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2020-2021 NHL Thread

https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1355286286370799618

I wonder how the league determines cancellations. Vegas is getting two games rescheduled because 3 coaches and 1 player (Pietrangelo) are on the Covid list. Carolina played a game yesterday when 5 of their players were unavailable because of protocols, including Teravainen and Slavin.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1355286286370799618

I wonder how the league determines cancellations. Vegas is getting two games rescheduled because 3 coaches and 1 player (Pietrangelo) are on the Covid list. Carolina played a game yesterday when 5 of their players were unavailable because of protocols, including Teravainen and Slavin.
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May depend on which players? We?ve had a football (soccer) match here postponed tomorrow as one of the clubs 3 goalies are all tested positive/isolating so it being a specialist position caused the postponement. If it had been 3 standard outfield players wouldn?t have been a problem.
 
https://twitter.com/nhl/status/1355517391019630600

12 games today, after just 1 yesterday. And 8 of them start at the exact same time. This is why I don't have much faith in the NHL realizing how much people like this more regional schedule. One of the best things about the RTP in the summer was having games staggered all day, and they learned nothing from that.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
https://twitter.com/nhl/status/1355517391019630600

12 games today, after just 1 yesterday. And 8 of them start at the exact same time. This is why I don't have much faith in the NHL realizing how much people like this more regional schedule. One of the best things about the RTP in the summer was having games staggered all day, and they learned nothing from that.
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Maybe I'm wrong, but for a lot of casual fans in the US, if their local team is playing at 2pm, hockey is competing with other non-tv related things in the daylight hours, and folks aren't watching out of market sports at prime time over Netflix/non sports options.

In Canada, I could certainly see the benefit as we're way more captive audience due to lockdowns that the US really isn't in or isn't taking seriously.
 
I don't know. I always thought that one of the problems they had with hockey in the states is they never tried to do what they do with Football on Sundays where there's a day where you knew your team was playing and also that you could also then watch other games after it.

Sure, a casual fan in Philadelphia might not be into a St. Louis/Colorado game but I think that's partly a function of the fact that the NHL doesn't really give their fans a good shot at developing that interest with consistent programming.

But, then again, with the way the sport is right now where there's as much parity as there is and with an already regional fan base, I don't care about a St. Louis/Colorado game either, to say nothing of, like, Tampa/Carolina.
 
https://twitter.com/EricEngels/status/1355717507676581896

vs.

https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1355715011046494212

Darren Ferris seems like a fun agent.
 
I?m gonna say the agent is more likely being truthful here. Why would you publicly say a player you represent wants out unless they actually want out? Seems like an easy to lose clients and the trust of any GMs you need to work with.

Bergevin needs to protect his bargaining position as much as possible. Also, I can never take a GM at face value for this kinda stuff.
 
There was a report that Rutherford had a deal worked out with a north division team before he resigned.

Maybe it was Mete.
 
I don't see Bergevin trading him. Mete's one injury away from getting playing time and Montreal's defence depth after him isn't great. They'll need him this season. Mete doesn't exactly have a lot of power here, it's not like he can threaten to sit out.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
https://twitter.com/EricEngels/status/1355717507676581896

vs.

https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1355715011046494212

Darren Ferris seems like a fun agent.
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So they're trading Mete to the Penguins
 
CarltonTheBear said:
I don't see Bergevin trading him. Mete's one injury away from getting playing time and Montreal's defence depth after him isn't great. They'll need him this season. Mete doesn't exactly have a lot of power here, it's not like he can threaten to sit out.
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I don?t see it, either. At least, not unless there?s a young defenceman of similar quality coming back or maybe as part of a deadline deal.
 
I get that he?s not exactly the most well liked (or likeable) guy, but he?s a talented RHD. The Rags must be looking to cut bait, otherwise I have a hard time believing they couldn?t find a trade partner.
 
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