r/nhl

I’ve been following my local junior league pretty casually over the years (s/o Sioux Falls) but I’m wanting to get more into the NHL. I know it might be Ovechkin and Crosby’s final year, I know the Sabres turned it around impressively this year while Florida missed the playoffs after winning the Stanley Cup twice in a row, and I know the Mammoth have a badass Zamboni.

What else should I know as the first playoff weekend occurs?

I’m just a grumpy old man but what’s with all the crap on the tv now

Bright slime green stair lights

Name bars over the players on the power play (looks like I’m watching EA sports video game)

Plus the digital advertising on the boards. SKIP THE DISHES!!!!

Dylan Guenther did an interview with the bar down crew and if you are wondering how the team is adapting to moving to Utah he started the podcast saying “we went from the outhouse to the penthouse”. Great to see the team enjoying it and having the success they have had!

The Utah Vegas game series start is tomorrow, what are people’s thought? Does Vegas having a new coach dramatically affect how the series goes?

Man those things are annoying on tv. How can they have them on during play. I can’t imagine the players and goalies like them either. Turn them off!

Every season when the playoffs start, I’m always fascinated by how much the level and energy of play improves compared to regular season games. I’ve never watched another sport where it is so glaring

THAT FELT LIKE PLAYOFF HOCKEY!!! This Minnesota/Dallas game feels like a mid-season stroll. 🤷‍♂️

Anyone else think the camera coverage is super jumpy: poor quality?