Around The NHL - Back in the Saddle Again

[Jakey53]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2017/08/30/hurricane-harvey-nhl-nhlpa-donation/618348001/



A good move by both the NHL and NHLPA. Both of these organizations are going to have to donate more money if either NHL arena or both arenas in Florida get damaged badly by the next hurricane. We saw how bad the flooding in Calgary got as the rising waters caused damaged to the Saddledome.

That's a good gesture but a piddly amount. I think it is kind of embarrassing. I would hope that any arena that is damaged by weather is covered by insurance.

 

[Mosby]

Jeff Vinik, owner of the Lightning, donated $1 million himself today

 

[Jakey53]

Jeff Vinik, owner of the Lightning, donated $1 million himself today

Now that is more like it. Makes the NHL and the NHLPA look kind of foolish. Have any of the other pro organizations donated?

 

[_Del_]

NHL and PA have to save their money for the lockout.

 

[RABBIT]

I don't think any donation looks foolish.

 

[Brockon]

I don't like Russians but I think I would have given him a shot at that price.

I'm shocked to hear this. Russian players rarely play a 2 way game, but you can't be telling me you'd turn down any of Ovechkin, Malkin, Tarasenko, Kucherov, Panarin or Radulov's offensive talents for your squad if they were available?

The KHL factor sucks, but I have a hard time believing a similar problem wouldn't exist if there was another top tier league in North America that had the financing to poach top talent from the NHL.

I'm curious exactly what you have against Russian players. What is your view on Jagr leaving the NHL? What about Gordie Howe leaving for the WHA? Russians aren't the only ones that leave when producing.

Yakupov doesn't distribute the puck terribly well or seem to adjust to new systems. So I'm glad St Louis let him walk (also glad he didn't fill out the conditions for the 2017 3rd to become a 2nd). I have a hard time believing that Yakupov fits in Colorado any better when the players he played with in St Louis have filled in on the top line admirably for injury relief and couldn't get Yakupov producing. Especially given how much better St Louis' blue line is at retrieving and transitioning the puck than either Colorado or the Oilers during Yakupov's time with them.

 

[Jakey53]

I don't think any donation looks foolish.

Foolish may have been the wrong word, but what the NHL and NHLPA donated would be like you and I donating $.10.

 

[Jakey53]

I'm shocked to hear this. Russian players rarely play a 2 way game, but you can't be telling me you'd turn down any of Ovechkin, Malkin, Tarasenko, Kucherov, Panarin or Radulov's offensive talents for your squad if they were available?

The KHL factor sucks, but I have a hard time believing a similar problem wouldn't exist if there was another top tier league in North America that had the financing to poach top talent from the NHL.

I'm curious exactly what you have against Russian players. What is your view on Jagr leaving the NHL? What about Gordie Howe leaving for the WHA? Russians aren't the only ones that leave when producing.

Yakupov doesn't distribute the puck terribly well or seem to adjust to new systems. So I'm glad St Louis let him walk (also glad he didn't fill out the conditions for the 2017 3rd to become a 2nd). I have a hard time believing that Yakupov fits in Colorado any better when the players he played with in St Louis have filled in on the top line admirably for injury relief and couldn't get Yakupov producing. Especially given how much better St Louis' blue line is at retrieving and transitioning the puck than either Colorado or the Oilers during Yakupov's time with them.

There are many great Russian players, but I'm sick and tired or them always threatening to leave and go back to Russia during contract negotiations. As far as I'm concerned let them all go back. As far as Yakupov goes I guess I figured away from Edmonton he might produce, but as it stands now, he is just another Russian I would not touch.

 

[RABBIT]

Foolish may have been the wrong word, but what the NHL and NHLPA donated would be like you and I donating $.10.

I do see we were heavily out-shadowed by other donations for sure. Comes as a little surprising but I'm glad we did something.

 

[Hinterland]

There are many great Russian players, but I'm sick and tired or them always threatening to leave and go back to Russia during contract negotiations. As far as I'm concerned let them all go back. As far as Yakupov goes I guess I figured away from Edmonton he might produce, but as it stands now, he is just another Russian I would not touch.

If you have the option to play at home and make better money or play a bigger role, why shouldn't you be allowed to consider it. Swiss players do the same...there's just less publicity because we're no comunists. Players from other countries like the Swedes would do the same it's just that their clubs have no fans and therefore no money. Nobody likes to play for free.

 

[Jakey53]

If you have the option to play at home and make better money or play a bigger role, why shouldn't you be allowed to consider it. Swiss players do the same...there's just less publicity because we're no comunists. Players from other countries like the Swedes would do the same it's just that their clubs have no fans and therefore no money. Nobody likes to play for free.

Then why come over in the first place? Stay home, we don't need the aggravation. Play at home and hope your check clears the bank.

 

[Summer Rose]

Then why come over in the first place? Stay home, we don't need the aggravation. Play at home and hope your check clears the bank.

For a bigger contract maybe? Not every player is as loyal as Shane Doan.

 

[Jakey53]

I do see we were heavily out-shadowed by other donations for sure. Comes as a little surprising but I'm glad we did something.

True. Something is better than nothing.

 

[Mosby]

What has Maurice done to earn a contract extension?

 

[Jamieh]

Willing to live in Winnipeg!!!

What has Maurice done to earn a contract extension?

 

[cobra427]

What has Maurice done to earn a contract extension?

If Chevy replaces Mauurice now, what happens if the team falters this year under a new coach? Chey might get the axe then. By keeping Maurice, Chevy creates his own job protection in a way. if the teams falters this year, he can always blame Maurice and fire him. It buys Chevy more time.

 

[Mosby]

This must be a mistake. I was told the NHL could sell out any city in Canada...

 

[_Del_]

Hysterical mostly given mockery following the Yotes announcement.

 

[_Del_]

They're blaming arena location on not being downtown now in the BoH thread. I'm pretty sure real fans would make that trip.

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nhl/florida-panthers/article171560652.html

A number of Florida Panthers players have been in South Florida preparing for their upcoming season.

On Friday, a good many of them will jet out of the path of a Category 5 hurricane.

The Panthers chartered a plane to shuttle players, staff members and their families to Boston.

The team is also allowing pets on the flight north.

The team is paying for the flight and could open training camp in Springfield, Massachusetts, next week depending on the extent of the damage in and around Broward County.

A group of about 80 will depart Fort Lauderdale on Friday morning.

Players, coaching staff and hockey operations are part of the traveling party.

“We have the facilities in Springfield and could start camp there if we had to,” said team CEO Matthew Caldwell, who plans on riding out the storm at the arena.

“We hope this is just a couple days up in Massachusetts and a flight home. But we don’t know what’s going to happen, don’t know what we will sustain.”

“We have a good mix of players going up there and they’ll have great facilities in Boston. Hopefully everything works out here and we can fly them back in a few days.”

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

This must be a mistake. I was told the NHL could sell out any city in Canada...

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/doughty-potentially-leaving-kings-just-want-win-cups/

“I’d love to re-sign in L.A. But if our team isn’t going in the right direction… I want to win Cups. I don’t give a s— where I play. I just want to win Cups, and that’s the bottom line.”

 

[TheLegend]

Vern Fiddler retires.