NHL 2021-22 season Fantasy & Chat thread

**Checkerboard** · 07-25-22, 11:53 PM

There's a story that Rick Vaive refused a young Shanahan Leafs fan an autograph. Once in the NHL years later, Shanahan went after Vaive who found out after the pummelling that it was over the jilted autograph request.

**mr. leisure** · 07-26-22, 06:43 PM

David Quinn was hired as head coach by the Sharks .

**Checkerboard** · 07-27-22, 11:18 AM

Metropolitan division is crowded at the top. Is it the toughest division in terms of parity?

**mr. leisure** · 07-27-22, 06:52 PM

Originally posted by Checkerboard

Metropolitan division is crowded at the top. Is it the toughest division in terms of parity?

Looking real tough next year . 👍

**Checkerboard** · 07-28-22, 11:07 AM

Leafs 4th round goalie pick Dennis Hildeby is 6'5".

When on his knees his shoulders reach the cross bar.

Camp reports on his atheticism and play are exciting and promising.

BTW, Ken Dryden: 6'4".

**mr. leisure** · 07-28-22, 04:20 PM

Kaapo Kakko agreed to a 2 year contract with the Rangers .

**Stallion** · 07-28-22, 04:20 PM

The Leafs have needed a good goalie since the 90's.

**Checkerboard** · 07-29-22, 07:42 AM

When the Cup does its victory tour during the summer, it doesn't have the recent team's players' names on on it yet. This year, for the first time, it was engraved with the team name and year before the tour, but the players' names don't get added until October.

**mr. leisure** · 07-29-22, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by Stallion

The Leafs have needed a good goalie since the 90's.

The best one I remember was Felix Potvin .

**Checkerboard** · 07-30-22, 09:07 AM

Originally posted by mr. leisure

The best one I remember was Felix Potvin .

Terry Sawchuk gets voted best Leafs goalie all time in a good number of fan polls. Johnny Bower is usually up there too. I think both were on the 1967 team that last won the Cup for Toronto, and if memory serves they shared the Vezina that year. Also had Jacques Plante for a while, who I believe crafted and wore the first goalie mask. Mike Palmateer had a decent run. They also had Cujo for a bit.

**mr. leisure** · 07-30-22, 03:47 PM

John Klingberg signed a 1 year contract with the Ducks. Nice pickup 👍

**Checkerboard** · 07-31-22, 07:49 AM

In honour of the NYI team's 50th anniversary, the club bought $50,000 worth of tickets in the $1.2 billion jackpot installment of the Mega Millions Lottery.

**mr. leisure** · 07-31-22, 11:22 AM

I saw where Landeskog took the cup to a childrens hospice in Sweden . 👍👍👍

**Checkerboard** · 08-01-22, 08:28 AM

With players returning from injury, Penguins have a nice problem, having to decide whther Rust stays on Crosby line, or steps down to a steadying presence on the club's second line.

**mr. leisure** · 08-01-22, 07:09 PM

Originally posted by Checkerboard

With players returning from injury, Penguins have a nice problem, having to decide whther Rust stays on Crosby line, or steps down to a steadying presence on the club's second line.

Metropolitan is a tough division. 👍

**Checkerboard** · 08-02-22, 07:27 AM

Blue Jackets quietly rebuilding. Missed playoffs for a couple of years. Could make noise this season.

**mr. leisure** · 08-02-22, 12:39 PM

Salary arbitration starts today. Most guys usually sign before it gets that far .

**Checkerboard** · 08-03-22, 12:20 PM

24 players in arbitration this year.

**mr. leisure** · 08-03-22, 01:18 PM

Mangiapane signed with the Flames and avoids arbitration. Three years 17.4 million.

**Checkerboard** · 08-04-22, 05:57 AM

Jets signed Dubois to a one year, $6,000,000 after last season's 81 game, 60 point season.

School boy math says that means an NHL point is worth a $100,000.

**mr. leisure** · 08-04-22, 05:27 PM

[QUOTE=Checkerboard;30955096]Jets signed Dubois to a one year, $6,000,000 after last season's 81 game, 60 point

Good job by the Jets signing Dubois . 👍

**mr. leisure** · 08-05-22, 12:37 PM

Huberdeau signed a 8 year extension with the Flames .

**Checkerboard** · 08-06-22, 02:30 AM

Hurricanes GM says he's confident they'll sign Necas. "It's going to get done."

**mr. leisure** · 08-06-22, 10:46 AM

Preseason begins sept . 24 👍

**Checkerboard** · 08-07-22, 09:20 AM

Originally posted by mr. leisure

Preseason begins sept . 24 ��

Time flies! Players getting their golf rounds in.

**mr. leisure** · 08-07-22, 11:11 AM

Won’t be long now 👍

**hotcross** · 08-07-22, 06:46 PM

Originally posted by Checkerboard

Terry Sawchuk gets voted best Leafs goalie all time in a good number of fan polls. Johnny Bower is usually up there too. I think both were on the 1967 team that last won the Cup for Toronto, and if memory serves they shared the Vezina that year. Also had Jacques Plante for a while, who I believe crafted and wore the first goalie mask. Mike Palmateer had a decent run. They also had Cujo for a bit.

I find history interesting, so had to look this up.

Sawchuck and Bower won the shared Vezina in the 1964-65 season. The Maple Leafs lost in the Semifinals to the Canadiens in 6 games that year.

Neither man won the Vezina in 1966-67, but they did win the Cup in 6 games vs the Canadiens. Bower went 2-0, while Sawchuck went 2-2 including the series clincher game 6 which saw a 3-1 final score, including an empty net goal by Toronto.

**Checkerboard** · 08-08-22, 11:04 AM

Originally posted by hotcross

I find history interesting, so had to look this up.

Sawchuck and Bower won the shared Vezina in the 1964-65 season. The Maple Leafs lost in the Semifinals to the Canadiens in 6 games that year.

Neither man won the Vezina in 1966-67, but they did win the Cup in 6 games vs the Canadiens. Bower went 2-0, while Sawchuck went 2-2 including the series clincher game 6 which saw a 3-1 final score, including an empty net goal by Toronto.

Thanks for looking it up and clarifying hotcross!

**mr. leisure** · 08-08-22, 12:10 PM

Leafs fans have been waiting along time that’s for sure .

**Checkerboard** · 08-09-22, 11:01 AM

Originally posted by mr. leisure

Leafs fans have been waiting along time that’s for sure .

55 years with no end in sight. All last season the Leaf fans I know were saying "Don't get your hopes up, they're a good regular season team, but they're not built right for the playoffs."

**mr. leisure** · 08-09-22, 11:45 AM

World junior championship begins today . US / Germany tonight .

**Checkerboard** · 08-10-22, 08:22 AM

Hurricane forward Pacioretty out 6 months with achilles surgery.

Team also signed Necas to a new 2 year $6 million deal.

**mr. leisure** · 08-10-22, 12:08 PM

[QUOTE=Checkerboard;30960959]Hurricane forward Pacioretty out 6 months with achilles surgery.

That really hurts for the Canes .��

**Checkerboard** · 08-10-22, 11:23 PM

The New Jersey Devils today re-signed restricted free-agent forward Fabian Zetterlund to a one-year, two-way contract worth $750,000 at the NHL level, and $125,000 at the American Hockey League (AHL) level with $175,000 guaranteed.

**mr. leisure** · 08-11-22, 12:34 PM

Goalie Robin Lehner out for the whole season for Vegas with a hip injury . 😵