NHL 2023-2024 Out of Town: Regular Season Part 1

[Number6]

They should have named him Tyler Congratulations to them anyway!

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Staal, Reimer, Prodorov made personal decisions and received death threats from the social media mobs. Leave the virtue signaling PR campaigns to the Twitter account managers.

If you are "pro personal decision" in contrast to the social media mob you speak of, I don't understand how you can then take the position that rainbow tape on sticks should not be permitted.

Personally, I don't think these kinds of things should be mandated in any way period. Whether that be due to personal opinions or apparent fear of safety by players. Obligating players to speak out in support of causes they may or may not actually support reeks of commercialization to me. It is a reality of our society, but I don't support endlessly glorifying it.

Which is why I'm pretty confused as to why the NHL is now doing a 180 and mandating the opposite thing. Or prohibiting it altogether.

I also don't consider the "social media mob" victimization to thing to be much of an argument. There's always a "mob" lurking on social media to attack groups of people for whatever their stances are.

 

[Fenway]

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[EvilDead]

Yeah I guess I don’t know what you’re looking for. This has happened in the last two markets they’ve expanded to in a big way. Arizona is just a disastrous market at all levels. What would you have the NHL do that they haven’t been doing recently? There are single digit hockey rinks in greater Houston - what should the NHL do there?

One thing I would want if I were the commissioner of the NHL is a guarantee to help grow youth hockey and expand the number of hockey facilities in the greater Houston area. I would also want to see maybe an investment in under served communities and get people from different walks of life into the sport, be it through ice hockey itself, inline hockey, or roller hockey and what not. I would also hope to see a commitment to working with local high schools set up hockey programs for younger kids who can't afford travel hockey, as well as push colleges like the University of Houston, Sam Houston State, or Rice University to potentially set up D1 level hockey programs.

 

[Tbaybruin]

I hope teams defy the league.

I agree with you. Why should those guys ruin it for the players who want to wear the tape?

Like you said, don't have mandatory nights (let teams decide) and let the players use the tape when they want to even if it is only at practice.

Then you need a night or tape for every one.

 

[Over the volcano]

Staal, Reimer, Prodorov made personal decisions and received death threats from the social media mobs. Leave the virtue signaling PR campaigns to the Twitter account managers.

Well now they're protected from being around a team mate with rainbow tape on their stick.

 

[Gee Wally]

Ok, let’s move on now. The Main Board thread has been closed and these things never end well.

thanks

 

[Over the volcano]

Ok, let’s move on now. The Main Board thread has been closed and these things never end well.

thanks

I hear you Wally, but I'm just going to drop the Bruins schedule for theme nights this year so we can see what, if anything, changes in regards to the organization's plans around special initiatives that players are now protected from being a part of.

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[TCB]

Bergy sales still going strong

 

[Over the volcano]

Love that Bergeron is still with the tops of the league and he's not even playing.

 

[caz16]

Maybe I missed the discussion, but Connor Bedard has never eaten fast food in his life? That is so hard to believe.

 

[Alicat]

Maybe I missed the discussion, but Connor Bedard has never eaten fast food in his life? That is so hard to believe.

I call bs on that one

 

[EvilDead]

I call bs on that one

I think he's cheating by not considering Tim Horton's fast food.

 

[Alicat]

I think he's cheating by not considering Tim Horton's fast food.

Probably and I find it hard to believe that he hasn't had a few french fries from McDonalds over the years.

 

[Bruinaura]

Is that a Stanley Cup ring, or brass knuckles? Good grief

 

[Alicat]

Is that a Stanley Cup ring, or brass knuckles? Good grief

Talk about ugly

 

[BMC]

Talk about ugly

It's very appropriate for Las Vegas though- big & flashy.

Not my cup of tea though.

 

[Bruinaura]

It's very appropriate for Las Vegas though- big & flashy.

Not my cup of tea though.

I found their inspiration

 

[Gee Wally]

Wow.

 

[Bruinaura]

Wow.

Another terrible disease

Not that there are any good ones

 

[UConn126]

Kinda lame opening slate of games. Can't say I'm interested in any of them, especially since we'll be seeing Bedard tomorrow.

 

[BMC]

That's terrible news about Barry Melrose. Parkinson's is an awful disease.

 

[Alicat]

Who schedules a game at 5:30pm on a weeknight????

 

[Caper Bruins fan]

Kinda lame opening slate of games. Can't say I'm interested in any of them, especially since we'll be seeing Bedard tomorrow.

It’s hockey though, so I’m grateful. I’ll be dozing on the sofa but will have hockey on the tv . The Bruins are the only sports team that get my full attention.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Maybe I missed the discussion, but Connor Bedard has never eaten fast food in his life? That is so hard to believe.

Until he gets a Charlie McAvoy sandwich tomorrow night