MTH Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Well the wheels are spinning. No pre-season and games to get going here shortly in early 2021. Will be weird to say just "2021" rather than the usual "2020-2021". No outdoor games scheduled yet? Seems like with the pandemic, small outdoor rinks would be pretty rad for watching games. Don't need huge stands at the moment. Just a nice rink, lockers and cameras under the open sky. Would be amazing if the NHL could pull off some kind of almost really on the pond hockey. What the heck? We'd all watch it. I'm getting my vaccine as soon as I can. Hoping enough folks do too so we can get some fans back into the games. If the seasons ends in May and the vaccine is available to all by then, hopefully we can see the season end with a full house. Lets go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dualshowman Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Have a strong feeling this is still gonna get worse in the States before it gets better... Looking forward to parking my ass on the couch for a handful of games when I can. It would be a true pleasure to end the season with in-person attendance playoff games, but I'm not putting money on it. As a Blackhawks fan, there's nowhere to go but up, really. Playing the Lightning eight times should be a fun. Let's go, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I feel there will be lots of "oops" moments. Regardless...GO HABS GO! On a more solid note, the WNHL has signed a tv contract for 2021-2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dualshowman Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Off the top of my head content: Craig Anderson to Washington on PTO Scott Darling to Florida on PTO Anders Nilsson to Tampa Bay (LTIR) ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 I'm not down with kids' lingo these days.. What does 'PTO' mean? And LTIR? I assume long term injured reserve for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dualshowman Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 PTO is Professional Tryout. So, getting paid to tryout for the club. And, yes, long-term injury reserve, the great cap-skirting measure of our time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Roger. Thanks. PTO for old people is paid time off... crap, I'm old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Honestly, I feel still kind of burned out from watching the Covid cup. Everyone is all excited for the all Canadian division, but it just seems so gimmicky to me. Having to watch the Canucks play the Leafs nine times this season, with multiple of those games being in succession is just going to get dull fast. Just a big ol' meh from me. Give me back my beer leagues please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dualshowman Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 4 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said: Honestly, I feel still kind of burned out from watching the Covid cup. Everyone is all excited for the all Canadian division, but it just seems so gimmicky to me. Having to watch the Canucks play the Leafs nine times this season, with multiple of those games being in succession is just going to get dull fast. Just a big ol' meh from me. Give me back my beer leagues please. Yeah, I'd always rather play hockey than watch it on TV. The Canadian division is only convenient for the one obvious reason. Other than that, I would be pretty pissed off if I were a fan of a Canadian NHL team and had to slog through 56 games that are less meaningful than they were in prior years. Maybe the Oilers and Jets are playing meaningful playoff games, but it looks pretty bleak up north. I make it a rule to never talk about the Leafs: The rest of the hockey pontificates have that covered in spades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 11 minutes ago, dualshowman said: Maybe the Oilers ... are playing meaningful playoff games, lol. You're funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dualshowman Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 8 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said: lol. You're funny. I spelled "Canucks" wrong, didn't I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_shifty1982 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 14 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said: Honestly, I feel still kind of burned out from watching the Covid cup. Everyone is all excited for the all Canadian division, but it just seems so gimmicky to me. Having to watch the Canucks play the Leafs nine times this season, with multiple of those games being in succession is just going to get dull fast. Just a big ol' meh from me. Give me back my beer leagues please. Agree, and I seriously don't understand this, I get it, the boarders are closed. But here the Leafs can travel to Ohio, Michigan, Buffalo to play teams with less travel than going all the way to the West and back. Covid idiots I tell you. They are in a bubble either way, so why not go that route. These matches will get boring after 4 or 5, and no it will not create rivalries with this new nhl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 9 hours ago, dualshowman said: I spelled "Canucks" wrong, didn't I? Hey man, don't be hating because the Canucks won more playoff rounds last year than the Oilers have in 15 years... 8 hours ago, mr_shifty1982 said: Agree, and I seriously don't understand this, I get it, the boarders are closed. But here the Leafs can travel to Ohio, Michigan, Buffalo to play teams with less travel than going all the way to the West and back. Covid idiots I tell you. They are in a bubble either way, so why not go that route. These matches will get boring after 4 or 5, and no it will not create rivalries with this new nhl. It'll get boring quick, in any of the divisions. Isn't one of the gripes of the newer playoff format is that you're always playing the same teams in playoffs? Covid cup was more exciting because of the new team matchups. They need to go back to the 1-8 seeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estogoalie Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 On 12/29/2020 at 5:03 PM, MTH said: Roger. Thanks. PTO for old people is paid time off... For further "Paid Time Off" info, see -> Rick DiPietro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 You mean , 'The Rick'? Yeah, I head he got paid for a while... excuse me, I have to go cash another paycheck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summer_Snows Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 So what does everyone think about teams being allowed to play in their division ONLY? Personally,I think it’s gonna get old REAL fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike24 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 I agree. It’s gonna to have a Baseball feel to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 For Canadian teams, it's going to be as close to the "Original 6" feel as it can get. Any dinosaurs on here remember them good ol' days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colander Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 10 hours ago, RichMan said: Any dinosaurs on here remember them good ol' days? Just call me stegaso....stigus...stegis.... Screw it - just call me T-rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 My good old days was the 21 team league. Where all but 5 teams made the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyGrips13 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Love the way the Senators throwback jerseys look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 The Senators uniforms look terrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Soooo, Florida has fans jn the stands?!? Doesn't that go against the NHL bubble ruling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckstopper Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Florida and Arizona leading the league in attendance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 47 minutes ago, RichMan said: Soooo, Florida has fans jn the stands?!? Doesn't that go against the NHL bubble ruling? Nope. The only "bubble" for this season is the divisions. Dallas is selling tickets too (because of course they are) but they haven't played yet due to corona. I wonder if there's some sort of correlation? Nah.... Speaking of Dallas, before Chicago's amazing OTL last night, the standings had Dallas ahead of Chicago despite not playing a single game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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