Around the League - 2024-2025

[SprDaVE]

Utah might as well just name themselves the Yotes and get it over with.

They are still in a transition phase from rebuilding to competitive, which is not always easy. They still have a bunch of picks and a good collection of prospects. Losing Durzi and Marino long-term was probably too much to handle right away.

They needed to make bigger and better additions than just getting 2 defenders. Their goaltending is also pretty bad.

 

[weems]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1853978648950255699

 

[hamzarocks]

Mackinnon and Kucherov could take the best player in the world mantle from Mcdavid if they come top 2 again and can win a cup

Mcdavid needs to come back and dominate.

These past two years he has faced incredible competition in the reg season from Mackinnon and Kucherov

 

[Stephen]

Mackinnon and Kucherov could take the best player in the world mantle from Mcdavid if they come top 2 again and can win a cup

Mcdavid needs to come back and dominate.

These past two years he has faced incredible competition in the reg season from Mackinnon and Kucherov

Those three have really separated themselves from the pack in recent years.

 

[SprDaVE]

Montour seems to be working out very well in Seattle. A player I wanted the Leafs to sign last off-season.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Crazy game in Carolina. Necas has 17 points in the last 7 games lol

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Jets have certainly taken advantage of an easy schedule so far. Zero back-to-backs and only a few playoff teams from last year

Now it'll get tough, although still no BtBs for a while

 

[Jojalu]

Man.

EP is off to a horrible start.

Canucks have been rolling in spite of it though

 

[TMLBlueandWhite]

Maple Leafs fan says he's being forced to stop videos over beer choice

A Toronto Maple Leafs fan from Alberta says the team has sent him a cease and desist letter over his videos on social media.

torontosun.com

Do the Leafs actually have any legal grounds here?

I kinda think this guy is a bit of an idiot. To be fair he probably thinks I'm a complete idiot. But I'm on his side in this situation.

He's not a paid representative of the team.

He's in his house that he bought and paid for. He's wearing his clothing that he bought and paid for. He's drinking his beer that he bought and paid for.

I doubt he's profiting from this.

Just another corporate heavy on the little guy. Well last I checked the Leafs didn't have an official pot brand. So if I was Kurtis I would just sit around hitting bongs in my Leafs uniforms and tell the team to shove it.

If they don't like it he can go back to drinking his beer.

 

[uncleben]

Maple Leafs fan says he's being forced to stop videos over beer choice

A Toronto Maple Leafs fan from Alberta says the team has sent him a cease and desist letter over his videos on social media.

torontosun.com

Do the Leafs actually have any legal grounds here?

I kinda think this guy is a bit of an idiot. To be fair he probably thinks I'm a complete idiot. But I'm on his side in this situation.

He's not a paid representative of the team.

He's in his house that he bought and paid for. He's wearing his clothing that he bought and paid for. He's drinking his beer that he bought and paid for.

I doubt he's profiting from this.

Just another corporate heavy on the little guy. Well last I checked the Leafs didn't have an official pot brand. So if I was Kurtis I would just sit around hitting bongs in my Leafs uniforms and tell the team to shove it.

If they don't like it he can go back to drinking his beer.

Molson has the legal rights to Leafs licensing for that promotional market

They have the right to tell him to stop promoting other products alongside Leafs content, material, and branding


He even has his own beer that he's had brewed and canned in Leafs colours and stripes that he was trying to get into GTA LCBOs

 

[TMLBlueandWhite]

Molson has the legal rights to Leafs licensing for that promotional market

They have the right to tell him to stop promoting other products alongside Leafs content, material, and branding


He even has his own beer that he's had brewed and canned in Leafs colours and stripes that he was trying to get into GTA LCBOs

The article never mentioned any of that.

So in other words he was expropriating the Leafs image and likeness for his own financial gain. In which case absolutely they have a right to step in. To be honest if I saw Kurtis from Alberta getting wasted in my company's uniform and splashing it all over the internet I'd probably try to stop it too.

There's a difference between being a superfan and a slush.

 

[Metroid]

Lol at Molson being afraid of the little guy, pretending that they are "trying to follow" the rules to make it fair or whatever. f*** em all. Molson sucks. This guy probably sucks too, but, I'm down with DIY and the local boys over the bullshit corps.

 

[ACC1224]

Lol at Molson being afraid of the little guy, pretending that they are "trying to follow" the rules to make it fair or whatever. f*** em all. Molson sucks. This guy probably sucks too, but, I'm down with DIY and the local boys over the bullshit corps.

You don't protect what you pay for?

