500 Million will get you 83 (+1/3) Jordan Staals: THE NHL 2016-2017 THREAD (INCLUDING VEGAS BABY, PITTSBURGH HANGOVER AND OFFSEASON SHENANIGANS. HOCKEY IS THE BEST)

has this season kinda sucked or is it just me

i've been enjoying it

still haven't been to barclays for the isles yet tho

nor i.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/kris-draper-red-wings-avalanche-march-97

my man

great old time hockey right there

this ones going around as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3zOawon6qI

hey buddy

http://deadspin.com/hockey-players-fight-discuss-their-summer-workout-plan-1793301858

lol

tuff luv

it's so weird looking back at those games now.

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wierd that we're two weeks out and only COLO has been eliminated

idk -- the west is set and so is six or seven of the east

dallas really shit the bed this year huh

lolkings

youre alright crosby

if he didn't score on that, I would be seriously pissed if I were his wingman

no one, even phil kessel, is going to complain about playing on crosby's wing

this is getting really pathetic

USA Hockey contacts D3, rec-league players

God Mook your goalie is trash

nice guy tho

We might have one lying around to spare

Maybe in juniors

patrik elias has officially retired, presumably so he can concentrate on his sports bureau

2 canadian teams confirmed in the playoffs already :D

always enjoy watching the habs play

can never cheer for edmonton but they seem to be the favourites

if the sens can clinch it thatd be sweet

destroy toronto

edmonton's my team because my wife is from there

(not that she gives a shit about the oilers, but hockey is one of the few sports she'll watch)

o u two must have a blast cheering for edm in van

it's p good, there's no great animus against the oilers, like there's not a huge established rivalry between the teams, even just flames would be more controversial in van i feel.

have had jibes about how shitty the oilers are when i wear my oilers hat but they've been reasonably good-natured. now I'm walking around with it on doing a stride of pride

what u really need is an oilers nail yakupov sweater

Flames probably number one rivalry historically

Second wld be edm due to proximity

Others have come and gone (hawks, bruins, etc)

Still, you won't get more than light ribbing tbh

@Sportsnet
BREAKING NEWS: #NHL will not participate in 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

that's so dumb

fly out van/la to china but not pyeongchang

real good strategy for 'expanding' nhl viewership dipshits

tbf the 12-hour time difference would not do much to expand north american viewership

guarantee ovi is pissed right now tho

totally

but they also want to expand into the chinese market

none of it makes sense to me tho

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2 ?'s on Olympics: How do teams handle if, say, USA Hockey comes calling for the Luke Kunins & Alex Tuchs?

What happens if NHLers go AWOL?

hasn't ovechkin said that he would go to the olympics regardless of whether the nhl participates or not?

this is about money right? like the nhl can't monetize their players playing in another tournament, therefore they're not interested

yeah, as much as I like watching olympic hockey, I doubt it makes a whole lot of financial sense for the NHL to go.

ted leonsis has inferred that he'd let ovechkin play if he wants to

it's not like he really has a way to stop him. What's he gonna do, suspend him?

I wouldn't really mind if all the best players went to the olympics while the rest of the NHL continued playing. How many games are they gonna miss? at most maybe 6?

About two weeks worth of regular season bc its in feb

I doubt theyd be back playing immediately but i suppose theyd give them that option

There's no way GMs will let their best players go and miss 2 weeks of the season.

I always thought it was mostly about avoiding injuries than straight up making money off of it.

what is stopping star players from playing in the olympics anyway? ovechkin already said he's playing

is there anything in their contract that says they can't miss time?* lebron took 2 weeks off for shits and giggles a couple of years ago. his GM/owner weren't gonna say shit to him

*playing in exhibition games might actually be a clause...

guys

http://www.globalresearch.ca/us-has-killed-more-than-20-million-people-in-37-victim-nations-since-world-war-ii/5492051

lol

https://www.change.org/p/national-hockey-league-boycott-all-nhl-games-during-the-2018-winter-olympics-on-tv-and-in-person

well that certainly puts things in perspective

I already boycott all regular season games every year

the only question i have this year is why the leafs/leafs nation so obsessed with wendel clark?