Good Soldier Svejk posted:

MononcQc posted:

couldn't not do it

Boomer The Cannon posted:

We had a logo that pointed at the moon once, but everyone called it a gray dong and chased it off.

CSN posted:

Mason, however, made it fairly clear to the Flyers' general manager that goalie platooning doesn't work and if coach Dave Hakstol wants to continue platooning, then he wants no part of coming back to the Flyers.
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"Coming into the season, with Neuvy getting the nod as the No. 1 guy, then fine, you just need to have ... for both of our sakes, you need to have defined roles," Mason said.

In training camp, Hextall said that having Mason and Neuvirth was like having two No. 1 goalies and it was a position of "strength" on the team. Mason said the mini-competition this season -- both were vying for contract renewals -- was flawed.

"Doesn't work," Mason said. "And it's shown throughout the league, it doesn't work. Tampa got rid of their situation. St. Louis got rid of their situation. It's got nothing to do with Neuvy and I as people. I've got no issues with Neuvy. It doesn't work for the goaltending position."

Aphrodite posted:

I think loving with the head of the guy who against all odds was the best goalie you've had in like 20 drat years, after he's publicly talked about the issues he had after with everything that happened in Columbus, is quite stupid.

Duckman2008 posted:

Well, looks like it won't be an issue next year. Mason isn't coming back if he's saying things like that, not that it was likely anyway once Neuvirth's contract was renewed.

In Stolarz we trust ?

Pungry posted:

Why the gently caress did you guys draft Carter Hart, the best Goalie of the Future, then?

xzzy posted:

Aren't the Stars in a position where it doesn't matter who runs the bench because they have scrubs for goaltenders?

Or did their goalies redeem themselves at all, never really watched the stars this year.

xzzy posted:

My curiosity is more about what happens if they start taking hormone supplements (and it doesn't run afoul of league doping policy). If they bulk up, could a transgender professional hockey player physically compete in the NHL?

Jamwad Hilder posted:

I think the harder thing to overcome would be a lifetime of playing no-contact hockey and then suddenly switching. That would affect almost every aspect of the way you play your game, I'd think.

Aphrodite posted:

Ron Hextall is a bad GM.

BSH posted:

Hakstol will serve under Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper, who will be the head coach of Team Canada. Joining Hakstol as assistants are former Florida Panthers coach Gerard Gallant and longtime coach Dave King.

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

Is he related to Rick?

quote:

The trade of Mark Streit and the decisions to not re-sign Michael Del Zotto and Nick Schultz leaves open spots on defense that will not, Hextall says, be filled with veteran signings. There is no room for that, either cap wise or in three defensive pairs.

"We don't plan on going out and signing veterans on the back end," said Hextall. "Our kids, it's time to give them a shot, and we're going to do that."

Both Sam Morin, the 2013 No. 1, and Robert Hagg, the 2013 No. 2, have had two years at Lehigh Valley, which will be the norm. Travis Sanheim, the 2014 No. 1, has more offensive ability than either one of the above, and there is no question that the Flyers need another D who can make good transition plays, but Hextall will not eat his young. Sanheim won't be on the team unless he is ready and, in the organization's belief, Morin and Hagg likely are.

El Gallinero Gros posted:

I feel like that's win-win. Because it gives Ghost time to play, as well as making it show and prove time for the kids. If it doesn't work, you have more cap space ($24M in 18-19), plus the draft is supposed to be super deep next year.

Now he just needs to fire Hakstol and hire a decent coach (I am unsure who that'd be, I don't think Sutter'd be a good fit them).

Chad Sexington posted:

And the Devils and to a lesser extent the Canes are butt. How does that make the Flyers anything other than bad?

BSH posted:

Hart signed an entry-level contract with the Flyers back in October, so there are no contract hoops for him to jump through to join the Phantoms and this won’t affect his slide rule status with the Flyers (his entry-level contract will not begin this year, in other words). Prior to his joining the Phantoms, Reading Royals goalie Martin Ouellette had been backing up Lyon with the Phantoms (he’d just been called up yesterday), so it’s likely that he’ll be heading back to Reading in short order as they continue their own playoff run.

quote:

]The outdoor games ratings bump was a bust this season. The Centennial Classic didn’t draw Winter Classic ratings on Jan. 1, and the Winter Classic hit a new low on Jan. 2 for NBC.

Thufir posted:

That anonymously quoted dude has to be AsinHowe, right?

xzzy posted:

http://www.olympia-composites.com/category-s/114.htm

Mind_Taker posted:

Friendly reminder that Jonathan Toews will make $10.5 million against the cap for the next 6 seasons.

NHL posted:

The Blackhawks are the third team in NHL history to be swept in the first round of the playoffs after having the best record in their conference during the regular season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The 1981 Montreal Canadiens, by the Edmonton Oilers in a best-of-5 preliminary round; and the 1993 Blackhawks, by the St. Louis Blues in the division semifinals, are the others.