NHL 2020-21 season Fantasy & Chat thread

**Stallion** · 06-20-21, 07:30 PM

Don't bet against the Canadians Otters!!

**yisman** · 06-20-21, 10:44 PM

surprised MAF got benched

Vegas panicking

**mr. leisure** · 06-20-21, 11:42 PM

MAF got benched

Surprisingly it paid off .

**Otters27** · 06-21-21, 05:15 AM

Originally posted by Stallion

Don't bet against the Canadians Otters!!

Finally won a bet against them. Was pretty sure I was dead

**Checkerboard** · 06-21-21, 08:25 AM

This may end up being a classic 7th game OT type series.

**Checkerboard** · 06-21-21, 08:31 AM

I'm taking NYI tonight. If they win, great! If they lose, I'll take MTL tomorrow. Both series 2-2, I'm hoping one of the dogs goes up 3-2.

**yisman** · 06-21-21, 10:06 PM

TB won 8-0

you never see that in the playoffs

**mr. leisure** · 06-21-21, 11:17 PM

Originally posted by yisman

TB won 8-0

you never see that in the playoffs

That was about as ugly as it ever gets .

**Checkerboard** · 06-22-21, 07:22 AM

NYI oops!

**Checkerboard** · 06-22-21, 07:40 AM

Habs opened +210, disrespect.

**yisman** · 06-22-21, 09:45 PM

and now Montreal up 3-2 in the series on Vegas

this is crazy

**mr. leisure** · 06-22-21, 11:01 PM

Great game tonight Habs

**jrgum3** · 06-23-21, 12:50 AM

Cashed a ticket with Montreal ML and on the puckline. That +200 I got it at was too juicy to pass up. I only put half a unit on it but a full unit on the PL. I think the Habs got what it takes to beat this Vegas team. Too bad I didn't take a stab at the series price for the Habs which was in the +500 range prior to this series but I'm happy for them they are such a fun team to watch imo.

**Checkerboard** · 06-23-21, 06:11 AM

Leafs note to self: play to win!

**yisman** · 06-23-21, 10:41 PM

nba and nhl playoff crazy with the upsets

TB blows lead

**mr. leisure** · 06-23-21, 11:11 PM

Originally posted by yisman

nba and nhl playoff crazy with the upsets

TB blows lead

Love it , game 7 friday

**jrgum3** · 06-24-21, 12:39 AM

Originally posted by mr. leisure

Love it , game 7 friday

Yes that will be awesome especially since I will be able to watch it because I don't work Fridays.

**Checkerboard** · 06-24-21, 08:05 AM

Originally posted by yisman

nba and nhl playoff crazy with the upsets

TB blows lead

NYI yes!! + Habs play tonight like it's game 7, close out in 6. More dog $!

**Otters27** · 06-24-21, 10:22 AM

Originally posted by yisman

nba and nhl playoff crazy with the upsets

TB blows lead

Lost last night on Bucks and Lightning. Can't see how the Canadians don't win

**yisman** · 06-24-21, 09:47 PM

OT in Montreal Game 6!

tomorrow Game 7 for TB/Islanders. Kucherov probably out

**mr. leisure** · 06-24-21, 11:15 PM

Great game Habs , really hoping they win the cup .

**jrgum3** · 06-24-21, 11:27 PM

Originally posted by mr. leisure

Great game Habs , really hoping they win the cup .

They definitely have a chance but I think just getting to the Stanley Cup finals is a huge accomplishment for them. I hope it isn't one of those things where they're just happy to be there and they are rolled by whoever wins game 7 between Tampa and the Islanders.

**Checkerboard** · 06-25-21, 07:28 AM

Originally posted by jrgum3

They definitely have a chance but I think just getting to the Stanley Cup finals is a huge accomplishment for them. I hope it isn't one of those things where they're just happy to be there and they are rolled by whoever wins game 7 between Tampa and the Islanders.

In Montreal they rub pucks on the Cup, scenting them for the chase.

