Kotkaniemi15

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Forum: NHL9 hours ago
Thread: NHL Playoff and Play-in Discussion
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>justaBoss</b></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">For five seasons, Rick Bowness was on Jon Cooper’s coaching staff with the <a href="https://twitter.com/TBLightning?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TBLightning</a>.<br><br>This will be the FIRST <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StanleyCup</a> Final in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHL</a> history between a head coach and their former assistant! <a href="https://t.co/X3xAVGI4HJ">pic.twitter.com/X3xAVGI4HJ</a></p>&mdash; NHL Coaches’ Association (@NHLCoachesAssoc) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLCoachesAssoc/status/1306793247516352512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Interesting...</div></div>

And Bowness is 12 years older, which makes it even weirder.
Forum: NHL13 hours ago
Thread: 2020-21 Season Start
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>justaBoss</b></div><div>I'll be an extreme pessimist and say that they won't play NHL next year simply because they can't guarantee player/personnel safety due to the political stance of US regarding the virus. KHL already is a mess. I've seen if first hand living here in Finland. The only Finnish team of KHL, Jokerit Helsinki, is currently unable to participate in the league because the Finnish law requires for them to quarantine for 14 days since they allegedly were exposed to covid during a game against Neftehimik, because allegedly part of Neftehimik's players tested positive for the virus after the game. None of Jokerit's players have tested positive afterwards btw. KHL as a league is already fed up with Jokerit due to this inconvenience, but there's pretty much nothing they can do about it...

I don't really think NHL teams could mess with things the same way. And if the teams can't even let fans to their games, we're talking about a bigger issue. Not to even mention the fact that the border crossing might be an impossibility as well.

And for the love of god I hope I'm wrong about this...</div></div>

I think the NHL should be able to play. It should work if we just have games between Canadian teams. I’m not as confident for the American teams, but maybe a potential change in presidency could help. They might not be able to have any fans to start, but it’s probably better financially to play without fans rather than not playing at all. Especially with the potential of some fans watching later in the season. The league would be set back financially for a long time, but there’s nothing that can prevent that now.

I’m more worried about the AHL, especially the teams that aren’t part of their NHL franchise. I don’t know how that league would be able to function without at least some fans. Not to mention the questions about the Canadian teams, because they won’t be able to make a Canadian division, both because of the number of teams and the travel. I don’t know how they can make it work.
Forum: NHL13 hours ago
Thread: 2020-21 Season Start
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HabsFan9</b></div><div>AHL is starting December 1st, so every single player with a two way contract is gonna be there if they NHL holds off. I think it’ll start Dec 1st as well. The big challenge is obviously what to do. Bubbles are an option, but again, players are away from their families for a long time. And if they’re coming out of the bubble to see their families frequently, that’s four weeks quarantine to start playing again. Yeesh

Honestly, this is a bit of a puzzle. I obviously like <a href="/users/Kotkaniemi15" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="/users/Kotkaniemi15" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Kotkaniemi15</a></a> s division ideas, that is probably the most realistic option.

My two cents is this. I would like if they used <a href="/users/Kotkaniemi15" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="/users/Kotkaniemi15" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Kotkaniemi15</a></a> s divisions but only played in their division, which is maybe what he meant. Anyway, wild card still counts because this I see the NHL, and a playoff bubble is probably inevitable.</div></div>

Yeah, the teams would need to play within their divisions. I wouldn’t love it as a habs fan, because our division would be a lot harder, but at least it’s an option where we can play.
Forum: Armchair-GM20 hours ago
Forum: NHL20 hours ago
Forum: NHL22 hours ago
Thread: 2020-21 Season Start
It has just been announced <a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/juniors/article/iihf-announces-2021-world-juniors-will-played-edmonton-bubble/?template=basic" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">that the World Juniors will happen in the Edmonton bubble</a>. This is good for junior players to be able to showcase themselves in an important tournament, and also just be able to play hockey, since we don’t know what’s happening with the CHL.

I think this could give us an idea as to when the NHL is planning to return, since the Oilers wouldn’t be able to access their facilities until mid-January. So either the NHL doesn’t plan to return until mid-January, or the less than ideal idea of the Oilers relocating their training camp, and playing the first month and a half of the season on the road. Although I’d lean more towards the first option being likely.
Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 7:26 pm