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Sharkie69

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Forum: NHLAug. 28 at 11:10 a.m.
Thread: 2023 NHL Offseason Discussion Thread #4 - The quiet period
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BuFfaLOFaN</b></div><div>That seems bold. Id Take Makar - Teows, Dahlin - Samuelson, McAvoy - Lindholm, Fox - Lingren, and Seigs - Hamilton over them.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ARMCHAIRGMOFTHEYEAR</b></div><div>Seeler-Ristolainen&gt; tho</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Db1899</b></div><div>Makar-Toews and Lindgren-Fox are the only two D pairs that are definitely better.

Ekholm-Bouchard : 62% xG% / 27 goals for 7 against (77 GF%)

Siegenthaler Hamilton: 55.5 xG% / 61 goals for 31 against (61.6 GF%)

Lindholm-Mcavoy: 58.2 xG% / 9 goals for 6 against (60 GF%)

Dahlin-Samuelsson: 49.2 xG% / 39 goals for 31 against (55.7 GF%)

I dont think it’s a bold take at all. Ekholm-Bouchard is in the same mold as Toews-Makar, just a poor man’s version. Two elite top pair guys with no weaknesses at even strength</div></div>

I find this really interesting. Someone should rank every top pair in the league. Bet Chicago has the worst. Or San Jose.
Forum: Mock-DraftAug. 8 at 2:35 p.m.
Forum: NHLAug. 7 at 2:56 p.m.
Thread: 2023 NHL Offseason Discussion Thread #4 - The quiet period
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NorthernLeafsFan05</b></div><div>The offseason is back to being boring again, so I figured I'd try and give people the opportunity to brag about the NHL players they have met. Here is my resume:

- Claude Giroux in Hearst, Ontario
- Chris Simon in Longlac, Ontario (Funnily enough, he ran a hockey school about anti-bullying)

Some honorable mentions:
- Ryan Graves' dad (Works for a local mine)
- Tyler Tucker's aunt (She taught me math)

Any cool NHL player stories on the forum?</div></div>

One time, I went to a Hometown Hockey event right near where I live. Darryl Sittler was there signing autographs, so I brought a hockey stick for him to sign. The line was very long, so I waited a few minutes. Then, some people running the Hometown Hockey said that Sittler was leaving soon, and they made a cut-off line so a few people could get autographs before he left. I was right behind the cut-off line, so I couldn't get his autograph. It was a shame, too. I was going to send the stick to my grandma out in BC. Darryl Sittler was her favourite player.
Forum: Other LeaguesAug. 6 at 7:01 p.m.
Thread: What is everyone's favourite team from each non-NHL league you follow?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CameronSquires</b></div><div>For example:

My favourites (* next to those I actively/semi actively follow)

AHL - Toronto Marlies *
ECHL - Newfoundland Growlers *
WHL - Kamloops Blazers *
OHL - London Knights / Guelph Storm *
QMJHL - Saint John Sea Dogs *
CWSHL - GFW Cataracts (Hiatus?)

Teams I like but don't follow closely:

BCHL - Victoria Grizzlies
AJHL - Brooks Bandits
MJHL - Niverville NightHawks
MHL - Grand Falls Rapids
NOJHL - Soo Thunderbirds
SJHL - Humboldt Broncos
SJJHL - Mount Pearl Junior Blades

Teams I just follow to watch prospects (Or started liking them when watching a prospect who has come to NA):

USHL - Chicago Steel (Nick Moldenhauer, Nick Abruzzese, Joe Miller)
NCAA - Univ. Minnesota (Matthew Knies, Mike Koster)
Liiga - Karpat (Topi Niemela)
SHL - Farjestad BK (Dennis Hildeby)
KHL - Metallurg Magnitogorsk / Salavat Yulaev Ufa / Ak Bars Kazan (Nikita Grebyonkin / Rodion Amirov / Artur Akhtyamov / Vyacheslav Peksa)
VHL - Bars Kazan (Vyacheslav Peksa / Artur Akhtyamov)</div></div>

AHL: Abbotsford Canucks
OHL: Barrie Colts/Owen Sound Attack/Erie Otters (couldn’t decide)
WHL: Kelowna Rockets
QMJHL: Halifax Mooseheads
NCAA: Boston University
Forum: Other LeaguesJul. 28 at 8:35 a.m.
Thread: If the NHL expands to Europe
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HockeyScotty</b></div><div>European Hockey Association
New League with economics and level of play between AHL and NHL to replace the void of the KHL.

Player salaries would be minimum of € 100k. Team salary cap of € 28,000,000 and max salary of € 5,550,000 per player.

Two way contracts would work between the NHL and EHA just like with NHL-AHL. None of the EHA teams would be "affiliated" with an NHL team; but they can get loaned players for development purposes or sign their own players to direct contracts. Basically they would be just like the Chicago Wolves are going to be.

This would entice European born players to stay closer to home; and vice-versa with North American players displaced by European players in the AHL.

