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Maybe if Gallant kept Goofus around like in the old days he'd look better

That's... Unexpected. Especially the Deboer part

Does the NHL actually cover some of the cost of putting up these outdoor rinks or do they just expect the local government to subsidise them?

Merry Christmas to all, and for a more local addition to the thoughts put by OccamsRazor, I'm lifting a glass to all those volunteer firefighters battling fires all over the country. Australia has the biggest volunteer firefighting force in the world, and they're all working hard saving lives and property. This is a bad fire season, and they've been hard at work for a long time now. I know I wouldn't have the courage to face the hellscapes they have had to deal with.

Yep, apparently they'll be wearing them in 13 home games, because management at Buffalo aren't superstitious. The design itself seems... ehh, uninspired. I get what they're going for, but it just looks like a very stripey away jersey

Have they said what the drug was, or is that a secret?

Article Late Wednesday night the Golden Knights began trimming down by sending Erik Haula and his $2.75M cap hit to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for 22-year-old prospect Nicolas Roy and a conditional 2021 fifth-round pick.

Some lockout insurance for Karlsson in there

He's not worth that much.

As the DOPS explained, the responsibility for making sure a check is legal is the responsibility of the person executing the hit. He didn't make enough of an effort to do so, and there's no movement by the person being hit that would have made an otherwise legal hit into an illegal one

https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2019/05/23/d-j-smith-hired-as-new-ottawa-senators-head-coach/amp/ Apparently he spent four years being assistant coach at Toronto, and before that coached the Oshawa Generals. I'm not sure what to think of this, he seems likely he's capable, not sure whale happen with him

No announcement on a name, but the gear they've given out has been red-black, so probably that colour scheme

Two years, they're starting in the 21-22 season. Apparently that's how much time they need to finish the stadium

Nope, 2021 entry

I knew Bethesda ran the NHL

I voted for the jerks in seven, mostly because that's how I want it to end... though Boston will be quite the challenge.

I voted Sharks in six, though I wouldn't be surprised if it went to seven. This is a match up I've been looking forward to, it should prove to be entertaining

From the article I linked to

The big deal is apparently they're shocked that a musician who was famous in the 40s sang racist songs which, well, was the style at the time.

It's not because it's overstayed its welcome but because they took this long to take offence at the rest of her music library. Details here.

Florida and the Islanders both have attendance issues regardless of form (the Islanders is icing a fantastic team right now and the crowds haven't improved). I don't know much about Florida, but from what I gather the stadium is in a poor location in the suburbs. In Australia the Victorian teams *could* play in their (contractually) clean home stadiums in their home region but they end up playing in the more expensive MCG or Marvel Stadiums as they are in the city and people would actually turn up to them. However, it would take a lot of courage to try to push for a downtown arena for a team that has a lethargic fanbase (assuming there's the space for one; again I don't know much about Florida). That said, if they do move (which is unlikely), I want them to stay in the East. With Seattle entering the comp we finally have balanced conferences and my obsession with patterns and symmetricity... well, yeah.