"Traded for Jason Dickinson"

That player draft was the perfect example of why the NHL will NEVER gain any traction on the NBA / MLB. Zero personality, zero marketability, zero energy. It's honestly a little embarassing, every player on the ice is so robotic. We've got such a fantastic sport, but it's like the league tries to make it as unentertaining as possible

ASG draft was horrible lol

That's because the NHL can't market for ****. Take a company like the UFC, they get fighters with dead personalities who can't even speak English and turn them into superstars with their promoting. Maybe the NHL should hire someone who knows what they are doing.

They gotta do that in a studio…mistake was trying to do it in arena.

I think the NHL had a great idea with this. The only problem is the players executed it in the most boring way possible. I think Buble was the best celebrity and he actually added a lot to it. Arnett and McRae were fine, however Bieber may as well have not been there. Nothing again the guy but it didn’t seem like he participated like at all. They also picked bad announcers/hosts, nothing against David Amber but they needed someone else here. Let me throw a hot take out there and say Coach Chippy, him hosting it would actually be so sick (heck make it Coach Chip and Kessel. Lol)

Also I need to add: somehow make it in the future where players can’t pick their own teammates or something. Give us something exciting here.

A few suggestions:

1. Go big and make skills contest a way to chose teams (ie, win a leg, pick a guy…slowest skater loses a pick…hardest shot, take your friend). That way they are doing their thing…they loosen up. When they get mic’ed up for those things, they can be rather funny. And they can pull it off in front of crowd. Or…

2. Just go small and make it like a fantasy football draft…in some guys basement or backyard, full with BBQ, beers…Chicklets hosting…

Also, the celebrity thing was very odd.

How about giving each captain a pick from outside the 44 available? So instead of league picking the last few guys, the captains get to choose (maybe for obvious snubs, or good stories, or guys entering retirement who’ve never been…)

It's a chance to see combinations we never get to see. We get to see Vancouver vs. Toronto in the regular season. We don't need it in the all star game.

I enjoyed it quite a bit. I honestly found it quite endearing how the players had no idea what they were doing. The only terrible part that I found about it was when I had to turn away from the screen to not subject myself to Justin Bieber cringe.

Coach Chippy and Kessel would’ve been hilarious. If you wanted to go another route (although it’s Sportsnet, so they would veto it) get Don Cherry in there.

Don Cherry would be funny too but he’s probably a bit too old now for that kind of thing.

And Montreal decided not to wait for this TDL?

KH knew that offer was the best he could get...



General Manager. Kyle Davidson. He's clueless.[/quote]

And yet you ignore multiple other team's GMs whose players didn't return a 1st?

They got a second for taking on his contract... He's producing at a decent rate considering that



They need to find a way to incentivize personality and fun... It looked like they were too scared to make a mistake



I think they should have gone with guys like Nasher, Chippy, Barber and Bell as the celebrity Allstar captains tbh... Would have had the SC crew (Bissonette and Whitney) running the whole thing and would have made a rule saying you can't draft a player on your own team... (So, Hughes can't draft Van or NJD players, Matthews can't draft TOR players, etc.) And would have made draft picks available to trade as well to incentivize trading up and trading for your team's player (So, Matthews could draft Georgiev and trade him and an 8th round pick to Mackinnon for Marner and a 3rd round pick for example)

"Negotiating blitz tonight between the NHL, The NHLPA and the IIHF. If it comes to fruition, the league could announce its participation to the next Winter Olympics on Friday."

Did the habs get their fomo buyer?

Habs are definitely getting Heinola based on Hughes wanting the entire 2019 draft.

And yet you ignore multiple other team's GMs whose players didn't return a 1st?[/quote]

Monahan to the Jets for a 1st + Conditional pick. THANK YOU, NEXT

Monahan to the Jets for a 1st + Conditional pick. THANK YOU, NEXT[/quote]

Jets got fleeced

Jets got fleeced[/quote]

And he got a 1st just like I predicted, I'm not surprised because he was the best center available and teams overpay at the TD.

And he got a 1st just like I predicted, I'm not surprised because he was the best center available and teams overpay at the TD.[/quote]

Not this bad though... Monahan wasn't even the best centre available... And his stats indicate that he should be getting a 2nd/3rd

Henrique was/is...

Not this bad though... Monahan wasn't even the best centre available... And his stats indicate that he should be getting a 2nd/3rd

Henrique was/is...[/quote]

Dude. Monahan is better than Henrique. And Cheaper, and younger. Henrique will be the guy getting a 2nd + something small.

1st + conditional pick for Monahan good deal for both teams, Winnipeg adds a much needed center and rounds out their top 9 while Montreal gets a 1st

Dude. Monahan is better than Henrique. And Cheaper, and younger. Henrique will be the guy getting a 2nd + something small.[/quote]

Henrique is better defensively and is far better at ES...

So happy the Leafs don't need a centre bc ANA should be asking for minimum 1st+3rd if this is what Monahan gets