 

[Metroid]

You don't protect what you pay for?

Meh, it's a David and Goliath thing here. Billion dollar corp vs some small town idiot.
It's pathetic. Right or wrong. It's pathetic. I try not to simp or feel bad for big cooperations cuz they screw with us and gets way with it even if it is wrong on their end. Sorry not sorry .

 

[ACC1224]

Meh, it's a David and Goliath thing here. Billion dollar corp vs some small town idiot.
It's pathetic. Right or wrong. It's pathetic. I try not to simp or feel bad for big cooperations cuz they screw with us and gets way with it even if it is wrong on their end. Sorry not sorry .

I don't feel sorry for them but you have to protect what's yours.
Buddy of mine in the beer business said these guys were trying to get their 'Leaf Fan' beer in the LCBO.

 

[Metroid]

I don't feel sorry for them but you have to protect what's yours.
Buddy of mine in the beer business said these guys were trying to get their 'Leaf Fan' beer in the LCBO.

Yeah, he's doing it wrong cuz threre is a process and a way to do it, but rather his beer make it over Molson (without even trying his beer) lol
Used to work at LCBO for a while and good friend of mine is a product consultant so hope he wakes up and gets his stuff in. With these big corps sometimes ya gotta fight dirty.

 

[SprDaVE]

Molson has the legal rights to Leafs licensing for that promotional market

They have the right to tell him to stop promoting other products alongside Leafs content, material, and branding


He even has his own beer that he's had brewed and canned in Leafs colours and stripes that he was trying to get into GTA LCBOs

This is what people don't get from the initial outcry. They thought he couldn't drink Molson beer and make his videos... it wasn't about that at all. Drink all the beer you want and cheer the Leafs.... don't try to sell your beer with a bunch of copyright issues.

 

[uncleben]

The article never mentioned any of that.

So in other words he was expropriating the Leafs image and likeness for his own financial gain. In which case absolutely they have a right to step in. To be honest if I saw Kurtis from Alberta getting wasted in my company's uniform and splashing it all over the internet I'd probably try to stop it too.

There's a difference between being a superfan and a slush.

Yeah, that part was left out

If he just sipped a bottle of Stella once or twice I doubt it would've turned into anything, but the guy is definitely benefitting from the Leafs content and brand, and also trying to monetarily profit.


Now, did Molson need to C+D him? He probably doesn't put a measurable scratch in their sales.
But it's also about brand protection, cause if they make one exception, etc...
But, maybe, in this layman's mind, one alternative could have been to instead reach out and try and strike a brand deal with him. Make a new relationship. Get their own Dangle and mooch some views. Have a little TML brew they can upsell to fans. Avoid the PR of stomping on a fan and private hobby brewer.

 

[Evilhomer]

Ottawa, are you still loving Ullmark? Such a terrible decision to resign him.

 

[Peasy]

Ottawa, are you still loving Ullmark? Such a terrible decision to resign him.

One day sens fans will realize its not just a goalie's responsibility to limit the amount of goals.

Their goalies will continue to look awful as long as the likes of Stutzle and Tkachuk dont give a f*** about defence.

 

[MCR74]

Ottawa, are you still loving Ullmark? Such a terrible decision to resign him.

I'm enjoying Ullmark's play so far.

 

[TMLBlueandWhite]

Yeah, that part was left out
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If he just sipped a bottle of Stella once or twice I doubt it would've turned into anything, but the guy is definitely benefitting from the Leafs content and brand, and also trying to monetarily profit.


Now, did Molson need to C+D him? He probably doesn't put a measurable scratch in their sales.
But it's also about brand protection, cause if they make one exception, etc...
But, maybe, in this layman's mind, one alternative could have been to instead reach out and try and strike a brand deal with him. Make a new relationship. Get their own Dangle and mooch some views. Have a little TML brew they can upsell to fans. Avoid the PR of stomping on a fan and private hobby brewer.

That picture explains a lot of the references in the article that weren't made clear.

Kurtis should have approached them. Instead of trying to infinge. At the end of the day they both look bad here.

One's a bully and the other's a thief.

 

[SprDaVE]

Man.

EP is off to a horrible start.

Canucks have been rolling in spite of it though

And without Demko.

 

[SprDaVE]

He spent like a gazillion dollars in the off-season... what a disaster 10 games into the season

https://x.com/i/web/status/1854190158582632554

 

[BertCorbeau]

He spent something like a gazillion dollars in the off-season... what a disaster.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1854190158582632554

… yeah he has a lot of locked in long term contracts

Odd statement