JGibson Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 This thread focuses on the happenings of the 2023-24 NHL season. Vegas Golden Knights won their first ever Lord Stanley trophy by beating Florida Panthers 4 games to 1 to win the Stanley Cup for the 2022-23 season. Connor Bedard went #1st overall in the 2023 NHL Draft, selected by the Chicago Blackhawks. The NHL All-Star Game will be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on February 3rd, 2024 at Scotiabank Area. The Winter Classic will be held on January 1st, 2024 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle between the Seattle Kraken and the Vegas Golden Knights. The Stadium Series will be held on two different dates: February 17th between the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils for New Jersey supremacy, and February 18th between the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders for New York City bragging rights. Both Stadium Series games will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Who do you predict as your Division winners or your Stanley Cup winner? 2022-23 Standings Eastern Conference Top 3 (Metropolitan Division) Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts 1 y – Carolina Hurricanes 82 52 21 9 39 266 213 +53 113 2 x – New Jersey Devils 82 52 22 8 39 291 226 +65 112 3 x – New York Rangers 82 47 22 13 37 277 219 +58 107 Top 3 (Atlantic Division) Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts 1 p – Boston Bruins 82 65 12 5 54 305 177 +128 135 2 x – Toronto Maple Leafs 82 50 21 11 42 279 222 +57 111 3 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 30 6 38 283 254 +29 98 Eastern Conference Wild Card Pos Div Team = GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts 1 ME x – New York Islanders 82 42 31 9 36 243 222 +21 93 2 AT x – Florida Panthers 82 42 32 8 36 290 273 +17 92 3 ME e – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 40 31 11 31 262 264 −2 91 4 AT e – Buffalo Sabres 82 42 33 7 30 296 300 −4 91 5 AT e – Ottawa Senators 82 39 35 8 31 261 271 −10 86 6 AT e – Detroit Red Wings 82 35 37 10 28 240 279 −39 80 7 ME e – Washington Capitals 82 35 37 10 27 255 265 −10 80 8 ME e – Philadelphia Flyers 82 31 38 13 26 222 277 −55 75 9 AT e – Montreal Canadiens 82 31 45 6 21 232 307 −75 68 10 ME e – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 25 48 9 15 214 330 −116 59 Western Conference Top 3 (Central Division) Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts 1 y – Colorado Avalanche 82 51 24 7 36 280 226 +54 109 2 x – Dallas Stars 82 47 21 14 39 285 218 +67 108 3 x – Minnesota Wild 82 46 25 11 34 246 225 +21 103 Top 3 (Pacific Division) Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts 1 z – Vegas Golden Knights 82 51 22 9 38 272 229 +43 111 2 x – Edmonton Oilers 82 50 23 9 45 325 260 +65 109 3 x – Los Angeles Kings 82 47 25 10 37 280 257 +23 104 Western Conference Wild Card Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts 1 PA x – Seattle Kraken 82 46 28 8 37 289 256 +33 100 2 CE x – Winnipeg Jets 82 46 33 3 36 247 225 +22 95 3 PA e – Calgary Flames 82 38 27 17 31 260 252 +8 93 4 CE e – Nashville Predators 82 42 32 8 29 229 238 −9 92 5 PA e – Vancouver Canucks 82 38 37 7 24 276 298 −22 83 6 CE e – St. Louis Blues 82 37 38 7 27 263 301 −38 81 7 CE e – Arizona Coyotes 82 28 40 14 20 228 299 −71 70 8 PA e – San Jose Sharks 82 22 44 16 16 234 321 −87 60 9 CE e – Chicago Blackhawks 82 26 49 7 18 204 301 −97 59 10 PA e – Anaheim Ducks 82 23 47 12 13 209 338 −129 58 2022-23 Playoffs First round Second round Conference finals Stanley Cup Finals A1 Boston 3 WC Florida 4 WC Florida 4 A2 Toronto 1 A2 Toronto 4 A3 Tampa Bay 2 WC Florida 4 Eastern Conference M1 Carolina 0 M1 Carolina 4 WC NY Islanders 2 M1 Carolina 4 M2 New Jersey 1 M2 New Jersey 4 M3 NY Rangers 3 WC Florida 1 P1 Vegas 4 C1 Colorado 3 WC Seattle 4 WC Seattle 3 C2 Dallas 4 C2 Dallas 4 C3 Minnesota 2 C2 Dallas 2 Western Conference P1 Vegas 4 P1 Vegas 4 WC Winnipeg 1 P1 Vegas 4 P2 Edmonton 2 P2 Edmonton 4 P3 Los Angeles 2 2023 NHL Draft (First Round) # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 1 Connor Bedard (C) Canada Chicago Blackhawks Regina Pats (WHL) 2 Leo Carlsson (C) Sweden Anaheim Ducks Orebro HK (SHL) 3 Adam Fantilli (C) Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten) 4 William Smith (C) United States San Jose Sharks U.S. NTDP (USHL) 5 David Reinbacher (D) Austria Montreal Canadiens EHC Kloten (National League) 6 Dmitriy Simashev (D) Russia Arizona