Interesting Info: Part XXI (Jackets-related "tidbits" here)

[CBJWerenski8]

Here is a list of the NHL franchises who have enacted pay cuts that include GMs, coaches and hockey operations department staff, according to team and league sources:

Columbus Blue Jackets: Requested coaches forego playoff bonuses for 2019-20 in order to avoid salary reductions.

Seravalli: At least 17 NHL teams have reduced pay amid COVID-19 crunch - TSN.ca

 

[EspenK]

Seravalli: At least 17 NHL teams have reduced pay amid COVID-19 crunch - TSN.ca

Most interesting thing I took from this is that teams are budgeting an internal cap lower than 81.5.
That has to have major ramifications both on a player level as well as on the composition of the roster.

 

[EspenK]

The Athletic offering a $1 per month for 12 months via Facebook

 

[MAHJ71]

The Athletic offering a $1 per month for 12 months via Facebook

Hired too many smug writers too fast?

 

[Old Guy]

Hired too many smug writers too fast?

Wow Cptn71. Your personal source of income must be the only revenue stream not affected in any way by COVID-19.

 

[koteka]

$12 for Portzline? Still $50 too much.

 

[MAHJ71]

Wow Cptn71. Your personal source of income must be the only revenue stream not affected in any way by COVID-19.

Porty is that you??

 

[LetsGOJackets!!]

ha ha.. dropped the Athletic once they let Alison go..

 

[MoeBartoli]

I’ll probably continue with The Athletic as I enjoy Porty and also read articles from the other cities as well as Buckeye news. But letting Alison go was a huge blow to the coverage and leaves TA little margin for retaining my readership (e.g. money).

 

[ViD]

There’s still a lot of good hockey material in the athletic

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[ViD]

 

[koteka]

Some of these votes???? Chara, Letang, Weber???? What year are we in?

I think the top 3 vote getters were the top 3 this year. Dougie Hamilton was up there, too, until his injury. Playoff Seth Jones > pre-injury regular season Seth Jones this year. I can’t complain about 14th place with the injury. It is cool that Werenski was top 10, but it confirms that this is an offensive award.

 

[ViD]

Some of these votes???? Chara, Letang, Weber???? What year are we in?

I think the top 3 vote getters were the top 3 this year. Dougie Hamilton was up there, too, until his injury. Playoff Seth Jones > pre-injury regular season Seth Jones this year. I can’t complain about 14th place with the injury. It is cool that Werenski was top 10, but it confirms that this is an offensive award.

Those are likely homer votes

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

For all the hype that Werenski and Jones are the greatest pairing since sliced bread, it turns out they aren't even the greatest pairing in the division based on this voting.

 

[majormajor]

For all the hype that Werenski and Jones are the greatest pairing since sliced bread, it turns out they aren't even the greatest pairing in the division based on this voting.

In this regular season I don't think they were better than Slavin and Hamilton.

 

[cslebn]

In this regular season I don't think they were better than Slavin and Hamilton.

Jones's best play all season was the Toronto series for sure.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

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The league team KalPa announces on its website that its loan player Alexandre Texier has returned from Kuopio to France. The background is a serious illness in the player's close circle.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

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The league team KalPa announces on its website that its loan player Alexandre Texier has returned from Kuopio to France. The background is a serious illness in the player's close circle.

Hope all turns out ok in the extended Texier family.

 

[Crede777]

With the surge in COVID-19 cases in Europe following their re-openings, my concern is that some CBJ players who are looking to maintain form by playing abroad while the NHL goes on hiatus could contract the virus and then miss training camp and opening night.

The safest option would be to stay at home and engage in social distancing but that's not conducive to player development. Then again, neither is contracting COVID.

 

[majormajor]

With the surge in COVID-19 cases in Europe following their re-openings, my concern is that some CBJ players who are looking to maintain form by playing abroad while the NHL goes on hiatus could contract the virus and then miss training camp and opening night.

The safest option would be to stay at home and engage in social distancing but that's not conducive to player development. Then again, neither is contracting COVID.

Yeah that's the scary thing. Even assuming there is no lung scarring for young athletes, we really don't know the long term effects. A lot of viruses have sneaky stuff that pops up years later (HPV, HIV, shingles, etc...) What if it takes five years and then causes some terrible inflammatory problem?

Virus stats out of Russia are not accurately reported. SKA (Marchenko and Askarov's team) has all seemed to have it. Finland is also seeing an uptick, maybe not so safe anymore either.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[Jovavic]

Gav seems like a quality person in addition to being a player, I hope he signs an extension as soon as we're able to offer one.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Why does Bob look like he's about to break into a museum with that get up?

I can't believe his wife wears mom jeans.

 

[majormajor]

Why does Bob look like he's about to break into a museum with that get up?

I can't believe his wife wears mom jeans.

I'm guessing you didn't get the memo on normcore.