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Do you feel the NHL is rigged, scripted?
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WolvesAndWings
Wherever I go, the strawman follows
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No, but it could be rigged and scripted and that would still be far less aggregious than the farce that is the draft lottery.
Most of the refs couldn't officiate a game properly if their life depended on it and you think they are capable of rigging games without it being obvious?
As a Canucks fan, 2011 Finals was pretty obvious.
most conspiracy theorists fail to realize that there are way too many moving parts for these theories to be true and actually think that something involving thousands of people can be kept hidden
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For those who think the NHL is totally or partially rigged, why would you spend your time following an athletic competition where the outcome is predetermined, let alone spending more time posting on a forum for that sport?
Ace
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I root for Buffalo.
which is the long way of saying Yes.
which is the long way of saying Yes.
Because eventually your team winning will be the best story they can tell
Isn't wrestling substantially more popular than hockey? Especially on the internet?
nightonthesun
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"People in power with all the money," while frequently dishonest, cynical, and greedy, do not comprise a monolithic entity. You mentioned the mentality of a "thirteen-year-old kid": in this case, being unable to distinguish between, for example, NHL owners as individuals with their own distinct/possibly adversarial interests speaks to a worldview that is profoundly immature. You discuss a rather large group of people as though they are some kind of Billionaire Voltron... a legion of doom that is vaguely in cahoots, or something. It's total comic book shit.
Since you love the phrase "pseudo-logic," you must also be familiar with what cherry picking is. You have provided a scant handful of examples that would only be compelling to anyone who wasn't already familiar with the mountain of other circumstances that fly in the face of everything you've said (see: many posts in this thread that you've ignored, including mine, because they're inconvenient).
By the way: this is coming from someone who is deeply invested, both personally and professionally, in the politics of social class. Ironically, I'm a sympathetic ear. I just think you're making it worse for everyone.
I don't think hockey is scripted; especially that the outcomes / scores are not predetermined.
BUT and this is a huge but, game management is point shaving; that's not a purely competitive event.
I do have some serious questions about specific events which have happened, but I don't think they're fixing all/most/some of the games.
BUT and this is a huge but, game management is point shaving; that's not a purely competitive event.
I do have some serious questions about specific events which have happened, but I don't think they're fixing all/most/some of the games.
Owners spend millions and millions and millions of dollars to purchase and operate franchises. No "rigging" (draft, reffing, whatever) is worth the lawsuit the NHL would face if the value of billionaire's investments in their franchises were proven to be altered fraudulently.
dukedukowski
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Lolol you don't get to be an owner of a team unless you agree to exactly what they want. There's no rogue owner who wants to win or go against what league wants. If that were true. Toronto would have already won. Obviously the owner doesn't care.
nightonthesun
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Wow, that's a pretty well-behaved group of billionaires. They must enjoy not being in control of the huge investment they've made.
BruinsFan37
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Is there an actual "script"? No.
Are individual games rigged so that the outcome is pre-determined? No
Does the NHL try to influence/nudge the league as a whole to try and get certain results? Maybe.
Are individual games rigged so that the outcome is pre-determined? No
Does the NHL try to influence/nudge the league as a whole to try and get certain results? Maybe.
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I have no idea if it is. But I'm guessing people aren't mad at wrestling being "fixed" since everyone knows it's scripted.
StoveTopStauffer
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I don't see how some of you live like this. "Everything is a conspiracy. Everything is scripted, or predetermined". What gets you out of bed in the morning?
Lavar Ball
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I can't believe people out there actually believe the NHL (and other professional sports leagues) are rigged. Then again people will believe anything is rigged they don't agree with in today's world
Oleksiak
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There is no other explanation for the continued employment of Kelly Stutherland and Colin Campbell. No honest league would allow either of these crooks to disgrace the sport with their outright refusal to conduct themselves appropriately.
Andre Palot
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Absolutely not. Can’t fathom that people think any kind of manipulation is happening from the league. A ref or two? I suppose I would entertain an argument.. but even then, you’d better have proof.
There is so much more to lose. It’s not like the NHL is some organization barely scraping by. Billions are on the line. The sport is growing. They would be the dumbest people alive to manipulate the game for desired outcomes.
There is so much more to lose. It’s not like the NHL is some organization barely scraping by. Billions are on the line. The sport is growing. They would be the dumbest people alive to manipulate the game for desired outcomes.
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I’m just thrilled John McMullen was a Mason or in the Bilderberg Group or Skull & Bones or whatever, because he wasn’t a billionaire but he had enough pull to rig it so the Devils got multiple Cups.
Having the best Devils team ever actually lose in the 2001 Finals was a clever smoke screen too. Nice touch evil overlords.
Also when there’s a ton of terrible things the wealthy and powerful do out in the open, with impunity, I think it’s way more rewarding to fantasize about the big picture stuff you think they do.
Having the best Devils team ever actually lose in the 2001 Finals was a clever smoke screen too. Nice touch evil overlords.
Also when there’s a ton of terrible things the wealthy and powerful do out in the open, with impunity, I think it’s way more rewarding to fantasize about the big picture stuff you think they do.
