News & Notes XLIII: Cam Ward is a Cute lil 10 Year Old

[HisIceness]

Geez, Tolvanen was #11 by THN but fell to Nashville #30 and IIRC was put on waivers and claimed by Seattle

 

[WreckingCrew]

Geez, Tolvanen was #11 by THN but fell to Nashville #30 and IIRC was put on waivers and claimed by Seattle

And check out the other name there, all-star Cody Glass!

 

[spockBokk]

Reddit has been taking a look at THN’s scouting reports and draft previews of the previous years. I found Necas’ interesting, because it’s (IMO) almost unchanged to how he plays now.

2018 phenom Filip “PTO” Zadina

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

And check out the other name there, all-star Cody Glass!

On my phone I can't read the fine test. What does it say about Glass' Ceiling?

 

[Blueline Bomber]

On my phone I can't read the fine test. What does it say about Glass' Ceiling?

Assuming this was more than a (very good) bit of wordplay:

They compare him to Mark Schiefle, said "give him a year and he'll dominate the league", called him very talented and very smart, but needs to work on his compete level.

 

[Lempo]

On my phone I can't read the fine test. What does it say about Glass' Ceiling?

Ever since he came out swinging, he must've kept working.

 

[WreckingCrew]

On my phone I can't read the fine test. What does it say about Glass' Ceiling?

Not to throw stones at him

 

[Chrispy]

I think the mistake was being too structured and formal with Cody in his development:

 

[hblueridgegal]

Another clip from this interesting series...



In a previous one, he discussed how his personality changes on game day. He doesn't like to speak to anyone but on other days, he's a chatty one.

 

[hblueridgegal]

Dang it..I have a conflict for this game every year..looks fun.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Saw this on the Telegraph, a UK site. Worth a read....a company poised to revolutionize how we watch sporting events: https://archive.ph/iXA4A

"Welcome to the future of watching football: 87ft-wide TV screens coming to a bar near you
Ultra high-definition cameras smaller than a smartphone installed in stands at Premier League grounds to create an ‘immersive’ experience"

 

[chaz4hockey]

Building one of these in Atlanta. Dundon should take note for his redevelopment:

State-of-the-art entertainment facility COSM announced for Centennial Yards in downtown Atlanta

In July, The Centennial Yards Company announced a partnership with Cosm, an immersive entertainment company headquartered in California.The collaboration is set to produce a 70,000 square feet entertainment venue that will feature live sports, music, "immersive art experiences" and a state of...

www.wabe.org

 

[hblueridgegal]

Putting in the work!

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Amazon pulls Diamond/Bally offer to fund RSNs – T Dog Media

This seems like it's not good news for Mike and Tripp

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Amazon pulls Diamond/Bally offer to fund RSNs – T Dog Media

This seems like it's not good news for Mike and Tripp

Wow.

We’ve gotta start streaming.

 

[Svechhammer]

Wow.

We’ve gotta start streaming.

Just join the service that the Stars and Ducks are going to next season. All in games free to stream in market

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Amazon pulls Diamond/Bally offer to fund RSNs – T Dog Media

This seems like it's not good news for Mike and Tripp

I can't tell from the article, are the Canes still going to be on Bally? If so, how is that bad news for Mike and Tripp, or are you talking down the road more?

 

[AD Skinner]

It sounds like Bally is still planning on carrying several teams but those teams have got to know that the bottom is going to drop out of this sooner rather than later. There’s got to be some kind of plan b in place, they can’t just not broadcast games. I mean I guess they could but I feel like that would have to be leaving money on the table

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I can't tell from the article, are the Canes still going to be on Bally? If so, how is that bad news for Mike and Tripp, or are you talking down the road more?

I’ve not heard anything about the Canes starting their own network to watch games (as other teams, like Vegas and Anaheim, are going to do), so I’m under the assumption they were going to remain on Bally.

Which was fine, because Bally was bailed out of bankruptcy temporarily last year by Amazon, and Amazon was supposed to basically buy the network to keep it afloat while they got streaming rights. Well, that article is saying that Amazon has backed out of that offer to buy the network, which means Bally is basically back to being bankrupt.

Of course, many teams still use Bally and the league can’t survive if ALL those teams don't have a television broadcast, so I imagine the NHL would step in and figure something out, but with this news coming so close to the start of the season, it’s a little iffy…

 

[Chrispy]

It sounds like Bally is still planning on carrying several teams but those teams have got to know that the bottom is going to drop out of this sooner rather than later. There’s got to be some kind of plan b in place, they can’t just not broadcast games. I mean I guess they could but I feel like that would have to be leaving money on the table

Given the relationship with 99.9 and Capital Broadcasting, I expect the emergency plan would be one with a digital station of WRAL or WRAZ, hopefully moving to a longer-term solution after this season.

 

[chaz4hockey]

I can't tell from the article, are the Canes still going to be on Bally? If so, how is that bad news for Mike and Tripp, or are you talking down the road more?

My take is yes for this year as Dsg/Balky has the necessary funding and broadcast rights for this year:

Amazon withdraws $115 million offer to Diamond Sports Group

amp.awfulannouncing.com

 

[Svechhammer]

The worrisome part is that there is no assurances here that Bally is willing or able to finish the year broadcasting games for anyone. We are over of their smallest markets, if they have to start slashing expenses, you have to figure we are at the top of that list, and now that we know they are in bankruptcy with no buyer to bail them out, it's probably in our best interests to immediately pivot to our backup plan.

This is the same company that started dropping MLB teams on a whim last year. You can't trust them.

 

[Derailed75]

The worrisome part is that there is no assurances here that Bally is willing or able to finish the year broadcasting games for anyone. We are over of their smallest markets, if they have to start slashing expenses, you have to figure we are at the top of that list, and now that we know they are in bankruptcy with no buyer to bail them out, it's probably in our best interests to immediately pivot to our backup plan.

This is the same company that started dropping MLB teams on a whim last year. You can't trust them.

Im sure there is a lot more to it that I would ever know about but it seems like someone with Dundon's resources (or that of any owner) could pretty quickly get a streaming service up and running if need be. I know the equipment is expensive but he could pretty easily get the crew in place. Isnt most of the crew employed by the Canes anyway?

 

[A Star is Burns]

I'd be willing to bet given the way things have been trending for years they have the plan ready to pivot to at a moment's notice if things go south. But they probably also don't have an incentive to do that before it becomes absolutely necessary.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Wasn't he more of a trade for the Checkers than the Canes?

He was not even on an nhl contract at the time of the trade. I remember it clearly because it was so strange.