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kingsfan28 said:
I wonder if Doughty ever watches Burns and Karlsson shoot the puck, and consistently get it on net without getting blocked. I hope he's watching tonight.
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Team/Coaches need to have an intervention, sit him down and make him watch tape.
 
kingsfan28 said:
I wonder if Doughty ever watches Burns and Karlsson shoot the puck, and consistently get it on net without getting blocked. I hope he's watching tonight.
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As much crap people said about Karlsson last season, he is without a shadow of a doubt the clear cut leader of the pack this season when it comes to Norris candidates. Weber will be nominated as well, but Karlsson wins it again.

And to make matters worse, Doughty's nonchalant performance this season will make his Norris Trophy win seem more like a fluke. Oh well. It's Drew's on fault for that though. His head is stuck too far up his ass right now.
 
Ziggy Stardust said:
As much crap people said about Karlsson last season, he is without a shadow of a doubt the clear cut leader of the pack this season when it comes to Norris candidates. Weber will be nominated as well, but Karlsson wins it again.

And to make matters worse, Doughty's nonchalant performance this season will make his Norris Trophy win seem more like a fluke. Oh well. It's Drew's on fault for that though. His head is stuck too far up his ass right now.
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Absolutely agree. Drew is being the guy I bagged on Karlsson last year for being--3-4 amazing plays a game, followed by plenty of boneheaded errors.
 
KingsFan7824 said:
I have a theory that some of the reason the 80's were as open and crazy as they were, was because you really had to suck to miss the playoffs, or just be in the wrong division in any given year. Then to miss the playoffs for consecutive seasons, that's even worse. Today, it's easy to get lost in the wilderness. 3 years with no playoffs? Not that hard. A couple teams have gone damn near a decade.

The regular season has almost never meant more in NHL history than it does today, both in terms of money and the number of teams/playoff spots available, which plays a part in how conservative the game has gotten.
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considering over half the teams get in it is pretty pathetic when this happens.
 
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NHL issuing statement shortly on latest development challenging name, Golden Knights.

Good thing nobody preordered hoodies and stuff for christmas...
 
YP44 said:
considering over half the teams get in it is pretty pathetic when this happens.
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But almost half the teams also don't make it. If a Detroit can exist, making the playoffs for 25 consecutive seasons, during a period of time when more franchises have been added, and the implementation of a cap, then a team missing for a decade is probably going to exist as well. I'd say it's easier to miss that often than to make it that often too.

Just like when you're a kid in school. It's easier to fall through the cracks than it is to be valedictorian. Especially with more kids in a given school.

Bandit said:
It's hard to believe sometimes that the NHL can be such a gong show...
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Yeah, the NHL doesn't do showmanship well. Like they try and make the awards show into the Oscars, and it's just...really?
 
Tadite said:
I can't understand how someone can spend a few hundred millions dollars and not spend the time to have a copyright on the name.

I wonder if Silver Knights is taken?
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I don't know why it's all a big deal, plenty of teams have the same name as other teams, but, Foley seems to have such a love affair with the name Knights. If he was just a little more flexible on that, there are plenty of name out there. Some don't even have to do with gambling. Just so determined to get Knights in there though.
 
KingsFan7824 said:
I don't know why it's all a big deal, plenty of teams have the same name as other teams, but, Foley seems to have such a love affair with the name Knights. If he was just a little more flexible on that, there are plenty of name out there. Some don't even have to do with gambling. Just so determined to get Knights in there though.
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It shouldn't matter there are 2 teams in CA named the Kings. Just Kings no other attachment. And they even had similar colors for years until LA stopped using the purple in their uniforms.

I have a purple and black jacket and the number of people that assume it's Sac is just scary. Guess since I'm now living in Oregon that is likely why. But I have to show them the NHL symbol and the fact that the logo has hockey sticks on it for them to get it.

As to him wanting Knights as part of the team he did just spend $500M. A value well above over half the teams in the league according to Forbes. I know the list isn't perfect but it's the only one we have. So he should be able to name his team whatever he really wants as longs as there isn't a legal reason.
 
tsanuri said:
It shouldn't matter there are 2 teams in CA named the Kings. Just Kings no other attachment. And they even had similar colors for years until LA stopped using the purple in their uniforms.

I have a purple and black jacket and the number of people that assume it's Sac is just scary. Guess since I'm now living in Oregon that is likely why. But I have to show them the NHL symbol and the fact that the logo has hockey sticks on it for them to get it.

As to him wanting Knights as part of the team he did just spend $500M. A value well above over half the teams in the league according to Forbes. I know the list isn't perfect but it's the only one we have. So he should be able to name his team whatever he really wants as longs as there isn't a legal reason.
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Absolutely. I like Knights. It works two different ways. Solid and simple name. I'm just saying he's really into the Knight thing.
 
I would have perferred silver knights based on Nevada's silver history. I haven't heard of silver knights or desert knights having issues, but then again, I haven't been looking.

I think it was a routine pro forma denial. It just looks bad to have it denied at this stage of the game. There are plenty of trademarks with the same name - ex: Delta dental, Delta Airlines, and Delta faucets.

Edit: hmmm... maybe a logo issue instead. In which case, I got nothin'.
 
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Stimpythecat said:
I would have perferred silver knights based on Nevada's silver history. I haven't heard of silver knights or desert knights having issues, but then again, I haven't been looking.

I think it was a routine pro forma denial. It just looks bad to have it denied at this stage of the game. There are plenty of trademarks with the same name - ex: Delta dental, Delta Airlines, and Delta faucets.

Edit: hmmm... maybe a logo issue instead. In which case, I got nothin'.
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They've got gold too! :amazed:

 
The logos look different enough and it can't be the name because look at how many teams are panthers, cardinals, tigers, etc. Did the school file a particular complaint or is it some derp at the patent office?
 
Sutter pours bourbon said:
Jon Quick ranked 16th on the NHL Network's 'Top 40 Goalies of All-Time' List. Some absolute gems on here including: 1) Fleury at #21. 2)Crawford at #26 and 3)Bunny Larocque at #31. If you don't know Bunny Larocque, here's his hockeyref page http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/l/larocmi01.html

Here's the list. It's real, REAL bad. http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2160009

Someone PAID to write about hockey put this list together. Unbelievable.
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bunny made 31 lmao thats bad :help:
 
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