Coyotes Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) 7 Matvei Michkov (RW) Russia Philadelphia Flyers SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) 8 Ryan Leonard (RW) United States Washington Capitals U.S. NTDP (USHL) 9 Nate Danielson (C) Canada Detroit Red Wings Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 10 Dalibor Dvorský (C) Slovakia St. Louis Blues AIK IF (HockeyAllsvenskan) 11 Tom Willander (D) Sweden Vancouver Canucks Rogle BK (J20 Nationell) 12 Daniil But (LW) Russia Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa)1 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) 13 Zach Benson (LW) Canada Buffalo Sabres Winnipeg Ice (WHL) 14 Brayden Yager (C) Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 15 Matthew Wood (LW) Canada Nashville Predators UConn Huskies (Hockey East) 16 Samuel Honzek (LW) Slovakia Calgary Flames Vancouver Giants (WHL) 17 Axel Sandin Pellikka (D) Sweden Detroit Red Wings (from NY Islanders via Vancouver)2 Skelleftea AIK (SHL) 18 Colby Barlow (LW) Canada Winnipeg Jets Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 19 Oliver Moore (C) United States Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay)3 U.S. NTDP (USHL) 20 Eduard Šalé (LW) Czech Republic Seattle Kraken HC Kometa Brno (Czech Extraliga) 21 Charlie Stramel (C) United States Minnesota Wild Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten) 22 Oliver Bonk (D) Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles via Columbus)4 London Knights (OHL) 23 Gabe Perreault (RW) United States New York Rangers U.S. NTDP (USHL) 24 Tanner Molendyk (D) Canada Nashville Predators (from Edmonton)5 Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 25 Otto Stenberg (C) Sweden St. Louis Blues (from Toronto)6 Frolunda HC (SHL) 26 Quentin Musty (LW) United States San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey)7 Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 27 Calum Ritchie (C) Canada Colorado Avalanche Oshawa Generals (OHL) 28 Easton Cowan (RW) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston via Washington)8 London Knights (OHL) 29 Theo Lindstein (D) Sweden St. Louis Blues (from Dallas via NY Rangers)9 Brynas IF (SHL) 30 Bradly Nadeau (LW) Canada Carolina Hurricanes Penticton Vees (BCHL) 31 Mikhail Gulyayev (D) Russia Colorado Avalanche (from Florida via Montreal)10 Avangard Omsk (KHL) 32 David Edstrom (C) Sweden Vegas Golden Knights Frolunda HC (J20 Nationell) Resources NHL.com NBC Sports (NHL) TSN (NHL) CBC (NHL) ESPN (NHL) Sportsnet (NHL) Sportrac Salary Cap Tracker Pro Hockey Rumors (rumors) CBS Sports (NHL) CapFriendly Depth Charts 2022-23 Thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euterpe Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Yes, I’m ready! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Year of Shadow Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Can't wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride4jc1222 Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 New Jersey Devils 2024 Stanley Cup Champions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Year of Shadow Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 LET'S GO DEVILS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share Posted August 31, 2023 Brian Boucher is headed to TNT to be part of the NHL on TNT crew. Boucher's arrival at TNT reunites the #1 NHL on NBC crew of him, Kenny Albert, and Eddie Olczyk in its final season (the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season). Awful Announcing: Quote TNT’s NHL coverage is getting the band back together. The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand reported Tuesday that Brian Boucher will join TNT as its “between the benches” analyst, reuniting with his former NBC teammates, Kenny Albert and Eddie Olczyk, in the process. He’ll fill the position that was opened up when Keith Jones became the Philadelphia Flyers President of Hockey Operations. [...] Boucher gives TNT a recognizable game analyst. He played in the NHL (from 1999-2013) and has been a notable media figure since his playing career. At the start of the 2015-26 NHL season, Boucher joined NBC Sports as an “Inside the Glass” reporter and studio analyst. From 2018 to 2021, he worked as an “Inside the Glass” reporter with the lead broadcast team of Mike Emrick and Eddie Olcyzk. He shared the role with McGuire, who he eventually replaced. And Albert eventually replaced Emrick as the lead play-by-play voice