ saying that because Pacific won today. 😃 I had to watch the skill stuff online after the fact but it was still great. Loved Fleury’s saves, loved Ovechkin’s 101.3mph shot and thought that Subban’s glove was funny as hell. And I continue to greatly enjoy the 4v4 format; there’s some fantastic hockey going on out there. ---
**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 31, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-january-2018/805705/43 "2018-01-31T19:56:46Z")
Mike Fisher apparently is coming out of retirement and returning to the Predators. > **[Mike Fisher to rejoin Predators months after retiring](https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/months-after-retiring-mike-fisher-will-rejoin-predators/wcm/fc82fff3-5516-4bf8-92f9-bbae50cdff84)** > > NASHVILLE — Center Mike Fisher is coming out of retirement and will rejoin the Nashville Predators for his 18th NHL season as they try to win the Stanley Cup. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-january-2018/805705/44 "2018-01-31T21:23:12Z")
Good news for the Preds, no doubt. Dunno if it’s gonna help them this year tho; [last year there were no Knights](https://apnews.com/93ec74860b4d4d949171b2d5850bfa87/Will-Golden-Knights-be-surprise-trade-deadline-buyers?)! > [@](#): > > The Vegas Golden Knights’ unpredictable success has put them in an unexpected spot. > > After already matching the most victories by an expansion franchise in NHL history, the Golden Knights are closer to winning the Presidents’ Trophy as the team with the most points than they are to missing the playoffs. Going into the season, forwards James Neal, Jonathan Marchessault and David Perron all looked like potential trade bait in the final year of their contracts. > > Now they are among the leading scorers for a team in first place. > > Marchessault has already been re-signed to a $30 million, six-year contract, Neal was an All-Star and there are no signs that general manager George McPhee will do any kind of the selling off at the deadline that most expected. Now that will be something I am not used to. Seems like every year, I watch good teams trade away perfectly good players playing on a perfectly good line, only to see the end of their season tank because the chemistry and cohesiveness of the team is now upset from what months of work produced. So far I’ve been really impressed with the smarts that Las Vegas has shown in getting good, mostly young players and forging them into a team. I hope that intelligence shows up in the teams trading (or lack of it) as well. How’d y’all like that win against Calgary last night, eh? 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-january-2018/805705.md?page=2)