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  1. As you can see, he was really thrilled to be chosen to be in the all star game. Hakstol seems to be a real dynamic man to be around too
  2. Well, SJ finally get their first win of the season. Not a pretty win, and some more accurate shots would have seen an easy Flyers victory, but a win nonetheless
  3. Blackwood doing a great job in net this game in general, even if this does turn out to be a Flyers goal EDIT: aaaand it is a Flyers goal. It was bound to happen some time this game
  4. Anyways, the Sharks did less terrible than I feared, actually ending the first period not only not giving up six goals but being ahead by one. It's a tenuous lead though, as the Flyers are outshooting them by a lot and they're bound to get some through eventually. It'll be an interesting one
  5. With facial hair like that I'm surprised Konecny isn't involved in more fights
  6. Well, this game is a must watch for me. Which will win out: the Sharks drive into the record books, or the Flyers ability to disappoint at just the right moments? I'm sure we're going to see some very fascinating flubs this game
  7. Part of me wishes they had this form when I visited SJ all those years ago, tickets costing as little as $7 sounds pretty nice even if they are terrible
  8. Looks like they're headed for the history books, worst open to a season ever
  9. The sharks are doing their best to make Calgary fans feel better about themselves
  10. Jokes about how great the Stanley Cup finals being at their home arena would be aside, yeah they do have the potential to pick up their game this season. There's a lot of underestimating the coyotes, so watching people's reaction if they make the playoffs would be interesting.
  11. Hmm, interesting. Karlsson certainly did well last year, but to me it seems he only stands out when the team around him is mediocre. It's clear the sharks want to look to the future but are unable to work out how they will do this. They wanted to dump an expensive contract but there seems to be little thought as to what to do then. "Idk... how about My Koffman?" Accompanied with some shrugs. He *could* do well at the pens, or he could spend four years kinda floating around like he did the first few years at SJ.
  12. NHL to end cause based jerseys next season I've always been lukewarm on the whole thing, especially since they tend to be worn during warm-ups instead of the game, which gives me a "who cares?" kind of response. It feels overly performative rather than having a point. Something vaguely related, the only one off jersey I've ever bought was several years ago, when my city's team had a Canada Day game where they wore special jerseys for the game. I bought one in an online auction and it felt good as it helped support a team that always needs more cash flow. I doubt I'll ever do the same for a very wealthy NHL side.
  13. Linkaroonie The Arizona Coyotes' plan to build a new arena in Tempe as part of a $2.1 billion entertainment district was rejected by voters on Tuesday, and the team said its future "will be evaluated by our owners and the National Hockey League" in the coming weeks. "The NHL is terribly disappointed by the results of the public referenda regarding the Coyotes' arena project in Tempe," league commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. "We are going to review with the Coyotes what the options might be going forward." The Coyotes were seeking to build a 16,000-seat arena and an entertainment district on city-owned land at Rio Salado Parkway and Priest Drive, at the west end of Tempe Town Lake. It's a 46-acre tract of land located roughly two miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. The total project cost was estimated at $2.1 billion, with at least $1.9 billion privately funded, and would have included two hotels, a 3,500-person theater and up to 1,995 residential units. The project also was expected to include a gambling component. Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo owns the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, and the Sahara Las Vegas. One of the team's rallying cries for the project was "Landfill to Landmark," as 1.5 million tons of trash would have been removed from the site at an estimated cost of $75 million. The Coyotes needed voters to approve Propositions 301, 302 and 303 on a special election ballot. Those ballots were mailed to voters on April 19 and were returned through May 9. In-person voting was held through Tuesday for ballots that were lost, spoiled or not received. Internally, the Coyotes had been optimistic about the vote entering Tuesday. When the initial returns had 56% of voters selecting "no" on the ballot for the three propositions, they acknowledged the voters had rejected the plan. "We are very disappointed Tempe voters did not approve Propositions 301, 302, and 303," Coyotes president and CEO Xavier A. Gutierrez said in a statement. "While we wanted a different outcome, we remain grateful to all those who volunteered their time and talent. What is next for the franchise will be evaluated by our owners and the National Hockey League over the coming weeks." The Tempe