Tidbits: Around the League: NHL News

[HotDish]

Pierre LeBrun is reporting that it's looking like a mid-January regular season start with training camps opening on Jan 2nd. 52-56 game schedule.

makes sense, hopefully the Penguins start real slow out of the gate.

 

[TaLoN]

makes sense, hopefully the Penguins start real slow out of the gate.

... and finish real slow at the finish line.

 

[MuckOG]

 

[GuerinUp]

thank God they moved us back to the central. The way that division is we could very well be a playoff team

 

[HotDish]

thank God they moved us back to the central. The way that division is we could very well be a playoff team

Really like the teams we get to play and the amount of sleep i get.

 

[kfan22]

if its a 56 game schedule means 8 games against everyone in division = 8 Games agains Mikko this year

 

[Wild11MN]

So how is the all-Canadian division going to work? I believe it's still a mandatory two-week quarantine going between the US and Canada, so is the idea that it will literally just be the Canadian teams playing each other all year? Or will they get their games against each other in early/late in the year, while the rest of the year they're on the road?

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

So how is the all-Canadian division going to work? I believe it's still a mandatory two-week quarantine going between the US and Canada, so is the idea that it will literally just be the Canadian teams playing each other all year? Or will they get their games against each other in early/late in the year, while the rest of the year they're on the road?

They'll only play each other.

 

[Wild11MN]

They'll only play each other.

Thanks, that's what I figured but had never seen it confirmed.

 

[MuckOG]

 

[HotDish]

I would bet the non-playoff team players are not happy about going to training camp earlier.

 

[57special]

Yeah, but they got to golf all summer

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Yeah, but they got to golf all summer

Everybody did.

 

[TaLoN]

I would bet the non-playoff team players are not happy about going to training camp earlier.

Didn't they argue in favor of this in the playoff bubble negotiation? Claiming their longer break than playoff teams would put them at a disadvantage?

Everybody did.

not quite, since the entire playoff bubble and all the games were in the summer.

 

[MuckOG]

Didn't they argue in favor of this in the playoff bubble negotiation? Claiming their longer break than playoff teams would put them at a disadvantage?

I heard the same..

 

[HotDish]

Didn't they argue in favor of this in the playoff bubble negotiation? Claiming their longer break than playoff teams would put them at a disadvantage?

I think so, but I think that was under the impression that we were going to have a normal schedule.

I say that they might not be happy since they will have to go back when other teams get a little more time for a holidays. I think they wouldn't mind if this was October but now they have to train during new years. Not like they are going to have a massive rager for NYs though.

 

[MuckOG]

And to think that it wasn't all that long ago that Tyler Graovac was considered one the few legitimate prospects the Wild had.

 

[57special]

Strum reminds me of him a little bit. Hope he turns out better.

 

[Al Lagoon]

Slim are the margins that separate the could beens from the ares, in this age of top physical conditioning .

I grew up where they all smoked between periods and drank like fish, aka Slapshot, and talent was the divider.

 

[grN1g]

^ to piggy back off that Parrish's story led to a current allstar player who russo was completely surprised by reaching out thinks this is now going to be a huge wakeup call to the hockey and party hard life style.

According to the player it already was a big topic of discussion but this might have catapulted the topic to the spotlight.

 

[MuckOG]

Slim are the margins that separate the could beens from the ares, in this age of top physical conditioning .

I grew up where they all smoked between periods and drank like fish, aka Slapshot, and talent was the divider.

Denis Savard used to smoke between shifts DURING a period!

 

[57special]

...and then there was Gump Worsley...

 

[MuckOG]

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Incoming Fiala 63 point season.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Incoming Fiala 63 point season.

He’s becoming slept on again as the days have passed. Time for him to open everyone’s eyes. Again.