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Wow, what a difference a few years makes. All four of our scorers in that game have vanished from the team.
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Wow, what a difference a few years makes. All four of our scorers in that game have vanished from the team.
nobody imp0rtant
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There's a word for teams that exploit the rules. Winners.
Falsely putting players on LTIR is not exploiting the rules. It is breaking the rules. There is a word for people/organizations that do that. Cheaters. Losers also applies.
I’m more upset at the NHL for letting it happen than Tampa for exploiting it.
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Exactly, the spirit of the rules surrounding the cap are meant to set a hard limit on spending. Players consistently returning for game 1 of the playoffs after their team has spent their cap space in-season on other players is pretty obviously going to draw attention to what's becoming clearer to be an oversight.
The obvious fix is requiring cap compliancy during the playoffs, but for those cases where a player gets injured long term in-season and is able to return before the playoffs it'll mean that their team can't actually replace them with a cost-equivalent replacement.
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I'm not impressed by either. I won't apportion the blame. Wrong is wrong.
I mean if Chevy did it I’d be happy.
What Tampa is doing is indefensible though. Morons are blathering on about how they don’t understand why fans of other teams are upset — seems fairly obvious to me why.
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Sure, that is one fix. I think the obvious one is to simply clamp down on LTIR'ing fit players. But 'fit' might be flexible, so lets go with your solution. Prohibit trading LTIR contracts too.
Salary cap during the playoffs is certainly an option. I understand why it hasn't been there by default (players aren't payed during the playoffs, so doesn't really belong). Would there be any issues with signing a guy halfway through the season like a Nylander a couple of years back with prorated cap hits?
It does feel like the real fix is punishing keeping healthy players on LTIR, but yeah, the side forcing humans to risk their health tends to come out as the bad guys somehow...
Another simple thought is saying to play in the playoffs you have to have played a game for your team that year? Wonder if something like that might be an option.
It does feel like the real fix is punishing keeping healthy players on LTIR, but yeah, the side forcing humans to risk their health tends to come out as the bad guys somehow...
Another simple thought is saying to play in the playoffs you have to have played a game for your team that year? Wonder if something like that might be an option.
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Cheaters aren't always losers. See: Patriots, New England. Personally, I think it's only cheating if you get caught, but my moral compass has always pointed due south.
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Wish Jets had 3 consecutive 1st round picks like the Bruins had then.
That would be something
Anyways if Jets were picking 14th to 16th who would you have pick?
Knowing the first 13 picks were done already.
That would be something
Anyways if Jets were picking 14th to 16th who would you have pick?
Knowing the first 13 picks were done already.
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Easy, Barzal, Connor, Chabot.Wish Jets had 3 consecutive 1st round picks like the Bruins had then.
That would be something
Anyways if Jets were picking 14th to 16th who would you have pick?
Knowing the first 13 picks were done already.
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Fixed your post there Mort
Ooh yeah, forgot about the 'Stros. Cheaters never prosper. Said nobody ever.
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Colorado wins the President's Trophy
I was scared it was going to be Vegas but they got edged out fortunately
I was scared it was going to be Vegas but they got edged out fortunately
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Wow, what a difference a few years makes. All four of our scorers in that game have vanished from the team.
I had to double back and look again
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Hilarious that Calgary and Vancouver have to finish off their regular season games while the playoffs are going on in the U.S.
I imagine those TV ratings outside of Calgary and Vancouver are going to be rock bottom.
I imagine those TV ratings outside of Calgary and Vancouver are going to be rock bottom.
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As much as I like Connor, if I had a chance to take 2 #1C's and a #1D that's the route I'm going too.
Why would Winnipeg want him back? The guy is a nightmare, he has no emotional intelligence.
The assets we'd need to part with to get him I wouldn't want to give up at this point, not to mention the fact that I can't believe he'd even entertain the thought of it.
He needs to be on a team where no one gives a shit about hockey and his role is nothing more than complimentary scorer behind several bigger stars.
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Cheaters aren't always losers. See: Patriots, New England. Personally, I think it's only cheating if you get caught, but my moral compass has always pointed due south.
Yes, cheaters are always losers. If you win by cheating, you didn't really win. You get the trophy, but you didn't earn it. Hollow victory.
A cheater may not know that he is a loser, but he is one. Always, caught or not.
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Ooh yeah, forgot about the 'Stros. Cheaters never prosper. Said nobody ever.
Said at least one.
You are espousing a very sad, shallow version of prosperity.
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NHL gives Canada until June 1 to decide.
The NHL has told the Canadian government that it needs an answer on the Stanley Cup playoffs' coronavirus-related border travel issue by June 1.
NHL wants Canada border answer by June 1
Even if the teams could travel across the border to play against a Canadian team in the 3rd or final round by keeping in some kind of travel bubble... I can't see anyone allowing fans in Canadian cities to attend these games.
I would be seriously devastated if the Jets were to win the Cup this season and I couldn't watch it live.
The NHL has told the Canadian government that it needs an answer on the Stanley Cup playoffs' coronavirus-related border travel issue by June 1.
NHL wants Canada border answer by June 1
Even if the teams could travel across the border to play against a Canadian team in the 3rd or final round by keeping in some kind of travel bubble... I can't see anyone allowing fans in Canadian cities to attend these games.
I would be seriously devastated if the Jets were to win the Cup this season and I couldn't watch it live.
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I think the worst thing Patrik could do for his brand now is hold out our make any trade requests/demands again. This season was a disaster for his stock. I think he is at a crossroads in his career and what he decides to do between today and the start of next training camp in Columbus will be very important.
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