All in-game rules and roster construction would be the same as NHL (just with different figures as listed above).

The future goal would be convert the arenas to NHL size arenas so European players, coaches, and executives can develop for the NHL game.

No rules about the # of foreign born players or % of in-country nationals on the team (as the current Euro leagues often do).

Minimum arena size would be 12,500 for the economics to work.

8 cities to start the league would be chosen with future expansion based on success.

Cities/metro areas are chosen based on economy, population, arena availability, hockey market size. Local hockey talent is not an important factor just "market size" for fans/sponsorships/TV media. Think LA Kings, Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators, mixed in with Toronto, Minnesota, Boston, Montreal type markets; but not places like Quebec or Halifax where the economics make it really hard to compete financially against bigger markets.

<strong>Original Cities:</strong>
Stockholm, Sweden
Helsinki, Finland (if arena ownership gets resolved: play temporarily in Tampere until this is done).
Cologne, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Mannheim, Germany
Copenhagen, Denmark (with Malmo, Sweden as co-host)
Zurich, Switzerland
Prague, Czechia

<strong>Guaranteed Expansion targets:</strong>
London, England (O2 Arena)
Paris, France (Accor Arena)
Vienna, Austria (new ice arena expected 2025-26); (paired with Bratislava, Slovakia as co-host)
Milan, Italy (new ice arena expected for 2026: Olympics)

<strong>Strong Expansion targets:</strong>
Munich, Germany (new ice arena expected 2024)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Oslo, Norway (if <a href="https://www.iihf.com/en/news/39205/three_applicants_for_2027" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Telenor Arena conversion</a> is completed by 2027)

<strong>Possible Expansion targets:</strong>
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Brussels, Belgium
Glasgow, Scotland
Hamburg, Germany
Zagreb, Croatia
Bern, Switzerland (small immediate market but very large economy and hockey market)
Tampere, Finland (small market/economy but very large hockey base).

<strong>Fringe Targets:</strong>
Riga, Latvia
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Manchester, England
Turin, Italy
Krakow, Poland
Lodz, Poland
Katowice, Poland
Budapest, Hungary
Sheffield, England
Nottingham, England
Kaunas, Lithuania

<strong>Unavailable Expansion Targets:</strong>
Moscow, Russia
St. Petersburg, Russia
Minsk, Belarus
Kiev, Ukraine
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Astana, Kazakhstan
<strong>Targets without sufficient Arena:</strong>
Dublin, Ireland
Belgrade, Serbia
Bucharest, Romania
Gdansk, Poland

Examples of Available Players:

<strong>Forwards</strong>
Joakim Nordström Victor Rask Loui Eriksson
Jonathan Dahlén Oscar Lindberg Andreas Johnsson
Tom Kühnhackl Emil Bemström Andreas Martinsen
Patrick Thoresen Pontus Holmberg Sven Andrighetto
Valtteri Filppula Jori Lehterä Janne Kuokkanen
Juho Lammikko Sakari Manninen Sven Bärtschi
Liam Kirk Markus Granlund Martin Frk
Oskar Steen Henrik Borgström Martin Kaut
Kaspars Daugavins Dominik Kahun Rudolfs Balcers
Filip Hållander Lias Andersson Nils Höglander
Damien Brunner Lucas Wallmark Alexander Nylander
Alexander True Frans Nielsen Mikkel Bødker
Frederik Storm Peter Regin Dominik Bokk
Lukas Sedlak Roman Cervenka David Desharnais
Dmitri Jaskin Radim Zohorna Stephane Da Costa
Gregory Hofmann Enzo Corvi Lino Martschini
Antoine Roussel Gaetan Haas Tomas Jurco
Andrew Agozzino Zach Boychuk Peter Cehlárik
Michael Raffl Cedric Paquette Marko Dano
Marian Studenic Alexandre Texier Borna Rendulic
Shane Prince Adam Gaudette Nic Petan
Tobias Rieder Adam Tambellini Martin Pospisil

<strong>Defense</strong>
Jacob Larsson Anton Stralman
Christian Djoos Jonas Holøs
Lawrence Pilut Yannick Weber
Michal Kempný Raphael Diaz
Robin Salo Sami Vatanen
Sami Niku Julius Honka
Ville Heinola Olli Juolevi
Dean Kukan Andrej Sustr
Kristians Rubins Libor Hájek
Lucas Carlsson Mattias Norlinder
William Lagesson Leon Gawanke
Mirco Müller Milan Jurcina
Sean Day Michal Cajkovsky
Simon Després Samuel Knazko
Michael Del Zotto Martin Gernat

<strong>Goalies</strong>
Mikko Koskinen
Jonas Johansson
Reto Barra
Oscar Dansk
Harri Säteri
Magnus Hellberg
Joey Daccord
Louis Domingue
Jean-Francois Berube
Erik Källgren
Adam Huska
Olle Eriksson Ek
Henrik Haukeland
Patrik Rybar
Simon Hrubec
Kristers Gudlevskis</div></div>

Someone should make this happen.