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“If you have more than 2 quotes in it, it does not work.” – Mash
I’m pretty sure I had only Gramp’s quote in but it still didn’t want to post.
Anyway, it’s a lot less fuss copy/pasting anyway.“Hot. Otherwise, okay. How ya doing?” – Gramps
Good thanks, nothing new really.
Looking forward to the draft tomorrow night and what wheeling and dealing GM’s are going to do over the weekend.PS: That quoting button works half of the time … frustrating as hell. 😡
A Lasagna Eating Cat said
I am glad this is back.
Hey Gramps … how are things in your part of the world?
“true, and part of the issue is that by the time there are 2 teams that reach the cup final, they’re so banged up that it obviously affects the play and the entertainment value… making the season longer will only accentuate this.” – Pat
^THIS 100% … pro athletes are not machines.
“They’re probably adding the two extra games so they can make more revenue and not make the playoffs bigger” – Peanut
Excessive greed might end up hurting them more long term … look at MLB baseball (no salary cap), a lot of fans got tired of always watching the rich market teams (ie. Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, etc) in the World Series.
The sport has also been declining because older fans are slowly dying and the next generations don’t even watch it.“if they’re starting the season earlier and they’re adding games, then the cup won’t be won much earlier… lol” – Pat
Yeah, awarding the Cup in June is pure madness.
I’m sure a lot of the non Cup finalist fans don’t care by then.Agreed (and hopefully never again). You cannot plan for that…
But the current growth rate is catch up, I do not expect the cap to grow by $9-10M per year, exponentially.
And if the rumours are true, the NHL wants to add 2 more teams (Atlanta 3.0 for some reason is one of them, Houston likely the other). Will be interesting to see if they increase revenue significantly or if they are below the average revenue threshold that exists today, which might slightly impact the cap.
In the end, it’s the fans who end up footing the bill … with the current inflation rate in the US, the financial flexibility of those fans is diminishing quickly.
There’s so much you can charge before the stands start emptying up … also TV contracts might also get limited in growth as networks keep losing subscribers. JMOAs for 2 new teams … God no (especially not Atlanta!!!), there’s barely enough NHL caliber players to fill out the current teams rosters.
I’m not interested in losing prospects after we just went through a rebuild.I think there is risk more for the team on shorter contracts (except for July 1st stuff).
Players could potentially win on 5 years big time, less willing to take discounts for longer term knowing they can cash in again sooner.
Flip side, teams are not held hostage for dumb mistakes for 7 (or 8) year, especially in an injury case like Price.
Interesting point of view … yep, there’s give and take for organizations and players.
Playoff salary cap was a must, it was getting ridiculous in some cases.
Agreed 100% … the maximum contracts should be 5 years in my opinion.
We wouldn’t still be stuck with Price’s contract … so many things can happen in 5 years.
welcome Garfield! send your requests to Hugo, currently on vacations. yes a delete button, and private MP would be nice.
Thanks Fido …
they might. they add features every once in a while.
for now i just right click and pick an emoji from that list. like this one when i win a dollar bet: ????
What list?Never mind, I figured it out. 😉
i think you can probably edit it and just delete what you wrote.
Good idea … I wish they would add some emoticons.
Denis Villeneuve is an amazing director.
Is it possible to delete one of our post?
Everything you post will last forever.
This is disturbing … I hate to be held responsible for what I say after a dozen beers.
Plausible Deniability Clause: In case it happens, just know that someone hacked my computer and stole my identity.
