The_Admiral Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Hey, someone has to finish third in this division. If they win their Nashville/Dallas games, there's no reason they can't do it. They still won't be any damn good, but they can do it. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 2012: Owners lockout players to get control over escalating salaries2013: Owners overpay wildly for marginal playersOITGDNHL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanMcD29 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Hey, someone has to finish third in this division. If they win their Nashville/Dallas games, there's no reason they can't do it. They still won't be any damn good, but they can do it.I would feel like the Central is "Chicago, then a gap to Minnesota and St. Louis, then a gigantic gap to everyone else" Twitter: @RyanMcD29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 2012: Owners lockout players to get control over escalating salaries2013: Owners overpay wildly for marginal playersOITGDNHLThat happens in every sport. "Getting control over salaries" is code for "taking a bigger cut of the profit." POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Hey, someone has to finish third in this division. If they win their Nashville/Dallas games, there's no reason they can't do it. They still won't be any damn good, but they can do it.I would feel like the Central is "Chicago, then a gap to Minnesota and St. Louis, then a gigantic gap to everyone else"Chicago and St. Louis battling for first (I don't trust such a huge rookie influx for the Hawks, while the Blues are still solid and will improve with Paajarvi), then everyone else. The Wild were bad last year and arguably got worse; it seems like the whole Mike Yeo thing just doesn't work over the course of a year. They could finish third. So could the Jets. From there, look out below. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbadefense1990 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Yeah, but it's a way more fun all-star game with more teams and better looking uniforms.just for grins, here's a picture of Shane Doan with the worst trophy in the history of sports. Did anyone actually care for the World Cup of Hockey? The only reference brought upon me by it was through EA's NHL 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Hey, someone has to finish third in this division. If they win their Nashville/Dallas games, there's no reason they can't do it. They still won't be any damn good, but they can do it.I would feel like the Central is "Chicago, then a gap to Minnesota and St. Louis, then a gigantic gap to everyone else"Chicago and St. Louis battling for first (I don't trust such a huge rookie influx for the Hawks, while the Blues are still solid and will improve with Paajarvi), then everyone else. The Wild were bad last year and arguably got worse; it seems like the whole Mike Yeo thing just doesn't work over the course of a year. They could finish third. So could the Jets. From there, look out below.It seems like the entire Western conference is inevitably going to have some undeserving teams in the playoffs. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 2012: Owners lockout players to get control over escalating salaries2013: Owners overpay wildly for marginal playersOITGDNHLThat happens in every sport. "Getting control over salaries" is code for "taking a bigger cut of the profit."Nobody locks out quite like the NHL, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 The NHL is run like a screwy banana republic www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Fielding Mellish would be a better commisioner than the Count.It seems like the entire Western conference is inevitably going to have some undeserving teams in the playoffs.Yeah, for all the talk about how the Western Conference is "tough," it's not very good. But it's tough. Let 'em know you're there!Come to think of it, the Eastern Conference isn't very good, either. The Capitals have dick-tripped into the playoffs two years in a row with bad teams. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 2012: Owners lockout players to get control over escalating salaries2013: Owners overpay wildly for marginal playersOITGDNHLThat happens in every sport. "Getting control over salaries" is code for "taking a bigger cut of the profit."Nobody locks out quite like the NHL, though.Yeah, three work stoppages under the current regime. This goes beyond "greedy owners," though that's certainly in play. There's a fair bit of incompetence here you just don't see among the rest of the "big four." PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Pavelski gets 30 over 5 from the Sharks, taking him through his age 34 season with a ton of money. Wherein "you" is "7th place" ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Four weeks after passing on their offer to buy and move the Coyotes for $220 million, the NHL is reportedly in negotiations to award an expansion franchise to Seattle for the 2014-15 season for $275 million. Way to work the long con, Gary! On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Four weeks after passing on their offer to buy and move the Coyotes for $220 million, the NHL is reportedly in negotiations to award an expansion franchise to Seattle for the 2014-15 season for $275 million. Way to work the long con, Gary! Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Bunky Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 If the NHL was a beer, it'd be Natty Light. Watered down garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcan'tseeme Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Does this mean a 31 team league if it goes through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 The league's not exactly afraid of unbalanced schedules so sure why not PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island_Style Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 If the NHL was a beer, it'd be Natty Light. Watered down garbage.And a lot of people who don't care about quality drinks it. They just want to get drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Four weeks after passing on their offer to buy and move the Coyotes for $220 million, the NHL is reportedly in negotiations to award an expansion franchise to Seattle for the 2014-15 season for $275 million. Way to work the long con, Gary!On the positive, we already have the first chapter of OITGDNHL 2: "Supersonic Death: The short life of the Seattle Totems" On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Scott Gomez found work (Panthers). PotD May 11th, 2011looooooogodud: June 7th 2010 - July 5th 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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