GDT: Around The League 24/25. Preseason ends, the regular season begins!!
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bellagiobob
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Oilhawks
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Maybe they'll actually fill stands this season
The long countdown is on for the 2nd relocation out of Winnipeg. Franchise values are at an insane place and the return on investment for the current Jets owners might be too much of a temptation to ignore down the road.
The market cannot afford today’s NHL ticket prices combined with a small building with nowhere near enough luxury suites and amenities to generate the revenue needed in the modern league spells long term doom for the market. AHL and WHL is their future.
Not having an airport exacerbates the situation.
CantHaveTkachev
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Maybe in Gary’s world we need to get to 36 franchises to see ratings skyrocket
Stoneman89
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Still the snazziest and most mod dresser though, with a stunning collection of avant garde man purses.
brentashton
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They’re safe. The ownership is unaware of franchise ROI due to the lack of internet in Winnipeg.
Did you guys see that Thachuk goal yesterday? How the hell was that allowed? Then you have Perry not even touching CGY's goalie and we get it called back.
The fu**in rat bodychecks their goalie, THEN grabs his stick and takes it away, THEN is all over him in the crease hahahahaha and it was a goal
The fu**in rat bodychecks their goalie, THEN grabs his stick and takes it away, THEN is all over him in the crease hahahahaha and it was a goal
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McShogun99
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They need to get rid of the coaches challenge. It slows the game down and hurts offence. If it’s called a goal then it’s a goal regardless of the play was offside 2 minutes earlier or if the knob of a players stick grazed against the goalies blocker.
Jack Hughes is annoying me. Doesn't have that same pop as last year. He was crushing it for me in my pool
Caufield now the leagues leading goal scorer with 9
Caufield now the leagues leading goal scorer with 9
I know this is common sense, relying on a teams system, but lets take a look at Ullmark and Swayman early this year
Ullmark - 1-2, 3.44GAA, 0.882
Swayman - 3-3-1, 2.98 GAA, 0.900
Ullmark - 1-2, 3.44GAA, 0.882
Swayman - 3-3-1, 2.98 GAA, 0.900
Talk about dodging a bullet (not that we were in on either of them, but still...). Just proves that goal tending really is voodoo from year to year.
frag2
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Yet our goals get disallowed because Hyman or Perry decided to fart in front of the goalie or something
Mr Kot
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BUT DUDE! RECORD REVENUE! NO CONTEXT NEEDED! WHO CARES IF THE NHL USED TO HAVE THE SAME REVENUE AS THE NBA! WHO CARES IF IT'S NOW A DISTANT 4TH TO THE OTHER SPORTS! LET'S ADD 4 MORE TEAMS!
bellagiobob
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That division went from being really strong to really overrated.
The only team that is at all threatening there is the Panthers IMO. Leafs are behind them, but then the Lightning and Bruins are pretty mediocre at this point. The rest are a toss up of average at best-ness.
Drivesaitl
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All those .500 clubs also have an OTL which jmo, is more Bettman type .500 as those teams have lost more games than won. Seems like every year in the East there may be 2-3 legitimately good clubs and the rest are just somewhere in the mix and first round exit fodder if they even make playoffs. I watched a couple of the East games on weekend and no team was amazing, no team was even good.
TheNumber4
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Agreed, there are no real juggernauts there. The premier teams are Panthers (legit), the Rangers, Leafs and Hurricanes. Everyone else is just kind of there.
Rangers are basically a special teams unit with a goalie, the Leafs big dogs can’t do anything when it matters over a large sample, and the Hurricanes don’t have the high end talent to win, and have generally overrated depth imo.
Drivesaitl
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Leafs didn't look too legit on the weekend, and really they haven't this season. heh I'm not a huge fan of the Matthews swagger there. But I loved the OT
Mr Positive
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Ullmark has a proven track record of getting impressive numbers in front of a mediocre team defense. Skinner's criticisms come because his track record too
Jumptheshark
Rebooting myself
I am amused how Jets fans are carrying over last year wins to this year to try make them nearly have the consecutive win streak. Using their logic, if Phill Kessel comes back--he still has his iron man streak
