Post-Game Talk: 2017-18 Around the League Thread | Luca Sbisa, Stanley Cup Goat

[Jyrki21]

2 first place votes for Boeser

I really want to know who gave Gourde a 1st place vote.

I can't wait to see how the writer who did defends them self once the votes become public.

I'm not sure you can justify not having Boeser in the top 5, but a few guys did just that.

 

[Fire Benning]

"Canucks homer" Jim Hughson didn't even have Boeser on his ballot.

 

[timw33]

Buffalo slowly starting to get it's act together.

 

[Josepho]

Lehner actually has been decent in Buffalo, I think this has more to do with the fact that he doesn't want to be there.

 

[vancityluongo]

Send them Nilsson back for a 4th please

 

[krutovsdonut]

i count 22 writers for the athletic out of 164 voters on those ballets. the future of hockey journalism seems to be pay to play.

 

[krutovsdonut]

"Canucks homer" Jim Hughson didn't even have Boeser on his ballot.

all the canucks he bonded with are gone now.

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

i count 22 writers for the athletic out of 164 voters on those ballets. the future of hockey journalism seems to be pay to play.

As it should be.
In fact, it's only been free for about the last 10 years and it was a totally unsustainable model.

 

[NoShowWilly]

Better be something to read when I statt my day tomorrow. Just nothing detrimental to the Canucks, thankyou

 

[M2Beezy]

So Islanders got good new GM and Head Coach
Got rookie of the year
Have picks 11 AND 12
And now Tavares to sign there looks like

They are already the winners of the offseason

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

i count 22 writers for the athletic out of 164 voters on those ballets. the future of hockey journalism seems to be pay to play.

i doubt it.

i think the reason there are so many athletic writers with a vote is because after espn and local newspapers fired a million sports journalists recently, the athletic went on a hiring spree. so the hockey writers took their credentials with them.

having tried the athletic for a few days a couple of months ago on a free trial, i can't imagine anyone paying for it. there is nothing there that you can't get for free on tsn or sportsnet's websites and it's basically a content farm; if you've read the headline you're not learning anything more from reading the article. i think all of those people will be out of jobs again fairly soon.

 

[Melvin]

i doubt it.

i think the reason there are so many athletic writers with a vote is because after espn and local newspapers fired a million sports journalists recently, the athletic went on a hiring spree. so the hockey writers took their credentials with them.

having tried the athletic for a few days a couple of months ago on a free trial, i can't imagine anyone paying for it. there is nothing there that you can't get for free on tsn or sportsnet's websites and it's basically a content farm; if you've read the headline you're not learning anything more from reading the article. i think all of those people will be out of jobs again fairly soon.

How much VC money do they have left?

 

[krutovsdonut]

everything is happening.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

How much VC money do they have left?

what's VC?

EDIT: oh wait, you mean venture capitalist right? i have no idea how much they have left. i can't imagine they make money though, so with such an enormous staff probably not a lot if they pay decent money.

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

Venture capital. The allegation is that the Athletic is burning cash from investors and it will dry up at some point.

I subscribe to the Athletic and I don't regret. However, I'd say don't subscribe just for Canucks content. They don't have anyone really full-time on that beat and it's basically one article every 3 days. The articles are good, but not must-read. The Vancouver area bloggers do similar stuff and are WAY more prolific.

 

[mossey3535]

Buffalo slowly starting to get it's act together.

Not really, they could have traded his rights for a pick.