Miscellaneous NHL Discussion LXVIII: Post Free Agent Frenzy

[deadhead]

Can’t wait til this is brought to the NHL...it wasn’t an impressive feat when 52% of the league made the playoffs. It will be super not impressive when 72% make it.

Actually it's fine in the AHL, where the primary goal isn't a championship, playoffs become a "second season" extending deep enough to give college and CHL players who go pro or on ATOs enough games to get a better read on them, and by eliminating clearly bad teams, improves the level of competition.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Actually it's fine in the AHL, where the primary goal isn't a championship, playoffs become a "second season" extending deep enough to give college and CHL players who go pro or on ATOs enough games to get a better read on them, and by eliminating clearly bad teams, improves the level of competition.

I don’t believe I said anything about the AHL.

 

[DancingPanther]

I don’t believe I said anything about the AHL.

Didn't save you from the diatribe did it

 

[Strawberry Fields]

When you're a season ticket holder for an AHL team like yours truly, particularly one that you've watched win three championships in the last 15 years, then championships are 100% the goal, lmao

 

[deadhead]

When you're a season ticket holder for an AHL team like yours truly, particularly one that you've watched win three championships in the last 15 years, then championships are 100% the goal, lmao

But not for the NHL team that controls the AHL franchise.

Player development is their priority, and even for fans, the lure of minor league hockey or baseball is as much seeing the "stars of tomorrow" before they're household names.

 

[freakydallas13]

Is the AHL even real?

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Is the AHL even real?

its no Quackverse...

 

[Beef Invictus]

Actually it's fine in the AHL, where the primary goal isn't a championship, playoffs become a "second season" extending deep enough to give college and CHL players who go pro or on ATOs enough games to get a better read on them, and by eliminating clearly bad teams, improves the level of competition.

I think the primary goal here is giving more teams a shot at playoff revenue to recover from the what-have-you that we've been having.

Which I suspect must have the NHL discussing playoff format expansion as well.

 

[DancingPanther]

Imagine thinking this isn't a money grab

 

[deadhead]

It may increase revenues, but at the AHL level, tehre's little real impact.

At the NHL level it's a different matter, watering down the playoffs makes the regular season less relevant, which then hurts regular season ticket sales and revenues and TV ratings.

 

[DancingPanther]

It may increase revenues, but at the AHL level, tehre's little real impact.

At the NHL level it's a different matter, watering down the playoffs makes the regular season less relevant, which then hurts regular season ticket sales and revenues and TV ratings.

 

[FLYguy3911]

 

[BernieParent]

I think the primary goal here is giving more teams a shot at playoff revenue to recover from the what-have-you that we've been having.

Which I suspect must have the NHL discussing playoff format expansion as well.

I expect them to go to an Everyone-but-Buffalo format in 2022-23.

 

[Curufinwe]

 

[DancingPanther]

That's insane value, woah

We have Fisto at that value basically so there's that for you

 

[deadhead]

That's insane value, woah

We have Fisto at that value basically so there's that for you

Does set a ceiling for a Sanheim deal.

 

[TheKingPin]

Go for the 8 year deal Travis!

 

[FLYguy3911]

Pelech’s hairline suggests he won’t age well into his 30s but they should get plenty of value for the rest of his 20s.

 

[dragonoffrost]

Does set a ceiling for a Sanheim deal.

LOL Ceiling?

Travis's camp is going to say he got this Travis gets more...

 

[FLYguy3911]

Imagine this offer when you just saw what Pelech signed for.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Imagine this offer when you just saw what Pelech signed for.

It’s even worse than expected. Holland is out of his mind.

 

[JABEE]

Imagine this offer when you just saw what Pelech signed for.

I feel like this is insane. It's buying off UFA years, but why?

 

[deadhead]

Imagine this offer when you just saw what Pelech signed for.

Makes Provorov's contract look pretty good.

 

[JABEE]

The other thing is his best season was a shortened season where they played exclusively against maybe the worst division in hockey.

 

[BritainStix]

Would be really interesting to see Sanheims Fresh sheet.

That Nurse contract is a travesty.