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3 on 3 is kinda lovely to watch, at least the way the NHL plays it. Just teams constantly ragging the puck and resetting until they can change and get a perfect attack. Not too interested in a seeing a whole league of that.
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.Spec posted:If this is another Saudi Arabia sportswashing thing, the whole idea can gently caress right off. It is.
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May 10, 2024 05:20
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3 on 3 was nuts the first year it was introduced into regular season OT, coaches hadn't yet figured out how to scheme the fun out of it so it was constant back and forth breakaways and odd-man rushes. If it were like that it could be fun, but I think that ship has long since sailed.
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Now with the draft lottery done, you get to hear stuff like "good hands for a big guy" type of stuff. But what do they mean? How does being a large player mean that you can't have silky mittens? Is this just some old hockey lore that keeps being regurgitated? I sort of get the the "moves well for a big player", as there might be some mechanical reason larger players can't be as speedy and agile as smaller players.
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Emetic Hustler posted:Now with the draft lottery done, you get to hear stuff like "good hands for a big guy" type of stuff. But what do they mean? How does being a large player mean that you can't have silky mittens? Is this just some old hockey lore that keeps being regurgitated? I sort of get the the "moves well for a big player", as there might be some mechanical reason larger players can't be as speedy and agile as smaller players.
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That makes sense, the "you can't teach size" is very much a thing. Despite the game of hockey changing, it's still a contact sport and having few inches and pounds to throw around is still an aspect worth considering when choosing players. But I feel that it's slightly an old cliche at this point, with kids getting skills coaches earlier, even larger framed players have good puck skills.
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All professional sports is sports washing. All billionaires are bad, whether they are from Saudi or from America or Canada
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RMNB had an interesting article on coaching turnover in the NHL and how bad it is. After the Leafs fired their coach, Spencer Carberry is now the 15th longest tenured coach in the league.    https://russianmachineneverbreaks.c...less-than-year/
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Jamwad Hilder posted:That summer 3v3 league was kinda cool. I'd watch a little. Bring back pro beach hockey but ditch the ball and the fighting.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:That summer 3v3 league was kinda cool. I'd watch a little. There was a Roller Hockey League in the 90s, and I could have sworn I saw games where they played outside. I refuse to believe that a memory of mine from roughly 30 years ago would be wrong.
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May 10, 2024 13:31
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Saudi-backed hockey league that was announced by a Steve Dangle tweet, good start
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Now now, sometimes it's just laundering. The Saudis back a lot of stuff from the shadows.
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Aphrodite posted:Now now, sometimes it's just laundering. The Saudis back a lot of stuff from the shadows. Like Fanatics!
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The Dirty Burger posted:Saudi-backed hockey league that was announced by a Steve Dangle tweet, good start Kinda figured Dangle is a psyop
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Twin Cinema posted:There was a Roller Hockey League in the 90s, and I could have sworn I saw games where they played outside. I refuse to believe that a memory of mine from roughly 30 years ago would be wrong. Pro Beech Hockey was on ESPN from 1998 through 2000 and they played outside in this weird bowl thing and they angled the glass inwards to 'speed up the game'. But then played with a ball and not a puck outside near Huntington Beech. This knowledge is forever locked in my brain.
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I'm really surprised the trend of just bringing up the AHL coach isn't a thing considering the Penguins won cups doing it.
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Carver posted:I'm really surprised the trend of just bringing up the AHL coach isn't a thing considering the Penguins won cups doing it. On the other hand, Keefe.
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pseudodragon posted:On the other hand, Keefe. On an as of now undetermined hand, Knoblauch?
