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jwhouk

jwhouk

A couple of final comments about the rioting and boorish behavior of VAN fans: First, it was painfully obvious that the rioting had nothing to do with the game. Part of me wonders if SE BC has a gang problem of some sort, since this strikes me as not only something organized, but something that has been sustained.

Second, it's one thing to boo Bettman (sorry, my people in Nashville couldn't bring themselves to do it, I'd think; he actually did more to make sure we stayed in Nashville than anyone else, save the current ownership group), but it's another thing to throw bottles and trash onto the ice as the captain of the other team is lifting the Cup and skating around the ice with it.

Take a look at the presentation video, right after Chara skates off with it, about 1:30 into the clip - you'll see several things fly onto the ice in the background:



Sorry, but that's beyond classless.

<--- MOVING ON --->

The good news for the day: the Predators have filed for arbitration with our Captain, Shea Freakin' Weber. This means that we're serious about re-signing him, and that we're committed to paying him whatever it takes to keep him (since we don't have walk-away rights when it's club-filed arbitration). I am mega happy. :D
 
blotsfan

blotsfan

Well, I'm really hoping Zack Kassian is gonna make the Sabres. He kept getting suspended in the juniors for being a thug, but I think once he gets to the NHL and is playing against NHL players he'll just be sort of a tough guy. Patrick Kaleta is having problems and he could be a replacement.
 
Frank

Frank

Ryan Smyth wants to finish his career with the Oilers. Now, though he's getting up there, he's still a great player but I don't know if he'd be worth what the Kings would want for him. Either way, I'd like him back in Edmonton, he was the heart and soul of the Oilers for more than a decade.
 
Jay

Jay

I don't even understand why the name cannot return. Because the fucken idiots over in Pheonix cannot let go of the name and make a few bucks?
 
DarkAudit

DarkAudit

Jay said:
I don't even understand why the name cannot return. Because the fucken idiots over in Pheonix cannot let go of the name and make a few bucks?
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Since the league owns the Coyotes, there's not much at issue there.

If they try for the Moose, there will be consequences...
 
HCGLNS

HCGLNS

Awards tonight, draft on Friday and free agency next week, it's the most exciting week of NHL action all year (not involving hockey)!!!
 
checkeredhat

checkeredhat

Jay said:
I don't even understand why the name cannot return. Because the fucken idiots over in Pheonix cannot let go of the name and make a few bucks?
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Bettman said he'd let them have the name.

The only reason its probably not going to happen, is because everyone in Winnipeg already has Jets jerseys. It'd severely cut the profit to be made, even if they revamped the logo most would still wear the old one. Instead, they'll have a new team name, probably with a fugly logo like all the new teams get, and then they can sell thousands of new jerseys, thus keeping the other southern teams afloat via NHL's profit sharing. Then they'll have themselves a Winter Classic type game where they wear their "vintage" Jets jerseys that will again, sell like hotcakes.
Profit.
 
HCGLNS

HCGLNS

Manitoba Moose, Winnipeg Warthogs, Prairie Dogs, The Mighty Gophers of Winnipeg, The Winnipeg Bettmans, Manitoba Polar Bears, The OMG it's Cold Igloos...
 
HCGLNS

HCGLNS

Frankie Williamson said:
Wat?
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He said professional hockey. The International Professional Hockey League, the first professional league was formed in the United States. In Canada, there was still significant opposition to allowing athletes to be paid to play sports and supported amateur only leagues and banned all paid athletes.
 
Covar

Covar

Does it really matter anyway? The NHL is a Canadian league where the majority of teams are in America. Can't we all just get along?
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

They will be the Manitoba Moose. Makes way too much sense. No money needs to be spent; they can just switch the jersey from the AHL ones; they already own the rights to the name and logo; and they don't have to futz around with the Jets logo or history.

Sorry, Jets fans.
 
Vrii

Vrii

HCGLNS said:
Gunning for Brad Richards and clearing cap space. They got Brayden Schenn! What was LA thinking!
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At a guess? "Hey, we can trade him for somebody who's already better than Schenn will ever be". Nevermind that this sets the Kings up to actually make a push in the playoffs - Richards and Kopitar as the top two centers is pretty solid.
 
HCGLNS

HCGLNS

It goes against everything the Kings did this year to protect Schenn. I do not like the Bryzgalov signing, 9 years is too much.

Columbus deal was fantastic for Philly though.
 
Vrii

Vrii

The Carter deal I was fine with - they freed up the space for Bryz, got a decent forward back, plus a good pick and an okay one. Jackets got the best player and a forward to (finally) give Nash some support. Good trade for both.

Bryz signing is absurd. The Flyers already have a good, young goalie in Bobrovsky, and signing Bryzgalov for so long - and so much money - pretty much ensures that he'll never get a realistic shot to take over; see Schneider in Vancouver.

The Richards trade just looks awful for the Flyers. Yeah, they get a highly-regarded prospect and a second/third-line forward, but they traded their captain, and someone who's miles better than either player coming back, now and in the foreseeable future. I have to imagine there were major issues with him as the captain/conflict with Pronger and/or the coach, because otherwise the trade just doesn't make sense. Particularly given that they already gained their cap space in the first trade, and that Schenn/Simmonds will make about as much combined as Richards was.

Overall, it looks like the Flyers got much, much worse today, and I don't understand it.
 
HCGLNS

HCGLNS

Not necessarily. One of the primary changes in the new NHL is the need for overall NHL/AHL team depth. The Flyers gave up 2 players and gained 6 in return, so they have gained valuable depth. I think the days of huge trades of significant impact players are dwindling in the modern injury plagued NHL.
 
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