Around the NHL - Offseason Edition

[NYR94]

Vegas sold out their preseason opener.

 

[Trxjw]

I mean.. he's not wrong. They're a team for the time being.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Oh and last week was the first time that I had listened to a Quinn interview... I swear if you close your eyes he sounds exactly like some combination of Torts & Sullivan

He also looks exactly like Sullivan.

 

[Mac n Gs]

I mean.. he's not wrong. They're a team for the time being.

You’d think the home of hockey would have better ownership in its nation’s capital.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Didn't gamble. Walked the strip with my in-laws, wife and 1 year old daughter. Ppl handed out nude pictures to my wife and kid. I wanted to kill them.

Yeah, you're definitely not the target demographic for the Vegas strip.

 

[Trxjw]

You’d think the home of hockey would have better ownership in its nation’s capital.

You would, and I sure hope they do get it sooner rather than later. Not sure what can be done at this point though.

 

[Edge]

Didn't gamble. Walked the strip with my in-laws, wife and 1 year old daughter. Ppl handed out nude pictures to my wife and kid. I wanted to kill them.

Yeah, I probably could’ve told you that wasn’t going to be an experience for the family photo album.

If you’re looking for a more relaxed experience, and one that isn’t as in your face “Sin City”, I’d recommend something a little more out of the way like Green Valley ranch.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Vegas sold out their preseason opener.

Vegas drawing bigger crowds in September than the Devils have in June.

 

[Inferno]

Yeah, you're definitely not the target demographic for the Vegas strip.

Which is why I'd never go back lol

 

[RGY]

How does Dorion still have a job. How?

 

[Ori]

Elias Pettersson looks really strong for Nucks and fun to watch him. It looks like he will get that top 6 role first season without Sedins, but the hype is real for that young player in Canada!

 

[wolfgaze]

So Eichel switched his jersey # to 9? I wonder how many Sabres fans with his #15 jersey were annoyed with the switch, lol...

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Awhile back I read that Vegas was barred from using the name 'Vegas Knights' because of the canadian junior team 'London Knights' already using that name and branding? I thought that was crazy...

I thought the branding issue was with the army college hockey team, not the London Knights

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

Elias Pettersson and Erik Brännström killing it so far, my guys for the 2017 draft, i feel sad because we don't have them.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Elias Pettersson and Erik Brännström killing it so far, my guys for the 2017 draft, i feel sad because we don't have them.

The Brannstrom hype here was real haha.

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

The Brannstrom hype here was real haha.

What can i say, i thought (think) he's amazing so i hopped into the lead train and accelerated the hype train on here Got a lot of people to jump on the wagon which felt good.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

That's how I felt with Kravtsov but I couldn't get as many people on board as I would have hoped haha

 

[wolfgaze]

I thought the branding issue was with the army college hockey team, not the London Knights

Las Vegas' NHL name search complicated by London Knights - Sportsnet.ca
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Many have wondered if the “Las Vegas Knights” would be the big winner, considering Foley’s position as chairman of Black Knight Financial Services, Inc.

According to Carp, it’s still a contender — but there’s just one roadblock, and it’s located in Southwestern Ontario.

“The London Knights own the name in Canada and to acquire the name from London is not economically feasible,” Foley said. “In the U.S., ‘Knights’ are fine. But we can’t use it in Canada.”
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[frozenrubber]

Las Vegas' NHL name search complicated by London Knights - Sportsnet.ca
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Many have wondered if the “Las Vegas Knights” would be the big winner, considering Foley’s position as chairman of Black Knight Financial Services, Inc.

According to Carp, it’s still a contender — but there’s just one roadblock, and it’s located in Southwestern Ontario.

“The London Knights own the name in Canada and to acquire the name from London is not economically feasible,” Foley said. “In the U.S., ‘Knights’ are fine. But we can’t use it in Canada.”
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It was both. Foley, a West Point alum couldn't use 'Black Knights' either, which he has done for his business Black Knight Financial.

Golden Knights naming was a way to get around both issues.

 

[NYR94]

Elias Pettersson looks really strong for Nucks and fun to watch him. It looks like he will get that top 6 role first season without Sedins, but the hype is real for that young player in Canada!

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Really sums up both players in that sequence

 

[Leetch3]

should we take comfort in knowing our scouts identified the right guy to target in keller and pettersson 2 years in a row but just could get them? or just 100% depressed that we didn't get either? lol

 

[Irishguy42]

should we take comfort in knowing our scouts identified the right guy to target in keller and pettersson 2 years in a row but just could get them? or just 100% depressed that we didn't get either? lol

Both

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

should we take comfort in knowing our scouts identified the right guy to target in keller and pettersson 2 years in a row but just could get them? or just 100% depressed that we didn't get either? lol

Little bit of both, it’s not like the guys we ended up with aren’t very good in their own right, and it seems like they got the guy(s) they wanted in this past draft

 

[Ghost of jas]

should we take comfort in knowing our scouts identified the right guy to target in keller and pettersson 2 years in a row but just could get them? or just 100% depressed that we didn't get either? lol

It should make people feel even better about the selection of Kravtsov.