Around the NHL 2024-2025

[TheDizee]

our boy connor rocked a nice .808 today

 

[Mike Liut]

I was glad when Rantanen was traded by the Avs, but not glad when he went to the Stars. I wish his ass would have stayed in Carolina.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

our boy connor rocked a nice .808 today

4 @ 5v5

 

[TheOrganist]

our boy connor rocked a nice .808 today

I thought he was gonna get the hook for the 4th in a row on the road after Rantanen’s goal.

On another note, Nate Schmidt wouldn’t be the worst option as a short term 3rd pairing, 2 PP dmen.

 

[Hrkac Circus]

I’m rooting against Edmonton because I remember some of their fans saying “Broberg and Holloway can go miss the playoffs while we win the Cup”. I don’t ever want that to happen.

I’m rooting against Winnipeg because if they win the Cup, it makes their last second goal against us significant. I don’t want to be hearing years from now “they were one second away from losing in the first round, but a miracle goal propelled them all the way to a Cup victory”. I want our game 7 collapse to be insignificant.

 

[Xerloris]

Are you serious? Failing to report is covering it up. You’re actually trying to defend an organization which wrote a letter of recommendation for a known (to the team) sexual predator so he could work in hockey again?

Since when is it the responsibility of someone else to go to the authorities and not the victims? Asking questions is not defending. ignoring something is not covering it up. If someone keys your car, do you go and tell your boss or do you call the cops?

 

[TruBlueFan1970]

Dangerous hit by Domi on Barkov at the end of the FLA/TOR game. Bet an incoming suspension before game 5.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I’m rooting against Edmonton because I remember some of their fans saying “Broberg and Holloway can go miss the playoffs while we win the Cup”. I don’t ever want that to happen.

I’m rooting against Winnipeg because if they win the Cup, it makes their last second goal against us significant. I don’t want to be hearing years from now “they were one second away from losing in the first round, but a miracle goal propelled them all the way to a Cup victory”. I want our game 7 collapse to be insignificant.

So, we need to get a bunch of dish detergent and pour it all over them. That should work.

 

[The Note]

The whole Rants saga stinks. There’s a lot happening there that we will never know.

Yeah I have a hard time believing it was really all about that extra $250k that Rants wanted. Avs are already all in, letting your star winger go never made much sense.

 

[Stealth JD]

Yeah I have a hard time believing it was really all about that extra $250k that Rants wanted. Avs are already all in, letting your star winger go never made much sense.

Avs cut off their own nose to spite their face. Love to see it. They’ve willingly knee-capped themselves and slammed shut their own Cup-window. They were the weakest team in the Western playoff field, imo.

I’m rooting against Edmonton because I remember some of their fans saying “Broberg and Holloway can go miss the playoffs while we win the Cup”. I don’t ever want that to happen.

I’m rooting against Winnipeg because if they win the Cup, it makes their last second goal against us significant. I don’t want to be hearing years from now “they were one second away from losing in the first round, but a miracle goal propelled them all the way to a Cup victory”. I want our game 7 collapse to be insignificant.

If the playoffs unfold as last years did where Florida beats EDM in the Final, the Blues would be the team that lost to the team (WPG) that lost to the team (DAL) that lost to the team (EDM) that lost to the Cup champs (FLA)! Can’t get much more insignificant than that!

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

I’d imagine there are owners who feel it is unfair and their perspective is that they have to pay more for the same free agent, but cannot choose to just spend more because the hard cap stops them. Fundamentally there is no counter strategy to this situation; the system is damaging them.

I’d imagine a few other owners don’t want a cap, others who think those people are going to ruin everything.

Probably a bunch of opinions in between.

The league is prescedent based. Now we’ve got splintered salary negotiations depending on taxation, teams who get all the free agents versus teams who get none, it’s bad, inefficient, and is just manufactured complication.

