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NHL ERA OT(2023-2024 Season): Someone Please SIGN Phil Kessel (or not, that's okay too)
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Helping themselves too by keeping that 5th draft lottery spot on lock
Absolutely disgusting that Mailloux is going to play in the NHL.
100!!
Yay McDavid. Glad he got it first. But it's gonna be cool to see Kucherov get it too. Crazy year for stats.
Yay McDavid. Glad he got it first. But it's gonna be cool to see Kucherov get it too. Crazy year for stats.
Haha. Basically. I don't follow the sharks at all, but it looks like the starter Cooley had only played 4 NHL games before, and after letting in 8 goals they swapped him out for a guy who's played 0 NHL games. Haha.
Romanov has been very solid so far though!
View: https://x.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1780224673113837903
Buffalo cleaned house. Wonder who the new coach will be. I always think Woodcroft should be a frontrunner.
Didn't clean house enough. Hopefully every assistant is let go when the new coach come sin.
I mean at what point is it not even the coach. The Hurricanes had to change ownership, GM, and Coach to change things around and get out of their drought.
Maybe I'm just dumb (highly likely) but I only just found out the Arizona/Utah situation would have Arizona retain the records and history/name of the Coyotes. Basically the Utah team (Yetis?) is being treated as an expansion franchise without an expansion draft, while the Coyotes are just suspended.
Which just furthers what I've been saying about giving the Winnipeg Jets their records back lol.
After reading that Athletic article I like the dealing Gary Bettman ultimately made. No public fight, drawn out legal situation or forcing a sale just a clean break and the owner walks away with a healthy profit (purchased at $300 million, gets a cool billion), while retaining AHL team and rights for 5 years. Which gives Alex Meruelo incentive to get the ball rolling on that arena sooner rather than later. I'm hoping that those right revert back to the NHL after 5 years so proper expansion/reactivation can happen eventually without a protracted legal fight Meruelo.
Looks like some of Utah's arena situation is banking on the 2032 Olympics but a much more acceptable situation compared to Arizona, that and Ryan Smith seems to be well liked in Utah. Also helps that Ryan Smith and company don't need to build everything from scratch although I figure there will be some job cuts due to redundancy and those unwilling to relocate.
Anyway, clean slate for the Yetis(?). Can bank on "first game" and "first season" buzz as a new franchise, while an eventual Coyotes reactivation and benefit from a "return" buzz based on their history. And you could do a lot worse in terms of relocation teams than Arizona who walk in with a ton of draft capital. It helps that the Utah team has so many draft picks coming in they might as well be an expansion franchise, arguably preferable to an expansion franchise.
Of all the ways the Coyotes situation could have played out, clean process overall.
Which just furthers what I've been saying about giving the Winnipeg Jets their records back lol.
After reading that Athletic article I like the dealing Gary Bettman ultimately made. No public fight, drawn out legal situation or forcing a sale just a clean break and the owner walks away with a healthy profit (purchased at $300 million, gets a cool billion), while retaining AHL team and rights for 5 years. Which gives Alex Meruelo incentive to get the ball rolling on that arena sooner rather than later. I'm hoping that those right revert back to the NHL after 5 years so proper expansion/reactivation can happen eventually without a protracted legal fight Meruelo.
Looks like some of Utah's arena situation is banking on the 2032 Olympics but a much more acceptable situation compared to Arizona, that and Ryan Smith seems to be well liked in Utah. Also helps that Ryan Smith and company don't need to build everything from scratch although I figure there will be some job cuts due to redundancy and those unwilling to relocate.
Anyway, clean slate for the Yetis(?). Can bank on "first game" and "first season" buzz as a new franchise, while an eventual Coyotes reactivation and benefit from a "return" buzz based on their history. And you could do a lot worse in terms of relocation teams than Arizona who walk in with a ton of draft capital. It helps that the Utah team has so many draft picks coming in they might as well be an expansion franchise, arguably preferable to an expansion franchise.
Of all the ways the Coyotes situation could have played out, clean process overall.
Matt Ellis and his "power play" need to hit the bricks immediately.
It's not going away away but yeah it all rides on this summer and if it lands, it's only paused for 2-3 seasons.
Murelo better put his money where his mouth is. I can't keep hoping Ishbia will save them.
The bigger issue is if he doesn't get any land within that time period how much is he going to gouge a team wanting the Coyotes IP? Or did the NHL have a provision where he has to sale it for a certain price if he doesn't get another team going.
It's contingent and he's giving up his spot on the board. He'll also have to qualify again to be allowed back on the board.
He owns nothing to sell.
Tortorella faced a similar situation in 2010 when he coached the Rangers, although he didn't have to pull the goalie. In the last game of the season they met the Flyers where the winners advanced to the playoffs. They lost 2-1 in a shoot out and Philly finished with 88 points to New Yorks 87 points.
Its ironic that he now coaches the same franchise that sent his team golfing that year.
Whatever happens its an insanely exciting end to the season.
I'm rooting for the Pens but I think Washington makes it.
I wonder who would be the right coach for the Sabres? Woodcroft or maybe Berube or Gallant? Would any of those three even want to coach in Buffalo?
Not putting Buffalo down in any way (I want them to end their miserable non-playoff streak) but you have to wonder how coaches with some sort of a track record view the organization.
Maybe Babcock? (I'm kidding).
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If you look at the resume alone, Babcock is probably a good fit for the Sabres. I'm pretty sure Ruff is happy to sit at home and collect money from the Devils but he wouldn't be a bad choice to return. Berube might be the pick. Between this and the Sens job I'd like to think Buffalo would front the cost for whoever they think is the best fit.
Tort heard the Wings scored and then just opted to fuck with them anyways.
Caufield has been playing great in the last bit of the season here..must be getting more healthy
Only solace I take is the Flyers are fucking inept and Torts is a bag of shit and maybe getting canned.
This Penguins team just has not had a goalie worth a shit since Matt Murray sold his soul to ether the Preds in 2017.
This Penguins team just has not had a goalie worth a shit since Matt Murray sold his soul to ether the Preds in 2017.
Honestly. Why not pull the goalie if you're the Leafs and try to get Matthews to 70? Just get it done and you don't play tomorrow.
Fuck Torts. Already eliminated and did it.
Never rooting for Philly again while he's still coaching that bum ass team.
Never rooting for Philly again while he's still coaching that bum ass team.