Miscellaneous NHL Discussion XCIII: Spring has Sprung

[renberg]

Burke and Hextall is a commitment to antiquated ways of doing things. Take away Bettman’s gifting Fleury, Crosby and Malkin to them, that franchise hasn’t done much as far as acquiring decent talent in a decade.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Alex Lyon got his first NHL shutout tonight. Good for him.

 

[Tripod]

2 more years at $5MM. Returned a 2nd rounder.

Hextall uses 5 year old scouting reports, and you won’t convince me otherwise.

And Fletch couldn't get a pick for JVR?

 

[Beef Invictus]

And Fletch couldn't get a pick for JVR?

To be fair it's not like he really even tried.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Hot Aho on Aho action

 

[deadhead]

Hot Aho on Aho action

Is this the multiverse?

 

[JojoTheWhale]

For the love of...

Power plays increase in the NHL playoffs, yes, but here's why that feels deceptive

A look at data in recent years reveals that not all games are called equally.

theathletic.com

Just call the damn games. Let them play. Call everything. Whatever you want. But stop this random shit.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Good thing as an organization the mindset over the years has been prioritizing anything but scoring.

 

[Chinatown88]

Good thing as an organization the mindset over the years has been prioritizing anything but scoring.

#FueledByPhilly

I had to look up the cheesy hashtag they were using this year.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

For the love of...

Power plays increase in the NHL playoffs, yes, but here's why that feels deceptive

A look at data in recent years reveals that not all games are called equally.

theathletic.com

Just call the damn games. Let them play. Call everything. Whatever you want. But stop this random shit.

The OG "Influencers"

 

[Rebels57]

Good thing as an organization the mindset over the years has been prioritizing anything but scoring.

Voracek was tied for 4th in NHL scoring that season with 81 points lol

 

[deadhead]

For the love of...

Power plays increase in the NHL playoffs, yes, but here's why that feels deceptive

A look at data in recent years reveals that not all games are called equally.

theathletic.com

Just call the damn games. Let them play. Call everything. Whatever you want. But stop this random shit.

Reading the article, it sounds like the Refs try to set the tone early, then slack off as they don't want to be the deciding factor later in the playoffs. One reason they may be more aggressive in the first round is there are a lot of mismatches, so calling games tighter is less likely to determine who wins a series.

 

[Striiker]

Good thing as an organization the mindset over the years has been prioritizing anything but scoring.

How can you say that about he Flyers? Look at all the amazing SNIPERZ they added.

Gauthier
Tippett
Foerster
Bellows
Lemieux

That’s an elite group.

 

[Starat327]

How can you say that about he Flyers? Look at all the amazing SNIPERZ they added.

Gauthier
Tippett
Foerster
Bellows
Lemieux

That’s an elite group.

They arent yet, but they will be once renowned Goal Scorer Ian Laperriere "develops" them in Lehigh.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I am intrigued…

What particularly caught my attention was all of the comments were really comparing apples to oranges. The NHL on-ice uniforms and authentic jerseys at retail will all be Made in Canada by SP Apparel in Quebec. None of the items mentioned in the articles, some more editorially questionable than others, were Made in Canada. Perhaps it is because I have factories in Canada that make hockey equipment and other items that these comments got under my skin.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I don't know if the general public knows how not close this is. Last year's Cup Finals averaged ~4.6 MM viewers and that was up roughly 84% from 2021.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I don't know if the general public knows how not close this is. Last year's Cup Finals averaged ~4.6 MM viewers and that was up roughly 84% from 2021.

Can we talk about how tip tonight is at 9:20?!?

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Can we talk about how tip tonight is at 9:20?!?

And it will still draw ~16 MM viewers for a sport that's fallen way out of the public view.

NCAAW is a superior product to the Men at this point, so I'm glad people are catching on to it. I will give you a few thousand words on why I love midweek MACtion and even I can't watch NCAAM much anymore.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

And it will still draw ~16 MM viewers for a sport that's fallen way out of the public view.

NCAAW is a superior product to the Men at this point, so I'm glad people are catching on to it. I will give you a few thousand words on why I love midweek MACtion and even I can't watch NCAAM much anymore.

All the press for the game last night and the tournament made me a real sad panda for Sabrina and their lost Covid year.

What should have been.

 

[renberg]

So much for the great job that Bettman has done growing the sport through expansion and great tv deals.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

To be fair to Bettman a good proportion of people in the game as well as fans/media don’t really want to do anything to help grow the game either with their constant gatekeeping of the sport. So it’s not exactly like it’s being handed a Ferrari & smashing it up here. There’s cultural things at play that keep hockey a niche sport in America.

 

[Starat327]

Don't worry though guys. With ratings like that, the cap will be up so much in the very near future that Hayes deal won't matter. Or Ristos.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Not sure who comes off worse here but leaning into both GM’s/teams track records I can see it.

 

[Rebels57]

Hextall pissing off Penguins fans this much makes me sort of like him again.