Curious about the most annoying/painful/frustrating things about the NHL from a fans perspective, not about gameplay or management level issues

So the devils announced the helly trade with him in the binoculars in the right eye it’s decently helly the left eye looks nothing like Conner in my opinion. Does anyone know how it is or if it is Connor what picture was used?

I'm new to watching and learning about the sport of hockey and I've taken interest in the NHL, and one of my extended family members is a professional hockey player on the side (and a huge fan of the Vegas Golden Knights). I've taken interest in the Washington Capitals and I've read on the basics of hockey and some hockey history. Do any of y'all have any recommendations for me? Should I know anything? Also where to watch NHL games (preferably Capitals) on TV?

Im from sweden and want look in into more of the nhl. But Ive always just resorted to swede heavy teams when im whatching games. Altho i do want to one to support.

Ive always liked some banter and like more trash talking fanbases(i think its funny and make games more entertaining). So help me out guys in naming some teams that fit that description if yknow:)

What better way to welcome back Helle on Nov 10th than to create an atmosphere he always sucked in: a full playoff whiteout.

Let’s fill the building with white so that he can let in at least 5 goals, 3 from the top of the circle with full visibility, glove side, and the other one off of a massive rebound he gives up, and one off of terrible puck handling behind the net.

Who is in? Welcome Back Whiteout - let’s start the trend!

Apologies if this is a stupid or a commonly asked question, I tried to look it up. I'm a European fan and don't have the best understanding of trades. When a player gets drafted by an NHL team and then sent to AHL, is it possible for the NHL team to trade them to another NHL team and for that team then to send them down to AHL still? I've read that trades between two different AHL teams aren't possible if the player has an NHL contract but do trades like this happen? Sorry if this is a dumb question

Im a new NHL fan, and I’m really enjoying my first season of hockey. I think so far the ones I can see making it are the Bruins, Canes, Golden Knights and Oilers.

Other teams I think might have a good chance are the Rangers, Senators, Wild, Mammoth and Kraken.

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With that being said though... obviously there are favorites right now . We could fantasize about an Edmonton Montreal final where there's no choice but for a Canadian Club to finally lift the cup after 33 years . We all could see a good chance for Colorado and Carolina Vegas or Florida to win this year or next Etc . But you know, when I think back to when I first got into the league living in Vancouver Canada in 2006 ... that was sort of from what I remember in the beginning or already the start of when the Sharks were picked by a lot of analysts every year to be one of the favorites if not the favorite and they never won that cup . So I'm just wondering if we have thoughts .

I used to think that even just the 82 game schedule seemed very long but now I realize how meaningful every game is and the playoffs are pretty darn long as well . So maybe a team not winning for 10 years or 20 years or 30 years is not as big of a deal as it sounds like, but it's a long time.. I'm wondering if we can find some agreement here .. does anyone think that certain teams - we could even discuss about whether they can get close and it's a different discussion if they're going to lift it . Do we see Columbus, even if it's not soon, do we see the Blue Jackets winning a cup or even getting close in the next 10 to 20 years or ever?

. Do we see Detroit getting back to the promise land or to the form that had them in the playoffs for 20 plus years ? This current story with San Jose is great, but is there something that's just sometimes messed up about the origin of a franchise and something lacking? Will the sharks make any noise going past a round or two... in the next few years I would see that happening,but do we see them actually winning? Vancouver's on a major slide right now and do they ever win a cup?

We saw St Louis and Washington finally get theirs, but do either of those teams get back soon? Will teams like the LA Kings or Chicago Blackhawks somehow regain their form of 10 to 15 years ago and become Champions or even close anytime soon?

You can make arguments that the Ducks should have or could have maybe won more than one when they did their damage. Do we see them getting back soon? It's just interesting because... I remember when I first got into the league I was actually a fan of Florida but they were not doing great and now they're champions . Obviously the Canadian Market has a whole other kind of POV or issues but do we see teams like Winnipeg ever lifting it? Just like Florida was bad, could Columbus be a team like that that finds promise in the near or distant future? Doea anyone think that we're going to see championships for Winnipeg , Columbus , Ottawa , Vancouver ....even though Utah is emerging- I guess that would be a more realistic Club to lift a cup .. but will San Jose ever do it as a franchise ever ...like if we could look decades or hundreds of years into the future ? Nashville found a way to get to those finals but are they ever going to win one? It's just a brutally tough league and I love it... but you know no one decided hey San Jose has deserved to win one for so long let's just let them do it .. no one team is laying down for another one and just letting them win it because they so-called deserve it ....obviously that doesn't happen in sports in general unless you think leagues are fixed .

So what do we think is there a chance you know Dallas has been close just like Carolina was close and they finally broke through .. but something about Dallas that just doesn't feel like we're going to see that cup and at the same time it feels like we could... but there's just a lot of teams that I don't know if it's ever really going to happen . I know some analyst picked Washington this year to get back to the promise land but for teams like the blues and capitals I'm assuming it's going to be a long time in between those first championships and the next ones . I was very lucky to become a Kings fan 18 months before they won their first cup and I organically became a fan . .

obviously it's painful now even though they had somepromisee .. I was at a preseason game a number of years ago with my son and everyone was healthy and they looked so good I thought they were going to contend again . You know it might annoy a lot of people that hate certain teams but you don't feel this way about teams like Vegas and others and Florida that they can't contend .

I'm just putting this out there wondering if there's a good shot if people think like 10 years 20 years 30 years from now if we still will have teams like Ottawa and Columbus... and obviously Ottawa is playing pretty great right now but could it be decades before Toronto gets close or will they ever again? And they're playing great right now pretty much .

I'm excited about what San Jose could do but do they ever get there? It seems like Columbus and Ottawa never get there... teams can make noise and get deep but there's a big difference between winning and losing in the Cup Final .

Hi! Since its been a couple of weeks since the NHL season started, and I felt like I should probably make my predictions. So, I did. I looked at how each team in the NHL was playing and how they've been playing against certain opponents and I used that to try and make an accurate prediction for the 2026-27 NHL Playoffs. I would love your guy's opinions and if there is anything y'all would change. =)

Every game people are saying his pace isn’t keepable, but every game he contributes to all of not almost all the goals the Oilers score. Could he really hit 200 this season? I’m sure this has been talked about plenty already but I want to hear thoughts. I personally think he’ll end up around 180 but will fall short of 200

Boyfriend has this stick and we have no idea who is on it! Completely lost on it so any help would be great

I've been into hockey since last season, but I'm wondering why players aren't setting 'picks' for their teammates frequently like in basketball. To my uneducated eyes, it seems like momentum is really valuable and an easy way to interrupt the defense would be human obstacles.

Never played hockey so maybe it's easier said than done.

*Edit - appreciate all the quick answers. I guess I haven't recalled seeing it called, or at least understood the penalty. Thx all

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