Hey now, anything is a splash in Utah!
But honestly, Utah has it good. Good young prospects, loads of picks, cap space to fill, and an owner who has money who actually has the city agreeing with him on arena plans.
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Hey now, anything is a splash in Utah!
But honestly, Utah has it good. Good young prospects, loads of picks, cap space to fill, and an owner who has money who actually has the city agreeing with him on arena plans.
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It is completely amazing to me that Campbell had his emails leaked showing him plainly trying to influence officiating, and specifically influencing officiating in favour of his son, and then continues in his role despite it being a massive conflict of interest, and has the league hand down the heaviest SCF suspension ever to Aaron Rome...and then it all gets forgotten and Campbell is somehow still in the exact same role almost a decade and a half later. And now the same shit is happening to favour his son again.
Mind blowing nepotism and corruption in the NHL FO.
Gary Bettman : Every team had the same opportunity to draft and sign Gregory Campbell as a player, or even trade for him. And when he retired, every team had the same opportunity to get him into their organization. The notion that we as the league has any control over what team a person joins is outrageous and all these accusations are just fan theories.
Fans : But that's not our question!
Gary Bettman : I have great relationships with all our owners and I will be here for a long time!
I think the NHL will work there long term and it's probably a massively underrated city by a lot of people. It's a beautiful place in all season and i think it will be popular with the players (particularly if they have young families). It will be interesting to see if they build out the roster sensibly, or if they bring in a bunch of name guys. Chatfield at a two handle cap hit may give armchair GMs on this board semi stiffies, but he's not likely to get potential season ticket holders/corporate sponsors very excited.
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If an aging Chris Tanev is shutting down Mackinon, then how good is the Avs really ?
All these haughty Avs and Dallas fans coming by to the Edm Van thread to say they both suck is pretty funny. Vancouver swept Dallas last year. Different team I know. But the core is the same.
McKinnon 0 goal 1 assist -6 last 3 games
Rantannen 1 goals 0 assist -5 last 3 games
Makar 0 goal 0 assist -6 last 3 games
All these haughty Avs and Dallas fans coming by to the Edm Van thread to say they both suck is pretty funny. Vancouver swept Dallas last year. Different team I know. But the core is the same.
McKinnon 0 goal 1 assist -6 last 3 games
Rantannen 1 goals 0 assist -5 last 3 games
Makar 0 goal 0 assist -6 last 3 games
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Normally I have sympathy for players with substance abuse issues but after what happened in Seattle last year I have very little for Nichushkin.
This isn't a Zack Kassian situation where it's a nice guy and good teammate struggling with stuff. Johnson's response should tell anyone all they need to know.
This isn't a Zack Kassian situation where it's a nice guy and good teammate struggling with stuff. Johnson's response should tell anyone all they need to know.
G4 is the first game where I thought COL, by eye, looked like they just weren't in it (and obviously extenuating circumstances going on there).
Honestly I thought they were unlucky to not be up 2-1 going into G4.
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Kassian's teammates seemed to love the guy. I can't comment on what he was like when he was partying other than I'm pretty sure he was never busted with an unconscious sex trafficking victim in his hotel room.
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It's also a sad fact that most people when struggling with substance abuse hit low points where they treat everyone around them - strangers and loved ones alike - like garbage, at some point or another. And sometimes the damage that does is beyond repair. Whatever Nichushkin's issues are, I hope he gets through them, but it seems like he's burnt some serious bridges with his behaviour.
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it is an odd thing that we have no problem judging someone who chooses to drink too much and then drives drunk and harms someone. even though no doubt their judgment was impaired at the time they made the fateful decision to drive we hold them fully morally accountable for the harm they do.
but we are just supposed to have compassion for addicts who do the same thing endlessly to people in their lives. i have some compassion for nichushkin destroying his own life. most likely he is not in rational control of the decisions he is making right now even if he thinks he is. but ultimately addicts do make initial choices that lead down the road to them not being in control and those choices cause harm and chaos to everyone around them and perpetuate their own illness and other harm in themselves and others. it bothers me that we treat it just as a medical condition now and pretend it is just the universe and they are helpless passengers.
so i have more compassion for someone like jack johnson dealing with the shit sandwich that an addict just handed him even if it's nothing compared to what nichushkin has done to himself. johnson gets off lightly compared to most victims of addicts but it still sucks to have what he has worked hard for upended.
but we are just supposed to have compassion for addicts who do the same thing endlessly to people in their lives. i have some compassion for nichushkin destroying his own life. most likely he is not in rational control of the decisions he is making right now even if he thinks he is. but ultimately addicts do make initial choices that lead down the road to them not being in control and those choices cause harm and chaos to everyone around them and perpetuate their own illness and other harm in themselves and others. it bothers me that we treat it just as a medical condition now and pretend it is just the universe and they are helpless passengers.
so i have more compassion for someone like jack johnson dealing with the shit sandwich that an addict just handed him even if it's nothing compared to what nichushkin has done to himself. johnson gets off lightly compared to most victims of addicts but it still sucks to have what he has worked hard for upended.
Kass cleaned himself up, not sure why you want to judge who he was and not who he is.
fwiw...
this is the guy who called the sens 1st round pick fine, the dorion firing, ottawa ownership finalization, etc. he clearly has legitimate sources in or related to the sens organization.
am i biased towards information predicting the downfall of the bruins? absolutely. but the above gives me hope lol.
this is the guy who called the sens 1st round pick fine, the dorion firing, ottawa ownership finalization, etc. he clearly has legitimate sources in or related to the sens organization.
am i biased towards information predicting the downfall of the bruins? absolutely. but the above gives me hope lol.
zack kassian seems like a great dude who has been very open all along about his struggles with losing his dad early in life, getting into some bad circles by being an ohl star in his hometown, etc.
bar stories in canadian markets have to be taken with a grain of salt these days. there are way too many morons who want to go niche viral by picking a fight with an "enforcer"
just because the canucks organization at the time was such an all-around disaster that they didn't have the capacity or resources to be there for a younger player doesn't mean he is a bad person. edmonton traded him because he was so loved that their moron gm gave him a ridiculous contract. guy still got a massive standing ovation from the crowd in game 3.
bar stories in canadian markets have to be taken with a grain of salt these days. there are way too many morons who want to go niche viral by picking a fight with an "enforcer"
just because the canucks organization at the time was such an all-around disaster that they didn't have the capacity or resources to be there for a younger player doesn't mean he is a bad person. edmonton traded him because he was so loved that their moron gm gave him a ridiculous contract. guy still got a massive standing ovation from the crowd in game 3.
That's a shame, I was really hoping they could take the series to game 7, and maybe win just to shove it in Buttman's bald face and tell him to go eat a bag of dicks.
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Definitely played a big part. Nuke is a massive piece of their puzzle and he’s once again leaving them during the playoffs. Probably a lot of emotions in that room right now, as Jack Johnson expressed. Think what Mack and others feel like.
I know I’m supposed to hate the bruins unquestionably but that play blown dead is one of the most egregious calls I’ve seen this playoffs . Holy f***ing hell
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Trouba winning the Mark Messier award a few days after going full superman trying to land an elbow to the head is fitting.
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