Conspiracy Theorists has now crawled into the NHL?

[Lshap]

Didn't Bedard say his favorite team growing up were the Canucks? If he got a hot deal from them don't you think he'd not choose them over the Hawks?

I have no idea what Bedard would do. Tavares chose his hometown. However, most other UFAs have chosen American markets over Canadian.

 

[behemolari]

Game 4-6 felt completely different to 7, Florida looked completely different in terms of defense

glad Im not only one seeing it

pro teams just dont forget complete how to play for three games and then pull it back, those games were totally from different script

 

[Devilsfan2326]

glad Im not only one seeing it

pro teams just dont forget complete how to play for three games and then pull it back, those games were totally from different script

Does anyone remember if people were suspicious of Game 4 of Tampa vs. Montreal? Can't say much other than Hedman acting goofy at the blueline, like an invitation for a takeaway and breakaway.

 

[thewookie1]

Conspiracy has always been a part of sports as a whole.

The Crosby Lottery has been seen by many as fixed due to its impact on keeping Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh. Essentially it makes too much sense whereas the McDavid lottery feels as if it were a bad result for the league as a whole in its marketing.

As a Sabres fan we will always feel '99 Cup Final had some degree of conspiracy to it. To give a few, according to a few Sabres beat reporters, the NHL brass like Gary Bettman were visibly angry after Buffalo won Game 1 as well as speaking as such to one another. Then you have the obvious elephant in the room of "No Goal" which has its own practically absurd story attached to it including the Toronto Situation Room sending its staff home, aside from the man in charge, prior to the 3OT. The supposed mid-season rule change fax having not effected many ruling between its supposed effective date. The league also supposedly, due to Dallas having already stormed the ice and begun celebrating, only did a quick review with the Situation Room lead and didn't want the image of a false Cup Winning goal and both team having to recompose and enter the ice.

From a logical standpoint it also makes sense seeing as up until Dallas, the furthest south team to win a Cup was Colorado since at that point all 3 California teams, the 2 Florida teams, the new Hurricanes franchise and the Capitals had all failed to win a Cup. Plus there were some rumblings about the Stars viability and seeing as they had "stolen" a team from Minnesota as well we've seen how Bettman defends his "Southern move" teams in Arizona it does make logical sense.

 

[cowboy82nd]

Is there any precedence of cheating or sabotage in sports? Or otherwise dishonest conduct?

Almost fell for it.

they put a man on the moon, anything possible

YOU believe in the moon?

 

[Ulysses31]

Almost fell for it.



YOU believe in the moon?

was spoofing but most here didnt get the spoof bc HF boards haven for npcs

 

[statswatcher]

"conspiracy theory" is little better than a slur popularized by "propaganda assets" during the execution of an intelligence operation outlined by cia document 1035-960 in response to very reasonable public skepticism of the warren commission's finding that the jfk assassination was perpetrated by a lone gunman. it is employed to discredit very real charges of misconduct and criminal activity made against the powerful by painting said charges and the people who make them with the same brush as people who believe that their favorite sports team lost because of a dastardly plan and not because said team pays darnell nurse 9.25 million a year.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

We lost because it was rigged is a haven for small minds.

 

[MS]

The amount of people who are either mentally ill or who show absolutely zero evidence of critical thinking ability is staggering. And sadly they're all on computers typing out nonsense.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

"conspiracy theory" is little better than a slur popularized by "propaganda assets" during the execution of an intelligence operation outlined by cia document 1035-960 in response to very reasonable public skepticism of the warren commission's finding that the jfk assassination was perpetrated by a lone gunman. it is employed to discredit very real charges of misconduct and criminal activity made against the powerful by painting said charges and the people who make them with the same brush as people who believe that their favorite sports team lost because of a dastardly plan and not because said team pays darnell nurse 9.25 million a year.

Based

 

[Guttersniped]

Conspiracy has always been a part of sports as a whole.

The Crosby Lottery has been seen by many as fixed due to its impact on keeping Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh. Essentially it makes too much sense whereas the McDavid lottery feels as if it were a bad result for the league as a whole in its marketing.

As a Sabres fan we will always feel '99 Cup Final had some degree of conspiracy to it. To give a few, according to a few Sabres beat reporters, the NHL brass like Gary Bettman were visibly angry after Buffalo won Game 1 as well as speaking as such to one another. Then you have the obvious elephant in the room of "No Goal" which has its own practically absurd story attached to it including the Toronto Situation Room sending its staff home, aside from the man in charge, prior to the 3OT. The supposed mid-season rule change fax having not effected many ruling between its supposed effective date. The league also supposedly, due to Dallas having already stormed the ice and begun celebrating, only did a quick review with the Situation Room lead and didn't want the image of a false Cup Winning goal and both team having to recompose and enter the ice.

From a logical standpoint it also makes sense seeing as up until Dallas, the furthest south team to win a Cup was Colorado since at that point all 3 California teams, the 2 Florida teams, the new Hurricanes franchise and the Capitals had all failed to win a Cup. Plus there were some rumblings about the Stars viability and seeing as they had "stolen" a team from Minnesota as well we've seen how Bettman defends his "Southern move" teams in Arizona it does make logical sense.

Sure, people like to project things, without factual basis, because it feels true them.

It’s not “logical sense” though, it’s all story telling based on emotions.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean people aren’t actually out to get you.
Just sayin’

 

[FissionFire]

The only NHL conspiracy theory I absolutely believe is true was them rigging the Crosby draft for the Pens.

 

[Reality Czech]

So the thing more annoying than conspiracy theories are people who don't believe in conspiracy theories? Agree, you didn't make a comment about the series, but I sure do think you're making a comment about something...

Some people apparently still think Oswald did it. Probably the OP of this thread.