arena bid had some significant supporters. In November, the Tempe City Council unanimously approved the Coyotes' arena and entertainment district proposal. Four former Tempe mayors, as well as current Mayor Corey Woods, endorsed the bid. Bettman also threw the league's support behind it. "It's a private-funded project, and the club's prepared to execute a 30-year, non-relocation agreement. All the things that say this club wants to be here, and frankly, the NHL wants the club to be here," he said. Those who opposed the project cited everything from use of public funds to traffic congestion to the desire to develop the land in other ways. There were questions about Meruelo and the bitter split between the Coyotes and Glendale. The city of Phoenix also had pending litigation against the planned residential units in the district, claiming that violated the 1994 Intergovernmental Agreement on Noise Mitigation Flight Procedures. The Tempe vote is another twist in the Coyotes' journey in Arizona, where the franchise relocated from Winnipeg in 1996. There have been several ownership changes, including one infamous bankruptcy in 2009 that led to the NHL owning the team for some time. There were moments when relocation to Hamilton, Ontario; Winnipeg; and Seattle were close to happening. The team originally played in Phoenix but called Glendale home from 2003 through last season, when the city council did not renew its arena lease. The Coyotes turned their attention to Tempe, which was much closer to where most of the team's fans lived. While waiting on approval and construction of a permanent home in Tempe, the Coyotes relocated to Mullett Arena on the campus of Arizona State, sharing it with the Sun Devils' men's hockey program. The NHL team committed to play at Mullett Arena for three seasons with an option for a fourth. Mullett Arena seats around 5,000 fans for hockey, by far the NHL's smallest capacity. The team invested $19.7 million in add-ons to make the space NHL-ready, including NHL-quality locker rooms and training facilities. The Coyotes had a better home record (21-15-5) than road record (7-25-9) this season. The rejection of the Tempe arena plan leaves the franchise without any concrete options for a new NHL-sized facility in the state. There has been speculation about the Coyotes potentially relocating if the Tempe project failed, with Houston the most speculated-about potential destination. The fourth-largest marketing area in the U.S., Houston has a hockey-ready arena in Toyota Center. The Coyotes already play in the Central Division, home to the Dallas Stars. But Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta controls the facility, meaning any NHL team that plays there would be a tenant rather than reaping the benefits of its own building. Atlanta, Quebec City and Kansas City also have been mentioned as potential destinations for future NHL teams. Salt Lake City has created a lot of buzz, too, as Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith has met with Bettman within the past year. Smith owns Vivint Arena, which can seat around 14,000 fans for hockey. Hmm, things are going pear shape for Arizona. More so. Houston Astros a possible future?
  14. I don't think the Senators need another owner that makes everything about him. The best team owner to me is one who signs the cheques, lets the GM and Coach do their jobs, then collects the profits without trying to be the centre of attention. Who owns the Sharks? NFI. With Snoopy at the helm he'd make it all about his ego trip just like Melnyk did, and that would be pretty rubbish
  15. Article Fanatics will replace Adidas as the NHL's outfitter of on-ice uniforms and authentic jerseys beginning with the 2024-25 season, the league announced Tuesday. The deal runs 10 years. Financial terms were not disclosed. This marks the first time Fanatics branding will be directly on an official player uniform for a professional sports property. Fanatics has been an NHL retail partner for nearly two decades. It will remain the official manufacturer of a broad range of NHL apparel, including the replica jerseys that it has produced since 2017. Fanatics will also make the uniforms for all NHL on-ice officials beginning in 2024-25. "This expansion of our partnership with Fanatics is a reflection of our shared commitment to innovation, performance, and serving our players and fans," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. "Fanatics is a sports industry market leader and with its proven track-record in e-commerce and retail operations, licensed fan merchandise and performance gear, our players and fans should look forward to what Fanatics will bring to the best uniforms in all of sports." ESPN reported last July that Adidas had decided not to pursue an extension of its seven-year deal to make NHL jerseys. Fanatics chief executive officer Michael Rubin's companies have operated the NHL's e-commerce operation since 2005. Fanatics runs on-site retail stores in a handful of NHL arenas and for events like the NHL All-Star Game and the Winter Classic. It also operates an NHL flagship retail store in Manhattan, which opened in 2021. Since 2017, Fanatics has produced