LeafOfFaith
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And this thing doesn't send any viruses your way?Just bookmark nhl66.ir
And this thing doesn't send any viruses your way?Just bookmark nhl66.ir
Just bookmark nhl66.ir
We've done that every single game we've played Ottawa, just hack and slash like it was Diablo 2 circa 2000.I watched OT and counted 3 penalties on Stutzle in one shift. Just hacking at him with one hand and no call
Nah, but if you're worried about such things use firefox and load up the script blockers and such.And this thing doesn't send any viruses your way?
We've done that every single game we've played Ottawa, just hack and slash like it was Diablo 2 circa 2000.
Yeah, it's a nice cash grab.the remaster comes out this year
I almost don't want to tell anyone about it. It's excellent. It does have lag issues but not as much this year as last.It's even flawless on mobile.
Yeah, it's a nice cash grab.
I think it's actually a matter of different time frames...
GMs don't necessarily have any assurance they'll be around for long; so they might not care about how the contract ages.
They measure success year over year...and frankly, some short sighted and impatient owners do as well.
The smart owners are like Jeff Bezos of Amazon...he gives no fuks about next quarter's earnings, he's thinking 5 years beyond.
Is it dumb gm’s or the owner forcing moves to be made
Good post but Bezos doesn’t have a cap to work with and isn’t afraid to lose his job
I think this is mostly true, but what I've wondered (and we'll never really know outside of rumors/speculation) is how much meddling the owners do. Due to the nature of how close some franchises are to the profit/loss margin, I believe that there are always a few owners that mandate making the playoffs no matter what. Ron Hextall was building up the Flyers slowly and when they wanted to speed things up, Hextall said no and got fired.Dumb GM's
I think the root cause is kind of split between two things:
1) It's easy for us to sit back and take a long term view of things. We know that signing a mediocre (or worse) 30-31 yr old UFA to a 5 year contract is a fucking mistake. But the GM himself is thinking far more short term than that. He currently holds one of the very few 7 figure management jobs in hockey and if he has a mandate to compete, make the playoffs (a lot of owners want that sweet playoff revenue. Even just one round can be the difference between losing money and making money on the year), etc...then that's what he's trying to do. If he sees a hole in his middle 6 that can be filled by 30 yr old David Backes, but Backes wants 6 years...that's a problem for later right? This year it might help make the playoffs, maybe win a round, and create a few more years of 7 figure job security. It's really hard to look beyond your own bank account, especially if the boss isn't willing to be patient.
2) There are a lot of legacy hockey people around that still value the wrong things. If you run around throwing hits, you've got "jam" and you "play the right way" results be damned. If you chase the puck around in your end but throw cross-checks into the kidneys in front of the net you're "hard to play against". If you're willing to block shots with your face, you're a leader, warrior, etc. Just look at that list of questionable as **** contracts. Pull up capfriendly and look at most of the worst contracts on the books around the league, most of them are that guy or stars that age poorly.
that’s my point — most GMs aren’t given 5 yr windows so part of their moves are fear based
or...sometimes the team exceeds expectations in year 2 (due to luck) so a new plan is hastily jotted on a napkin based on unfounded optimism and the careful 5 yr plan is forgotten
TL;DR short term emotions often get in the way of logic
They gotta stop signing late 20's wingers to crazy deals.I'd probably laugh hysterically if Buffalo re-signed Hall to a long-term deal.
Buffalo would be even more fucked than my Habs would be if they did that.
The best thing that could happen for the league is for Dubas to win a cup.
Then the rest will finally follow.
Julien BriseBois already won a Cup, tho.
I'd agree but then you'd benefit from the cup win so on second replay I'm overturning that agreement.The best thing that could happen for the league is for Dubas to win a cup.
Then the rest will finally follow.