Around The NHL Discussion 2019/20 - Part II

[Falco Lombardi]

I don’t recognize this universe. The Blues are the defending Cup champs and in 1st place. The Sharks suck. Chicago sucks. Detroit sucks. It’s Christmas vacation. Life is good.

Definitely the best timeline

 

[BlueDream]

Oshie obliterated McAvoy lol. Nice.

 

[The Note]

I don’t recognize this universe. The Blues are the defending Cup champs and in 1st place. The Sharks suck. Chicago sucks. Detroit sucks. It’s Christmas vacation. Life is good.

 

[Spektre]

Oshie obliterated McAvoy lol. Nice.

I wonder is DoPS will look at it. He got shoulder but left his feet. I was surprised nobody went after Oshie but meh

 

[BlueDream]

I wonder is DoPS will look at it. He got shoulder but left his feet. I was surprised nobody went after Oshie but meh

His skates were on the ice at the point of contact. Clean hit.

 

[MissouriMook]

In case anyone out there was in need of a pre-Christmas pick me up, the Devils gave up the first goal in Chicago tonight and then proceeded to put a touchdown on them, and were even kind enough to kick the extra point.

 

[Bluesnatic27]

In case anyone out there was in need of a pre-Christmas pick me up, the Devils gave up the first goal in Chicago tonight and then proceeded to put a touchdown on them, and were even kind enough to kick the extra point.

I don't know what I'm more surprised at in this point in time, the Devils winning or Jack Hughes scoring a 5-on-5 goal.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

Brent Seabrook's got a medical issue that will have an announcement shortly. Bad contract-itus hits again. Any guesses on what it will be last time?

 

[Spektre]

Brent Seabrook's got a medical issue that will have an announcement shortly. Bad contract-itus hits again. Any guesses on what it will be last time?

Allergic to sticks

 

[Spektre]

His skates were on the ice at the point of contact. Clean hit.

I only saw one replay and thought he changed direction and left his feet but haven’t had a really good look

 

[Xerloris]

Brent Seabrook's got a medical issue that will have an announcement shortly. Bad contract-itus hits again. Any guesses on what it will be last time?

Photophobia. Eyes are sensitive to bright lights!

 

[Note Worthy]

It's hilarious to see Hawk fans defending this and the Hossa situation. One of them literally said that the Hawks just have bad luck with legit injuries like this. I had to wipe my computer screen off after I spit coffee all over it laughing.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

San Jose will be the next team that will be tempted to abuse LTIR this way.

 

[542365]

Almost everyone that has played in the NHL for over a decade is going to have a medical condition that you could twist into being career ending if you wanted to be the scum of the league like the Hawks. Think the Blues don’t want to get out of the Steen contract? Bruins out of the Backes deal? There are dozens of these contracts league wide that teams either deal with, trade, or buy out. Only the Hawks do this shady, under the table “medical condition” shit when it’s most beneficial. It’s absolute garbage.

 

[Ranksu]

NHL 2019/20 Team Rankings

 

[simon IC]

Roenick suspended. I always thought he was an idiot.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nh...d-nbc-sports-inappropriate-comments-1.5407296

 

[brokeu91]

Roenick suspended. I always thought he was an idiot.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nh...d-nbc-sports-inappropriate-comments-1.5407296

It doesn’t help his idiocy that he played for the Blackhawks. I’m pretty sure everyone who plays for that organization has a drop of at least 20 IQ points. That is until they become allergic to equipment.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

Isn’t there some kind of punishment short of suspension that can be done? It feels like these days it’s always the nuclear option, even when the crimes feel more foolishness than maliciousness.

 

[simon IC]

Isn’t there some kind of punishment short of suspension that can be done? It feels like these days it’s always the nuclear option, even when the crimes feel more foolishness than maliciousness.

Yeah, it is a bit of overkill. It is the arrogance that bothers more than the actual content. What Roenick said was without question inappropriate, but still relatively innoccuous. It is the arrogance that makes him think that he can just run his mouth off whenever he wants. The same arrogance that makes him think anyone wants to listen to his drivel. Guess what Jeremy, you can't just open your mouth and spew without repercussions. Anyway, he always came across to me as an arrogant, entitled jerk. I think it looks good on him.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

I listened to that episode. Without getting to deep into things it felt pretty obvious to me that it was a joke. An inappropriate and ill-timed one, but a joke nonetheless.

 

[Majorityof1]

Isn’t there some kind of punishment short of suspension that can be done? It feels like these days it’s always the nuclear option, even when the crimes feel more foolishness than maliciousness.

It depends. If either Sharp or Tappen were made to feel uncomfortable because of his flippant remarks, he 100% deserves a suspension. His wife is friends with Tippen, so they hang out on their personal time. He was a teammate with Sharp, so they might have joked around like that as well. So they may well be perfectly fine with those kind of jokes. In that case, if it is something he KNOWS she is fine with him saying, than you can give him a pass. But if it makes her uncomfortable, that isn't right because she still has to work with him. There rightfully should be zero tolerance for sexual references about colleagues in today's society.

 

[Majorityof1]

It's hilarious to see Hawk fans defending this and the Hossa situation. One of them literally said that the Hawks just have bad luck with legit injuries like this. I had to wipe my computer screen off after I spit coffee all over it laughing.

Have they made the announcement about what the condition is yet or how long he will be out? I'd wait until something concrete comes out before knocking whatever it is. Apologies if they actually announced what it is that's keeping him out

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

Have they made the announcement about what the condition is yet or how long he will be out? I'd wait until something concrete comes out before knocking whatever it is. Apologies if they actually announced what it is that's keeping him out

Announcing they he’s going for diagnostics seems like a pretty odd move, unless you are doing pre-emptive PR before later announcing some diagnosis. At this point I’ll be shocked if he isn’t placed on LTIR at the end of this.

 

[Blueston]

@Ranksu this for you:

 

[Majorityof1]

Announcing they he’s going for diagnostics seems like a pretty odd move, unless you are doing pre-emptive PR before later announcing some diagnosis. At this point I’ll be shocked if he isn’t placed on LTIR at the end of this.

I don't think it was a press release or anything. The article I read indicated Bowman said something before a game. It was probably based on a question from the press since he had already missed 4 games with no on-ice incident to point to. I understand the skepticism from non-Hawks fans because they have done this before with a bad contract. At the end of the day though, Seabrook is still a human being. However much I hate him as a hockey player, I hope for his sake that this is nothing serious. The Hawks faking an injury to manufacture cap space is preferable to him having a disease or condition that will shorten or diminish the rest of his life.