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Las Vegas has their first ever player: https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/838829679419277312
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ImplicitAssembler posted:For that to work, all the teams would have to play each other an equal amount of times. So you're saying we should expand the league to 42 teams and have each team play each other team twice per year? OK by me. San Diego could use an NHL team now that the Chargers are gone. These are all great ideas.
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Mar 6, 2017 20:35
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That wouldn't be fair either. The only way to truly determine team rankings is if every team plays a control team an even number of times. The current middle ranked team is the Islanders. So if every team played them 82 times a year, we'd know for sure where they really placed.
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Mar 6, 2017 20:37
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Aphrodite posted:That wouldn't be fair either. The only way to truly determine team rankings is if every team plays a control team an even number of times. We don't want preconceived bias of team strength to influence the results so we'll need to double blind it too. We'll have all teams play in generic white/black jerseys and balaclavas at random arenas across the country so neither the fans nor players knows who's playing who on any given night. The NHL can announce the season's final standings and scoring leaders at a big ceremony at the end of the year and award the cup accordingly.
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Mar 6, 2017 20:43
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Aphrodite posted:That wouldn't be fair either. The only way to truly determine team rankings is if every team plays a control team an even number of times. Ahhhh but there is no "middle" team as long as there's an even number of teams.
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Mar 6, 2017 20:44
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Slappy Pappy posted:Ahhhh but there is no "middle" team as long as there's an even number of teams. Good news, there are 31 now!
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Mar 6, 2017 20:45
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hockey is a bad sport just use coin flips for everything instead
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Mar 6, 2017 20:48
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Kilza posted:Las Vegas has their first ever player: This is from the list of fun facts about Reid Duke on the Vegas Golden Knights website quote:7. When performing a Google search of Reid Duke's name, he is not the first Reid Duke to surface. https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/reid-duke-7-fun-facts/c-287436740 haha
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Mar 6, 2017 20:50
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They should probably get that magic dude. He knows how to win.
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Mar 6, 2017 20:54
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tofes posted:hockey is a bad sport just use coin flips for everything instead now that would be the kind of parity that would keep fans of all 31 teams tuning in every night!
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Mar 6, 2017 20:58
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Mar 6, 2017 21:10
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ThinkTank posted:This is from the list of fun facts about Reid Duke on the Vegas Golden Knights website I'm not going to lie, when I saw the name the MTG player was what I thought of. He's really good (probably way better at his game than the hockey guy is at his).
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Mar 6, 2017 21:18
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Yo Vegas sign this kid
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Mar 6, 2017 21:19
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gently caress it, everyone makes the playoffs except the first 15 games are single game elimination. Team with the best regular season record gets a bye to the round 2. Oh and every game is played on the same day.
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Mar 6, 2017 21:33
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oh hah Reid Duke was a prospect camp/Traverse City invite for the Rangers last summer. I knew his name was familiar for some reason (I'm not a nerd who likes Magic)
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Mar 6, 2017 21:36
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Duke seems like an AHL lifer to me. He's 21 and still in the WHL (and not really dominating). But stranger things have happened.
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Mar 6, 2017 21:40
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Duke seems like an AHL lifer to me. He's 21 and still in the WHL (and not really dominating). But stranger things have happened. Well, they need an AHL team too.
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Mar 6, 2017 23:04
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Thufir posted:Well, they need an AHL team too. Absolutely, there's nothing wrong with stocking said team, just giving my take on what he'll end up doing.
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Mar 6, 2017 23:12
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Not to mention, I'm sure at first a good 2/3rds of their roster will be people that should never spend more than 2-3 games out of the AHL every season.
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Mar 6, 2017 23:15
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Overwined posted:Not to mention, I'm sure at first a good 2/3rds of their roster will be people that should never spend more than 2-3 games out of the AHL every season. Well at least they'll do better than Colorado then
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Mar 6, 2017 23:36
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My city continues to inspire. 
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santanotreal posted:Well at least they'll do better than Colorado then  I wonder if the Knights'll try to fish some KHL players away, isn't the league in financial dire straits? El Gallinero Gros fucked around with this message at 23:44 on Mar 6, 2017 |
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Mar 6, 2017 23:40
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NHL.com article "Who is Reid Duke?" "He moved ahead of Reid Duke, an "American Magic: The Gathering," player on Google search on Monday." He's progressing quickly.
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Mar 6, 2017 23:45
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ok seriously he has to have some relation to a member of the organization right e: what in teh gently caress is this https://twitter.com/J_Tasch/status/838883158678507521
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Mar 6, 2017 23:47
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https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/838827962082349056 Goldblum, this is a sneaking mission! Find the grinder that will surpass even Metal Gear! Also the plant would probably be a better centre than Steve Ott.
