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25-26 NHL Regular Season Thread


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On 12/5/2025 at 11:40 PM, Panthers Fan 69 said:

Why has this forum lost so many people?  Minus 10 of us, there is no one anymore. 

B/c the site doesn’t allow anyone to start new treads. That’s not a good experience for users. The only option someone like myself has is to read and comment on someone else’s topics. Open up the site and welcome more ideas and you’ll see more user activity.

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On 12/7/2025 at 1:14 PM, Canesfan said:

B/c the site doesn’t allow anyone to start new treads. That’s not a good experience for users. The only option someone like myself has is to read and comment on someone else’s topics. Open up the site and welcome more ideas and you’ll see more user activity.

It was done to keep the bots down.

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Can't remember what the post count limit is.

But, stick around. It's a small, but dedicated group here with a surprisingly high level of hockey knowledge for a bunch of country bumpkins on an NFL forum.

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And, unlike r/canes you won't get harassed for not conforming to the current groupthink.

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I'm honestly not even sure if the mods here even know this place exists. Leads to some pretty entertaining irrational crash outs on occasion!

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15 hours ago, Stumpy said:

It was done to keep the bots down.

Artificial Intelligence Robot GIF

Can't remember what the post count limit is.

But, stick around. It's a small, but dedicated group here with a surprisingly high level of hockey knowledge for a bunch of country bumpkins on an NFL forum.

Episode 14 Cletus Delroy Spuckler GIF by The Simpsons

And, unlike r/canes you won't get harassed for not conforming to the current groupthink.

Pink Ladies No GIF by Paramount+

I'm honestly not even sure if the mods here even know this place exists. Leads to some pretty entertaining irrational crash outs on occasion!

Facts 

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22 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Because this is a place for dinosaurs to hang out.  Enjoy it while its here.

I do think it’s the best. fug Reddit and Twitter. We all at least know our handles an online personality’s. And for the most part like eachother like the stump said. 

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NYT: Most Punchable NHL Faces

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Punch a guy in the NBA, and you’re getting suspended. Punch a guy in the NFL, and you’re getting ejected. Punch a guy in the NHL, and well, you might — might! — have to sit in the penalty box for five whole minutes. But don’t worry, because the other guy probably will, too.

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I'm, honestly, a little surprised no Canes even received votes. I know we have a bit of a rep for being choir boys to an extent. But, how does this face not earn, at least, one vote?

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You would think a perennial Cup contender, who plays a frustratingly stifling style of defense, would engender, at least, some contempt from their peers. This quote from the entry about Matthew Tkachuk is pretty illustrative, imo...

"Not surprisingly, it’s the guys who tend to camp out in front of the opposing net who are running away with this one."

I'm not saying that you have to be hated to be good. However, I do think there might be something to this. The only guys on the Canes that have any real net front presence are Staal and Jarvis. Jordo (and the Staal family at large) is beloved among NHLers. And, really, who could want to punch this face?

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As Joe Giglio would say,

"The Canes have some assholes, but they need a few MFers!"

Sure, we have a few grinders like Martinook and Carrier who can push through traffic. But, those guys aren't really moving the needle in that respect. Blake is showing some willingness and ability to fight for some of those dirty goals. Maybe, he can be that guy for us.

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(From left: Some Rando, Future Canes MFer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The elephant in the room here is #37, obviously.

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Sounds like the Oilers are trading for Tristan Jarry. 

It'll be interesting to see what the package is. Jarry is playing lights out. And, Pittsburgh is not exactly out of the hunt at this point. They don't exactly need to move him.

Either way, if the deal goes through, this will be the first domino to fall in the the Stanley Cup arms race.

If Edmonton (or any other team out west) is gonna have any chance against the Avs, they're gonna need a brick wall in net.

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