OT: Around the NHL: Free agency is upon us

[Honour Over Glory]

Jesus this league is so over due for a reckoning.

I'm sure the morons that complain it's just some woke/cancel culture/snowflake bs don't realize they're part of the problem with the mentality of the league. That Aliu quote is dead on.

“For every vocal racist, there’s a thousand silent ones,” Akim Aliu.

The league is rife with them.

Also the fact that this league is getting more women in management roles and analysts, it's only a matter of time before something like what happened to the Washington football club happens here. I wouldn't be shocked at this point. The celebration of Mailloux being picked, the fact that Zolnierczyk had a career, DeSmith, Voynov was considered by the Habs, Varlamov, etc. Just, wtf.

Oh and let's not forget Jordan Binnington. Got outed as a closet racist and thought a sorry would cover it and got a big pay day as a reward.

 

[EightyOne]

At least milbury kinda got fired

And that idiot cherry

 

[Honour Over Glory]

At least milbury kinda got fired

And that idiot cherry

Both should have been fired a very long time ago.

Cherry was basically retired-fired. Milbury has an entire career of that kind of shit and was finally let go after the last straw comment.

I mean Keith is also trash. JR was thankfully fired too. The sport needs a culling. Especially in management with the teams.

Bergevin
Quenneville
Cheveldayoff

All liars. All should be life time banned including Bowman and all the Hawks management.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Hockey is for everybody! As evidenced by the selection of a sex pest in the draft, the Chicago Blackhawks covering up and abetting a serial r*pist, a bigoted maniac reportedly close to signing in Carolina, and probably two dozen other vile stories around the league we haven't heard about, and probably never will.

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

I’m not sure who the VGK are bringing in as their back up, but I find it interesting that they feel that Lehner is the goalie that will allow them to be better than they were.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I’m not sure who the VGK are bringing in as their back up, but I find it interesting that they feel that Lehner is the goalie that will allow them to be better than they were.

I'm sure whomever it is, they'll out play Lehner as well.


Stupid autocorrect.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

So Eichel and Tarasenko are still sitting as trade bait with no homes. Surprised there aren’t more rumours about either.

 

[dogthateats]

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Some women’ll do anything for $$$

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Was there a ring? I had to zoom in. I guess she was sort of worth that spec.

 

[Gumbercules]

 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrots]

Canes won't pay talent.

But they'll happily pay a known racist and piece of trash human being.

This league has no morality.

Enjoy that garbage Carlolina.

Line Change: The Problem With Tony DeAngelo

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Winnipeg is going real hard on the Left handed D.

 

[dogthateats]

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I’d love for their PR team to really find a way to spin the type of person Tony DeAngelo is, a bloke who’s own dad boasts about using racial slurs all the time. I’m sure there are a ton of apologists for Tony that say he was raised that way, which is always such a cop out when the person is a 25yr old adult.

 

[Turin]

Morrissey, Schmidt, Dillon, Stanley, Benn…

Pionk, Demelo

Their D would be killer if they had a number one RHD instead of Stanley and Benn haha

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Hockey is for everybody! As evidenced by the selection of a sex pest in the draft, the Chicago Blackhawks covering up and abetting a serial r*pist, a bigoted maniac reportedly close to signing in Carolina, and probably two dozen other vile stories around the league we haven't heard about, and probably never will.

The amount of disgusting f***ing people (and their shenanigans) in the NHL that have come to light recently really makes me question why I still watch this shit to be honest.

It’s fast becoming as big a joke as the NBA or NFL. Or even the WWE.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Dallas loves its veterans.

Morrissey, Schmidt, Dillon, Stanley, Benn…

Pionk, Demelo

Their D would be killer if they had a number one RHD instead of Stanley and Benn haha

They’re waiting for Cody Ceci to become a UFA and offer him 5yrs at 4m.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

According to the athletic...

Another, both sources said, stemmed from a conversation Fleury had with Vegas owner Bill Foley. That conversation occurred after Foley blocked a proposed trade between the Golden Knights and Penguins that would have reunited Fleury with his original franchise.

Evaluating Marc-André Fleury’s options: Retirement, a Penguins reunion or a new path with the Blackhawks?
Evaluating Marc-André Fleury's options: Retirement, a Penguins reunion or a new path with the Blackhawks?

Yikes

PS - The article also states Fleury liked being in Vegas and didn’t want to uproot his 3 kids, but if was going to entertain a deal, it’d be to the Penguins. Mario Lemieux wanted Rutherford to get him, also Mario is the one that facilitated the Burke and Hextall hiring. So that should explain some things for some of us. Lemieux also asked Allvin to look into getting Fleury back.

JR also tried to deal for Fleury before and after Jarry’s extension. Upper brass and others would think if Hextall could bring him back, it’d be fantastic.

Also, bringing MAF back is endorsed by Crosby, they also go on about how it’d sell jerseys, etc according to that Penguins source.

Also Hex & Burke are in favour of adding MAF, but not at that cap hit, so I’d expect if they made the deal, it’d have to be Pens giving up something to get them to retain. I really hope we can finally dump DeSmith there, don’t do Jarry dirty and send him there.

 

[Turin]

According to the athletic...



Evaluating Marc-André Fleury’s options: Retirement, a Penguins reunion or a new path with the Blackhawks?
Evaluating Marc-André Fleury's options: Retirement, a Penguins reunion or a new path with the Blackhawks?

Yikes

Bruh what is wrong with the Knights? He was a godsend to them and they showed zero loyalty the entire time.

Shero showed more loyalty and solidarity to Michalek.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Bruh what is wrong with the Knights? He was a godsend to them and they showed zero loyalty the entire time.

Shero showed more loyalty and solidarity to Michalek.

I mean this is the same team that lied and jerked Vadim Shipachyov around, that bloke literally wanted to just play and ease into the line-up and was ok doing 3rd and 4th line duty to do it, Gallant said nah f*** that.

Kind of makes me glad we didn’t get GG as the coach. Too much of Sully in his style.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

VGK basically told all future goalies for them that anything short of a cup will get you the boot quicker than you can say contract negotiations

 

[Honour Over Glory]

VGK basically told all future goalies for them that anything short of a cup will get you the boot quicker than you can say contract negotiations

I honestly hope this has a trickle down effect. Pete DeBoer was the one that basically facilitated that whole move while Lehner actually liked having MAF as his goalie partner.

 

[EightyOne]

It's very strange. Yeah they needed some cap relief.. But what a strange way to get it

 

[Honour Over Glory]

It's very strange. Yeah they needed some cap relief.. But what a strange way to get it

What they could have done is let MAF and his camp know and then let the Hawks know and then facilitate maybe a 3-way deal and figure it out, the way they did it was just trying to do it without having to deal with the backlash and in turn, ended up having to deal with it anyway and for going about it in the worst way possible.

They could have done something like…

The original deal…Then the Pens come in and deal for MAF for Pettersson, DeSmith, Bellerive, + Pens 2nd in 2023 for MAF retained at 35% and the VGK 3rd they hold in 2022 as a f*** you.

The hawks get a back-up to help Lankinen/Delia or whatever ends up being in that crease, while also getting some more defensive help and a young player that might get an opportunity there as well as a 2nd pick.