Around the League - 2023/24

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Mark Messier, the man who demanded captaincy upon arrival in Vancouver, had Trevor Linden traded, and made the Canucks un-retire the jersey of a man who died from cancer just so he can wear it, has a leadership award?

Huh.
The NHL and Messier both act like the Vancouver years never happened.

Unfortunately, most people remember.
 
Always the same team...

It’s a messy situation.

From the article:
‘In response to Ms. Sanders' allegations, the organization immediately conducted a thorough investigation with the assistance of outside counsel, including interviews with internal and external parties, and review of pertinent materials and digital records. Based on the information available to us, we found insufficient evidence to substantiate her claims. Of note, the persons identified by Ms. Sanders in your question are not, and have never been, independent contractors with nor employees of the Chicago Blackhawks.‘

The last part is big if true. It’s within the realm of possibility that her allegations are true but the alleged actions were committed by people who turn out to be from outside the organization.

‘Insufficient evidence to substantiate’ sounds like the NFL ruling on a challenge. That’s not exactly unequivocal, we found no evidence and this is an unsubstantiated allegation. It sounds closer to we feel it’s less than 49% on a balance of probabilities scale but not 0%.

Impossible to tell from what has been released if this woman is just throwing mud and seeing what sticks because her contract wasn’t renewed or didn’t feel comfortable coming forward until she was in a nothing left to lose situation. Of course based on prior history, the Blackhawks could just be lying and trying to muddy the waters.
 
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Doesn't make any sense. The US is churning out elite goalies left and right. There's no discernible advantage there that I can see, unless the USHL and NCAA are just that much better at it than the CHL.
Apparently what happens in Canada is if a young goalie is any good, coaches will overplay him in an attempt to win, which ends up burning out the kid or causing injuries, and thus stunting their development.
 
MacDermaid NJ contract

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I really f***ing hate the way they newsdump this stuff. I was really looking forward to listening to Real Kyper and Bourne talk about the other series, and now this takes up all the air.
 
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