The really good teams can handle both the regular season and playoffs. Think the Hawks and Kings and to a lesser extent TB most recently and before that the Wings Avs and Devils. Teams that excelled in the regular season and put into another gear in the playoffs.
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Besides, based on those bank commercials he does, he's a big fan of both Spaceballs and Ron Jeremy...The idea of him going to Arizona just never made sense to. Toronto has far more endorsement potential and are actually a serious hockey market/franchise. Can Arizona muster up signing-bonuses every July 1 for him?.
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Boy this is getting ridiculous now.
Somebody is going to die over a stupid hockey game WTF is wrong with people?
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Matthews going to LA makes a lot more sense. Same US region but a superstars market and mix with the rich and famous lifestyle along with near perfect weather.The idea of him going to Arizona just never made sense to. Toronto has far more endorsement potential and are actually a serious hockey market/franchise. Can Arizona muster up signing-bonuses every July 1 for him?
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Quote from Matthew Tkachuk, re: the Panthers-Laffs series. He ain't wrong:
Chevy should take note. Build for the playoffs, not necessarily for the regular season.
And on a slightly related note, Chevy and Chipman (and Bones) should both take note:
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Bones had that mindset, re: his post-Game 5 comments & got taken to the woodshed & had to somewhat back-pedal his remarks a few days later. Coach Mike clearly shows who's the boss in Bomber Land. Just sayin'...
Chevy should take note. Build for the playoffs, not necessarily for the regular season.
And on a slightly related note, Chevy and Chipman (and Bones) should both take note:
‘It’s pro football, it happens:’ Coach’s kid Michael O’Shea among the first cuts by Blue Bombers
The coach's kid, receiver Michael O'Shea, was among 12 players cut by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as they opened main training camp Sunday.
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Bones had that mindset, re: his post-Game 5 comments & got taken to the woodshed & had to somewhat back-pedal his remarks a few days later. Coach Mike clearly shows who's the boss in Bomber Land. Just sayin'...
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As thorough and complete a beating as I've ever seen in any sport. The only one that comes close is in chess -- assuming you count that as a sport -- where the absolute GOAT Paul Morphy once beat a guy so thoroughly AND outmanned him after, gifting the winner's share of the purse to his opponent's wife, that she named her newly born daughter "Pauline".
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The idea of him going to Arizona just never made sense to. Toronto has far more endorsement potential and are actually a serious hockey market/franchise. Can Arizona muster up signing-bonuses every July 1 for him?
Yeah, outside of sentimentality it never made a lick of sense to me. It would be one thing if they had a good arena and a well run team but they have neither. He's not going to sign on with a perpetual rebuild team with no new arena in sight.
I could see him entertaining going to a big American market but they won't really have much more to offer than what he's got already.
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Going to your knees and making yourself as small as possible cost goalies goals, and that's what happened to Grubauer, stand up hug the post and Johnston never scores
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A guy like Stone who gets "injured" and the timing of his return exactly matches the NHL playoffs starting and he doesn't even look like he is coming off a bad injury is all kinds of redflags. That fact that his has happened in back to back seasons with Vegas involving multiple player says a lot. At the very least they are manipulating the surgery timelines (a borderline injury where Stone could be operated on November to facilitate a Feb return vs a Feb Surgery for a playoff return, they pick the later).
It is not even close to what any other team is doing. Edmonton is using LTIR as it is meant to be used making sure they are not penalized for legitimate injuries out of their control (Klefbom and Smith both of whom are likely never going to play hockey again). Not doing cap shenanigans like Vegas.
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The only path to Phoenix is if Matthews signs another 4-5 year deal in Toronto that takes him out to 30-31 and he signs his last deal in Phoenix if they move into their new building and if they have built a contender………..IF……………if………ififififif
Yup, plenty of skilled teams have won in the playoffs. Pittsburgh, Tampa, Chicago and Washington and Colorado in recent memory. Toronto and Edmonton aren't built much different then those teams. Edmonton atleast has 2 second round and one conference finals in the McDrai era so its not like they haven't had some playoff success. It took teams like Washington and Tampa a long time to win a cup with their cores. The players on Toronto just can't seem to get it done though.
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The reason why there hasn't been a crackdown is because the teams doing it, such as Tampa and Vegas, draw increased viewership, which means more revenue.
The only way there will be a crackdown is if a team does it is one that isn't "desirable". Hence not much revenue coming in.
Once again, different rules for different teams. NHL is a joke.
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They had a great year never the less
Wow... the only other zero above the Cap' team makes the Conference Finals...
Congrats Stars...
I am now officially cheering for them to represent the West...
F*** $13 mill' on LTIR... go Stars !!!
Congrats Stars...
I am now officially cheering for them to represent the West...
F*** $13 mill' on LTIR... go Stars !!!
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His draft year was 2021 where he had zero games played and zero points. In his D-1 season he has 30 points in 53 games Played in Windsor. The question isn’t why we missed him, its how the hell did Dallas peg him as a 1st rounder when they couldn’t scout him before the draft for a full season.
Good on them I guess
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My guess is that draft will yield very different results due to COVID and how it impacted prospect playing time and scouting that year.
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Happy with Dallas. I think they have the skill to beat Vegas. Wasn’t sure about Seattle.
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Difficult to spit this out...but:
Lets go Dallas!!
Pavelski and Hertl will own Hill. Robertson is going to need to pound home a couple of goals, not just assists. Lets hope Otter can put together a couple of games without dipping into the .800's, or gifting Befeckit Vegas.
Lets go Dallas!!
Pavelski and Hertl will own Hill. Robertson is going to need to pound home a couple of goals, not just assists. Lets hope Otter can put together a couple of games without dipping into the .800's, or gifting Befeckit Vegas.
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Dallas is a lot more palatable then F*** Vegas.Difficult to spit this out...but:
Lets go Dallas!!
Pavelski and Hertl will own Hill. Robertson is going to need to pound home a couple of goals, not just assists. Lets hope Otter can put together a couple of games without dipping into the .800's, or gifting Befeckit Vegas.
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