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herman said:I?m putting in an early vote for Frasier to be the mascot of the new Seattle team.
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:herman said:I?m putting in an early vote for Frasier to be the mascot of the new Seattle team.
Bettman essentially flipped off Quebec.
herman said:https://twitter.com/emilymkaplan/status/939169981098577922
That's at least a free Matt Martin for the Leafs, but I don't see him being protected at the Expansion Draft this time around.
Coco-puffs said:herman said:https://twitter.com/emilymkaplan/status/939169981098577922
That's at least a free Matt Martin for the Leafs, but I don't see him being protected at the Expansion Draft this time around.
2020-2021 is when Key Arena would be ready. Expansion draft would happen a few days before his contract expires.
Considering he'd be a free agent in 2020-2021 (unless re-signed), we probably don't have to worry about the Leafs going and protecting him instead of a Leipsic
herman said:Coco-puffs said:herman said:https://twitter.com/emilymkaplan/status/939169981098577922
That's at least a free Matt Martin for the Leafs, but I don't see him being protected at the Expansion Draft this time around.
2020-2021 is when Key Arena would be ready. Expansion draft would happen a few days before his contract expires.
Considering he'd be a free agent in 2020-2021 (unless re-signed), we probably don't have to worry about the Leafs going and protecting him instead of a Leipsic
Ah, even more unlikely than I expected!
We're very likely going to lose a good player at that expansion draft (better than Leipsic). Assuming a similar set of rules, it could be one of our nice goalies (assuming Sparks and Pickard are in the fold, or even Andersen with a year left), or more likely one of our middle depth forwards we don't have the space to protect (Johnsson, Kapanen, *Gauthier*).
Frank E said:Some interesting developments this season so far...https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/standings#/league
1. Winnipeg finally getting somewhere, I thought thought that roster was too good for the results they showed last season.
2. Teams I thought would have a better result: Edmonton, Buffalo, Chicago, Minnesota, and Florida.
3. Teams I thought would have a worse result: LA (!), NJD, and certainly Vegas.
herman said:Frank E said:Some interesting developments this season so far...https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/standings#/league
1. Winnipeg finally getting somewhere, I thought thought that roster was too good for the results they showed last season.
2. Teams I thought would have a better result: Edmonton, Buffalo, Chicago, Minnesota, and Florida.
3. Teams I thought would have a worse result: LA (!), NJD, and certainly Vegas.
1. They have a goaltender now!
3. Did you know that if you added underscores around the exclamation point, you'd have a butt emoji. True story. Try it for yourself.
herman said:And lo! from thence forth, the collective intelligence and maturity of the TMLfans.ca forum grew to levels beyond imagining. It had truly become the happiest and smartest place on the internet.
Andy said:Thanks Herman! I zinged Frank good huh!
While profitable, the Flames lose ground on all 30 NHL rivals every day they stay in the 34-year-old Saddledome where the team has maxed out the revenue it can generate.
The team can?t possibly continue to play there long-term.
Mayor Naheed Nenshi, whose attitude has proven to be the biggest impediment to having meaningful negotiations on the possibility of a much-needed new venue, is here for at least another four years.
The Flames will decide on their future long before then.
The mayor needs to find a way to be the bigger man by coming up with a way to get the Flames back to the negotiating table to build something the city will eventually have to build (with or without the Flames in town).
His ego likely won?t allow that.
CarltonTheBear said:God, this is such an embarrassing article. It's amazing that Francis sees what a disaster an Olympic bid would be (he calls the IOC the "fraudulent five-ring circus"), but is completely fine with carrying water for the Flames owner.
WhatIfGodWasALeaf said:I still can't fathom how any right-minded tax-paying adult can think that giving public money to pro sports teams for a fresh new arena could be a good idea.
At a push, I could see them offering some type of loan to the team to entice them to stay, but flat out giving them 1/3 to 1/2 of the funds is a completely preposterous idea.
What's to blame?
Is it the public school systems in North America that are churning out people who are incapable of understanding what is in their own best interests?