Around the League 2019-2024 Edition

[zeke]

The world is out to get you.

Keep it on the down low.

the obsession is adorbs.

 

[Habsy]

the obsession is adorbs.

I meant the Leafs you narcissistic soulless ginger

 

[zeke]

I meant the Leafs you narcissistic soulless ginger

So did I

 

[Habsy]

So did I

Oh, then I meant you you modest soulless ginger

 

[hockeylover]

lol, this league.

 

[Habsy]

More like lol lawyers.

 

[axlsalinger]

meh, it's typical lawyerspeak

 

[hockeylover]

Would've thought they'd quietly settle and make this go away rather than go in attack mode while everyone watches.

 

[CH1]

That Suzuki long term deal is a friggin steal — 80 point pacerooni

 

[BG]

That Suzuki long term deal is a friggin steal — 80 point pacerooni

Damn-it, there goes my Zu-Sucki jersey idea.

 

[CH1]

Damn-it, there goes my Zu-Sucki jersey idea.

it could still be a big seller in certain markets

 

[zeke]

Go Habs go!

 

[blkngldbabe]

it’s not in this case, the montage featured plenty of momentous, skilled driven highlights

I’d wager if there was a cup winning goal in that montage (from when color TV was the norm) there would be huge cheers for that instead. Just a guess though.

 

[Habsy]

Go Habs go!

Calgary is a team full of baby back bitches.

 

[JackBurton]

This idea a superstar needs to "Score Less" is so fucking stupid. McDavid needs a supporting cast, which this year he has a better one. Only in hockey do we hear this horseshit. His entire career the team has been dog shit once he left the ice.

 

[TimHorton]

This idea a superstar needs to "Score Less" is so fucking stupid. McDavid needs a supporting cast, which this year he has a better one. Only in hockey do we hear this horseshit. His entire career the team has been dog shit once he left the ice.

Just call the game the same in the playoffs. It shouldn't be bad to be an offensive player.

 

[BG]

Go Habs go!

If I'm seeing that right, the puck had already gone in, but Gally was trying to make it count twice. Gudbranson rightly pushes him down because he doesn't want to be -2 on the play. Sutter hockey at it's finest.

 

[worm]

regardless of when it started, the team outright lied about it. which I think is pretty shameful. they could have simply said he is in the assistance program and out of respect for his privacy they would not comment further. they didn't say that, they fabricated the reason.

did they though?

i thought the only thing kinda specific was from his wife?

might have missed something

 

[worm]

Just call the game the same in the playoffs. It shouldn't be bad to be an offensive player.

it seems so easy

but something something truck u lance

 

[MindzEye]

This idea a superstar needs to "Score Less" is so fucking stupid. McDavid needs a supporting cast, which this year he has a better one. Only in hockey do we hear this horseshit. His entire career the team has been dog shit once he left the ice.

The only, absolute only analogue I can think of for this is when the basketball media questioned if Jordan was tough enough to get past the Pistons.
Jordan turned out of course to be more than tough enough, but the NBA was proactive about making rule changes to take the worst of the thuggery out of the game as well, they knew that people were tuning in to Jordan be incredible, not Bill fucking Lambeer throw elbows at him. That a transcendent talent had to do more than just be incredible at the sport to win was a wake up call for the NBA.

30 years ago now the NBA figured this out. We're still selling toothless Canadiana while they're selling Lebron NFT's for a couple hundred K a pop.