2016-2017 NHL Thread
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Big changes being recommended by the Competition Committee (via Elliotte Friedman):
I hate this league sometimes.
On Saturday night Kypreos reported that they'd be discussing the offside reviews, and the fact that there are an estimated EIGHTY (80!) slashes per game that don't get called. They apparently decided both aren't issues worth dealing with.
I hate this league sometimes.
On Saturday night Kypreos reported that they'd be discussing the offside reviews, and the fact that there are an estimated EIGHTY (80!) slashes per game that don't get called. They apparently decided both aren't issues worth dealing with.
TSN's list of the Top-30 Free Agents this year isn't very pretty: http://www.tsn.ca/three-caps-and-a-hab-top-tsn-s-free-agent-frenzy-list-1.771863
How bad is it this year? Jared Cowen made the list.
How bad is it this year? Jared Cowen made the list.
Nik the Trik said:
I'm still not convinced #27 is a real person.
Nik the Trik said:
I don't know how you fix it either to be honest without a never-ending parade to the box like you said (although I do think that if you start calling them early in a game/season it probably will stop/limit slashes later in the game/season), but it's weird to see them identify the problem exactly and just not do anything.
I don't remember if I posted this when the Crosby thing happened, but this is Johhny Gaudreau getting slashed 21 times in the hands area in a game against Minnesota this season. He was out 2 weeks with a fractured finger after this:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu0cI1B_0MY[/youtube]
None of those were penalized, despite most of them falling under the rule against slashing: "Any forceful or powerful chop with the stick on an opponent's body, the opponent's stick, or on or near the opponent's hands that, in the judgment of the Referee, is not an attempt to play the puck, shall be penalized as slashing." We have teams specifically using measures they know are illegal to shut down opposing players because they also know they aren't getting called for it. If one of those gets called in the 1st period that rush to slash him probably slows down.
bustaheims
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CarltonTheBear said:
I imagine they came to the same conclusion we did, and felt there wasn't really a good way to institute a rule change or new rule to address it. There will probably a suggestion to the refs that they call it a little tighter, but, since it doesn't require a change to the rules, it's not part of the recommendations.
bustaheims
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CarltonTheBear said:
Looking forward to the 8 hours of coverage they'll have to spend discussion how Mike Condon is still available.
Well, this worked for Edmonton. Let's see if Calgary falls for it too.
Oh god he also said this:
Add that tweet to the lawsuit.
These are all from some Q&A session at a luncheon in Calgary today.
Add that tweet to the lawsuit.
These are all from some Q&A session at a luncheon in Calgary today.
L K
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Ignoring the evidence on concussions is absurd. The NHL is quite disgusting at this point in time. There is no disputable evidence that head trauma is associated with concussions. The fact that Bettman/the owners/their lawyers are still playing this game is not good.
As for the arena ultimatums. I hope Calgary stands strong.
As for the arena ultimatums. I hope Calgary stands strong.
