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Around the League 2019-2024 Edition

Who the fuck is that guy in the video anyway? It's like watching the Canadian version of Regis and Kathy Lee and hearing Reg rant about the Leafs. Like, why the fuck am I listening to this windbag? I watched that video for 10 seconds before having to stop it.
 
blkngldbabe said:
So if whining doesn’t lead to winning, does keeping your mouth shut cement a trophy? 🤷‍♀️ I’m sorry but I don’t follow how it changes things.
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More peaceful losing. Less aggravation, less bullshit.

Karma.

Just because one thing isn't doesn't mean the opposite is, that's faulty logic.

The fact WeHave agreed with you should be telling. I think Axl is day drinking.
 
CH1 said:
TL;DR winning draft lottery is a curse
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Seems to be kind of a monkey’s paw type situation.

Though from a Leaf perspective, at least Patrik Laine has won fuck all. And that seems extremely unlikely to change anytime soon.
 
And really I don't see how you can say that about Florida either. Presidents trophy winners the year before and stumbled out of the gate getting used to the new guys via trade.

That Florida team ran out of gas but that was not the definition of Cinderella.
 
It can also be argued that there will be upticks after exposure but it's a slow process. Neither team is Arizona.
 
Habsy said:
And really I don't see how you can say that about Florida either. Presidents trophy winners the year before and stumbled our if the gate getting used to the new guys via trade.

That Florida team ran out of gas but that was not the definition of Cinderella.
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Yeah good case for Florida not being a cinderella run either. Clearly not the favorites coming out of the east but obviously a team that got very unlucky for most of the year and had shit goaltending. Both teams are very good. But Vegas in particular was probably the #1 team in the west heading into the playoffs.
 
My point was last year, in a very rare situation for the NHL, the 2 most talented teams met in the finals. That's good for the NHL. It happens much more frequently in other sports. This was back to the norm.
Considering who Florida beat in the first round I'd call them a cinderella team. They also made so many changes in the offseason (Not in terms of # of players, but in terms of players that played big minutes for them).
NHL's entire system is set-up for fake parity. I think fans are more drawn to powerhouses in the finals. The referring is so atrocious. But it leads to "Surprises" in the NHL that I guess excite fans for a few minutes but doesn't excite them enough to tune in.
There's no pressure to call the rules in the playoffs since people who run the NHL are obsessed with parity.
 
JackBurton said:
My point was last year, in a very rare situation for the NHL, the 2 most talented teams met in the finals. That's good for the NHL. It happens much more frequently in other sports. This was back to the norm.
Considering who Florida beat in the first round I'd call them a cinderella team. They also made so many changes in the offseason (Not in terms of # of players, but in terms of players that played big minutes for them).
NHL's entire system is set-up for fake parity. I think fans are more drawn to powerhouses in the finals. The referring is so atrocious. But it leads to "Surprises" in the NHL that I guess excite fans for a few minutes but doesn't excite them enough to tune in.
There's no pressure to call the rules in the playoffs since people who run the NHL are obsessed with parity.
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Still not Cinderella. Maybe one of the wicked stepsisters made it to the ball but not Cinderella.
 
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