National Hockey League
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I only watch playoffs, which should be coming in a couple weeks I guess, but until then…AUSTON MATTHEWS just became first player in a decade to pot 60 in a single season; first Leaf to ever do it (he smashed their single season record of 54 the other week); and the first American player to ever hit that total. He also got 50 goals in a 50 game stretch, which is ridiculously good. Hard to wrap the head around the idea that the biggest hockey superstar in Canada is from Scottsdale, Arizona. Kid has an amazing wristshot, maybe the best I’ve seen. Funny trivia, according to a source via wikipedia, “Initially, Matthews did not have much interest in the sport but was captivated by the Zamboni machine that cleaned the ice during intermissions.”
Here’s all 60 goals (so far…).
Go Leafs Go!!!
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Big Blues Fan, looking forward to the playoffs
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@Kid-Chocolate Well in the sunshine states they are starting to play more ice hockey and you’re seeing the US national team having more success against Canada than before. More Americans in the league too I would assume.
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There’s an Australian playing in the NHL?
I had to look him up. I had no idea. Figured he had to have been an Aussie expat who emigrated to North America when he was a toddler, but nope, says here he learned the sport in Sydney.
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This is what is called Analytics.
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Way to start a Stanley Cup run. Complete dominance. Fifteen more, let’s go!!
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@Kid-Chocolate Yep they rolled the lightning. Playoff hockey is freaking excellent. Kings beat the Oilers to with the refs obviously favoring Edmonton.
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shutout away and a hat trick is a great start!
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@Kiwiwomble Didn’t see that coming as Minnesota has been looking good recently.
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not over yet...but big reality check
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@Kiwiwomble Kings were not much better. Need to dispatch Brown and bring in someone with legs and quicker reaction. It is not an old man’s game.
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Horrible result.
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Nails were bitten, but good guys held on.
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@Kid-Chocolate Better than the two thrashings the Kings had.
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still in this thing
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@Kiwiwomble Sometimes it’s just how they match up because Minnesota just killed the kings during the regular season so I expected them to do pretty well. Hear St Louis has lost a couple of Dman. Never good.
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