4 of the 6 no tax teams make the playoffs (of those who didn’t make it, 1 is an expansion and the other got every greedy free agent last year then they sucked), then the only one eliminated so far is because they had to play each other.

If next round consists of 3/4 no tax teams, then the final round consists of 2/2, on top of 4/5 last winners being from the group, the runner up the time it wasn’t….it just makes more headlines and bigger font

I believe there always will and should be imbalance. It’s okay for things to be uneven. The system has to be designed so it cannot tilt this far. The magnitude of the imbalance is strong imo. We’re now in the territory of “which no tax team will be the current dynasty”. Then the gm (Yz) of one of those dynasties goes to a real team and it’s absolutely ass.

Yea, I understand your opinion. But I don’t see any credible evidence there is a tangible move for change from ownership. They have a salary cap to impose cost certainty. That’s working as well as ever.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

Since when is it the responsibility of someone else to go to the authorities and not the victims? Asking questions is not defending. ignoring something is not covering it up. If someone keys your car, do you go and tell your boss or do you call the cops?

I ask again. Are you serious? Yes I believe people have a moral responsibility to report sexual crimes if they become aware of them. And they most certainly should not be writing letters of recommendation for said criminal to work with children. This is not a novel concept. Christ almighty

 

[Xerloris]

I ask again. Are you serious? Yes I believe people have a moral responsibility to report sexual crimes if they become aware of them. And they most certainly should not be writing letters of recommendation for said criminal to work with children. This is not a novel concept. Christ almighty

You might want to get your moral outrage facts right.

The Chicago Blackhawks have denied providing a formal letter of recommendation for Brad Aldrich, the video coach accused of sexually assaulting Kyle Beach (not Cody Beach) in 2010. A lawsuit filed by a former high school player, referred to as "John Doe 2," alleged that the Blackhawks provided positive references for Aldrich, enabling him to secure a volunteer coaching position at Houghton High School in Michigan, where he was later convicted of assaulting a student in 2013. However, the Blackhawks filed motions in 2021 to dismiss these claims, stating there was no evidence of a recommendation letter and labeling the allegation "demonstrably false." The Jenner & Block investigation, commissioned by the Blackhawks in 2021, also found no records at Houghton High School reflecting a reference from the Blackhawks, noting that Aldrich did not formally apply for the volunteer position and was connected through his uncle.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

You might want to get your moral outrage facts right.

The Chicago Blackhawks have denied providing a formal letter of recommendation for Brad Aldrich, the video coach accused of sexually assaulting Kyle Beach (not Cody Beach) in 2010. A lawsuit filed by a former high school player, referred to as "John Doe 2," alleged that the Blackhawks provided positive references for Aldrich, enabling him to secure a volunteer coaching position at Houghton High School in Michigan, where he was later convicted of assaulting a student in 2013. However, the Blackhawks filed motions in 2021 to dismiss these claims, stating there was no evidence of a recommendation letter and labeling the allegation "demonstrably false." The Jenner & Block investigation, commissioned by the Blackhawks in 2021, also found no records at Houghton High School reflecting a reference from the Blackhawks, noting that Aldrich did not formally apply for the volunteer position and was connected through his uncle.

Even if that were the case, and the Blackhawks deserve zero benefit of the doubt, it still doesn’t change the fact that they covered up a heinous crime. And then nobody took responsibility for it.

 

[Xerloris]

Even if that were the case, and the Blackhawks deserve zero benefit of the doubt, it still doesn’t change the fact that they covered up a heinous crime. And then nobody took responsibility for it.

Covering up implies actively concealing evidence or obstructing justice—like lying to cops or hiding proof.

You're letting your virtue signaling cloud logical thinking.

 

[Beninnola]

I think the best thing the quenville debate shows

Is that the president and owner of the hawks should be the ones catching heat.

It doesn’t become clear until the arguments are made.

