That's why I'm kind of glad that no one on WIP talks about the Flyers. The Eagles and Sixers takes are braindead enough, we don't need bad hockey takes to go with it.
I want to see them get rid of the constant cross-checking. There are probably a hundred cross-checks in a playoff game, and it's ridiculous. We need a year like we had with hooking and slashing where they were super strict for a season and it changed how the players played.
I said this 20 years ago. At least the referees in the WWE have the decency to turn their backs when they're letting one wrestler break the rules. Hockey refs will just sit there and watch a player crosscheck someone in the face repeatedly.
For the next CBA, players need to agree to the department of player safety being allowed to give larger fines. It's ridiculous how low the current maximum is, given the player salaries.
@@joshciviletti3032 Depends on if it can be put in the right framing. Hey players, you want to give up more money? Uh, No? Hey players, would you be okay with another player being slapped with a punishing fine if they were to injure you, thus acting as a deterrent for any player that would carelessly cut your career earning potential? ie: Your ability to *make* more money? Uh, Yes.
@@VonOzbourne Exactly there are plenty of players that have taken multiple cheap shots that would see the value in this. It's really only a bad thing if you're planning to go out and play dirty. The risk of accidentally doing something that you could get fined for is relatively low.
If there's another lockout after the fiscal year the league just had, it would be the most NHL thing to happen to the NHL. Hoping we aren't forced to play NHL 26 for a season. I don't think I could take that.
@XaviRonaldo0 2k had various bugs and freezing issues with their hockey games. Can't remember with 2k9, but 2k6-8 had weird and bad logic when it came to salaries/salary cap too. They weren't bad games but they're a lot more flawed than people seem to remember
@@Alex-js5lg I still remember ESPN NHL 2K4 and 2K5 for the PS2. Those were really good games. As for the NHL, this year should be much better revenue-wise for the sole reason of not having one team play in a 5000 seat arena. Fanatics jerseys should also be a storyline this year. Still sucks that they lost a big-name brand for their jersey manufacturer. I think Adidas tried harder than other manufacturers to make the league a fashion product, and its obvious they didn't feel their efforts were worth continuing the deal. The jury is out on whatever Fanatics produces.
Jake - Jake Guentz Jake Otteingr Jake DeBrsk Jake Alln Jake McCab Jake Evns Jake Bean Jake Middletn Jake Walmn Jacob Markstrm Jacob Chychrn Jacob Pelletie Jacob Lucchin Jakub Vran Jakub Lauk Jake Muzzn (will he come back or retire from inj, only 34?) Jake Gardinr (see above) Or Michael, Adam, Cole, William, & Alex
@@judistzoinkiski3395 Well that’s simply just not going to happen so they will be crying for a long time. Those states have been no tax for quite some time. People only started complaining when they began winning.
One storyline that I will be following closely this season when it comes to broadcasting is the addition of Amazon as a broadcaster in Canada for Monday night games & in the US (specifically in Seattle) as the streaming home for the Kraken. It will be interesting to see if they cover the NHL in the same way they do Thursday Night Football & be better than Sportsnet, ESPN & TNT.
32 teams truly is perfect symmetry. 16 each conference, 8 per division. Half the teams from each conference make the playoffs the other half are in the lottery. It’s perfectly balanced.
Connor Bedard’s a pretty cool guy, he was playing street hockey with a bunch of the kids at a block party I was at last week. Lowkey and quite friendly. Half the parents weren’t even familiar with where he’s playing, one of them asked how work was going in New York lmao
@@JBTriple8it’s not but similar to the shit with Bronny or Caitlyn Clark they be making highlights or posts on shit that doesn’t matter whatsoever and that takes away from posts or highlights of other stars that did something way more interesting yet it doesn’t get covered because it’s overshadowed by some boring average pass bedard made.
@@frankdobs I never said he wasn’t good please re-read, I’m saying like cc and bronny they use highlights of him making a mediocre pass and it overshadows a real highlight, he had plenty of legit highlights but also gets highlights that don’t matter
Last season was hands down the best season in the past decade. Rempe-mania made games exciting again where you could anticipate a fight and it could actually happen.
If he struggles moving to a new country, leaning a new language and adapting to a new league, or if he blows the doors off the league... neither would surprise me. Excited to see
Yep. Matthews' down season of 40 goals was largely due to him playing through multiple injuries. Some people talked after that season like he was already in decline and those injuries would hold him back from scoring at his high level again. Then he scores 69 in 81 games. Insane. I hope he hits 70 this year and Connor gets 150 points again. These things are good for hockey.