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rex rabidorum vires posted:Pro Beech Hockey was on ESPN from 1998 through 2000 and they played outside in this weird bowl thing and they angled the glass inwards to 'speed up the game'. But then played with a ball and not a puck outside near Huntington Beech. This knowledge is forever locked in my brain. yeah it was cool
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Im sure well get to see what this up and coming Dan Bylsma will be able to do soon in the big leagues.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:That summer 3v3 league was kinda cool. I'd watch a little. How quickly we forget one of the most 90s thing of the 1990s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18XWT047ec8 Outdoors. On the beach. Banked rink below the goal lines. Glorious. Habibi fucked around with this message at 16:38 on May 10, 2024 |
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rex rabidorum vires posted:Pro Beech Hockey was on ESPN from 1998 through 2000 and they played outside in this weird bowl thing and they angled the glass inwards to 'speed up the game'. But then played with a ball and not a puck outside near Huntington Beech. This knowledge is forever locked in my brain. There was an indoor league as well that played in NHL arenas, Roller Hockey International. I remember going to a few Denver Daredevils games.
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https://x.com/reporterchris/status/1788952764577456512?s=46&t=UiTVuiDvpkwYqlzJnMDbJA https://x.com/reporterchris/status/1788946490078920902?s=46&t=UiTVuiDvpkwYqlzJnMDbJA lol leafs
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Mind_Taker posted:https://x.com/reporterchris/status/1788952764577456512?s=46&t=UiTVuiDvpkwYqlzJnMDbJA That cannot be a real quote lol 
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Waiting on Darude to post the Treliving smiling about Ryan Reaves flexing on ice.
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Mind_Taker posted:https://x.com/reporterchris/status/1788952764577456512?s=46&t=UiTVuiDvpkwYqlzJnMDbJA Is this how the Blackhawks get a salary dump gift to propel them back into relevance? Because that seems like a pretty Leafs outcome
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Mind_Taker posted:https://x.com/reporterchris/status/1788946490078920902?s=46&t=UiTVuiDvpkwYqlzJnMDbJA Marner for Chiarot
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*stands up, stretches* time to do the hard unsexy
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Marner and a 2nd for Trouba, Goodrow and Rempe?
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Mind_Taker posted:https://x.com/reporterchris/status/1788952764577456512?s=46&t=UiTVuiDvpkwYqlzJnMDbJA The Leafs are about to become more ineptly run than the Blue Jays, which is impressive.
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https://x.com/ahobsonmedia/status/1788944808678924386?s=46&t=2hVb1vPytx9OUpdE0UPz6Q I love when a sports journo actually asks a question that isnt just a lay-up to a PR statement
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We dont have a World Championship thread so heres Sweden lines for the game tonight.
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rex rabidorum vires posted:Pro Beech Hockey was on ESPN from 1998 through 2000 and they played outside in this weird bowl thing and they angled the glass inwards to 'speed up the game'. But then played with a ball and not a puck outside near Huntington Beech. This knowledge is forever locked in my brain. This is probably what I am remembering, but I also remember watching outdoor roller hockey at my grandparents in the mid-90s. But I am probably conflating the two things. As for the Leafs, if Marner does waive his NMC, I think the deal will be not as good as Leafs fans hope, but also better than all the dogshit that people are throwing out. Now, do I believe in the current Leafs management to successfully navigate these obstacles? No.
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Any Marner trade will have to be a 3-way, because no team he'd accept a trade to is going to want to send back a remotely comparable but less well paid player, and the Leafs don't want prospects and picks. They'll have to find a rebuilding team with a good veteran or two to route the Marner recipient's prospects and picks to.
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The Leafs transition games sucks because all the non Reilly dmen are a bunch of stiffs Let's trade for more stiffs
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The Leafs did try and get some D that could handle the puck, it's just that those moves backfired spectacularly.
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https://x.com/reporterchris/status/1788943280740139322?s=46&t=2hVb1vPytx9OUpdE0UPz6Q Marner being healthy after all he did to avoid any kind of physical contact all series should go over well with the fanbase
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The Dirty Burger posted:https://x.com/reporterchris/status/1788943280740139322?s=46&t=2hVb1vPytx9OUpdE0UPz6Q Marner - fragile body, fragile ego, weak mind, weak spirit
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sleep with the vicious posted:Marner - fragile body, fragile ego, weak mind, weak spirit Sounds like a Blackhawk
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