The city is backing all of it. They stipulated that the teams must remain downtown for the already approved tax increase to be used. There will continue to be twists but ultimately a NHL facility will house the team whether it’s new or completely renovated.
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mathonwy
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Bojack Horvatman
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TSN's free agency tracker now only lists William Nylander 3 times. I would report it but it is running perfectly in TSN's view.
If that was the reason then it would be a poor one.
Boston has forward issues not Dman ones.
mathonwy
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Bubbles
Die Hard for Bedard 2023
This was the guy I hope the Canucks would target, and the Sens threw a sweetener to get rid of the contract?
Staios definitely deserves the First Annual Jim Benning Award For Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Stupidity.
Just A Bit Outside
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archangel2
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Those concussionsThis was the guy I hope the Canucks would target, and the Sens threw a sweetener to get rid of the contract?
Staios definitely deserves the First Annual Jim Benning Award For Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Stupidity.
Hit the post
I have your gold medal Zippy!
Canadian media loves them so much the league would probably look the other way if they went over the cap & fine them a 12th round pick in the 30th century.
Looking around the league, it appears obvious that more and more, teams are going to use buy-out provisions on a lot of the 30-pus players that were signed on July 1st. In fact, 'buy-outs' will likely become part of their UFA strategy.
Let's face it, if you sign a 34-year old guy to a six year contact, you're basically conceding that the guy probably won't be in your lineup in three years. The last three years will be bought out.
With the salary cap likely continuing to increase, there's really no risk. And from the player's perspective, a lot of them wouldn't want to try to drag their bodies out there and last until their 40th birthday anyway. So a 'buy out; is a nice retirement sendoff.
So from Nashville's perspective.....if you can two or maybe even three productive years out of Marchessault and Stamkos, then you don't even care about the remainder of the term. It might work. But it could also blow up in their face.
Let's face it, if you sign a 34-year old guy to a six year contact, you're basically conceding that the guy probably won't be in your lineup in three years. The last three years will be bought out.
With the salary cap likely continuing to increase, there's really no risk. And from the player's perspective, a lot of them wouldn't want to try to drag their bodies out there and last until their 40th birthday anyway. So a 'buy out; is a nice retirement sendoff.
So from Nashville's perspective.....if you can two or maybe even three productive years out of Marchessault and Stamkos, then you don't even care about the remainder of the term. It might work. But it could also blow up in their face.
beckstreaker07
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I don't know their cap situation for 2025/26 but the extensions wouldn't kick in until after this upcoming season.
PuckMunchkin
Very Nice, Very Evil!
They hid what he did and recommended him for a job working with youngsters.
I have no idea what you think has changed that affects this kind of inhumane behaviour.
krutovsdonut
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do you think they did that deliberately so he could harm children or they did it incompetentlly and ignorantly not understanding who he was?
i don't disagree that what they did deserve punishment. we just disagree on how much.
First (and only) time I had an edible, I didn't even know what it was.
Until 10 minutes later I was like holy crap what the hell is going on???
And 1 minute felt like 1 hour.
Josepho
i want the bartkowski thread back
I am fine with young players (ie Mailloux/Desmith/etc) getting other chances after having a few years of a clean record.
I am not okay with 50 year old executives having the same privilege.
I am not okay with 50 year old executives having the same privilege.
Szechwan
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Yeah I'll be honest, the takes in this thread suggesting these guys are "unable make a living" and should be reinstated after 2.5 years is weak.
They are multi millionaires. That they're entitled to return to life as a professional sports executive in the same league is silly. They're not in jail, they are free, with boat loads of cash, and a resume that would allow them to slot into a lot of other professions. Go somewhere else.
100% disagree. These guys, arguably, should have gone to jail for covering up a sexual assault for the purpose of winning at a f***ing game, or just money or reputation as the coverup proceeded.
Being employed in the NHL is a massive privilege. And Quenneville and probably Bowman would have made a ton of cash doing so. This should have been a permanent ban from the NHL and it really shouldn’t have been a difficult decision and these guys should be rotting in Russia if they still want to be employed in hockey.
It’s insane to me to think that a private association formed to govern a game only suspended these guys for 2.5 years for intentionally covering up a rape in in order to win some “meaningless” games.
David Bruce Banner
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I was hoping for some push-back on that "they sucked it up for 2.5' years narrative. They abetted a predator, and their "ignorance" was, IMHO, just them choosing to turn a blind eye to what was going on, in order to stay focused on winning hockey games.
Participating in the game at the NHL level is a privilege, which they no longer merit. If they want to stay involved in the sport professionally, they should have to do it elsewhere... and hopefully, they won't look aside the next time someone gets raped.
Participating in the game at the NHL level is a privilege, which they no longer merit. If they want to stay involved in the sport professionally, they should have to do it elsewhere... and hopefully, they won't look aside the next time someone gets raped.
These guys were not ignorant, they actively and intentionally attempted a cover-up of a repeat sexual assault offender. They knew they would receive backlash if anyone found out so they tried their best to keep everyone quiet, even if it meant putting others, including minors, at risk. Their actions were inhumane, and frankly, showed a borderline sociopathic lack of regard for other humans.
"Ignorant" is Toews, Kane, and other players who knew what was going on. They were willfully ignorant to look the other way so that they could keep winning hockey games. While not inhumane to the same degree, it shows some clearly messed up priorities where hockey is held above humanity
"Ignorant" is Toews, Kane, and other players who knew what was going on. They were willfully ignorant to look the other way so that they could keep winning hockey games. While not inhumane to the same degree, it shows some clearly messed up priorities where hockey is held above humanity
rypper
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They didn't want the distraction during a cup run so they buried it. Winning was more important then a sexual assault victim.
PuckMunchkin
Very Nice, Very Evil!
This:
Disagree.
This is as bad as anything a NHL org has ever done.
They should be banned for life.
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