I know you weren't listing stories about individual players, but I think it will be really interesting for the league how the Nichushkin situation plays out in November or later.
World Cup works in Soccer because there dozens of 'premiere' leagues around the world, Europe, North America, and South America - that are pretty much all equal as the best players are scattered everywhere. In Hockey, there's the NHL, and after that all the other leagues are a clear step down - so fewer players to make a 'world cup of hockey' truly competitive. By that I mean, theres only ever two or three nations that can win a hockey gold, in Soccer - there's a legit 6 to 8 teams that can win - Italy, Spain, France, England, Netherlands, Germany, Argentina, Brazil just off the top of my head.
I slightly disagree. While fewer nations than in football are realistic candidates, upsets can and do happen. In my opinion Canada is the gold standard, but on any given day I could see the US, Sweden (my team), Finland, or Czechia beating them. Also, while I of course understand that Russia cannot participate, it is a big loss in terms of the spectacle of the tournament.
The reason why there is a 4 Nations Cup is because the NHL only wants to use NHL players and make all the money for the NHL (Canada - 295), (USA - 207), (Sweden - 64) and (Finland - 36). Russia (41) will be there once they stop trying to take over the world. The Olympics and World Championships show us that many more than four countries should be included, but again, the NHL wants to make the $$$ here for themselves, not to foster the best competition and to be fair to other countries. The Czechs won the World Championship but their numbers aren't great if you are only picking NHL Czechs (23 players).
Awesome content, great topics to be looking at. We need more fighting to limit the cheap shots.... cheap shots are on the rise because there is no enforcers on the ice to make them pay.
I would say Yzerplan is also partially on the line this season, it’s been working so far but enough people have been questioning it and with how close the wings were to the playoffs last season if they don’t make it this season, well…
I think the prevailing thought is that Ovi won't get there until 25-26 at the earliest. So he'll be watched, but he won't really be on the clock unless something lights a fire under him.
I doubt he gets it this season. Unlikely he gets over 40 goals with how slow he is. He can't create his own shot anymore and when he tries to skate with the puck he gets dispossessed easily.
@@Fatazz They'll still be talking about it though. If he gets off to a fast start, they'll talk about whether or not he can break it next season. If he gets off to a slow start, they'll talk about whether or not he'll break it at all. So they'll be talking about it either way.
I think as usual one of the storylines is going to be if any teams that have been on the bubble of making the playoffs and trying to exit the rebuild will take a step forward and make it in which also raises the question of which team that made it before is going to fall off in order to let that team in. I think a lot of eyes are going to be on teams like Detroit, Buffalo, Ottawa, etc.
As a lawyer, Bettman knows that if he leaves everything in gray areas then he can’t be held accountable for not maintaining a standard that he never sets. He LOVES being the emperor in the coliseum randomly giving the thumbs up/down and having the power to manipulate His players
I think you way over estimate how much he really cares about the day to day of the NHL, as far as the players are concerned. How does he manipulate them?
I’m just looking forward to a full season of UPL in net for Buffalo. Hopefully the team gels quickly under Lindy; no matter what his mistakes, Granato definitely turned things around rather quickly after his hiring.
I'm interesting in Expansion. I think it's really close to happening. I see Atlanta with a lock, Phoenix too and Houston as a maybe. There are a couple of outside cities, as well. Sacramento and Louisville. Portland seems to be outside the duscussion; too bad.
My biggest complaint about officiating is the “assumed call.” If you didn’t see it because you had a bad angle or you had an obscured view then don’t call the penalty.
Shannon,nothing to do with this clip,I just wanted to thank you for introducing The Warning to my wife and I.I really hope they play anywhere in the maritimes,cheers and keep up the awesome work!
Without Kucherov, the Lightning would have been in the running for Celebrini last season. It’s absolutely mind blowing to pick anyone but Kucherov for hart and Ted Lindsay but it’s for obvious reasons people don’t like to hear
@@TheChief88 The Ted Lindsay was a toss-up, but the Hart should have definitely gone to Kucherov. They only gave it to Mack because he hasn’t won one yet. Seems like the Hart trophy has lost its original meaning and is just a popularity contest these days.
Depends what you mean by in the running for Celebrini. Tampa finished with 51 more points in the standings than the Sharks. I don't think any player has ever contributed anywhere close to 25.5 wins. If you mean in the bottom 11 then sure, it's possible he got them 7 wins.
