Around the NHL 9

[AlphaLackey]

Oilers about even money to miss the playoffs this year, and I gotta say, I'm here for that

 

[cbcwpg]

Oilers about even money to miss the playoffs this year, and I gotta say, I'm here for that

It sucks the Jets will miss the playoffs, but think how bad it is to miss the playoffs when you have the top 2 point producers in the NHL on your team.

 

[bennylundholm]

I'm officially on the Flames bandwagon for the rest of this year.
I listen to 960 Calgary the Fan on my commute each morning.
Great show.

 

[rubikscube]

McDrai without a 5v5 goal in like 6 games. Nurse contract is terrible and hasn't even kicked in yet. They have no goalie and no goalie prospects.

They're terribly terribly screwed going into the future. Next year is going to be even worse, imo.

 

[WolfHouse]

I'm officially on the Flames bandwagon for the rest of this year.
I listen to 960 Calgary the Fan on my commute each morning.
Great show.

Yeah even though I can’t stand tkachuk I have to say I like the way they are playing

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Look how close Chipman is to Cheveldayoff.

When Cheveldayoff spoke on the Black Hawks saga after the NHL decided not to sanction him, Chipman sat there right by his side.

I question whether Chipman can be completely impartial when evaluating Cheveldayoff's performance.

Hence, and independent President of Hockey Operations.

Who would also develop a relationship with his long-time GM and have difficulty being entirely impartial.

Extra layers of management are almost always a bad thing in any organization. They just create inertia.

Do you think the President of Hockey Operations would not have been by Chevy's side supporting him in that circumstance? It is either be there supporting him or fire him in a case like that.

 

[Guardian17]

Who would also develop a relationship with his long-time GM and have difficulty being entirely impartial.

Extra layers of management are almost always a bad thing in any organization. They just create inertia.

Do you think the President of Hockey Operations would not have been by Chevy's side supporting him in that circumstance? It is either be there supporting him or fire him in a case like that.

Your points are valid.

In my business I've had to fire employees.

I don't like doing it, but, I make sure to keep a distance between me and my employees so I don't let personal feelings get ahead of business.

My read on Chipman is he is a very caring, nice guy who wants to be seen to be a good person.

He's obviously very close to his inner circle which includes Cheveldayoff which makes me question whether he can look at the GM's performance with a critical eye.

Our head coach had to quit because our GM and owner would not fire him out of loyalty.

A President of Hockey Operations can act as that critical eye and be the "bad guy" when the GM or coach is let go.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Your points are valid.

In my business I've had to fire employees.

I don't like doing it, but, I make sure to keep a distance between me and my employees so I don't let personal feelings get ahead of business.

My read on Chipman is he is a very caring, nice guy who wants to be seen to be a good person.

He's obviously very close to his inner circle which includes Cheveldayoff which makes me question whether he can look at the GM's performance with a critical eye.

Our head coach had to quit because our GM and owner would not fire him out of loyalty.

A President of Hockey Operations can act as that critical eye and be the "bad guy" when the GM or coach is let go.

Sure a PoHO could do that. Or not. Chipman is a pretty successful businessman. I expect he has had to make some hard decisions in his career.

I don't understand the desire to have that extra layer of management. A few teams have it and I can't see where it has accomplished anything at all - except in the case of a team like TML where corporate ownership otherwise has those functions carried out by a committee. The only thing worse than more layers of management is more committees.

I don't think Chevy's shelf life has expired. In fact, it has only just begun to be questioned. If he fails to handle the Jets current situation, I expect Chipman to fire him before too much longer. If that doesn't happen, I might begin to think along the PoHO line. But probably not. I'll just get mad at Chipman.

 

[jetsforever]

McDrai without a 5v5 goal in like 6 games. Nurse contract is terrible and hasn't even kicked in yet. They have no goalie and no goalie prospects.

They're terribly terribly screwed going into the future. Next year is going to be even worse, imo.

I'd say it could go either way - either being stuck at the bottom in a bad situation or potentially retooling and quickly becoming elite, since they obviously have some good pieces
Hope it's the former

 

[cbcwpg]

Jets win against Tampa...

- 20th in the overall standings
- no change in the Wild card race standings

last 10: 4-4-2

 

[razorsedge]

A local radio station dj is encouraging Oilers fans to boo Ovi at tonight's game. And a Ukrainian choir will be singing the anthems.

 

[bustamente]

Colorado got some injury problems

 

[snowkiddin]

Colorado got some injury problems

Gonna Kucherov Landeskog and go way over the cap for the playoffs.

 

[bustamente]

Gonna Kucherov Landeskog and go way over the cap for the playoffs.

Girard is also out might be put on LTIR

 

[SUX2BU]

Calgary up on Detroit 1-0 and up on shots on goals 19-1 … end of 1

 

[bustamente]

Detroit's Seider looks like a young Hedman, big solid dude good in his own end with offensive upside

 

[bustamente]

Finally a full house in Montreal get to watch the Habs lose in a SO

 

[kanadalainen]

Gonna Kucherov Landeskog and go way over the cap for the playoffs.

I wish I could Kucherov my snow shovel and buy a Seadoo

 

[kanadalainen]

Elliot looking like the senior statesman for the Bolts

 

[hockeyarena]

Oilers Tampa 1st intermission and cbc is showing a completely unrelated documentary about the town of Hamilton. They just can't help themselves.

 

[JetsFan815]

I am rooting for the Oilers to make the playoffs because that'd mean one less spot for the piss knights. Would love to see them miss the playoffs after blatant cap circumvention.

 

[ps241]

I am rooting for the Oilers to make the playoffs because that'd mean one less spot for the piss knights. Would love to see them miss the playoffs after blatant cap circumvention.

I would like to see Vegas miss the playoffs for the same reason. They got cute when they sat Stone and it would be some sweet karma if it bit them in the ass.

 

[GeorgeJETson]

Your points are valid.

In my business I've had to fire employees.

I don't like doing it, but, I make sure to keep a distance between me and my employees so I don't let personal feelings get ahead of business.

My read on Chipman is he is a very caring, nice guy who wants to be seen to be a good person.

He's obviously very close to his inner circle which includes Cheveldayoff which makes me question whether he can look at the GM's performance with a critical eye.

Our head coach had to quit because our GM and owner would not fire him out of loyalty.

A President of Hockey Operations can act as that critical eye and be the "bad guy" when the GM or coach is let go.

I nominate pre-server migration Sip to be President of Hockey Operations

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Oilers Tampa 1st intermission and cbc is showing a completely unrelated documentary about the town of Hamilton. They just can't help themselves.

CBC is showing exactly what SN feeds them. HNIC is not a CBC production.

 

[JetsFan815]

I would like to see Vegas miss the playoffs for the same reason. They got cute when they sat Stone and it would be some sweet karma if it bit them in the ass.

And that trade looks really bad for them so far. Tuch is playing lights out, producing more than Eichel. Tuch is going to be Sabres version of prime-Wheeler for the next 10 years and probably their next captain. Krebs is coming along nicely at .5 PPG in his rookie year and that is not even counting the 1st and the 2nd that Vegas gave up and the ~4 million less cap hit

I think McKrimmon and McPhee outsmarted themselves on this one. You love to see it.