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The Official 2020 - 2021 NHL and Everything Hockey Thread

YukonLiving said:
I just read this as well... I'm not sure how I feel about it yet.
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I hate offside reviews in general but the amount of times goals were called back because their skate was barely off the ice but obviously not in the zone yet was pretty silly. At least this way it's pretty black and white. Instead of those reviews that take 5 minutes looking for an angle to see if they can guess whether the skate is down or not
 
Muchmore18 said:
Now that's a change I can get behind!

"The often exasperating NHL Rule No. 83 now states that a player will be considered on- or off-side based on the "plane" of the blue line, “which shall extend from the leading edge of the blue line upwards.” This means that a player’s position in space — and no longer simply their point of contact with the ice — will be considered when making calls on the ice and when examining offside reviews"
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I like the rule, it'll save time during reviews and will also save a few groin pulls.
 
Muchmore18 said:
I hate offside reviews in general but the amount of times goals were called back because their skate was barely off the ice but obviously not in the zone yet was pretty silly. At least this way it's pretty black and white. Instead of those reviews that take 5 minutes looking for an angle to see if they can guess whether the skate is down or not
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And now they've introduced another variable. Where is the camera compared to the skate? Is it directly along the blue line, unobstructed? Is the camera at the same height as the skate?
 
YukonLiving said:
And now they've introduced another variable. Where is the camera compared to the skate? Is it directly along the blue line, unobstructed? Is the camera at the same height as the skate?
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Hmmmm, fair play! Didn't think of that. Hopefully this doesn't make reviews even longer when this is an obvious attempt to speed them up.

Again, another reason why I hate the challenge for offside lol
 
I am looking forward to the NHL season. My team the Rangers are in the NHL’s version of the group of death. They are a good team And fun to watch. Who will be ordering the NHL package? I’ll be getting the packages
 
Muchmore18 said:
Hmmmm, fair play! Didn't think of that. Hopefully this doesn't make reviews even longer when this is an obvious attempt to speed them up.

Again, another reason why I hate the challenge for offside lol
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I don't mind the offside challenge - the penalty for a team who asks for a review and is wrong just needs to be enough of a deterrent.
 
esg777 said:
I am looking forward to the NHL season. My team the Rangers are in the NHL’s version of the group of death. They are a good team And fun to watch. Who will be ordering the NHL package? I’ll be getting the packages
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Absolutely ordering the NHL package. I actually just got the confirmation email! Saved $20 with the early bird rate!
 
YukonLiving said:
We're going to see that parallax angle thing come up again, and I kind of feel like this is similar to the Brett Hull foot in the crease rule.

I mean, I don't hate it - I'm just not completely sold yet.
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Good point
 
YukonLiving said:
Absolutely ordering the NHL package. I actually just got the confirmation email! Saved $20 with the early bird rate!
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Jealous

I always want to, but the fact that my Quacks always play so late, is a deal breaker, though we know D would love to have late night convos in here
 
OITW said:
Jealous

I always want to, but the fact that my Quacks always play so late, is a deal breaker, though we know D would love to have late night convos in here
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I don't have other cable TV though. Just streaming services so it's a little easier to stomach the costs.
 
YukonLiving said:
I don't have other cable TV though. Just streaming services so it's a little easier to stomach the costs.
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Same we stripped out cable to it's basic, more to keep the wifi costs low.
 
OITW said:
Same we stripped out cable to it's basic, more to keep the wifi costs low.
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Haha... you haven't seen wifi costs until you've lived up here. It's absurd. I pay almost $200/month for my internet only package. Not even unlimited.
 
Canadan said:
haha, I've done it once, I could do it again.
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We cut the cord a long time ago. Thankfully the in-laws still have it so we use their log in for sports channels and they use our Netflix. Win win
 
Nerdy_81 said:
We cut the cord a long time ago. Thankfully the in-laws still have it so we use their log in for sports channels and they use our Netflix. Win win
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I tried using my Dad's login and it wouldn't let me. Weird. I'll have to circle back on it this year.
 
OITW said:
Jealous

I always want to, but the fact that my Quacks always play so late, is a deal breaker, though we know D would love to have late night convos in here
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Glad I only live one timezone away from them! I don't have the NHL package either. Found a good streaming site for all the NHL games so I use that
 
Hoping to use my Barracuda Networks connection to land a few Sharks game tickets later in the season.... hopefully fans will be able to return at some point!
 
Stemmy66 said:
Hoping to use my Barracuda Networks connection to land a few Sharks game tickets later in the season.... hopefully fans will be able to return at some point!
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Yes! Fans add so much to the atmosphere of the game!
 
Quack Quack
 
Miller back for another year with the Ducks! Took longer than I thought it would but happy it got done!
 
IIHF World Juniors time! Canada vs. Germany starts now!
 
Goallllll!!!!! Canada!!! 🇨🇦
 
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