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[Guardian17]

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.

I'd be thrilled if we won no matter where the Jets play!

 

[sipowicz]

NHL making sure Leafs get a nice break, game 1 in Habs series doesn’t start until Thursday

 

[blueandgoldguy]

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 do think they were exploiting the rules, but I don't think Kucherov was really capable of playing during most, if not all, the regular season. Players care about their legacy and missing a season during his prime effect his (legacy). I don't think he would go on the LTIR for the entire season willingly if he didn't have a legit injury.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

i do think they were exploiting the rules, but I don't think Kucherov was really capable of playing during most, if not all, the regular season. Players care about their legacy and missing a season during his prime effect his (legacy). I don't think he would go on the LTIR for the entire season willingly if he didn't have a legit injury.

I agree - to a point - and that is what is supposed to make the system work.

But could he maybe have played the last 5 games?

The timing is highly suspicious and I don't think it is a first for TBL.

 

[kcin94]

I agree - to a point - and that is what is supposed to make the system work.

But could he maybe have played the last 5 games?

The timing is highly suspicious and I don't think it is a first for TBL.

They had 5.7 million of LTIR left. He could have come back for the last 5 games and still been cap-complaint

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

They had 5.7 million of LTIR left. He could have come back for the last 5 games and still been cap-complaint

Yes, but not if Stamkos also comes off.

 

[Eyeseeing]

Tom Wilson is a good hockey player but a dirty sob
He had a nice goal tonight

 

[cbcwpg]

More solid hits in the Bos Wash game in one period than I’ve seen in the last 10 Jets games.

 

[AlphaLackey]

Tom Wilson is a good hockey player but a dirty sob
He had a nice goal tonight

Slava Voynov was also a very skilled hockey player, but a psychopath is still a psychopath.

 

[AlphaLackey]

Ovechkin is a great example of a player who plays with an edge, with passion, and occasionally goes a bit too far, but in a sane way, you know?

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

More solid hits in the Bos Wash game in one period than I’ve seen in the last 10 Jets games.

I just can't get past the CGI technology they're using to create fans in the stands. It looks so real.

 

[ps241]

Boston Washington is a joy to watch. Both teams playing with an edge but also playing great hockey. What a game!

 

[snowkiddin]

More solid hits in the Bos Wash game in one period than I’ve seen in the last 10 Jets games.

Both teams built for the playoffs.

I saw a Washington team who was playing dirty and trying to run Boston out of the building, but Boston was pushing back.

Should be a doozy of a series.

 

[Jets 31]

Boston Washington is a joy to watch. Both teams playing with an edge but also playing great hockey. What a game!

I absolutely hate how much the reffing changes come playoffs, how come it's not called like that during the regular season too ? It's just so different, not even close to the regular season.

 

[ps241]

I absolutely hate how much the reffing changes come playoffs, how come it's not called like that during the regular season too ? It's just so different, not even close to the regular season.

It’s a weird hockey culture thing.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

It’s a weird hockey culture thing.

Yes it is weird. It is also a little ridiculous.

It devalues skill and talent and showcases thuggery and intimidation. Where's the logic?

 

[ps241]

Yes it is weird. It is also a little ridiculous.

It devalues skill and talent and showcases thuggery and intimidation. Where's the logic?

NFL, Baseball, keep their rules the same even though intensity ratchets up. Basketball I don’t watch much but something seems off with the way the game is called.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

NFL, Baseball, keep their rules the same even though intensity ratchets up. Basketball I don’t watch much but something seems off with the way the game is called.

Its that hockey culture thing you identified. Its tradition. The refs all grew up in that culture, with that tradition and the league does nothing to change it. Just nuts, really.

Avoiding passing judgement on PO hockey, the rules should be the same in the regular season and the PO. Pick one set of rules and stick to it.

 

[ps241]

Its that hockey culture thing you identified. Its tradition. The refs all grew up in that culture, with that tradition and the league does nothing to change it. Just nuts, really.

Avoiding passing judgement on PO hockey, the rules should be the same in the regular season and the PO. Pick one set of rules and stick to it.

Yea I agree, pick one set of rules and stick to it. There is always going to be variance built in based on individual refs, the last thing the sport needs is to expect, and openly admit the game is called different in the playoffs.

 

[WaveRaven]

Well in my opinion the games should be called like the playoffs. They call way to many penalties in the regular season.

 

[Jet]

I'd be happy with any set of rules if they would actually call them consistently from game to game. Hell, start with within the the game and then go from there

 

[Neuf]

It's crazy that teams are supposed to be mild mannered, disciplined, and skilled in the regular season and then just explode in the post season lawlessness

 

[Jet]

It's crazy that teams are supposed to be mild mannered, disciplined, and skilled in the regular season and then just explode in the post season lawlessness

Imagine the douche canoe Tkachuks in the playoffs?

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

Yes it is weird. It is also a little ridiculous.

It devalues skill and talent and showcases thuggery and intimidation. Where's the logic?

I can't stand the regular season. Whistles blow over the tiniest of infractions. All it does is allow the soft players to pad their stats and earn bigger contracts than they deserve. The playoffs are about forcing players to fight through adversity to earn a championship. No guts, no glory.

Otherwise, they might as well just hand out a bunch of these and tell them they're all special.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

I can't stand the regular season. Whistles blow over the tiniest of infractions. All it does is allow the soft players to pad their stats and earn bigger contracts than they deserve. The playoffs are about forcing players to fight through adversity to earn a championship. No guts, no glory.

Otherwise, they might as well just hand out a bunch of these and tell them they're all special.

That's a point of view.

I feel exactly the opposite way. The lack of enforcement of the rules stifles skill and talent - skating, speed, passing, shooting, creativity, etc. It rewards mugging, tripping, hooking, cross-checking, etc. This debate is not about clean hitting, within the rules.

BUT, the most important thing is consistency. If the rules don't apply in the PO, then they shouldn't in the regular season either. Or vice-versa. Decide what the rules are and then enforce them - whatever they are.