Coaches like "dependable" players. Hey, they may be dependably bad, but at least they're consistent!
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Around the NHL 2024-25 regular season Part II
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Emperoreddy
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Rangers and Florida for the Winter Classic is bleh
TheBeerNerd
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Tampa Bay and Boston is the other outdoor game, unless they're also going to do another Meadowlands doubleheader as has been rumored. Even when they put in a team that hasn't played before, or has only played in one game, they have to add one of five or six teams that's practically obligated to be in all of them. The only Winter Classic that was actually interesting as a matchup was Dallas/Nashville at the Cotton Bowl.
The games are a month apart. January 2nd then February 1st. We're probably not going to get it for a while now but Devils/Rangers Winter Classic is something the league would be so dumb to miss out on during this era of the Devils. I guess we just have to wait for Quinn to get here lol. The Winter Classic is basically just an in market event but Devils/Rangers feels like one that could actually bring back some national interest to the event if promoted right (obviously asking a lot given this is the NHL)
TheBeerNerd
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The issue is where to hold it. MetLife has two teams that play during NFL season, so they'd have to hope that they're not both scheduled there in the run-up because lol at that league playing nice with any of the other three. Yankee Stadium hosts the Pinstripe Bowl and that's in late December in the bowl schedule, plus they both played each other there already. The Red Bulls stadium is too small, same as the soon-to-be completed NYCFC stadium. The only one left to a league as small-minded as the NHL is Citi Field.
I'm a big proponent of bringing it to SHI Stadium (Rutgers), personally. It holds more than Citi Field. But that's too outside the box for them. They can't even hold a Pens/Flyers game at Penn State, for God's sake.
KovalchukFistPump
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He's just not that good of a player, which is why his hits are late and dangerous. He's trying to make good hits to elevate his team but he's too slow in his reactions. Probably that's the most dangerous thing about him.
Yes he has more skill but that makes him think he is a normal player and he goes for hits. Those hits end up being late or he makes the wrong type of contact and people get hurt. That's actually more dangerous than goons who know they can't actually play and all they do is wait for their pre-planned fight.
TheBeerNerd
of the New Jersey Meatwads
The Devils PP has scored 6 goals against the Rangers this year. Unless they have no one else, I’m not sure they put him in the lineup tomorrow. Even a minor penalty.
(Which is to say had our PP not sucked last year, this bum would already be out of the league).
(Which is to say had our PP not sucked last year, this bum would already be out of the league).
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Why is no one concerned that he hasn’t spoken in weeks? Sounds like psychotic behavior to me.
The intentionally didn’t make it Devils/Rangers last year. I think the original plan was Devils-Rangers last year, but the league probably got push back from the Devils and ESPN opened up a second tv slot to make it a doubleheader weekend.
Remember, the Rangers have to be the road team for these things given NYC’s tax laws and MSG.
TheBeerNerd
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He probably has to be handled like he's Hannibal Lecter, only permitted to talk without that muzzle cage over his mouth.
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Mgd31
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No dingleberry, maybe.
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Maybe they see how mediocre the wildcard race has become and realize they should actually prioritize trying to win the game vs. putting an anchor out there to murder one of our players.
MasterofGrond
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Normally I agree with you and I have been a pro-sprong guy
but he's been pretty bad this year
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That's because he's not playing ridiculously sheltered minutes. Which is basically par for the course in his career. His usage in Sea back in 22-23, the last time he had good on ice #'s, was super easy. Not surprisingly his offense dried up in the playoffs that year.
I don't watch him nearly enough, but given how quickly teams tire of him, I imagine there is a severe lack of effort as well as very poor decision making going on with this guy.
So they're going to have 2 outdoor games in Florida...but not have either be between the two Florida teams? This league is so stupid.
njdevils1982
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Eh, they need to sell those games out and get TV ratings.
I don't think people outside the host markets that actually attend them give a shit anymore, but hey New York and Boston are involved...again! Yay! And they're in football and baseball stadiums! Something fresh and new that I'm sure will just rake in the ratings.
It also doesn't help that Boston and NYR are both going downhill and likely won't be any better next year.
I stopped giving a shit about these games after finally waking up to the fact that they just recycle the same teams every year. I'm sure the next one will be Columbus against Detroit at OSU because Columbus will be the only franchise left (minus Utah) without an outdoor game appearance and Detroit is O6 and is the American O6 team with the least outdoor games. Gotta catch them up to Chicago's 7, and Boston and NY's 6 games even though they're all terrible.
The other will be Utah hosting one of LA/Vegas/Colorado at Rice-Eccles. That would actually be an awesome spot for it.
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They already announced that game last February, it's happening on March 1st of this year...
2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series to feature Detroit Red Wings vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at Ohio Stadium on March 1, 2025 | Detroit Red Wings
NEW YORK – The National Hockey League (NHL) today announced that the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series™ will feature the Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Detroit Red Wings at Ohio Stadium, home of the Ohio State University football team, on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Additional...
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Id like to see something outdoors in Alaska with the mountains in the background. Make it as close to pond hockey as humanly possible.
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