@@alu.304 if these trophies are voted for by journalists and peers, then the awards are meaningless. it’s not an objective award, they just pick whoever they like more, not who they actually think should win.
Shannon, let us not sugar coat officiating as it's bad. There is a rulebook, so they should damn near call what is in the rulebook and not do this obvious game management of the game!
@@neeltheother2342 of course Russia! It’s a professional NOT international tournament. Without the Russians and Czechs the “tournament” is a sideshow. Probably better than an all-star game, but still a huge missed opportunity.
@@joshpadraig I'm choosing to view it as a glass half full way in that it will be so much better than an all star game. And there is actually going to be some fun speculation on rosters leading up to it.
I remember the "Broad Street Bullies" lol. Fighting in hockey is something that just is, but I agree it gets less and less. Looking forward to the new season!
Fights are exciting! They've always intrigued people. The issue is that we now know more about concussions. Getting punched in the head can cause brain damage, so while sometimes they can be justified (IMO) they shouldn't be actively encouraged - if we care about the welfare of the players.
You forgot to mention that open ice hits while a player skates with his head down mid shift are now frowned upon and seen as something you're not supposed to do. There's this code now with a lot of guys, not all, but a lot, where if you’re not near the boards, you don’t check someone.
@@robkorsch3933I don’t disagree, but nowadays everything becomes so reactionary, I’m not sure the NHL could stand up to the scrutiny if someone really got hurt badly
@@spencer2365The topic needs to be looked at more broadly. The McDavid double cross-check in the Canuck series is a good example. If the Oilers had an enforcer like in previous years, would a play like that take place? Stick work can cause more serious injuries than fights.
@@Marixa1979 Yes but system is basically just like that, with even the weakest teams got chance to qualify through lower tier tournaments. It's the NHL that is outlier that doesn't really care. If they did, Worlds would propadly be held in some different date. Whole tournament developed during a century with NHL's indifference playing a role.
True World Cup is World championship in the first place. Not tournament held exclusively in N. America. Should have kept Canada Cup brand. NHL ruined branding of international tournaments. For non hockey fans World Cup gets confused with Worlds and Olympics are confusing in being either one of best tournaments ever or tournament of less significance than Worlds, dependening on year.
Charging is rarely called anymore and happens on almost every hard check. Not a complaint, just an observation. Also the running into the Goalie is out of control and rarely penalized.
This is french canadian media specific, but im still curious about other/outside perspectives. One of our biggest subject will be the complete decline in talent development in the province of Quebec in the last two decades. 20 years ago, a hypothetical Quebecer only team would of been extremely competitive, vs the rest of Canada, USA, Russia or Sweden, especially because of the goaltending. Nowadays ? Does any player outside of the somehow still playing Fleury worth any beginning of a consideration for the Hall of Fame ?
The 4-Nations Cup is just to replace the NHL All-Star game. That's why it is only open to NHL players. It is like Rendez-vous '87, not a Canada Cup or the Olympics. I think it will be cool. Cooler than an All-Star game anyway.
I hope they tinker with the offside review rule. Idk how they could change it, that’s why I don’t make the big bucks…but this review for a player that was an eyelash offside 20 seconds before the goal was scored thing is getting a little ridiculous . I want everything to be right but that’s not the spirit of the rule and it often times has nothing to do with the play. It’s starting to feel like the NFL where any time something cool happens, you’re looking through your fingers for a flag. Again, idk how they fix it or change it, but it’s getting a little out there
If the CBA goes to a lockout and we miss a season of McDavid, Bedard, Makar, Matthews, MacKinnon, Draisaitl's careers (maybe even Crosby's final year) Bettman should not only be fired, he should be drawn and quartered.
Id like to see the nhl/nhlpa allow buyouts without cap penalties. It hinders the NHL from being able to ice the best possible product, and penalizes fans for GM made decisions. Look at all of the long term deals signed this free agency, how many gms last 7-8 years, they can make deals that cripple orginizations, the players, the fans and the league from being the best product possible. Mr bettman, tear down this wall.
Why not have helmet cams for the referees? I mean, they're not omniscient, and sometimes, they really won't see something that looks obvious up in the nosebleeds.
here here, expanding past 32 is idiotic. You have teams, half a dozen who are perennial crap - never make the playoffs for 8, 10+ yrs (and don't win a Cup or even get to a finals for 30 yrs). With expansion it's going to be more crappy teams - because we all know the same teams win thru out a given decade (Det, NJ, Pit, & more recently LAk, Tam. Forget expansiom
If Rempe hones his skill on the ice and not in the ring he could become one of my favorite players. I like fighting, but not dangerous hits (the Trouba Flying Elbow Express)
totally agree about world-cup thoughts that it should mimic soccer/olympics to be a real world cup, which at this point it ain't. 4-nations cup is also not attractive.