**Checkerboard** · 06-25-21, 07:35 AM

Game 7's are pick 'ems.

NYI +145, will be adding live if Lightning score first.

**yisman** · 06-25-21, 09:47 PM

TB vs Montreal, Game 1 Monday night

**Checkerboard** · 06-26-21, 06:26 AM

Too bad hockey couldn't always be like that last minute of last night's game.

**mr. leisure** · 06-26-21, 10:26 AM

Originally posted by yisman

TB vs Montreal, Game 1 Monday night

We are ready ! Let’s go Habs , shock the world .

**Stallion** · 06-26-21, 12:43 PM

Go habs go!!!!

**yisman** · 06-26-21, 10:24 PM

series

TB -263/MTL +228

**Otters27** · 06-26-21, 11:28 PM

Originally posted by yisman

series

TB -263/MTL +228

Wow +228 sounds Tempting

**mr. leisure** · 06-26-21, 11:38 PM

Martinez played with broken foot for Golden Knights during playoffs

Defenseman, who can become free agent, led regular season, postseason in blocks

NHL.com @NHLdotcom

Alec Martinez played in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a broken foot, the Vegas Golden Knights defenseman said Saturday.

"It was a lot of rest. I obviously couldn't talk about it much then," Martinez said. "I touched on our medical staff; they did an incredible job taking care of me day in and day out. It was a broken foot.
"In terms of my daily routine, it was a lot of rest and staying off it, and just managing the swelling and all that. I couldn't have done it without our medical staff. I sound like a broken record, but they were pretty incredible. I'm very thankful to them to be able to manage something and put me in a position where I could go compete with the guys playing the best time of the year."
Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon said the injury occured during the regular season.
"He's been a great addition," McCrimmon said. "His offensive production was very high-end. At many nights, he was our best defenseman. He broke his foot late in the regular season. He missed a handful of games toward the end of the regular season, and he played the entire playoffs with a broken foot."
Martinez can become an unrestricted free agent July 28.
"I'll be quite honest, I haven't really thought about it that much," the 33-year-old said. "I'm obviously aware I am a UFA, but obviously the loss is still pretty fresh, just a couple days ago. I don't really know yet. We'll see what happens."
Martinez led the playoffs in blocked shots (72), 20 more than the next closest player, teammate Alex Pietrangelo, and was third on the Golden Knights in ice time per game (22:32) behind Shea Theodore (23:07) and Pietrangelo (25:07). Martinez was first in the NHL during the regular season with 168 blocked shots, 40 more than Adam Larsson of the Edmonton Oilers in second.
"I can't understate the importance of him to our group here with the time he's been there with me," Vegas coach Peter DeBoer said of Martinez. "There's a reason he's a multiple Stanley Cup winner. There's a reason you can count on him at the most important time of the year. It's not an accident he scores that goal the other night (to tie Game 6 of the semifinals). He rises to the occasion at the tough moments. You can never have enough guys like that."
The Golden Knights were eliminated by the Canadiens with a 3-2 overtime loss in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals on Thursday. Vegas, which finished first in the Honda West Division, defeated the Minnesota Wild in seven games in the first round and the Colorado Avalanche in six games in the second round.
"Unfortunately we came up short, but we're really close," Martinez said. "I think a bounce here or there, maybe a couple extra goals. The one thing I've kind of learned if you win the whole thing, you're going to need luck along the way. I think we did a lot of really good things. You don't get that far without playing good hockey."

**Checkerboard** · 06-27-21, 11:56 AM

Originally posted by Otters27

Wow +228 sounds Tempting

Armia not with team for game one; Covid protocol.

**yisman** · 06-27-21, 09:08 PM

wondering what's up with Kucherov

he missed Game 6, but returned for Game 7

no reports since

**mr. leisure** · 06-27-21, 11:20 PM

Originally posted by Checkerboard

Armia not with team for game one; Covid protocol.

Hope no one else tests positive .

Go Habs

**Otters27** · 06-28-21, 10:16 AM

Tonight's the night. I took the lightning for game 1