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I think the Rielly thing is just an example of how following sports is less fun as an adult. As a kid I would have been "Yeah, play stupid games and win stupid prizes. Don't disrespect the other team. Eat it, sucker" and while I still kind of feel that way emotionally, logically I know it is...

I think you've hit on the real issue though which is the paucity of talent developed by previous management teams. Sure being top heavy is an issue but it's only a serious issue if you're a team that can't fill holes from within. Obviously it would be better if the team had their top end making...

That's not really how a negotiation like this would work though. If the Leafs go to Nylander and say "We've got two options for you, you can have 10m a year with a NTC or you can have 12 million a year without one" then he'll say "Well, I'm pretty sure I can get the money I want and the NTC I...

I feel like this deal is pretty reasonable given that if a player with his numbers last year hit the FA market it's hard to imagine them getting a deal substantially less than this. That he's stepped it up a notch this year probably gave him a little more muscle in these negotiations but...

To be clear, I'm not blaming expansion. I'm blaming the cap. Beyond that, I'm not sure what the distinction is between selling star players vs. winning unless there's a mechanism in place like the cap where having star players makes it harder for a team to win. The best teams of all time were...

I mean, I've seen Matthew Tkachuk give interviews and really the closest any of these guys have to what we'd call a personality is a sort of pale imitation of the Pat McAfee/Spittin' Chiclets Bro Culture that I don't really think works for the kind of marketing you're talking about. These guys...

It is funny how not being able to swear forces you to say somethings that, somehow, sound dirtier than the alternative.

I mean, it's not like the other leagues have owners who are a bunch of hip young dudes with young commissioners. I think right now the problem is inherent in the sport. Football is so popular the game markets itself. Basketball has a ton of shoes to sell so Nike/Adidas/Reebok are doing most of...

I don't know about the rest of you but I'm kind of upset about the Oilers' slow start to the season. Just really bummed about it. All kinds of aggrieved. Deeply, deeply depressed.

It is a weird suspension length. On the one hand you'd think "Well, 41 games is a lot so it has to be serious" but on the other it's like "Well, betting on hockey would be a lot more serious so what could it be that is half a season's worth of serious?" Maybe the NHL's statement is revealing in...

This Matthews guy. He seems pretty good.

I have to admit, it was a funny set of circumstances that led me to being a Leafs fan and a Jets fan. Not funny ha-ha, exactly but....

I know that this firmly establishes me in the minority but while I thought the U23 team was fun, I think it contributed to that tournament feeling kind of disposable and meaningless. Sure, Canada still won without McDavid but I want some best on best hockey regardless of age. I'd be more into a...

I've got an Xbox and Game Pass so I guess I'll be playing it on the 6th or whatever. I'm looking forward to it but realistically even the really good Bethesda games need a little postlaunch seasoning from patches and mods until it's where it should be. Still, seems like a good time.

So the previous high was a guy who won a cup in the same year?

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/38246856/rangers-sign-alexis-lafreniere-2-year-465m-contract Man, I did not think that this would be the shape of his second contract.

Ok.

Also, I hear Houston has a great food scene.

Well we don't know what it might have been. It might have been 16 or 16.5. And that's what I really don't get about the longing for 8 years. The whole argument seems to be that IF Matthews is really good over the next five years and IF the salary cap goes up by an appreciable amount and IF the...

You're also not contractually tied into paying him top of the league money for his 31-34 seasons.