following the latter’s retirement announcement in October 2020. As per Marchand, while Boucher’s main role will be between the benches, he additionally could be utilized for some studio work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride4jc1222 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Chris Chelios to have his jersey retired by the Blackhawks in February 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 Connor Bedard made his Blackhawks debut tonight, as he scored a hat trick against their biggest rivals in the St. Louis Blues at the Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase. His First official NHL game will be the first regular season game the Hawks play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted October 1, 2023 Author Share Posted October 1, 2023 Calgary Flames VP of Hockey Operations Chris Snow passed away at 42 after a battle with ALS. https://www.nhl.com/news/flames-assistant-gm-chris-snow-dies-of-als-at-42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted October 25, 2023 Author Share Posted October 25, 2023 ESPN and ESPN+ had Frozen Frenzy last night, in which game start times were staggered every 15 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euterpe Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 My team is having a rough start to the season; I hope they can pick it up tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Year of Shadow Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Update on Jack Hughes: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nj.com/devils/2023/11/devils-star-jack-hughes-avoids-worst-case-scenario-with-injury.html?outputType=amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 Penguins G Tristan Jarry scored an empty net goal in Thursday's game against the Lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 Blues end Craig Berube's tenure as head coach. The Blues should be game misconducting Doug Armstrong out of his job first before Craig Berube. Thanks for getting us our first Stanley Cup trophy, Chief Berube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 The NHL All-Star vote is in now. https://allstarfanvote.nhl.com/?role=skater&filter_by=all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 The NHL All-Star Game was won by Team Matthews 7-4 over Team McDavid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 The NHL will reportedly allow players to play in the Olympics come 2026. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 The St. Louis Blues, hosting Pride Night, scored 3 of their 4 goals in the space of 32 seconds in the 2nd period in their 4-0 win over the Islanders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 The players on the Arizona Coyotes roster have been told that they'll be relocating to Salt Lake City in Utah, effective next season. Emily Kaplan at ESPN.com: Quote Arizona Coyotes players were informed Friday that the team is relocating to Utah, sources told ESPN, confirming a report by PHNX Sports. Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong met with the players ahead of their game against the Edmonton Oilers to confirm what had been rumored all week: that the NHL is working to facilitate a sale to Ryan and Ashley Smith, owners of the Utah Jazz. The Coyotes will begin playing there next season. The NHL and Smith's group have been working on a deal, but sources told ESPN on Friday night that nothing was done yet, and there was plenty of work to go before the deal was finalized. An announcement is expected next week, at the conclusion of the NHL regular season, sources told ESPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 The 2024/2025 NHL Winter Classic between the Blues and Blackhawks at Wrigley will be on New Year's Eve: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted May 4 Author Share Posted May 4 Your 2023-2024 NHL Playoffs Bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smarticle Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Canucks ate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 Craig Berube is headed to Toronto to be their head coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatestX Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Let's go Oilers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted June 3 Author Share Posted June 3 Oilers v. Panthers is the Stanley Cup final Go Oilers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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