Around the NHL - Episode XLI

[BloodRedArmy]

Buffalo... Yikes.

Any wagers on how long before Melnyk reduces his staff to... Melnyk? Feels like he just got the green light to go nuts.

 

[Masked]

Buffalo... Yikes.

Any wagers on how long before Melnyk reduces his staff to... Melnyk? Feels like he just got the green light to go nuts.

Maybe that's why Dorion was pushing to have the draft after the playoffs. He wanted to keep his job for a few more months.

 

[BloodRedArmy]

Pretty sure we're not seeing any hockey any time soon.

Report: Lightning close facilities after players, staff test positive

 

[Micklebot]

Pretty sure we're not seeing any hockey any time soon.

Report: Lightning close facilities after players, staff test positive

Well that sucks.

 

[Senscore]

Auston Matthews tests positive for COVID.

 

[5ive4Fighting]

Auston Matthews tests positive for COVID.

Covid-19 vehemently denies association with Leafs’ Matthews
Claiming it “wouldn’t be caught dead”, the virus that brought the world to it’s collective knees insists that there are standards.

 

[supsens]

Maybe that's why Dorion was pushing to have the draft after the playoffs. He wanted to keep his job for a few more months.

He knows the playoffs wont happen so allowing other teams a shot at first is a scam and mess waiting to happen.

 

[starling]

The last team to test positive wins the cup. Go!

 

[Ouroboros]

The last team to test positive wins the cup. Go!

As usual, the Sens were eliminated early.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

Dorion would want the draft after the playoffs because his plans for the upcoming season probably heavily hinged on being able to move some of the draft picks for other things.

I'd bet he's pretty much at the "try to acquire Rick Nash and a goalie" stage of Bryan Murray's previous rebuild.

33 overall is worth 33 overall to every team. But once you take a player, that player could be worth something very different to each team depending on where they were on each list. So if our plan was to bundle some draft picks for a good young star from another team, it could end up costing us a lot more if we have to use our picks on prospects at the draft, and then make the trade for that star player months later when the season is over.

 

[Senscore]

Lebrun reporting that the NHL has reduced the hub city list to 6, including Vancouver, Edmonton, Vegas, and Toronto.


Not sure why Ontario's petri dish is still on the board no wait yes I do.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Source: NHL hub choices down to just six cities

The National Hockey League has narrowed its list for the two possible hubs that will host the resumption of the season to six cities, a source confirmed to ESPN's Emily Kaplan.
Las Vegas, Chicago, Los Angeles, Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver have made the cut so far, with Pittsburgh and Dallas eliminated Tuesday. Columbus was scratched off the list Monday.
The final six cities were first reported by The Athletic.

Toronto and Vegas --> 4 sure.

 

[Adele Dazeem]

If you don't mind me asking, what platform are you using? I've had trouble setting up accounts with bet365 with my Canadian credit card (or maybe it's my Canadian IP address).

I used mybookie.ag

 

[Xspyrit]

God I love the Pekka

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

 

[guyzeur]

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Lots of info on RTP on Bob's twitter today

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

 

[L'Aveuglette]

This makes the most sense. Keep everyone far away from the States, isolate players in the two Canadian cities ASAP and keep them there until the playoffs begin.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

ouch....methinks he just jinxed his team.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

 

[thinkwild]

Nov 1st UFA day. Its like im working night shift, my internal clock is getting all out of whack.

(amnesty buyouts) might make a GM’s life easier but wouldn’t help owners/players navigate their troubled economy.

I think he is trying to say GMs will have to live in the bed they last woke up in? Owners cant afford rescue packages. I'd think amnesty buyouts would indeed help teams navigate their troubled waters otherwise.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Anyone know when the playoffs / finals are expected to be over?

 

[Ouroboros]

Anyone know when the playoffs / finals are expected to be over?

About a week ago Friedman said the latest the Cup Finals could wrap up was October 5th. Not sure if that is still valid, but safe to assume the season will end sometime in early October.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Bob's getting pretty witty in his old age