The 2026–27 NHL season is the upcoming 110th season of operation (109th season of play) of the National Hockey League. The season will feature an 84-game regular season schedule.

10 hours ago, Tony Fresco said:

What a coward. Hellebuyck is totally orchestrating this. If your analytics say playing him reduces your win probability after a full day's rest, you made a bad trade.

The full day of rest has nothing to do with it. They are basically saying they don't think he's mentally strong enough to handle the crowd and it will probably throw him off his game. Poor little fella...

In Hellebuyck's defense, I have never really heard much differently from other NHL'ers - the interviews with NHL players are usually just the same serving of the well-used cliches - "backs against the wall" - "we have to get pucks to the net" - "Everyone is playing for each other" blah blah blah.

I'm sorry, who is this Connor Hellebuyck?

2 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:

I wondered about this too. If he sits there they may have to beef up security a bit. I don’t think anyone would do anything outside of heckling, but it could get intense.

6 hours ago, BomberBall. said:

I wondered about this too. If he sits there they may have to beef up security a bit. I don’t think anyone would do anything outside of heckling, but it could get intense.

I was yesterday years old when I learned that Helle watches games that he isn’t playing from the dressing room with the goalie coach. So he won’t be seen outside of pregame warm up. Another strong example of how much of a team player he is.

1 hour ago, Tony Fresco said:

I was yesterday years old when I learned that Helle watches games that he isn’t playing from the dressing room with the goalie coach. So he won’t be seen outside of pregame warm up. Another strong example of how much of a team player he is.

I just heard that too. Could’ve sworn I’d seen him on the bench before, but whatever. Team player indeed.

1 hour ago, Tony Fresco said:

I was yesterday years old when I learned that Helle watches games that he isn’t playing from the dressing room with the goalie coach. So he won’t be seen outside of pregame warm up. Another strong example of how much of a team player he is.

Probably had his letter to the Jet fans written by the goalie coach during intermission. Man some professional athletes are coddled like little sensitive babies.

Looks like Bauer is going to be busy tomorrow....

2 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:

Looks like Bauer is going to be busy tomorrow....

Bauer won't even break a sweat on this guy. He's not much of a fighter... Had his first fight as a pro here, against the Moose, and Logan Stanley dropped him fairly quickly.

23 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:

Helle has sat in the dressing room when not playing for years. So tonight will not be any different.

1230MBT is his presser

I just want the win. who the f cares about helle. once this game is over hopefully move past all this nonsense.

37 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

I just want the win. who the f cares about helle. once this game is over hopefully move past all this nonsense.

Can't move past if he's too chicken to face the home crowd.

36 minutes ago, MrFreakzilla said:

Can't move past if he's too chicken to face the home crowd.

Don't know about others but I don't need him to show his face to move past him. It's just sports far second to the important stuff in life.

Seriously who the F cares about him and his feelings and why he wanted to leave Winnipeg, why he's not starting tonight, why he won't face the crowd blah blah blah, just typing this is frustrating me although I'm finding it doesn't take much for me to get frustrated.

Namaste.

There that helped (Narrators voice: no, it didn't).