Around the League - 2023/24

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Yeah, reportedly Nylander told the same to the Leafs. How did that turn out?

I do think the Draisaitl contract will end up being reasonable. But just like with us with MacKinnon, there won't be some outrageous hometown discount. He will get paid.
Those discounts are "take the best offer on the free market and spread it over 8 years instead of 7".

Same kind of discount as Mack, Landy and Nuke.
 
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Suzuki would be a dominant 2C, he's an amazingly smart, capable two-play player. I think he's a very good, albeit not super-elite, 1C.

IMO you can build around a guy like that, but they still need a gamebreaker or two elsewhere. I have a feeling this will be a make-or-break year for Dach, and he's gonna break...literally.
He’s really good, but he ends up in Aho territory for me, albeit not quite as good I don’t think. Definitely a 1C but not a cup winning 1C.
 
Yeah, reportedly Nylander told the same to the Leafs. How did that turn out?

I do think the Draisaitl contract will end up being reasonable. But just like with us with MacKinnon, there won't be some outrageous hometown discount. He will get paid.
What's the 250k overpaid equivalent for the oilers?
 



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That's great news for the Oilers. It will make it much easier to trade his contract for futures after McDavid walks in UFA and the rebuild begins. :naughty:
 
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Man Bob McKenzie on TSN was notorious for indirectly spoiling the picks. You could tell that he knew a couple of minutes before the announce who the pick was and would start talking about how the guy would be a good fit (even when it was unexpected that they'd pick him). I hated it.
Not the worst thing, but stupid to do… especially when gambling can be involved.

The difference between Bob and Marek is letting a private individual know instead of saying it publicly.
 
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Not the worst thing, but stupid to do… especially when gambling can be involved.

The difference between Bob and Marek is letting a private individual know instead of saying it publicly.
Yea since the Nevada gaming commission is involved gambling may have occurred. In that's the case Marek could be in deep shit.
 
It's always weird to me when there are big threads and controversies about media people and people post about how great they are and how much they like them. I only watch Altitude broadcasts and skip the intermissions, I have no idea who Jeff Marek is and don't really care.
 
Sports Gambling is great... it should be more incorporated into society...
I would make a bet on which month @BobRossColton gets fired from work for spending too much time on HFBoards making trade proposals during work hours

Sports Gambling is great... it should be more incorporated into society...
Or a bet on how many minutes after a disappointing loss it takes for Chet to post a diatribe about how everyone in the org should be fired and/or drawn and quartered
 
I'm not a let's ban gambling person... I'm 100% fine with people gambling. Live and let live so to speak. I do think we should pull it away from the public eye so much. It seems every other ad on a sports broadcast is gambling. Then you get announcers promoting gambling for 10% of the broadcast. Rip that away and I'm alright with the rest.
 
The main issue is the other advertisers disappeared.
They haven't disappeared as much as sport gambling is willing to pay a lot of money, because they make a lot of money. The business side of the sport dictates that the sports gambling money will win out. I'd argue it is a societal good to limit the exposure... much like cigarette ads getting banned. I don't care if people smoke, but it shouldn't be promoted. Frankly I'd say the same of any vices out there... booze, gambling, etc.

Though as we hit an election cycle here in the states, sports is about to be bombarded by political ads too. So each commercial break will be Draft Kings -> Trump/Kamala -> Bet 365 -> Senate Race -> Groove Subaru... then upon returning and update to the odds brought to you by FanDuel.
 
Maybe not the best thing for Marek to do but Jesus, you don't have to fire the guy over it. The league is getting their undies in a twist over nothing, and bitched to Sportsnet. That's really annoying.
 
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Really just feels like the nhl danced with the devil and sold their soul on this one to sports betting and now they’re going to be burnt by it for a while (Pinto/Marek)
 
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