2021-22 Around the League Part III

[The Kingslayer]

Lol Boldy scores

 

[Muffin]

Not remotely true. Where the hell did you read that???

Common sense? They have the exact cap hit. If they can afford Helm they can afford PEB.

 

[Pokecheque]

Common sense? They have the exact cap hit. If they can afford Helm they can afford PEB.

PEB is signed to two years, Helm is signed to one. I don’t think they believed Helm was an upgrade to Bellemare at all except on the PK.

 

[Pokecheque]

Dirty hit.

Frederic is dirty as f***. Naturally he’s a Bruin.

 

[S E P H]

PEB is signed to two years, Helm is signed to one. I don’t think they believed Helm was an upgrade to Bellemare at all except on the PK.

The problem with that theory is that Bellemare is one of the top 15-20 PKers in the entire league and destroys Helm in that regard.

 

[Pokecheque]

The problem with that theory is that Bellemare is one of the top 15-20 PKers in the entire league and destroys Helm in that regard.

Right, should’ve said a bigger scoring threat on the PK. Either way I do NOT think the Avs ever believed Helm was an upgrade (or even a replacement) for Bellemare.

 

[Pokecheque]

Let’s check in on the Fl—

 

[Pokecheque]

Somehow Greg McKegg of the Rangers put up a 10.53 Corsi rating in just over 11 minutes time. At one point of the game it was ZERO by a huge margin.

 

[PAZ]

The Rangers are such pretenders this year. Which is fine given their state of the rebuild, but they're going to be 1st round fodder - arguably the easiest matchup for any team in the East.

 

[Pokecheque]

The Rangers are such pretenders this year. Which is fine given their state of the rebuild, but they're going to be 1st round fodder - arguably the easiest matchup for any team in the East.

I’m a little surprised they seem to have taken a step back defensively under Gallant, because I thought Quinn was a horrid NHL coach. But then again they also tried to goon up their roster this offseason so I suppose it’s no surprise.

 

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Good stuff!

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Pretty cool story, it also unfortunately sheds light on why hockey just wont ever be a hugely popular sport world wide.


The barriers to entry at a young age are impossible for 99% of people in the world to overcome. The privilege we had to live in a household that was wealthy enough to play hockey at 5 years old and continue playing for decades after... Definitely take that for granted.


Unfortunately I dont really see how they can make those costs any cheaper to play at a younger age. At bare minimum you need a pair of skates, a puck and a stick. That's already far more expensive then anything you would need to play Basketball or Soccer.

 

[PAZ]

Pretty cool story, it also unfortunately sheds light on why hockey just wont ever be a hugely popular sport world wide.


The barriers to entry at a young age are impossible for 99% of people in the world to overcome. The privilege we had to live in a household that was wealthy enough to play hockey at 5 years old and continue playing for decades after... Definitely take that for granted.


Unfortunately I dont really see how they can make those costs any cheaper to play at a younger age. At bare minimum you need a pair of skates, a puck and a stick. That's already far more expensive then anything you would need to play Basketball or Soccer.

It's not even equipment, you can get all those used for relatively cheap. It's the cost of registration which covers ice-time - that's the largest barrier of entry and that isn't going to change. An ice rink is simply more expensive to maintain than a field or a gym.