November schedule is indeed very heavy as Jan pointed out.

Starting saturday, 15 games in 29 days. 10 of them at home.

November needs to be a great month.

Sean Hartnett ‏@HartnettHockey 45s46 seconds ago
Alain Vigneault says there's been no setbacks for center Derek Stepan. AV expects Stepan to return to practice "in the next 4-to-7 days."

so doesn't really sound like he will be available for either game on the weekend

edit: actually next Monday they play at home vs St Louis, I thought it was sunday, sounds like next Monday is still possible for Stepan

Sean Hartnett ‏@HartnettHockey 45s46 seconds ago
Alain Vigneault says there's been no setbacks for center Derek Stepan. AV expects Stepan to return to practice "in the next 4-to-7 days."

so doesn't really sound like he will be available for either game on the weekend
- jimbro83

Have to imagine his conditioning level is not great but it never really was

Have to imagine his conditioning level is not great but it never really was
- HankdaTank

he gonna be like a tortoise

anybody see the Anisimov hit from last night?



reminded me of Sauer

anybody see the Anisimov hit from last night?



reminded me of Sauer




- jimbro83

Tough to tell were the contact was. One angle looked like shoulder the other the head. The good thing was it didnt look like his head ever hit the ice.

Have to imagine his conditioning level is not great but it never really was
- HankdaTank

Stepan getting ready to get back on the ice.

Tough to tell were the contact was. One angle looked like shoulder the other the head. The good thing was it didnt look like his head ever hit the ice.
- mdw7413

NHL announced no further discipline on play, head not point of contact

NHL announced no further discipline on play, head not point of contact
- jimbro83

That was my first thought. The 2nd angle I thought was the head.

That was my first thought. The 2nd angle I thought was the head.
- mdw7413

these guys gotta wear their chin straps tighter

anybody see the Anisimov hit from last night?



reminded me of Sauer




- jimbro83

Canadian media is so disgusting, they sit there and try to make you think that it's a grey area, did he go through the body? did he make the head principal point of contact? yet the second it happens to a Canadian team it's outrage, that hit is sickening, his lid comes right off, that doesn't happen unless it's a head shot

Kreider - MSL - Duclair line looks so damn sexy

these guys gotta wear their chin straps tighter


- jimbro83

Yeah, Anisimov was always putting his helmet back on right after getting hit. Surprised he never changed seeing as he played with Sauer and saw what had happened.

Canadian media is so disgusting, they sit there and try to make you think that it's a grey area, did he go through the body? did he make the head principal point of contact? yet the second it happens to a Canadian team it's outrage, that hit is sickening, his lid comes right off, that doesn't happen unless it's a head shot
- HankdaTank

I actually thought it was a good shoulder to shoulder hit.(At least the one angle) Anisimov needs to tighten his brain bucket.

Yeah, Anisimov was always putting his helmet back on right after getting hit. Surprised he never changed seeing as he played with Sauer and saw what had happened.
- mdw7413

How can you stare at the puck like that and not expect to get hit?!?

How can you stare at the puck like that and not expect to get hit?!?
- tbreinold

He's been doing it since he has been in the league. How many times a year did he get blasted by a big hit when he was playing for the Rangers? Always for staring at the puck.

Kreider - MSL - Duclair line looks so damn sexy
- rangerdanger94

In the offensive zone yes...in their own end, not sure haha

Canadian media is so disgusting, they sit there and try to make you think that it's a grey area, did he go through the body? did he make the head principal point of contact? yet the second it happens to a Canadian team it's outrage, that hit is sickening, his lid comes right off, that doesn't happen unless it's a head shot
- HankdaTank

If it was Kreider it would be the dirtiest hit in the game

If it was Kreider it would be the dirtiest hit in the game
- TPC

Kreider to new Dale Hunter, Claude Lemiuex, etc. This is fun now.

How can you stare at the puck like that and not expect to get hit?!?
- tbreinold

He's always been taking those big hits. Even as a ranger he used to get plastered.

Canadian media is so disgusting, they sit there and try to make you think that it's a grey area, did he go through the body? did he make the head principal point of contact? yet the second it happens to a Canadian team it's outrage, that hit is sickening, his lid comes right off, that doesn't happen unless it's a head shot
- HankdaTank

It's a textbook hit. This is all on anisimov. You are taught from day one on the ice to keep your head up and on a swivel. This happens to him 3-4 times a year. He's constantly getting destroyed. He skates with his head down and puts himself in bad positions. That hit is not.sickening at all. It's 100% clean and that's just hockey.

Steve Zipay ‏@stevezipay 35s35 seconds ago
NYR's John Moore reportedly receives five-game suspension for hit on Minnesota's Erik Haula

Steve Zipay ‏@stevezipay 35s35 seconds ago
NYR's John Moore reportedly receives five-game suspension for hit on Minnesota's Erik Haula
- jimbro83

He got lucky with that, probably the least he could have got.

He got lucky with that, probably the least he could have got.
- mdw7413

#ProngerEffect

#ProngerEffect
- TPC

Glad to see you are doing ok. After Kreider getting tossed & the Boys losing, I was getting worried you might be in a ditch somewhere.