2017-2018 NHL Thread
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Guru Tugginmypuddah
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Frank E said:
Don't think she ever "left". I think she is some sort of independent contractor and goes around to whoever requires her services.
EDIT: Upon further investigation, looks like she is working with the Leafs, Lightning and Guelph Storm.
herman
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Guru Tugginmypuddah said:
Correct. Almost all of our skills-specific coaches are consultants as they have their own businesses/clientele. Dawn Braid, who like her friend Barb Underhill is a former figure skater and one of the first power skating consultants, works with the Flames and Coyotes. She formerly part-timed for the Leafs (among other teams), and was credited with re-building John Tavares' hitchy stride into what it is today while serving as the director of skating development with Athlete Training Centre (i.e. Wes Clark's father's company).
WhatIfGodWasALeaf
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Add to that the revelation that Bettman has asked GM?s to stop giving out contracts with lockout protection.
Gary is preparing leverage for his final lockout.
Gary is preparing leverage for his final lockout.
Kin
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princedpw said:
I don't think it would rise to the standard of collusion when, after looking over the last few days, teams are clearly not listening to him but enough hockey reporters I like have stated it as near-fact that I'm pretty sure it's true.
I think Bettman's smart enough to communicate the league's feelings on the matter without issuing actual directives.
Frank E
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Nik the Trik said:
Maybe, but the only guys that this sort of thing affects are the big income earner, who generally are in less of a hurry to get a deal done, given they've got giant piles of cash everywhere.
It's the lower income earners that tend to be unable to lose a year of income, and there are for more of them.
Kin
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http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/23976966/former-kings-d-man-slava-voynov-domestic-violence-case-dismissed
Looks like Voynov might get the chance to return to the NHL. Read the thing the whole way through though to see why he shouldn't ever be on a NHL team again.
Looks like Voynov might get the chance to return to the NHL. Read the thing the whole way through though to see why he shouldn't ever be on a NHL team again.
Yakupov's signed a 2-year deal in Russia:
https://twitter.com/TheDraftAnalyst/status/1014129924649742336
https://twitter.com/TheDraftAnalyst/status/1014129924649742336
Kin
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Sort of an interesting point made by Elliotte Friedman on the new 31 thoughts podcast. We've talked a lot about varying tax rates and how that might affect player decisions but something he said that may be a counter-balance to all that is that if a player signs what's maybe a below-market deal to have a higher take home in somewhere like Dallas or Miami, they're going to be more insistent on a full NTC/NMC situation so they don't then get dealt to a place where they'll pay higher taxes.
Being a Habs fan seems like so much fun right now:
https://twitter.com/AndrewBerkshire/status/1015260155586359298
https://twitter.com/AndrewBerkshire/status/1015260155586359298
Coco-puffs
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I think this is a better take regarding that hiring:
https://twitter.com/ArponBasu/status/1015261150592815104
https://twitter.com/ArponBasu/status/1015261150592815104