the "Breakaway," innovating the fan replica jersey's design by using more stain resistant fabrics and adding a foldable jersey logo crest for easier storage. Fanatics also has produced the NHL's Authentic Pro product line -- training apparel and headwear worn by NHL players, coaches and staff -- since 2018. "This is a natural evolution of our partnership with the NHL," Doug Mack, CEO of Fanatics Commerce, told ESPN. "I've said to our team that when we deliver big results for partners and we bring innovation to how they serve their fans, it earns us the right to do more together." While this is the first time Fanatics branding will be directly on an official player uniform, it's not the first time Fanatics has made game uniforms. "The Fanatics brand is fairly well known to fans, but we're often thought of as more of an e-commerce company," Mack said. "This isn't the first time we've done performance product, but this will be the most visible we've ever been in making that performance product." For example, Nike is the official outfitter of Major League Baseball, but Fanatics has made MLB's Nike-branded uniforms for all 30 teams since 2017, when it acquired Majestic. In total, Fanatics makes close to 100,000 MLB uniforms each season. Fanatics also makes authentic NFL jerseys that carry a Nike logo, which are sold online and in stores. NHL executive vice president of marketing Brian Jennings acknowledged that fans might only know Fanatics as a company that makes replica gear rather than game-worn jerseys, which could lead to challenges in perception about the league's new authentic jersey maker. "It's fair. I understand there may be, initially, some trepidation, but I do have a lot of confidence in the team at Fanatics," Jennings said. "I look back at the history with our locker room, at what they're doing with other leagues, and I do think that they will be able to do this." Jennings said part of that confidence is in how Fanatics is approaching the task. It has senior executives in place with experience launching game-worn jerseys at Reebok and Adidas. Fanatics also doesn't plan on reinventing the jersey -- at least initially. They'll use the same factory based in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, that Adidas did to produce its jerseys. The specs for the jerseys will be exactly the same. While there will be differences in some of the fabrics and materials, "it will be almost indiscernible" to the jerseys currently in use, said Jennings. The NHL indicated that the first significant changes to its on-ice jerseys could be in the 2026-27 season, when different fabric options and player safety innovations like protection against skate lacerations might be introduced. When the NHL knew Adidas was getting out of the hockey jersey business, Jennings said it surveyed the "competitive landscape" to see what else was out there. In short order, it became apparent that Fanatics offered something "very appealing" to the league as a jersey-maker, especially given its existing partnerships as an apparel maker and e-commerce retailer. "Each step of the way, you've just watched this increase in commitment to product, commitment to performance, commitment to design," Jennings told ESPN. "If you think the changes in retail were dramatic over the last five years, they're going to be even that much more dramatic in the next 10 years. And Fanatics, driven by Michael Rubin and his senor team, are definitely visionaries."
  16. Copy+pasting... Bob Stauffer, radio analyst for the Edmonton Oilers has said that the Oilers offer for Erik Karlsson would be their 2023 1st, defensemen Evan Bouchard, prospect Xavier Bourgault (as the 3 1sts) and two contracts, Tyson Barrie to balance out the numbers and another roster player. Also apparently they want as much as 40% salary retention by SJ which seems a little high, but likely a benchmark they plan on doing down from. Of course there's the issue of the no movement clause, they'd have to convince him to sign off on it
  17. https://www.espn.com.au/nhl/story/_/id/35265273/sources-nhl-considering-84-game-regular-season-schedule I'll just copy the important bit: The addition of two regular-season games would allow the NHL to keep its current schedule format, which sees every team visit every opponent at least once, while giving divisional rivals four games against each other every season. One theory is that the preseason schedule could be shortened to compensate for the additional games. Games against divisional rivals typically draw larger crowds and bigger audiences on national and local television. "They could play Calgary in Edmonton 10 times and sell them all out. It's crazy," said one NHL general manager. So yeah, possibly more rivalry games ahead. It's not that big a change, really.
  18. Ryan Reynolds expressing interest is a surprise. He already owns a soccer club in the National league so he's no stranger to owning teams. This will be interesting.
  19. Maybe! It depends on how good they are at negotiation. If it does happen the team would be worth more
  20. I'm proud to say I'm going to lodge an offer of one thousand dollars cash
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