Yeah, I’m not excited at all for the 4 Nations Cup. There is a lot of good players that won’t be in it and besides Canada doesn’t have a lot of goaltender options.
Calder Race and breakout stars. NHL is ripe for new blood this year. Huge draft year. Lots of call ups and entry level contracts. Celebrini, Smith, Parekh, Michkov, Stankoven, Lekkhermaki etc. Going to be a cuththroat year for Rookies. Almost feels like a changing of the guard.
On expansion... is 32 a good number? Sure it is, absolutely! But it boils down to what presence the league has versus other leagues. Presently, there are only 25 US NHL teams compared to 29 MLB and 29 NBA teams. The league appears to want to shift from being more gate-driven towards media revenue, and you can't do that when three of the top ten media markets are without franchises.That's why Houston, Atlanta, and later Phoenix will have teams. The appetite here in Atlanta for a team is high. Some will ask why they'd come back here after two teams have left, and the simple answer is, a city doesn't pick who owns its sports franchises, the league does. This is likely why they're not falling all over themselves to just award a franchise here right now, because the league already has two black eyes from those particular failures.
I hope the CBA comes to an agreement. I just can’t handle another lockout.
It's flat out embarrassing seeing it happen over and over with the NHL
Bettman wont let that happen again
Some newer fans will leave and never come back.
Please avoid lockouts
@@nickh4354greed, only going to see more of these things happen as they get more and more opportunity for income.
Michkov scores 0 goals, 0 assists in first 8 minutes of season. Flyers fans and media panic.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣And call him a bust.
That's why I'm kind of glad that no one on WIP talks about the Flyers. The Eagles and Sixers takes are braindead enough, we don't need bad hockey takes to go with it.
Please make it 82 games
Benched after 10 minutes as GM tells coach he wants to preserve his trade value…
I detect jealousy.
He's ours.
And take's the spotlight away from Bedard.
OOOOOH, ICAN'T WAIT.
Go Flyers.
I want to see them get rid of the constant cross-checking. There are probably a hundred cross-checks in a playoff game, and it's ridiculous. We need a year like we had with hooking and slashing where they were super strict for a season and it changed how the players played.
I said this 20 years ago. At least the referees in the WWE have the decency to turn their backs when they're letting one wrestler break the rules. Hockey refs will just sit there and watch a player crosscheck someone in the face repeatedly.
For the next CBA, players need to agree to the department of player safety being allowed to give larger fines. It's ridiculous how low the current maximum is, given the player salaries.
Should make it a percentage of salary
Why would the players want to give up more money?
@@joshciviletti3032 ... to limit their own risk of getting injured from a cheap shot?
@@joshciviletti3032 Depends on if it can be put in the right framing.
Hey players, you want to give up more money? Uh, No?
Hey players, would you be okay with another player being slapped with a punishing fine if they were to injure you, thus acting as a deterrent for any player that would carelessly cut your career earning potential? ie: Your ability to *make* more money? Uh, Yes.
@@VonOzbourne Exactly there are plenty of players that have taken multiple cheap shots that would see the value in this. It's really only a bad thing if you're planning to go out and play dirty. The risk of accidentally doing something that you could get fined for is relatively low.
If there's another lockout after the fiscal year the league just had, it would be the most NHL thing to happen to the NHL. Hoping we aren't forced to play NHL 26 for a season. I don't think I could take that.
Be hopeful. Isn't 2K getting into FIFA? Hopefully they get back into NHL too although I doubt it because it's a niche market
@@XaviRonaldo0NHL 2k6 is the best hockey game I've ever played, and I've played half the EA NHL games since then.
@XaviRonaldo0 2k had various bugs and freezing issues with their hockey games. Can't remember with 2k9, but 2k6-8 had weird and bad logic when it came to salaries/salary cap too. They weren't bad games but they're a lot more flawed than people seem to remember
@@justjohnny420 yeah but competition can't hurt. The monopoly of EA is bad for having a reason to actually improve the game
@@Alex-js5lg I still remember ESPN NHL 2K4 and 2K5 for the PS2. Those were really good games. As for the NHL, this year should be much better revenue-wise for the sole reason of not having one team play in a 5000 seat arena. Fanatics jerseys should also be a storyline this year. Still sucks that they lost a big-name brand for their jersey manufacturer. I think Adidas tried harder than other manufacturers to make the league a fashion product, and its obvious they didn't feel their efforts were worth continuing the deal. The jury is out on whatever Fanatics produces.
