The Swamp

Mr. D wrote: Our coach sucks.

degeneration wrote: Our coach sucks.

mister d wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:28 am I’m not sure I get it. They paid like $3MM in real money, $2MM in 2018-19 cap space for a 4th?

brian wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2018 3:10 pm Mike Conmodore is insisting on Twitter that it’s Eriksson

Rams Fanny wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2018 4:14 pm Saw speculation a couple days ago which said VGK's 2#1s, a #2, and the expiring contracts of Stoner and Garrison for Karlsson and Ryan. I would try to get it to #1 and 2#2s but would do that. Add Karlsson to this team (with continued relative good health) and it's hard to imagine any team beating them in a 7 game series especially with home ice advantage.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2018 7:07 pm As someone whose team is flirting with EK, I'm wary of him. Sure, he's Karlsson, but he's certain to decline in his next contract, and he's got a bum wheel. He's -27 this season, (shitty stat, I know), and on a horrible team, but that isn't good.

mister d wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2018 7:11 pm Its the whole one-too-many-mentions-to-ignore degenerative ankle thing that would worry the hell out of me. He's a guy you'd hate to see your team or your rival pay proper value for because there's really no such thing.

NHL.com wrote:Seattle, which began a season ticket drive Thursday in its effort to become an NHL expansion team, received 10,000 deposits in 12 minutes and about 25,000 in total.

The ownership group applied to the NHL for an expansion team on Feb. 13. If Seattle is awarded an NHL team, its owners expect to announce final ticket prices in 2019.

The group, led by Jerry Bruckheimer, a Hollywood producer, David Bonderman, a private equity CEO, and Tim Leiweke, CEO of Oak View Group, was authorized Dec. 7 to file an application for expansion by the NHL Board of Governors. It paid a $10 million application fee, Sportsnet reported.

"Shell-shocked is best way to put it," Leiweke told TSN about the amount of deposits. "We sold 10,000 season tickets in 12 minutes and we're just short of 25,000 so I guess the fans have spoken. The fans in Seattle have made it a resounding vote which is they are ready for the National Hockey League. They are counting on us to bring the NHL here."

brian wrote: ↑Mon Mar 05, 2018 1:23 pm Kind of amazing, but in its expansion season Vegas is going to have beaten at least 27 of the other 30 NHL teams. (Remember the previous record for wins in an inaugural season was 33).

They've already been swept by the Islanders and the only other two teams with a chance to sweep are Detroit and Philadelphia, both of whom the Knights play on this road trip.

brian wrote: ↑Mon Mar 05, 2018 4:04 pm That's one advantage an expansion team has is if you try to change the in-game experience a little you don't have a bunch of old farts who have been season ticket holders since 19-dickety-whatever complaining that it's too loud.

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:27 am

brian wrote: ↑Mon Mar 05, 2018 4:04 pm That's one advantage an expansion team has is if you try to change the in-game experience a little you don't have a bunch of old farts who have been season ticket holders since 19-dickety-whatever complaining that it's too loud.

All I want is Mites on Ice between periods. And I want those mites to have big oversized personalities who shine during post game interviews and goal celebrations...Is that too much to ask. I don't need mascots and pizza handouts and t-shirt cannons (wait I like t-shirt cannons) and random military recognition with patriotic music (sorry Johnny) and blimbs dropping coupons and dance offs......just halfway competent 1st and 2nd graders trying to score in the 4 minutes of ice time they get (and I don't want full competent skaters...halfway is more fun)....oh and more urinals...that would be helpful too.

brian wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 12:13 pm Saskatchewan Golden Knights?

Too late for next year probably, but would be nice to see Vegas embrace it and play a preseason game in Regina.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 1:06 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 12:13 pm Saskatchewan Golden Knights?

Too late for next year probably, but would be nice to see Vegas embrace it and play a preseason game in Regina.

That's funny. I have a bunch of relatives in Saskatchewan, since both my parents were born and raised there. Not sure why they'd pick Vegas, but I know they'd never pick Calgary, Edmonton, or Winnipeg, due to rivalries with those places. I'd guess most people in that province root for Toronto. My grandpa certainly did.