Miscellaneous NHL Discussion XCII: A buyer's or seller's market?

[Hollywood Cannon]

Clarke now says that the scouts wanted Heiskanen.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Go off, King.

 

[Rebels57]

Go off, King.

They need more of their stars to be outspoken. They are all too content to eat up whatever shit Bettman is shoveling.

 

[renberg]

They need more of their stars to be outspoken. They are all too content to eat up whatever shit Bettman shoveling.

Bettman has been shoveling shit for decades. Actually from the moment that he was brought on board. He came from the NBA and has pushed its strategy onto the NHL ever since. One problem; hockey isn’t basketball and is attractive to an entirely different set of fans. He’s been a total failure as a commissioner and the players know it even if the owners don’t. We all know the holes in the sport that hold it back from what it should be. Sadly the sport will never improve until Bettman is gone.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Bettman has been shoveling shit for decades. Actually from the moment that he was brought on board. He came from the NBA and has pushed its strategy onto the NHL ever since. One problem; hockey isn’t basketball and is attractive to an entirely different set of fans. He’s been a total failure as a commissioner and the players know it even if the owners don’t. We all know the holes in the sport that hold it back from what it should be. Sadly the sport will never improve until Bettman is gone.

The game growing steadily only to result in the current awful TV situation should be his end. Probably won't be though.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Bettman has been shoveling shit for decades. Actually from the moment that he was brought on board. He came from the NBA and has pushed its strategy onto the NHL ever since. One problem; hockey isn’t basketball and is attractive to an entirely different set of fans. He’s been a total failure as a commissioner and the players know it even if the owners don’t. We all know the holes in the sport that hold it back from what it should be. Sadly the sport will never improve until Bettman is gone.

Preach.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Preach.

hells yes... been to long since this gif has been needed.

 

[BigToe]

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

That Granlund trade is literally Filippula 2.0 by Hextall.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

you can literaly hear Torts teeth cracking....

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

The two passes Draisaitl made to McDavid in OT. #60 for McDavid.

This, after Arizona did everything to just keep the puck and run out the clock from the jump in OT....

 

[DancingPanther]

Stick a fork in my fantasy hockey team. With Kaprizov shelved my opponent played 5 players and hung 7g and 2a. Nice. I was 12-3-4 and in second place, then Kaprizov got hurt, I lost the last matchup (but had a bye clinched), and now am going to lose this matchup. Then probably lose the 3rd place matchup and not win any money despite being in second place all year

 

[Lindberg]

Stick a fork in my fantasy hockey team. With Kaprizov shelved my opponent played 5 players and hung 7g and 2a. Nice. I was 12-3-4 and in second place, then Kaprizov got hurt, I lost the last matchup (but had a bye clinched), and now am going to lose this matchup. Then probably lose the 3rd place matchup and not win any money despite being in second place all year

I tried fantasy hockey for about a solid 15 minutes. I was surprised by the amount of effort it requires.

I have trouble even setting my football fantasy roster up.

 

[TCTC]

The game growing steadily only to result in the current awful TV situation should be his end. Probably won't be though.

So he gets no credit for the game growing steadily? Without Bettman there probably would be no Auston Matthews the NHL player.

 

[Curufinwe]

Bettman works for the owners and the value of their teams keeps going up, so he's safe till he dies or decides to retire.

 

[WIP CALLER]

The positionless breakthrough behind the NHL's historic power-play surge

Another area where the Flyers are way behind the times...

 

[Beef Invictus]

So he gets no credit for the game growing steadily? Without Bettman there probably would be no Auston Matthews the NHL player.

He gets credit. But he's clearly peaked or stagnated. This deal is a big step back so far. But this is not a very proactive league.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Stick a fork in my fantasy hockey team. With Kaprizov shelved my opponent played 5 players and hung 7g and 2a. Nice. I was 12-3-4 and in second place, then Kaprizov got hurt, I lost the last matchup (but had a bye clinched), and now am going to lose this matchup. Then probably lose the 3rd place matchup and not win any money despite being in second place all year

I feel ya. My team was red hot coming into the playoffs. But 2 of the 3 goalies I have are hurt and have just one goalie start this week and that was Husso. My opponent has a shutout and another win where they only allowed 2 goals.
Losing all the goalie stats is not optimal.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[Beef Invictus]

Fantastic

 

[Beef Invictus]

I feel ya. My team was red hot coming into the playoffs. But 2 of the 3 goalies I have are hurt and have just one goalie start this week and that was Husso. My opponent has a shutout and another win where they only allowed 2 goals.
Losing all the goalie stats is not optimal.

I have Couturier and Atkinson

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I have Couturier and Atkinson

You have nobody to blame but yourself.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

The NHL and NHLPA completely botched these Pride nights.

 

[Starat327]

It wasn't me this time, @Hollywood Cannon !

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

The NHL and NHLPA completely botched these Pride nights.