Imagine you’re a hockey coach and you say you don’t want some awful internal sexual assault news around the team (the ones who did not commit or participate in the sa). That seems like a thing you’d want to do. At my work we all don’t get a debrief every time somebody files with hr. It’s a private ordeal. IMO Q is right in the instance of trying to keep the distraction away from the team but that doesn’t mean ignore the situation. The Blackhawks should have privately dealt with the situation in the moment and separately from the team. The team didn’t do it, why involve them at all?

Suddenly the coach is the most powerful person in the org? When the coach says he doesn’t want the distraction that’s it? If he doesn’t want the SA stuff around the team that means do nothing? The only path to resolving this was disrupting the entire team? Did Q have to decide what to do or is that his boss? And his boss who didn’t do anything about the situation until after the playoffs has no questions to answer? But q gets eternal ruined reputation (maybe deserved). Got it.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I think the best thing the quenville debate shows

Is that the president and owner of the hawks should be the ones catching heat.

It doesn’t become clear until the arguments are made.

Imagine you’re a hockey coach and you say you don’t want some awful internal sexual assault news around the team (the ones who did not commit or participate in the sa). That seems like a thing you’d want to do. At my work we all don’t get a debrief every time somebody files with hr. It’s a private ordeal. IMO Q is right in the instance of trying to keep the distraction away from the team but that doesn’t mean ignore the situation. The Blackhawks should have privately dealt with the situation in the moment.

Suddenly the coach is the most powerful person in the org? If he doesn’t want the SA stuff around the team that means do nothing? The only path to resolving this was disrupting the entire team? Did Q have to decide what to do or is that his boss? And his boss who didn’t do anything about the situation until after the playoffs has no questions to answer? But q gets eternal ruined reputation. Got it.

Zackly!

Chain of command means something.

 

[TruBlueFan1970]

For all the complaining myself and others do about Thomas making low percentage passes on the PP, just watch Jack Eichel. My god, for such an elite player, he makes some boneheaded passes on the PP by trying to pass to covered guys or through three guys.

 

[MissouriMook]

Ref Vegas in full effect tonight. They’ve been awarded power plays for a scrum started when their goalie stuck his leg out to trip an Oiler after the whistle then fell down, a “charging” penalty to Kane when he was cross checked onto their goalie after the second Oiler goal, and a slashing penalty on our old buddy Kapanen for a stick check on McNabb as McNabb was basically already dropping his stick. Still 2-0 Oilers after 1.

 

[Stelmacki]

How tf did Vegas win the pacific with that goaltending?

 

[Linkens Mastery]

How tf did Vegas win the pacific with that goaltending?

Have you seen the goaltending of the other pacific teams? Not like Stu Skinner is much better.

 

[TruBlueFan1970]

Pretty dominant period by EDM. Sucks because there are only three teams I really can’t stand and want to lose, but these two are playing each other. In order, I want EDM, TOR and VGK to lose. Really need to the Knolights to get their heads out of their ass and put some rubber on Skinner.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Pretty dominant period by EDM. Sucks because there are only three teams I really can’t stand and want to lose, but these two are playing each other. In order, I want EDM, TOR and VGK to lose. Really need to the Knolights to get their heads out of their ass and put some rubber on Skinner.

F No

Vegas is a dirty slot machine organization.

And Mark Stone is a talented, but dirty player.

I'd rather see the Oilers advance.

 

[TruBlueFan1970]

F No

Vegas is a dirty slot machine organization.

And Mark Stone is a talented, but dirty player.

I'd rather see the Oilers advance.

Yes they are. But they can lose to Dallas/Winny in the next round. I hope McCrybaby never, ever, ever, ever wins a thing!

 

[Vladys Gumption]

Covering up implies actively concealing evidence or obstructing justice—like lying to cops or hiding proof.

You're letting your virtue signaling cloud logical thinking.

lol virtue signaling. Not even remotely that. But okay, you really owned somebody on the internet by throwing out buzz words