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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Biz has the tinfoil hat on...<br><br>The Panthers are tanking out of the 3rd spot in the division to draw Toronto in the first round of the playoffs �� <a href="https://t.co/03R3mpKuBU">pic.twitter.com/03R3mpKuBU</a></p>&mdash; NHLonTNT (@NHL_On_TNT) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL_On_TNT/status/1909026825646268431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

They're tanking in the NHL just like the NBA now

Gretzky and Lemeiux say hello.

Wow they still had those Eagle jerseys when he first played. lol

It's probably also worth pointing out that Gretzky was never the best goal scorer ever. His goals record in that way is similar to LeBron's in the NBA for most points ever. Now he certainly is one of the best goal scorers ever and also happened to play at a high level for a very long time, but Lemieux's goals per game average was significantly higher than Gretzky.

Like LeBron, it was Gretz's playmaking ability (he has 900+ more points than anybody in history) that made him the GOAT.

He's a great goal scorer. The best, per career stats. but in almost every other metric, Gretsky is the GOAT, and it's not terribly close. Just looking at season pts, Ovi's had 4 seasons over 100 pts. Gretsky has 17 seasons over 100 pts.

4 seasons over 200 pts.




Case closed.


Edit: Ovi's had one season over 60 goals. Gretsky has 5.



And just to be clear, I'm applauding Ovi breaking Gretsky's total goals record as much as anyone. It's great for hockey, and I like Alex both as a plyer and as a hockey character. The game and the fans will miss him when he's gone.


But he's not the greatest offensive player to ever play in the NHL. He's just not.

Vancouver down 3 goals with less than a minute remaining in the game.

They won. :eek:

Oh I have to see that shit.

First team in history to ever do it.

LMAO **** the Stars...

LOLOL couldn't happen to a better team

Didn't stay up for the 3rd and OT/SO, but good to see the Avalanche get out of their funk after Vegas' shorty and complete the comeback.

And always good to see that angry confused DeBoer face, heh...

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gabriel Landeskog has been loaned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL) on a conditioning assignment. <a href="https://t.co/FgEu05vIiY">pic.twitter.com/FgEu05vIiY</a></p>&mdash; x - Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) <a href="https://twitter.com/Avalanche/status/1909984196598149123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Hasn't it been like 3 years since he's even played?

And he's gotta be 32(ish) by now. Even presuming the injuries didn't diminish him, time certainly will have done so.

I mean I guess as a 3rd liner who can provide some leadership he might be handy in the playoffs, but this feels more like hope than a plan at this point.

Yeah, he hasn't played since the SCF in 2022... the original injury was in 2020 and they finally opted for surgery in May 2023 as a last resort, because no one has ever returned from it.

Not sure what happened last season, but there was some hope he'd return and then it didn't happen... and apparently this season he had an unrelated setback (and even then, I'm sure the plan was to LTIR him into the playoffs), but has been a full practice participant for a bit now.

Definitely still just hope he could contribute some meaningful minutes or like you said, lockeroom presence and leadership.

It's kind of like Travis Kelce coming back next year. No one expects him to be the same player as before, but his presence alone will give the team a boost, and hopefully he's at least better than a random 4th-liner.

In the long-term, the question is just whether his knee is stable or not. If it is, he's got a shot at getting back up to being a legit contributor by next season. 32 is old, but it's hardly ancient.