Raccoon Jesus
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I'm not sure there's a professional league in the world that hates its fans as much as the NHL.
Around the league part 2
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KINGS17
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The NHL went stupid with all the black uniforms 15 years ago or so. The Kings are one of the few teams that have not returned to their roots.
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bland
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Thing is, you could say the exact same thing in reverse.
The biggest problem the NHL has is trying to accommodate fans who are new to the game who want to change it to meet their expectations. And since the vast majority have never played the game, they don't understand why the game is damaged by constantly manipulating the institutional aspects that made the game so attractive in the first place.
tny760
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guess i was thinking more the ones with the big crown on the front, that's still rad though
Little Psycho
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AbsentMojo
F-ing get up and hunt! Cmon Todd!
says the king of after whistle ankle chops
Fripp
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As much as the oilers' shit is making me rage, I don't think they should do anything but stay the course. The Panthers have them right where they want them - very very frustrated and playing very poorly.Barkov skating - still considered questionable - like the hit he took. Lets see what the panthers do about it. Id start Lomborg and have him low bridge either of the two.. he's got that nasty streak that should be utilized.
Barkov will play for Panthers in Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final | NHL.com
Center was injured on high hit by Draisaitl in 3rd period of Game 2 win against Oilerswww.nhl.com
Raccoon Jesus
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hahahah of course it's this guy
second only to 'the cult of hockey' in terms of homer delusion
these guys make spector look like walter cronkite
AbsentMojo
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Depends.. if Barkov is out, or is back but not 100% - that is a series effecting situation.. only fair to even it up
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Hoping to see someone on Florida absolutely clock McDrai tonight. It's obvious Barkov was immediately concussed after that blatant headshot. Typical Oilers MO: knock out opposing team's top player to level the playing field because they can't win straight up.
I'm really surprised he didn't get at least a game for that elbow. The first time I saw it, it looked like a guy who just mis-timed or misread a check and was trying to finish it. When you see the camera angle from behind the glass though, you clearly see him throw out the elbow to the jaw. It's no different than the elbow Pronger threw against Ottawa and that deserved more than it got too.
redcard
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Draisaitl would slash his own grandmother if she came within 5 feet of him
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Herby
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I really doubt he was concussed, the NHL has a concussion protocol similar to the NFL and I can't remember an instance where a player was concussed on a Sunday and cleared for a Thursday game, this would be Monday to Thursday. He practiced in full yesterday too. He got rocked and went in for evaluation, but very unlikely was he actually concussed.
tigermask48
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I garentee you if the series was tied 1-1 he gets a game for it. A 3-0 series lead in the Finals is essentially death to ratings and the last thing the league wants.
Raccoon Jesus
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Credit Draisaitl and McDavid for being smart enough to know they can get away with murder.
I don't doubt that was a factor, but I also think you need to be SUPER egregious to get a suspension in the finals and, even though it's pretty clear what happened, there's enough of an "explanation" that you can excuse it. The last time I remember a suspension in the Finals was back with Boston and Vancouver in 2011 and that hit by Rome was incredibly late and right out in the open. Hard to ignore that one.
KINGS17
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Get rid of the lame ass chevy logo that has no place on the classic Forum Blue and Gold uniforms.
Omni Owl
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I mean you could be right, who knows. Usually headshots like that end up in concussions. But lets not kid ourselves, its the Finals, these guys are going to play thru just about anything barring one of their limbs getting cut off.
AbsentMojo
F-ing get up and hunt! Cmon Todd!
tigermask48
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More egregious than Draisatl jumping almost a foot off the ground to head shot Barkov?
My point is that at the end of the day the NHL is a business and needs to make as much revenue as possible. A 7 game Finals makes the league more money than a 4 or 5 game series.
If the details are exactly the same (Florida up 2-0 in the series, heading back to Edmonton) and Barkov throws that hit on Draisatl, we are sitting here talking about who in Player Safety hates Barkov and why they threw the book at him and handed out a 2-3 game suspension in the Finals.
The league needs this, or any other playoff series to be as competitive as possible to make money.
The teams or players involved don't matter. Prior actions dictate that the league will always stack the deck to competitive balance, just look at Soucy getting suspended against the Oilers. Canucks up 2-1, oh well there goes a key player for the Canucks for game 4.
Raccoon Jesus
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I can see both sides, i mean i think youre right
but yeah it took a guy getting folded in half and literally breaking his back to get a suspension in the Final
Bandit
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Yeah Leon, and the Pope carries a condom in his wallet too...
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