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2016 Playoff Thread

Reading today that NHL playoff ratings in Canada have fallen off a cliff. Averaging around 500K when the average is usually 3 times that, even without the Leafs in the playoffs.

Hard to feel sorry for Rogers though. They better hope the Leafs makes the playoffs soon. Their saving grace is the Jays who are still producing monster regular season numbers.
 
LeafGm said:
Nobody's disputing that Nashville may be a "fun" place to visit or live.

I'm just a little confused by the attachment a Canadian who cheers for the Habs and lives in Canada seems to have for the place and its hockey team.
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Maybe he's really Mike Ribeiro?
 
PlayerToBeNamedLater said:
If they were only owned by Rogers it probably would. But Bell is involved and they are loving this (not Leafs missing playoffs, but Rogers' hockey ratings)
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Yeah, that's one of a few reasons not to be concerned. Another is that the length of Rogers' deal---it still has another ten years remaining in it---does allow them some leeway to think long-term.

I've also got confidence in Shanahan's ability to sell patience and his plan to the board, and doubt that Shanahan, Lamoriello or Babcock would tolerate any telecommunications executives butting in and dictating to them how they should go about building a winning hockey team. I'm sure those three are also well aware that there would be riots and bloodshed if Rogers attempted to force them out and replace them with another JFJ-esque sock-puppet.
 
This after Chicago partnered with You Can Play earlier, no discipline would be horrible PR for a team that's dealt with a lot already.
 
MyNameIsJonas said:
Shaw has probably played his last game as a Chicago Blackhawk.
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Yeah, that seems possible. Even without last night's stupidity, now's not a bad time for Chicago to dump Shaw. He's an arbitration-eligible RFA that's probably due a decent raise, and as usual, cap space will be at a premium in Chicago. Especially with Bickell still on the books, and susbstantial bonus money for Panarin rolling over into next year's cap.
 
corksens said:
Yawn. He said "faggit" in the heat of a scrum.

It's a gross word, but hardly suspension worthy...
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Yeah, giving the refs the fingers was worse imo. But it is 2016 so I'm sure someone was triggered and Shaw will have to pay for that.
 
corksens said:
Yawn. He said "faggit" in the heat of a scrum.

It's a gross word, but hardly suspension worthy...
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Kinda is when you're working with an LGBT group.

I'm more pissed about Letang getting nothing for a throat slash....Kadri would have gotten a couple games.
 
I'm not exactly a SJW, but I'm all for giving the anti-gay slurs the same treatment as racial slurs. In this day and age, there's no reason to continue tolerating them.

Even though, for "gay" in particular, I wish people in general went with Louis CK's definition of the word.
 
Metalleaf said:
Kinda is when you're working with an LGBT group.
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That should have zero effect on punishment. If they want to stop associating with him, that's there right, but it shouldn't be a discipline issue with the NHL.

I'm more pissed about Letang getting nothing for a throat slash....Kadri would have gotten a couple games.
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Yep
 
To be honest, I think he should be suspended a game for abuse of officials and fined for the slur. I'm not triggered but there is a time and place for saying things like that and that isn't on National Television.
 
LeafGm said:
Yeah, that seems possible. Even without last night's stupidity, now's not a bad time for Chicago to dump Shaw. He's an arbitration-eligible RFA that's probably due a decent raise, and as usual, cap space will be at a premium in Chicago. Especially with Bickell still on the books, and susbstantial bonus money for Panarin rolling over into next year's cap.
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Shaw would've been a casualty no matter what. He's going to land some Abdelkader lite deal in the 6/24 range. Hawks can't and wont do that.


Then they either need to trade Anisimov or Kruger or pay the pay whatever the cost is to get someone to take Bickell....going to be a gruesome offseason
 
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