Around the NHL - Part XLII - (2023-24 Season edition)

[Boris Zubov]

Would you feel comfortable not consenting to your notorious monster of a new boss demanding to go through your personal device? also most phones can unlock with just your face now, Babs didn't even need a passcode. I'm not trying to be combative, just think this is a very not-ok situation if it turns out to be 100% accurate.

It's a shitty situation for sure...I'm not sure what the answer is for the players, & I'm in total agreement that none of this is ok if true.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

John Davidson has been a team president for what, 20 years? And he has 1 playoffs series win in that time?

IMHO, it’s vividly clear that he’s a person who has a good “spiel” that gives people the impression that he knows what he’s doing but in reality he’s a fathead who has never won anything at the pro level, yet he thinks he the smartest guy in what ever room he’s in.
I’m surprised the owners in Columbus didn’t catch on after his 1st stint there?
Will always blame him for screwing up our rebuild.

 

[HonestGabe]

 

[n8]

Rosen, Kulich, and Savoie were dominant in the BUF v MON prospects game. Benson was noticeable but was physically dominated. Small guy needs to get bigger and play faster. He'll be going back down to the WHL.

 

[GENESISPuck94]

There's a lot worse things in life than making $800K to play a hockey game once every other day for 6 months, while living near Tampa FLA, in an income tax free state, playing for a perennial Stanley Cup contender, and spending free time with family on the beach of the warm gulf waters.

 

[Levitate]

The thing with Babcock is this is also the behavior he used to play mind games and f*** with his players in Toronto and Detroit. Even if now he totally means no harm, everyone knows that this is how he screwed with guys in the past and players are right to be wary

 

[Rongomania]

The thing with Babcock is this is also the behavior he used to play mind games and f*** with his players in Toronto and Detroit. Even if now he totally means no harm, everyone knows that this is how he screwed with guys in the past and players are right to be wary

That Commodore story is absolutely legendary.

Dude is a world class piece of shit, I feel really bad for that team/their fans. What decent coaches are even left out there for them now?

 

[NYR94]

Gallant watching this Babcock story from the sidelines:

 

[SRHRangers]

All kidding aside, if my coach took my phone and aired out my personal stuff, I would've dropped him on his ass like 3rd period French.

 

[Tob]

Jarmo big brain kekkelaienen suddenly not so big brain anymore. Still riding on the coat tails of himself passing on Jesse puvilifiaeigici because he could speak Finnish and communicate well enough to know it's not a language barrier and JP just doesn't have it.

 

[Kords]

Bedard and Fantilli putting on a show today for their respective rookie camps. Not the stiffest competition, but the skill is off the charts. Fantilli and Michkov (and Hughes) entering the Metro as the sun sets on Sid and Ovi is just perfect.

And by perfect I mean I hate it alot.

Please Laffy, popoff for us ya old rosy cheeked so and so

 

[17futurecap]

JD should have been back in the booth with Sam ten years ago, guy is a terrible front office guy.

 

[Leonardo87]

 

[Irishguy42]

LMFAO

 

[Leonardo87]

Real mess for Columbus right now. Trying to cover it up as if it was nothing and then this. Damn.

 

[LOFIN]

Should can Jarmo, JD, and strip Jenner of C

 

[RangersFan1994]

Confirmed

 

[17futurecap]

Imagine they bullied Jenner into that statement instead of him standing with his teammates.

 

[I Eat Crow]

Imagine they bullied Jenner into that statement instead of him standing with his teammates.

This is 100% what happened.

They've got to clean house. Jenner, Jarmo, and JD all gone.

Second major scandal that happened under JD's watch in three years. The guy just isn't an effective front office executive.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Mike Commodore is somewhere, laughing himself out breath.

 

[nsvoyageurs]

Should can Jarmo, JD, and strip Jenner of C

Whoever hired Babcock in the first place should be the next people to go. Did they not know his history? Thank goodness the Rangers had no interest in hiring him to replace Gallant.

John Davidson was a great broadcaster but is a crappy hockey executive. I wouldn't have him run my team.

 

[DialUp]

What kind of world is this where the powerful aren't allowed to go outside their typical job duties and harass subordinates? Civilization going to shit!

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

So canning JD was the right move eh?

Who would have thought that when it happened?

 

[RangersFan1994]

So canning JD was the right move eh?

Who would have thought that when it happened?

I wonder if he did any kind of nonsense here

 

[I Eat Crow]

I wonder if he did any kind of nonsense here

No, but it's astounding to think back and remember what happened on his watch.

Buchnevich/Igor car accident

Panarin almost becoming a vegetable via Tom Wilson

DeAngelo vs. Georgiev

Keeping Georgiev in the first place and making a club legend feel like an afterthought.

Hiring David Quinn and subsequent Gallant hire that was a bad fit

I can go on....