Around the League Thread | New Year, New Me

[rypper]

Let's pile on McDavid and the Oilers. See how much you can make through before dying of cringe:

 

[nucks88]

text back "bro your favourite player is afraid of ketchup. that's your god?"

 

[Vector]

Outlaws was my create-a-team name in NHL games from like 15 years ago.

Video games.

 

[arttk]

Are they going to hold a minute of silence for McD before the game start?

 

[Kickassguy]

Jesus H, I honest-to-God thought this was satire, and rather poor satire, at that.

I cannot BELIEVE that's a real statement from a real pro sports organization. Incredibly soft, incredibly weak lmao.

 

[Jyrki21]

Being in the market, I think most people see it as a good, if not great thing about the local media. It's why people are willing to put up with (and sometimes even celebrate) absolute dinosaurs like Jim Matheson. And the moment someone like that steps out of line (ol' Matty's "Leon why are you so pissy" incident from a couple years back), that's when they're ostracized.

In contrast, I think the Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto markets are laughed at because they fan the flames and are seen as actively harming the team with the narratives spun. Seeing the Pettersson-Miller situation blow up the way it has, even with it being in no small part due to national media to be fair... IMO it's not a ridiculous view.

For example, within hockey circles here there was a widely known spat between Draisaitl and Nurse a few years back. Lots of speculation on what caused it (lol, Google it), but it never made it out into national media. Not like the Oilers are irrelevant leaguewide (like the Flames, Jets, or Sens)... local media just didn't give it any air time whatsoever. That's gotta be a good thing?

Having the 80's OBC so directly entrenched in the franchise obviously helps - guys like Spector and Staples have been buddy-buddy for decades with the Keith Gretzky's of the world - as does having guys like Bowman, Holland and Chiarelli as GM over a combative Gillis-type. And then add in Canadian star players vs European/Americans ones, and it's a perfect recipe for a shield from criticism from the broader national media.

Tbh, I wish local media in Vancouver could've lost their minds like this at the start of the 2011 playoffs. And lost in the local gloating/laughing around McDavid getting suspended and obviously not missing Myers for three games - many seem to gloss over that three games for the crosscheck on Bouchard is a ridiculous suspension. Jacob Trouba made that same play every three games in New York and got fined at most. Canucks media should be throwing more of a hissy fit, IMO.

Oh I know the locals love it (locals always do), but why isn’t more made of it around the league? I just don’t see the same type of Pravda coverage, even in other underdog markets.

 

[Jyrki21]

Mammoth, Outlaws, & Raptors were the best names by far anyways, so really the patent office saved them from themselves.

At least Utah Raptors would be a pun, rather than Toronto’s piggybacking on a blockbuster film they had nothing to do with.

 

[ProviesGhost]

Guys, please.

In these difficult times (Connor), let's be kind to each other.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

According to a report from Ryan Miller of KSL in Salt Lake City, the name "Utah Yetis" was denied by the United States Patent and Trademark Office due to a "likelihood of confusion" with the Yeti cooler brand.

He adds that the names "Utah Blizzard" and "Utah Venom" were also denied for similar reasons.

Miller reports that the names "Mammoth" and "Outlaws" did not face a challenge from the patent office.


I wonder if Blizzard was denied because of the video game company or because of Dairy Queen.

I support Utah through this process...

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

John

 

[Rotang]

 

[tantalum]

As I have posted before. Garland should have got 2 minutes on the play. Beer leagues I have played, other players have gotten shot to the head for what he did

And McDavid did give him a punch while on the ground first. Then a cross check to the head during a temper tantrum.

As well, even if Garland were to have received a holding penalty as it was holding the play would not have been blown dead as the Oilers had possession. It likely should have been coincidental penalties when all was said and done….until the cross check. That was a clear match penalty,

 

[krutovsdonut]

this twilight zone episode has never been more applicable.

 

[me2]

Absolutely wild. It's like they are still harping on the no penalty call when Edmonton had the puck the whole time to make McBaby the victim even three days later. Hilarious.

No surprise they are angry if they don't understand the rules.

 

[Bojack Horvatman]

Took a quick look at the Oilers McDavid Suspension thread. I would like to thank Oilers fans and media for making Canucks fans and media look rational in comparison.

 

[AwesomeInTheory]

The press conference was f***ing wild. Surprised no one is talking about it.

 

[vancityluongo]

Oh I know the locals love it (locals always do), but why isn’t more made of it around the league? I just don’t see the same type of Pravda coverage, even in other underdog markets.

don't think any other market cares as much, tbh.

if we're ranking hockey crazy markets, it's probably in some order, vancouver, edmonton, montreal, toronto. and three of those markets have (or had - looking at andrew walker types) people who are instructed to antagonize fans of the team to generate clicks lol

i think the most homerish broadcast team is probably the avs, but i think coverage of that team just doesn't register to nearly the same level as the above four. i can't imagine there are too many in the tampa media actively critical of the lightning to any degree.

the other thing i didn't mention is that i think the edmonton market somehow (maybe by design) lacks intelligent, unbiased coverage as a contrast to the in-house old boys media. most people on this board can't stand iain macintyre because there are numerous options that stand out as different and more reasonable. when all a market has is gregor and matheson types, no one knows any better.