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Around the NHL: Part XXXIV

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RangersFan said:
ESPN's new weekly Hockey show 'The Point' is debuting now on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Buccigross, Torts, Weekes, Messier, I'll be checking it out.
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Wonder if Torts will bar Messier from entering the break room to talk to the panelists before the taping.
 
NYRFANMANI said:
I didn't mean to say that's minor. He could seriously be f***ed by the pressure.
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Not to be a jerk but sometimes it’s better to walk away, it’s not like it’s a money issue. He’s not 20 anymore. He can rest at this point. If I’m a asshole on this matter then I’ll attest to it. But if a job makes you miserable then quit it. I get it’s been his life since he was a child but Carey it might be time. Good luck and god bless to him.
 
As much as I hate Price I hope it is something he can overcome . He has a young family....and an idol for so many young children in Canada .
 
Are they offering sponsorship rights to the division names this year? I forgot they did that last season. I suggested it would be one-off and a bunch of f***ing business experts gave me all kinds of shit for being so naive.
 
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Not the same thing. Theres a pretty big difference between taking a drug that is going to help you perform better and being given substances which you're being told are going to stop your head from feeling like there are thousands of razor blades grinding on the inside of your skull. Heres the thing though, these trainers SHOULD know better. They do, they just don't care.

I agree that there should be better education of the athletes, but the fault doesn't really lie with them, especially young ones who haven't been around long enough.
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I can tell you first hand, and it’s rampant throughout various professional league, some team doctors were heavy handed in prescribing pain killers and certain types of benzos. It was common practice for a long time. It’s probably gotten a bit better since the opioid epidemic has come out front and center to the public.
But team docs don’t/didn’t get the same scrutiny as a public doc for regular folks.
They would keep prescribing high doses of sometimes very dangerous combinations of drugs, like oxy and Xanax together, which is playing with fire you’ll go to sleep one night and stop breathing when mixed with alcohol.
Derek Booguard and Mike Richards both had severe problems later in life. Booguard we all know passed away, but these guys were prescribed mega doses when it was uncalled for, and they are not alone. There’s a long list of players...
My guess is Lehner is commenting on these types of practices. Sometimes a coach will just want a guy to play, so the trainer/team doc will give them whatever to facilitate that and worry about the repercussions later.
I’m guessing this is something along the lines Lehner is referring to with AV. Player talk to each other, they know who does a lot of dirt behind the scenes. Especially with all the player movement thru trades and FA. At least trainers can prescribe dangerous narcotics anymore. It was like the Wild West a few years ago
 
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RangersFan said:
ESPN's new weekly Hockey show 'The Point' is debuting now on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Buccigross, Torts, Weekes, Messier, I'll be checking it out.
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I thought the show was really well done. Obviously only so many things that you can talk about at the moment, but did a decent job setting up some of the bigger talking points heading into the season.

Looking forward to the coverage when there are actual games being played and big news from the week. Also wondering how things will be covered on Sportscenter moving forward. When they have their bigger games on ESPN and having SVP right after, curious to see that coverage.

The Kucherov interview was really good too. One thing that we hope happens with this is that the player personalities come out to a national audience. A big thing with the NBA is that the players have a big platform and ESPN and TNT do a great job covering it. If that model works with the NHL, it's a missing piece to the puzzle for more exposure to casual and younger fans.
 
nyr2k2 said:
Are they offering sponsorship rights to the division names this year? I forgot they did that last season. I suggested it would be one-off and a bunch of f***ing business experts gave me all kinds of shit for being so naive.
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Think they're doing it again. Rangers division is sponsored by Metropolitan Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Co. Pacific Blue Cross is another sponsor.
 
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