Around the NHL - Playoffs 2015.

[Dirty Old Man]

How well did the Blackhawks draw out here prior to recent success?

Pre 04-05 lockout, you wouldn't see more than a couple CHI jerseys in the crowd when they played here. About like....maybe Nashville now. Seriously.

 

[Sinurgy]

Great ... another 1,000 people in the Valley will remember that they've been lifelong, diehard Hawks fans all along. Super duper.

Ugh...getting nauseous just thinking about it.

 

[ParisSaintGermain]

14 Stanley Cups for Scotty Bowman.

This is truly unbelievable, one of the most extraordinary features in sports.

 

[MaddyB85]

What'd you suppose is going through Vermette's mind right now?

He's the luckiest man on the planet right now to have been traded from our cess pool to the Stanley Cup Champions.

(Still happy we made the trade though)

I'm sure he and Rundblad are sending fruit baskets with Thank You cards to Maloney!

 

[The Grocery Stick]

Very happy for Vermette! Big congrats to him.

 

[Mosby]

Celebratory Hawks fans TP'd Joel Quenneville's house. I guess this is tradition. I don't get it?

 

[kihekah19*]

Celebratory Hawks fans TP'd Joel Quenneville's house. I guess this is tradition. I don't get it?

Pretty much assanine, unless they are willing to come back and clean it all up.

Here's our thanks for coaching the boys to the Cup?

 

[Sinurgy]

Pretty much assanine, unless they are willing to come back and clean it all up.

Here's our thanks for coaching the boys to the Cup?

Joel places call to local cleaning crew, takes nap, wakes up to pristine yard. Isn't sure if cleaning crew even charged him because the amount didn't move the needle on his bank account.

 

[0point1]

The good news for Yotes season ticket holders (who sell tickets) is that the Blackhawks will play two games in Arizona next season. I figured that if I got season tickets and sold those 2 games, those tickets would cover themselves plus 6 other games. Those two tickets would pay for about 20% of the cost of 41 games.

 

[_Del_]

Joel places call to local cleaning crew, takes nap, wakes up to pristine yard. Isn't sure if cleaning crew even charged him because the amount didn't move the needle on his bank account.

Even if I had to clean it all up myself, I think I'd find other things to be thankful at the moment. Would not register through my elation.

Now if I finished bottom 2 in the league and then woke up to a yard like that, I'd probably be irritated.

 

[kihekah19*]

Joel places call to local cleaning crew, takes nap, wakes up to pristine yard. Isn't sure if cleaning crew even charged him because the amount didn't move the needle on his bank account.

I despise tp'n in general, it's at the top of my stupid prank list.... if I had one.

It's illegal in AZ, incidentally.

 

[Sinurgy]

I despise tp'n in general, it's at the top of my stupid prank list.... if I had one.

It's illegal in AZ, incidentally.

Of course it is, damn near everything is illegal in this HOA state. I swear we have to be one of the p***yest states in all of America.

 

[Desert Ice 11]

Of course it is, damn near everything is illegal in this HOA state. I swear we have to be one of the p***yest states in all of America.

Unless it comes to guns.

 

[AZviaNJ]

The good news for Yotes season ticket holders (who sell tickets) is that the Blackhawks will play two games in Arizona next season. I figured that if I got season tickets and sold those 2 games, those tickets would cover themselves plus 6 other games. Those two tickets would pay for about 20% of the cost of 41 games.

Pretty much. If 1 of the 2 is in March during Spring Training (as the Chicago game was last year) that will have big impact also.

 

[Sinurgy]

Unless it comes to guns.

One of the positive side effects of said culture!

 

[CC96]

 

[Mosby]

I'm liking the (probable) change to 3-on-3 OT. The AHL model was unnecessarily complex. Keep it simple. 3 on 3.

 

[Sinurgy]

I'm liking the (probable) change to 3-on-3 OT. The AHL model was unnecessarily complex. Keep it simple. 3 on 3.

I think it's dumb they are removing 4 on 4 first though. I mean 3 on 3 isn't much less gimmicky than a shootout but whatever, anything is still better than a tie. I just wish they'd ditch the loser point though.

2 points regulation win
1 point OT/Shootout win
0 points for a loss

 

[The Grocery Stick]

I think it's dumb they are removing 4 on 4 first though. I mean 3 on 3 isn't much less gimmicky than a shootout but whatever, anything is still better than a tie. I just wish they'd ditch the loser point though.

2 points regulation win
1 point OT/Shootout win
0 points for a loss

Though more complicated, I would prefer the AHL model as the 4 on 4 (in the beginning at least) is a bit closer to real hockey.

Your suggested point system would be better than current system, though I would prefer the following:

3 points regulation win
2 points for any gimmick win
1 point for any gimmick loss
0 points for regulation loss

Gimmick to be defined as anything other than 5 on 5 hockey.

 

[Mosby]

Anyone know how penalties work for 3 on 3?

 

[rt]

A win for a win and a loss for a loss. No stupid point system at all. Win a game or lose a game.

 

[Mosby]

A win for a win and a loss for a loss. No stupid point system at all. Win a game or lose a game.

This. Use the same standings system as the other big 3. Standings shouldn't be 14 columns wide.

 

[Howler Scores]

Hey sweet, coaches will get to challenge goalie interference, offside goals, and the faceoff rule.

 

[Desert Ice 11]

Hey sweet, coaches will get to challenge goalie interference, offside goals, and the faceoff rule.

I don't like this..it will slow the game down

 

[The Feckless Puck]

I don't like this..it will slow the game down

Doubtful, considering that IIRC the coach's challenge is only valid if the team has its time out still available. There aren't unlimited challenges.