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2014-2015 NHL Thread

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CarltonTheBear said:
Bullfrog said:
Stickytape said:
Please tell me that picture was taken either 30 minutes before, or after the game.
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The fact Buffalo is under 7' of snow probably has something to do with it.
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It was actually because Neuvirth injured himself in the 1st period and the Sabres needed a back-up goalie for the rest of the game just in case something happened to Enroth. So they threw some pads on Irbe who is their goaltending coach. It's a common practice really in situations like that. Same thing happened a few weeks ago with the Ducks so they had 45-year old Dwayne Roloson, their goalie consultant, suit up.

It was Patrick Kaleta who actually couldn't make it to the game because he was snowed in.
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I suspect the original question was with regards to the sparse attendance in the background.
 
Bullfrog said:
That's down right crappy.

It must be relatively easy to take advantage of very young, wealthy pro players.
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You definitely don't expect it to be the guys parents doing the exploiting though.
 
There has been stories about JJ's parents being those uber bad hockey parents for a looong time - particularly the father.
 
Sucks that it happened to him I guess, but whatever.

Kessel has a reputation for being disliked by teammates wherever he's played. Jack Johnson, 2nd overall in last year's draft, called him "a dirtbag" during one of his combine interviews.
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I know a guy who is a fairly high level financial planning agent for one of the top banks here in the U.S. and he says that the majority of pro athletes he deals with are being screwed over by one or both parents, either by deliberate mismanagement or a complete lack of understanding or willingness to protect their kids financial future.
 
Not surprising. You take a family with a household income of $60K and then have a 22 year old son making $2M+ a year and it's a recipe for disaster without proper guidance.

I know a guy who won $3.3M in the lottery and was essentially bankrupt a couple of years later. It's surprisingly easy.

I wouldn't have a clue what to do with a couple of million dollars. Though at 36 years old, I know enough that I'd be hiring a competent financial advisor.

 
Some parents see their children as beasts of burden, too. They raise their kids, push them towards success, and then expect to reap the rewards. Happens a lot with child actors, and I don't see why athletes would be any different. So sad.
 
Bullfrog said:
Not surprising. You take a family with a household income of $60K and then have a 22 year old son making $2M+ a year and it's a recipe for disaster without proper guidance.

I know a guy who won $3.3M in the lottery and was essentially bankrupt a couple of years later. It's surprisingly easy.

I wouldn't have a clue what to do with a couple of million dollars. Though at 36 years old, I know enough that I'd be hiring a competent financial advisor.
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But it's not like his money was mismanaged. His money seems to have been essentially stolen from him by people he should have been able to trust. I come from fairly humble roots but I'm pretty confident that my parents wouldn't do this to me even if I did trust them with my finances
 
Nik the Trik said:
Bullfrog said:
Not surprising. You take a family with a household income of $60K and then have a 22 year old son making $2M+ a year and it's a recipe for disaster without proper guidance.

I know a guy who won $3.3M in the lottery and was essentially bankrupt a couple of years later. It's surprisingly easy.

I wouldn't have a clue what to do with a couple of million dollars. Though at 36 years old, I know enough that I'd be hiring a competent financial advisor.
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But it's not like his money was mismanaged. His money seems to have been essentially stolen from him by people he should have been able to trust. I come from fairly humble roots but I'm pretty confident that my parents wouldn't do this to me even if I did trust them with my finances
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Wasn't the problem that it was mismanaged?  One way or another...
 
Erndog said:
Wasn't the problem that it was mismanaged?  One way or another...
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Sure, to the extent that he never should have signed over power of attorney. But, you know, the biggest mistake he seems to have made was trusting his parents not to rob him blind which seems like something most people would assume.
 
Nik the Trik said:
Erndog said:
Wasn't the problem that it was mismanaged?  One way or another...
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Sure, to the extent that he never should have signed over power of attorney. But, you know, the biggest mistake he seems to have made was trusting his parents not to rob him blind which seems like something most people would assume.
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Based on anecdotal evidence of course, it's surprisingly common in one form or another though.
 
Down goes Lucic vs Blue Jacket's Prout.

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CarltonTheBear said:
Nik the Trik said:
Lucic doesn't have his gloves off.
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Anybody else in the league and I might sympathize. Lucic was the one who went after him too.
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I really meant more "that wasn't really a fight" than "I feel bad for Lucic".
 
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