Around the NHL: 2019-20 Pt. 3

[joshjull]

There is a TON of stuff the NHL and NHLPA are working on.

 

[Der Jaeger]

There is a TON of stuff the NHL and NHLPA are working on.

I wonder if they are considering CBOs.

 

[tsujimoto74]

There is a TON of stuff the NHL and NHLPA are working on.

To be expected. Returning to play in the midst of all that's happening is going to be complicated for any league. Even more so since they're also working on the next CBA. I think they'll get it done, though. The players want to play, and the league wants them to play. There's no BS here like from the owners in the MLB negotiations.

 

[brian_griffin]

There is a TON of stuff the NHL and NHLPA are working on.

great time for them to be working on it, though.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

I see it like the proverbial gold ring in a pig's nose. Amazon is a huge contributor to pollution, global warming, etc., but they have zero-emissions zambonis!

I would like to see how much of China's and India's carbon "pollution" gets offset and paid for by Seattle's nw season ticket holders..... Could be historic!

 

[Der Jaeger]

I would like to see how much of China's and India's carbon "pollution" gets offset and paid for by Seattle's nw season ticket holders..... Could be historic!

every season ticket holder gets a free bamboo straw every game

 

[joshjull]

 

[Jim Bob]

Can you tell me what he tweeted.

I can't stop laughing at his name long enough to read it.

 

[Der Jaeger]

I hope Forslund goes somewhere that isn't Carolina. I don't like him, and don't like him even more since he's a Canes announcer.

And yes please to Dudley.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

I'm sure Dudley would be super psyched to return to the place that ran him out of town on a rail.

 

[Der Jaeger]

I'm sure Dudley would be super psyched to return to the place that ran him out of town on a rail.

That was almost 30 years ago, and no one involved in that situation has been in Buffalo for decades.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

Personally, I think they should call it The CHOP.

Couldn't help myself... You know.... famous slashing defenseman that I'm known as....

 

[WeDislikeEich]

 

[Old Navy Goat]

That's the only way Toronto gets any finals games, not Leafs games just finals games,

 

[Buffaloed]

Reported terms of CBA agreement
What reported terms of new collective bargaining framework mean for Sabres

4 year extension
flat salary cap of $81.5 million the next two seasons
$82.5 million cap in 2022-23
thereafter cap will be linked to revenues
NHL players will participate in olympics in 2022 and 2026 pending agreement with IOC
Players will defer 10% of salary this season
20% cap on escrow next season
reverts to current escrow system after 3 seasons

 

[AustonsNostrils]

to me this seems really generous of the owners - the CBA is pretty simple, players get 50% of hockey related revenue. in the next 2 years hockey related revenue could drop drastically but the owners are guaranteeing them $81.5 million the next 2 years potentially costing each team tens of millions in losses.

or am I reading it wrong and the 50/50 split in HRR is still operative under this new agreement? 'thereafter cap will be linked to revenues' <---- this makes it sound though that regardless of a big decrease in HRR the players will still be paid as if revenues were normal. which is generous.

 

[Jim Bob]

Lehner's new Vegas set is amazing.

 

[brian_griffin]

Lehner's new Vegas set is amazing.

Could have done a little more with a "midline" and a mirror-inverted image to make them look like a playing card, in the Vegas casino theme, because in the splits it wouldn't matter whether "up" is at his skates or at his pants.

Something like a right-facing-upright and left-facing upside-down knight as shown, with his sweater number at two diagonal corners with the B-star logo below his number, or next to it.

But, yeah, looking good.

 

[Jim Bob]

Could have done a little more with a "midline" and a mirror-inverted image to make them look like a playing card, in the Vegas casino theme, because in the splits it wouldn't matter whether "up" is at his skates or at his pants.

Something like a right-facing-upright and left-facing upside-down knight as shown, with his sweater number at two diagonal corners with the B-star logo below his number, or next to it.

But, yeah, looking good.

Here are some of the other designs that were in the running:



He's the same designer that did Dell's Sharks design:





Dell's custom shark-tastic Stealth Mode pads designed by friend

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[brian_griffin]

@Jim Bob - yes, that top/first visual_merc is closest to the concept I was envisioning. I like that one the most, for a Vegas theme. Add an inverted "40" on the bottom left (the outside bottom of the right pad), and an upright "40" on the top right (the outside top of the left pad), and maybe whatever "suit" or suit-like logo Lehner envisions. It would be unique.

FWIW, I also think the NHL should outlaw majority-black pads to make loose pucks more visible in spread-scrums.

 

[Jim Bob]

@Jim Bob - yes, that top/first visual_merc is closest to the concept I was envisioning. I like that one the most, for a Vegas theme. Add an inverted "40" on the bottom left (the outside bottom of the right pad), and an upright "40" on the top right (the outside top of the left pad), and maybe whatever "suit" or suit-like logo Lehner envisions. It would be unique.

FWIW, I also think the NHL should outlaw majority-black pads to make loose pucks more visible in spread-scrums.

Colorful pads remain contentious topic for goalies

"I thought I looked skinnier, stylish but smaller, and I thought I could see more holes, and that's why I switched to a white base for the World Championship and I almost felt bigger somehow," said Nilsson, who won the tournament with Sweden and was named to the all-star team with a .954 save percentage. "Maybe it was just in the back of my head, but I felt a looked bigger."

Of course, what's in the mind of a goalie matters when it comes to performance and confidence.

Nilsson discovered this season the key may be where the dark colors are located. In designing the pattern for his equipment, he tried to replicate a pattern he used on a Brian's Beast model he wore as a teenager in Sweden. There was a major difference though: The outer edge on the current pair is white, not blue like it was on the original design. The change was function, not fashion.

"The first day I met our new goalie coach, he said, 'I only have one rule with gear, the perimeter has to be white,'" Nilsson said of Ian Clarke, the Canucks first-year goaltending coach. "In the middle, you can do whatever you want, but the outside has to be white.'"

As Clark explained, dark edges create a frame, a contrast with the background that makes it easier for shooters to see space with a quick glance. White is more ambiguous, which helps goalies look bigger.

"The illusion of white is you get bigger because the background (is white) and webbing on the net is white, the boards are white," Nilsson said. "With dark pads, you can see a little hole right away."

I have a feeling that majority black pads aren't that big of a factor. And I've seen refs give me slower whistles with dark gear. For some reason, they seem to "lose sight of the puck" more when I have white gear.

 

[Jim Bob]

I would be excited about new Bauer gear, too.

The Ultra Sonic stuff looks awesome, even though he went with the 2S.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[flashsabre]

Wow, Ruff over Gallant and Lavy. I wonder if this is financially motivated because Rangers fans are fed up with Ruff’s time as defensive coach in NY.