The next CBA needs a rule limiting the number of players in the league named “Connor”.
One per team, minimum?
The Connor Cap!
It’s the new Ryan.
Any team that wants a second Bacon (ottercorrect) or Connor must first sign a Guy or a Gary.
Jake -
Jake Guentz
Jake Otteingr
Jake DeBrsk
Jake Alln
Jake McCab
Jake Evns
Jake Bean
Jake Middletn
Jake Walmn
Jacob Markstrm
Jacob Chychrn
Jacob Pelletie
Jacob Lucchin
Jakub Vran
Jakub Lauk
Jake Muzzn (will he come back or retire from inj, only 34?)
Jake Gardinr (see above)
Or Michael, Adam, Cole, William, & Alex
Thank you for all you do. I've spent a lot of years watching ECHL and last year was my 1st NHL. You have helped make this experience so great!
I feel like the Preds will be a pretty big story this year regardless of if they’re good or bad.
... and I don't think they'll be bad :)
I'll be watching them more to see how Stamkos and Marchessault pan out.
@@Mr.Quinlan888Skjei as well. They got better in a few places.
No matter what the league changes, fans will always find something else to complain about.
You know they will keep crying until the untax and Tax cities have a eqaul playing ground.
@@judistzoinkiski3395 Well that’s simply just not going to happen so they will be crying for a long time. Those states have been no tax for quite some time. People only started complaining when they began winning.
Yes. I’m in Philly. In the days after the Eagles won the Super Bowl some callers into sports radio stations were complaining about stuff.
Well, nothing is ever perfect and you can't make everyone happy. Plus some people just want to complain.
@@judistzoinkiski3395 Haters gonna hate, we just have to ignore those vocal minority and keep on having civilized conversations without them.
One storyline that I will be following closely this season when it comes to broadcasting is the addition of Amazon as a broadcaster in Canada for Monday night games & in the US (specifically in Seattle) as the streaming home for the Kraken. It will be interesting to see if they cover the NHL in the same way they do Thursday Night Football & be better than Sportsnet, ESPN & TNT.
32 teams truly is perfect symmetry. 16 each conference, 8 per division. Half the teams from each conference make the playoffs the other half are in the lottery. It’s perfectly balanced.
I think we're going to hear a lot more about the "loyalty" of teams to players. IE Vegas and Tampa.
If you sold THG Jerseys, I'd buy one.
NHL be like: Our number 1 story for the next 15 years is CONNOR BEDARD, CONNOR BEDARD, CONNOR BEDARD.
Connor Bedard’s a pretty cool guy, he was playing street hockey with a bunch of the kids at a block party I was at last week. Lowkey and quite friendly.
Half the parents weren’t even familiar with where he’s playing, one of them asked how work was going in New York lmao
he is good for the league why is that an issue
@@JBTriple8it’s not but similar to the shit with Bronny or Caitlyn Clark they be making highlights or posts on shit that doesn’t matter whatsoever and that takes away from posts or highlights of other stars that did something way more interesting yet it doesn’t get covered because it’s overshadowed by some boring average pass bedard made.
@@obi-wankenobigoat lol what, he is good and isn't being backed by casuals like Clark
@@frankdobs I never said he wasn’t good please re-read, I’m saying like cc and bronny they use highlights of him making a mediocre pass and it overshadows a real highlight, he had plenty of legit highlights but also gets highlights that don’t matter
I thought for sure you'd mention Broadcasting rights, with Bally's going away and more teams setting up their own streaming services
Last season was hands down the best season in the past decade. Rempe-mania made games exciting again where you could anticipate a fight and it could actually happen.
Gary Bettman Zoom Call at 1M subs.
Comparing Michkov’s rookie season to other notable rookies, and seeing if the hype was worth it, will be very prominent for me.
If he struggles moving to a new country, leaning a new language and adapting to a new league, or if he blows the doors off the league... neither would surprise me. Excited to see
Players are also wearing body armor compared to the padding they used to have, which encourages playing with more reckless abandon.
Kind of like how concussions went _up_ when boxing added gloves because fighters could aim for the head without breaking their knuckles.
very true.