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Mar 7, 2017 00:11
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Kilza posted:Las Vegas has their first ever player: Probably a better player than the useless lump Vancouver just signed. yellowcar posted:https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/838827962082349056 What's the plant's compete level? Does it fit in with Montreal's culture?
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Mar 7, 2017 00:13
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Gents there's roughly 18 games left, give or take depending on your team's schedule; who you got for the various trophies? MVP: Connor McDavid (took a sad sack of poo poo team and made them top 4 seed) Norris: Ryan Suter (I'm sorry but Burns is basically a forward in my view, although I won't bitch if he wins) Selke: Pat Bergeron (still crazy good at his job, thought about getting homerish and putting Backlund here) Vezina: (tie) Devan Dubnyk and Braden Holtby (I honestly can't decide) Calder: Auston Matthews
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Vezina: (tie) Devan Dubnyk and Braden Holtby (I honestly can't decide) Bob has to be under consideration if for no other reason than the CBJ don't have the season they have if McElhinney or Forsberg is starter. Korpisalo's decent enough to make them an alright team, but not second in the Metro. I feel like it's between Bob and Dubnyk. Torts is going to win the Jack Adams and the rage is going to be entertaining. I hope somebody puts Greg Wyshynski on suicide watch when it happens. e- Wow, I didn't realize Holtby had gotten around both  and Dubnyk in GAA.
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Mar 7, 2017 00:45
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Yeah I think the Vezina is Bob / Dubnyk / Holtby with Holtby winning. Torts could win the Adams but Babcock would be a pretty serious contender too. McDavid for Hart, Crosby for the Lindsay.
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Wyshynski doesn't like Torts? You'd figure a guy who likes fighting would like a coach that fights.
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MVP: Connor McDavid Norris: Oscar "dreamboat" Klefbom Selke: DA NUGE Vezina: Cam Talbot Calder:Matt Benning
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Mar 7, 2017 01:03
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Oh my Jack Adams winner would be Guy Boucher, he's gotten a lot out of his guys
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:MVP: Connor McDavid  To add to this: Lindsay: Connor McDavid Lady Byng: Oscar Klefbom Adams: Todd McLellan And after the playoffs, we can also have: Conn Smythe: Leon Draisaitl
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Mar 7, 2017 01:15
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My Jack Adams nominee would be Michel Therrien (for getting fired: the one thing he did right)
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Mar 7, 2017 01:25
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Willie Desjardins, because the Jack Adams award is a kiss of death these days
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Mar 7, 2017 01:34
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GDT is up and the Bruins have given up 2 goals in under 4 minutes.
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So this isn't goalie interference https://twitter.com/myregularface/status/838914552209235968 I can't even.
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Gunjin posted:So this isn't goalie interference He got shoved into the crease by the defender and then shoved again. How's that his fault?
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ThinkTank posted:*WORDS* Going back to this conversation briefly, Soccer is a really bad sport to compare *anything* to. The reason the title race in (say) the EPL is pretty boring is because you either a) aren't invested enough in it, b) don't care about the teams fighting for it or c) both. European soccer, with the exception of last year in the EPL, is suuuuuuuuuuuuuuper predictable. If you're Barca, Real, Bayern, Juve or PSG you don't need to give a poo poo about the league because over 40-or so games you're going to be better than everyone else more consistently. Bayern, Juve and PSG are pretty much guaranteed the crown these days and Barca and Real are the only real competition for one another (although every now and then a plucky upstart arises to challenge the Godzilla vs King Kong battle they have going on). So the UCL is where you dump your best players and where people watching have the most fun (also international ads make the competition and the teams buckets of money, increased ticket prices make the teams buckets of money, international tv rights make the teams buckets of money... you get the point) Australia's football codes generally try to make the regular season more entertaining by giving the first four seeds huge advantages. In the AFL, for example, finishing first means you play 4th and if you win you get a week off and if you lose you get a chance to play the winner of 5th vs 8th (finishing inside the top four earns you the "double chance"). That also doesn't work for the NHL (could work well in the NFL, but wouldn't stop teams from choking hard in the Superbowl). CBJSprague24 posted:Bob has to be under consideration if for no other reason than the CBJ don't have the season they have if McElhinney or Forsberg is starter. Korpisalo's decent enough to make them an alright team, but not second in the Metro. I feel like it's between Bob and Dubnyk. Since Therrien's firing, Carey is second in SV% and GAA (to Holtbeast who is noticeably ahead in both categories). If Carey finishes the season the way he started it, he's going to put his name firmly back in contention. Which is absolutely loving terrifying. Considering how bad Carey was for how long (if you limit his stats to only the games between December 1st to February 14th - when Therrien got fired - he's .898 with 2.93 good for 45th and 43rd respectively), it really indicates how otherworldly he was to start and how much closer to back he is. Schlesische fucked around with this message at 02:02 on Mar 7, 2017 |
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