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[These Are The Days]

So much cringe. Oh my God....

 

[Felonious Python]

So much cringe. Oh my God....

They're just supposed to let Will Ferrell do what he wants apparently.

The 94-95 Gulls made up the core of the IHL Solar Bears though. Allan Bester, Barry Dreger, Mark Ferner, Pat Neaton, Mark Beaufait, and a bit later Hubie McDonough.

 

[Stormbreaker]

Tommy boy up to his old ways

 

[JoVel]

Tommy boy up to his old ways

Meh. Wilson is a piece of shit but that didn't look intentional.

 

[Felonious Python]

Nabugste

 

[JoVel]

He can do it all.

 

[Felonious Python]

He can do it all.

 

[dechire]

Watching the Canes-Habs game because I was bored and TMFVR scored a goal. Pretty sure this means he's better than Johnson who scored zero goals in the last Bolts game.

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

Gudas Smash!

 

[LightningStrikes]

Matthews broke 70 points last night. 92 point pace (since what if points count more around here). Is this real life?

Tied with Tavares he'll be the highest paid player (actual salary) at $15.9M come next season IIRC. McDavid will earn $14M.
He'll have the 2nd highest cap hit next season at $11.634M behind McDavid's $12.5M.

For reference, here are our top-4 earners next season:
1. Kucherov $12.0M salary ($9.5M cap hit)
2. Stamkos $9.5M salary ($8.5M cap hit)
3. McDonagh $8.4M salary ($6.75M cap hit)
4. Hedman $8.0M salary ($7.875M cap hit)

 

[LightningStrikes]

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

Ovi sitting at 49.

 

[Sky04]

Leon "McDavid has no one" Draisaitl just scored 100pts.

 

[gn2007]

Mcdavid with his magic goal now 7 behind kuch this will be interesting.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Quinn Hughes makes his debut and looks unbelievable. Kid will be a superstar one day.

 

[LightningStrikes]

He good

 

[Steazy Doo]

He's gonna pass Kucherov lel

 

[DaBolts]

It's not just our game. How the hell could Winnipeg lose to the Habichockers at home is lost on me. This is shaping up to be a weird last week....

 

[Hoek]

 

[DaBolts]

5 D, or 6 if you count Dotchin. Not much difference.

 

[Felonious Python]

Fans are rightly upset with the collapse of half of the women's pro hockey leagues. Based on the way it goes in men's minor league hockey now, the leagues won't merge. The NWHL may absorb the teams they think would work the best for them, but they won't merge the leagues outright. Why take on their liabilities?

The IHL didn't merge into the AHL, but they took some teams (RIP IHL Solar Bears). The CHL didn't merge into the ECHL, but they took some teams, etc.

 

[LightningStrikes]

Fans are rightly upset with the collapse of half of the women's pro hockey leagues. Based on the way it goes in men's minor league hockey now, the leagues won't merge. The NWHL may absorb the teams they think would work the best for them, but they won't merge the leagues outright. Why take on their liabilities?

The IHL didn't merge into the AHL, but they took some teams (RIP IHL Solar Bears). The CHL didn't merge into the ECHL, but they took some teams, etc.

A real shame

 

[Hoek]

If it happened multiple times in women's soccer (arguably a much more popular sport), it's not a surprise it happens in hockey. Just gotta keep at it and hopefully it'll take. Women's soccer seems to be in a more stable position finally with the NWSL.

 

[These Are The Days]

5 D, or 6 if you count Dotchin. Not much difference.

I've heard Dotchin counts as two people these days

 

[Felonious Python]

If it happened multiple times in women's soccer (arguably a much more popular sport), it's not a surprise it happens in hockey. Just gotta keep at it and hopefully it'll take. Women's soccer seems to be in a more stable position finally with the NWSL.

Exactly this. Whenever I watch a stream, people aren't in the seats. It's not starting an NHL in 2019, it's probably starting a pre-NHL league of ~1900 in 2019.
List of pre-NHL seasons - Wikipedia

I don't understand the urgency to overexpand the footprint. The early NHL was in places like Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, eventually into Boston, Pittsburgh (1925), etc. The perhaps equally as viable PCHA was in Vancouver, Victoria, Portland, Seattle, etc. Both grew the game.

The CWHL wanted to have Calgary and however the Chinese team worked. Otherwise, they were looking pretty good. Toronto, Montreal, Boston/Worcester, Markham.

Maybe the NWHL does a western conference that sort of acts like it's own league and no crossover until the championship. The issue is that the cities are a lot further apart out west so Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, etc. are probably out. Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Portland, the old PCHA crew could work. Maybe Abbotsford new in the mix.

edit: well, well, well. I didn't even read this before hand. Pacific Coast Hockey Association - Wikipedia