NHL Around the NHL XXI - UPDATE 7/1 - Toronto and Edmonton chosen as hubs

[b in vancouver]

The marbles in the stands...

Oh it gets better.

Referees!

Debris thrown on the track!!

Security guards!!

A fight in the stands!!!!

Oh noes!!!!!!!



..... When is hockey going to be back

It's so beautifully ridiculous.

 

[Bruinaura]

It's so beautifully ridiculous.

It made me laugh.

 

[b in vancouver]

It made me laugh.

I honestly have wasted a tonne of hours watching these. I ain't the smartest tack in the sock drawer - but it's just... It Makes me smile. I think everyone should take 15 minutes out of their lives and watch the second one you posted.

 

[b in vancouver]

It made me laugh.

p.s. You, I and Darren sound like crazy people. But it might be the best thing on the IntraWebs. It's so 'charming'. - and then makes you question your life. Just makes me laugh.

 

[Bruinaura]

p.s. You and I sound like crazy people. But it might be the best thing on the IntraWebs. It's so 'charming'. - and then makes you question your life. Just makes me laugh.

I'd rather be crazy and happy than many of the alternatives these days.

*Passes the cookies and milk*

Cheers!

 

[Fenway]

Dangle can laugh all he wants but his team LOST TO A ZAMBONI DRIVER

 

[b in vancouver]

I'd rather be crazy and happy than many of the alternatives these days.

*Passes the cookies and milk*

Cheers!

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No doubt!
I didn't think I'd have to refurbish the 'You get what you get and don't get upset.' trope from my kid's upbringing and say it back to myself but c'est la vie. I'd rather have a smile.

 

[Bruinaura]

Dangle can laugh all he want but his team LOST TO A ZAMBONI DRIVER

 

[JOKER 192]

Yikes , Trump 2.0

 

[304]

For those who do not like the round robin play, what would you prefer instead?

 

[easton117]

The marbles in the stands...

Not going to lie.

I started gambling on this in my head.

Im down $50 bucks. Still time to recover

 

[LouJersey]

the more I think about this the more it's just a cash grab for the league/advertisers. The Bruins have 14 regulation loses in 70 games, yet have to play in a "tournament" to win back their rightful position, on neutral ice, for the right to play a possible 5 game series, on possible Toronto home ice. It's not inconceivable that this team could play a grand total of 2 play-off games after their fantastic season,

It's utter garbage.

 

[LouJersey]

For those who do not like the round robin play, what would you prefer instead?

3 exhibition games

 

[Zillah]

Not going to lie.

I started gambling on this in my head.

Im down $50 bucks. Still time to recover

My wife and I started watching Battlebots a few weeks ago . The other day while we were watching on the edge of our seat she says “ are we actually cheering ? Has it come to this?” . Strange times indeed

 

[veganbruin]

Dangle can laugh all he want but his team LOST TO A ZAMBONI DRIVER

People forget but the Bruins dominated this game. This was a serious poop-pantsing moment for us. Well deserved and frankly I’m still not over it.

 

[alg363636]

Well if our craptastic ice prevented us from being a hub maybe that will finally get them to fix the issue. Its so embarrassing.

 

[Trap Jesus]

Well if our craptastic ice prevented us from being a hub maybe that will finally get them to fix the issue. Its so embarrassing.

Man, I can't even imagine 12 teams constantly chipping away at that ice in July/August.

 

[rfournier103]

Well if our craptastic ice prevented us from being a hub maybe that will finally get them to fix the issue. Its so embarrassing.

Man, I can't even imagine 12 teams constantly chipping away at that ice in July/August.

If this latest embarrassment doesn’t motivate Chuckie ‘ThanksDad‘ Jacobs to fix up the barn, nothing will.

 

[DiggityDog]

For those who do not like the round robin play, what would you prefer instead?

I just think the teams that were in at the time of the stoppage should get in and tough luck to the bubble teams.

Obviously sucks for them, but to have to cater to everyone with everything that’s been going on has been tedious IMO.

Montreal for example has 71 points In 71 games. Both New Jersey and Buffalo are directly behind them with 68 points with two games in hand. It’s just a bogus attempt to get suck bag teams in big markets into the mix Montreal and Chicago being the most apparent.

 

[rfournier103]

For those who do not like the round robin play, what would you prefer instead?

I would much prefer the playoff format used every other year. Sorry to the teams on the bubble, but sometimes acts of God and forces of nature tie mans’ hands.

The NHL is blatantly trying to recoup all its lost revenue from the “pause.” I have little to no sympathy for billionaires who not only don’t care at all for me - but seem to hold my fellow fans and I in contempt.

Classic NHL - trying to fix what isn’t broken.

 

[McGarnagle]

For those who do not like the round robin play, what would you prefer instead?

The reasonable thing would be to have a few exhibition games with the teams that didn't make the playoffs. Bruins/Lightning/Caps/Flyers play a game a piece against the Sabres/Sens/Devils/Wings to get back in shape and so that those other teams' seasons don't just abruptly end and they can get some closure. No change to the seedings, purely exhibition.

 

[Alicat]

 

[Smitty93]

The reasonable thing would be to have a few exhibition games with the teams that didn't make the playoffs. Bruins/Lightning/Caps/Flyers play a game a piece against the Sabres/Sens/Devils/Wings to get back in shape and so that those other teams' seasons don't just abruptly end and they can get some closure. No change to the seedings, purely exhibition.

Teams are supposed to get 2 exhibition games, so they won't have to just jump right into the play-in/round robin.

 

[304]

3 exhibition games

Who would they play against? Would this really have them prepared to play a team that just battled for a playoff spot in games that "counted"?

The reasonable thing would be to have a few exhibition games with the teams that didn't make the playoffs. Bruins/Lightning/Caps/Flyers play a game a piece against the Sabres/Sens/Devils/Wings to get back in shape and so that those other teams' seasons don't just abruptly end and they can get some closure. No change to the seedings, purely exhibition.

Do you think there's much value is pulling teams together for the purpose of playing exhibition games? Are the guys on Detroit getting called in from all over the world really excited to help the Bruins/Lightning/etc "practice". I'm not convinced the Bruins would be prepared after playing 3 or 4 teams with nothing to play for (like literally nothing).

...and to be clear, I respect everyone's opinion. I'm not surprised we are all over the place on this given the unique situation.

 

[JRull86]

For those who do not like the round robin play, what would you prefer instead?

Not have the games mean a damn thing for seeding. The top 4 in each conference already gets a bye, and with them moving games to hubs, the home/away split doesn't matter outside of last change. That's already a big advantage.

I get some teams get screwed in terms of potential final standings because the season didn't finish, IE STL/COL and WSH/PHI, but for f***s sake, the Bruins weren't losing their seed.