Around the NHL: 2024-25 Season, Are You Not Entertained?

[HaNotsri]

Selling scarves made in Turkey during Armenian heritage night. Bold move by the Kings. At least we're not the most tone deaf franchise in the league this season (palm tree gate has clearly been topped).

 

[Jim Bob]

Pettersson: 'Maybe not trusting' my shot amid 14-game goal drought

Vancouver Canucks star forward Elias Pettersson admitted he's struggled with his confidence amid a 14-game goal drought."Yeah, definitely," Pettersson said Tuesday when asked if he's hesitating to shoot. "I mean, that comes with not getting the looks, trying to make the perfect pass instead of...

www.thescore.com

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Peel police investigating alleged 2014 sexual assault involving OHL players | TSN

Peel Regional Police confirm they are investigating an alleged incident involving eight former Mississauga Steelheads players, Rick Westhead writes.

www.tsn.ca

Oh boy. Here we go again

 

[Chainshot]

Peel police investigating alleged 2014 sexual assault involving OHL players | TSN

Peel Regional Police confirm they are investigating an alleged incident involving eight former Mississauga Steelheads players, Rick Westhead writes.

www.tsn.ca

Oh boy. Here we go again

The commentary has been that there is a pervasive issue in the CHL with this sort of conduct. It shouldn't be a surprise that more cases will be coming up.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Pettersson: 'Maybe not trusting' my shot amid 14-game goal drought

Vancouver Canucks star forward Elias Pettersson admitted he's struggled with his confidence amid a 14-game goal drought."Yeah, definitely," Pettersson said Tuesday when asked if he's hesitating to shoot. "I mean, that comes with not getting the looks, trying to make the perfect pass instead of...

www.thescore.com

Makes sense if true

 

[Tatanka]

I watched more entertaining hockey in the first 4 minutes of Leafs/Knights than Ive seen all year from the Sabres. We are so far away.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

Makes sense if true

What do you think he's going to say?

"I've given up, we're going no where and I don't care"
"I'm not very good; early in my career I had an unsustainable shooting percentage"

 

[Der Jaeger]

What do you think he's going to say?

"I've given up, we're going no where and I don't care"
"I'm not very good; early in my career I had an unsustainable shooting percentage"

When’s the last time you talked to an athlete who lost their confidence?

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

When’s the last time you talked to an athlete who lost their confidence?

I've never met one who wasn't outwardly supremely confident in their prowess. Inwardly I can't say.

 

[Der Jaeger]

I've never met one who wasn't outwardly supremely confident in their prowess. Inwardly I can't say.

We hire athletic trainers who used to work with professional athletes. The cognitive performance trainer here used to work with an AHL team. Confidence loss is a real thing.

When you see a prospect who is amazing but can’t put it together professionally, that’s the first thing I think of.

I’d put money down on Cozens as a lack of confidence player.

 

[sabresfan129103]

The entire Rantanen situation is hilarious to me. Unless they trade him at the deadline which I don't think they're gonna do. Talk about a swing and a miss. Necas is a great player too. WTF what they thinking.

 

[Chainshot]

The entire Rantanen situation is hilarious to me. Unless they trade him at the deadline which I don't think they're gonna do. Talk about a swing and a miss. Necas is a great player too. WTF what they thinking.

Gambling on themselves I suppose. They also seem to know that Necas is not going to stay for what they offered.

 

[Fjordsen]

Gambling on themselves I suppose. They also seem to know that Necas is not going to stay for what they offered.

It seems Necas was not going to stay there at all and it was known. Tulsky took a risk and it seems his risk did not pay off, but I think they are still focusing on the offseason this summer, when they will have a ton of cap space and the same Nikishin will arrive, who is very good.

 

[old kummelweck]

Bettman talking about impact of trade war on NHL, particularly a weak Canadian dollar:

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/gary-bettman-nhl-commissioner-bettman-tariffs-united-states-trump-1.7475638

May be adjusting those cap increase numbers if this is protracted.