Around the NHL 11 - 2023/24

[BobTheSolarsystem]

What's the old saying and a fool and his money are so parted, it didn't work in Phoenix, Glendale and is not working at the Mullet. That franchise has not made 1 thin dime in all the years it's been there.

The coyotes are a buy and flip franchise now... I think the NHL is a lot more.heavily invested in them than anyone will ever know - I'd be surprised if there wasn't funds direct from the NHL to the last few owners and then no payback

 

[DRW204]

What a year for JT Miller. 100+ pts, one of the league leading fwds in registered hits, 56% on the dot, heavy + in 5v5 goal differential. Since being in VAN he's 11th in NHL scoring (5 years)

Edit: my bad he's at 99 lol, should be over 100 by end of regular season.

 

[tbcwpg]

Jack Hughes done for the year, what a different season NJ could've had if they just hadn't cheaped out on a goaltender.

 

[roccerfeller]

Mackinnon with a snipe and goal put of nowhere

Edit:
Hatty

 

[DRW204]

Mackinnon with a snipe and goal put of nowhere

Edit:
Hatty

Just lol at this goal


All 3 goals were bangers lol

 

[Thechozen1]

MacKinnon will single handedly tear apart the Jets in round one. Probably on Saturday too.

 

[razorsedge]

I can't believe that was not a penalty. The Leafs were targeting Crosby that was the third time. Leafs trying to be the bullies now a days ... lets see what happens when Matthews gets targeted.

You can almost here Crosby say "I'm too old for this shit".

 

[raideralex99]

If Matthews can do it ... so can I.

 

[BobTheSolarsystem]

If Matthews can do it ... so can I.

I guess keep your head up isn't a thing anymore

 

[SUX2BU]

I see the reffing is in playoff mode already

Copp breaks a cheekbone

 

[BobTheSolarsystem]

I see the reffing is in playoff mode already

Copp breaks a cheekbone

They missed it on the replay too?

 

[bustamente]

The refs in the last few have gotten worse borderline incompetent, there are two of them on the ice and should see everything on the ice but they are too busy getting in the way of the play.

 

[BoneDocUK]

Mackinnon with a snipe and goal put of nowhere

Edit:
Hatty

That goal was incredible. His acceleration and power is very different to what even McD can achieve -- and I can imagine a goalie seeing that freight train coming at him and deciding to politely yield the net. Absolutely terrifying.

I know Lowry's line will be out against him whenever possible. I wonder about using Barron against him, though. If any Jet can catch and match him, it's him (leaving out Kupari, given his MIA status of late, and not sure he has the necessary guile).

 

[bustamente]

Torts has 3 games to get the Flyers back into the playoff picture or in all probability he will be out of another coaching job

 

[Gm0ney]

If Matthews can do it ... so can I.

I'd say the Rags have 1st round upset written all over them, but that last East wildcard team is going to be terrible.

 

[BobTheSolarsystem]

Torts has 3 games to get the Flyers back into the playoff picture or in all probability he will be out of another coaching job

I just don't understand the logic of trading guys at the deadline when you're in a decent playoff position... must have been influenced by the hart situation i guess

 

[Maukkis]

I just don't understand the logic of trading guys at the deadline when you're in a decent playoff position... must have been influenced by the hart situation i guess

They sold one player (and added one too). Also, that team was never meant to make the playoffs in the first place. Zero stars, lots of young middling players with varying levels of potential, injuries to core players, what have you.

Also, they've gotten .853 goaltending since Hart left the roster. That is an order of magnitude below what one could consider awful. Firing a coach over that would be an absurdly stupid choice.

 

[LucianoBorsato]

Torts has 3 games to get the Flyers back into the playoff picture or in all probability he will be out of another coaching job

They have completely fallen apart since the Coutourier scratching. Could be coincidence but it seems the entire team has checked out from Torts since then. Granted they were not expected to even be in a playoff spot this year so maybe it's just regression to the mean now.

 

[bustamente]

He got the dreaded vote of confidence today, lets see how that works out.

 

[Brominator]

Sources: NHL plan could move Coyotes to Utah

The NHL is preparing a contingency that could relocate the Coyotes to Utah as soon as next season, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

A league source told ESPN that a Coyotes relocation could involve two separate transactions.

The NHL would purchase the Coyotes from Meruelo in a deal believed to be worth around $1 billion. This would mark the second time the NHL would have owned the Coyotes, buying the franchise from owner Jerry Moyes in 2009 after he filed for bankruptcy. The league owned and operated the Coyotes until 2013.

The league source said that after purchasing the team, the NHL would then sell the Coyotes to Smith at a price that could be as high as $1.3 billion -- much higher than the $650 million expansion fee that the Seattle Kraken's owners paid in 2021 to join the league. The source said the NHL's other 31 owners would split $300 million as part of the sale.

Reported by all the sports media outlets. Articles citing league sources. The NHL almost never publicly muses about relocation unless it's imminent.

I think this really is the end for our old Jets 1.0 in Arizona.

 

[bustamente]

Playing on a university campus in that arena and being the secondary tenant is bottom of the barrel for the NHL, they either don't think he will win the auction or don't think he can build what he says without government help and that's not a sure thing and might take years before they start construction.

 

[SLAYER]

Maybe I'm way out of the loop, but I'll never understand why Uncle Gary has kept the 'Yotes in the desert for this long.

And to speculate that the NHL will buy the franchise for $1B sounds crazy too, because Forbes recently valued it at $500m.

 

[Guardian17]

Sources: NHL plan could move Coyotes to Utah

The NHL is preparing a contingency that could relocate the Coyotes to Utah as soon as next season, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

A league source told ESPN that a Coyotes relocation could involve two separate transactions.

The NHL would purchase the Coyotes from Meruelo in a deal believed to be worth around $1 billion. This would mark the second time the NHL would have owned the Coyotes, buying the franchise from owner Jerry Moyes in 2009 after he filed for bankruptcy. The league owned and operated the Coyotes until 2013.

The league source said that after purchasing the team, the NHL would then sell the Coyotes to Smith at a price that could be as high as $1.3 billion -- much higher than the $650 million expansion fee that the Seattle Kraken's owners paid in 2021 to join the league. The source said the NHL's other 31 owners would split $300 million as part of the sale.

Reported by all the sports media outlets. Articles citing league sources. The NHL almost never publicly muses about relocation unless it's imminent.

I think this really is the end for our old Jets 1.0 in Arizona.

The NHL needs to transfer the Jets 1.0 history back to Winnipeg and merged with Jets 2.0.

NHL, Arizona Coyotes preparing for possible relocation to Utah

The NHL and the Arizona Coyotes are preparing for the possibility of a move to Utah as soon as April 18, multiple sources confirmed Wednesday.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Guardian17]

 

[kylbaz]

As much as we love to dump on this team. And as someone on Reddit mentioned, 9-2-1 outside of Dallas.