Yep. Matthews' down season of 40 goals was largely due to him playing through multiple injuries. Some people talked after that season like he was already in decline and those injuries would hold him back from scoring at his high level again. Then he scores 69 in 81 games. Insane. I hope he hits 70 this year and Connor gets 150 points again. These things are good for hockey.
I know you weren't listing stories about individual players, but I think it will be really interesting for the league how the Nichushkin situation plays out in November or later.
World Cup works in Soccer because there dozens of 'premiere' leagues around the world, Europe, North America, and South America - that are pretty much all equal as the best players are scattered everywhere. In Hockey, there's the NHL, and after that all the other leagues are a clear step down - so fewer players to make a 'world cup of hockey' truly competitive. By that I mean, theres only ever two or three nations that can win a hockey gold, in Soccer - there's a legit 6 to 8 teams that can win - Italy, Spain, France, England, Netherlands, Germany, Argentina, Brazil just off the top of my head.
I slightly disagree. While fewer nations than in football are realistic candidates, upsets can and do happen. In my opinion Canada is the gold standard, but on any given day I could see the US, Sweden (my team), Finland, or Czechia beating them. Also, while I of course understand that Russia cannot participate, it is a big loss in terms of the spectacle of the tournament.
The reason why there is a 4 Nations Cup is because the NHL only wants to use NHL players and make all the money for the NHL (Canada - 295), (USA - 207), (Sweden - 64) and (Finland - 36). Russia (41) will be there once they stop trying to take over the world.
The Olympics and World Championships show us that many more than four countries should be included, but again, the NHL wants to make the $$$ here for themselves, not to foster the best competition and to be fair to other countries. The Czechs won the World Championship but their numbers aren't great if you are only picking NHL Czechs (23 players).
To me a big story would be which of Ottawa/Detroit/Buffalo finally makes the playoffs.
I would pay whatever they ask for NHL network, if that's still a thing, if they had content even half this good.
Awesome content, great topics to be looking at. We need more fighting to limit the cheap shots.... cheap shots are on the rise because there is no enforcers on the ice to make them pay.
I would say Yzerplan is also partially on the line this season, it’s been working so far but enough people have been questioning it and with how close the wings were to the playoffs last season if they don’t make it this season, well…
I think the prevailing thought is that Ovi won't get there until 25-26 at the earliest. So he'll be watched, but he won't really be on the clock unless something lights a fire under him.
He's 41 goals away, so there won't really be big talk unless he gets something like 15 goals in the first 30.
I doubt he gets it this season. Unlikely he gets over 40 goals with how slow he is. He can't create his own shot anymore and when he tries to skate with the puck he gets dispossessed easily.
@@Fatazz They'll still be talking about it though. If he gets off to a fast start, they'll talk about whether or not he can break it next season. If he gets off to a slow start, they'll talk about whether or not he'll break it at all. So they'll be talking about it either way.
Offense wins games, defense wins championships.
I think as usual one of the storylines is going to be if any teams that have been on the bubble of making the playoffs and trying to exit the rebuild will take a step forward and make it in which also raises the question of which team that made it before is going to fall off in order to let that team in. I think a lot of eyes are going to be on teams like Detroit, Buffalo, Ottawa, etc.
Utah's season will be interesting, but whatever happens, the effects of Meruelo's rein will have an impact.
Matthews is 53 goals away from having the most goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He'll probably set that record this upcoming season.
As a lawyer, Bettman knows that if he leaves everything in gray areas then he can’t be held accountable for not maintaining a standard that he never sets. He LOVES being the emperor in the coliseum randomly giving the thumbs up/down and having the power to manipulate His players
I think you way over estimate how much he really cares about the day to day of the NHL, as far as the players are concerned. How does he manipulate them?
Somebody watches too much SDPN and just runs with everything they say.
I’m just looking forward to a full season of UPL in net for Buffalo. Hopefully the team gels quickly under Lindy; no matter what his mistakes, Granato definitely turned things around rather quickly after his hiring.
Granato did some great things.
I will always love you -“Whitney Houston” and Whoop there it is- “Tag Team” were 1 & 2 ,last time Canadian team won Stanley Cup 😅
most of the CBA Demands have been met in another video you pointed out we should be okay Bettman doesn't want another lockout
I definitely expect Michkov to be under a microscope this coming season and to be talked about a lot. I truly hope it fuels him.
I think we will hear a lot about Jessica Campbell.
@@JunkratJoules who?
@@gazingatmarsNew assistant coach for the Kraken🙂
In the four nation cup, should include allso at least Russia, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and maybe Slovakia !
I'm interesting in Expansion. I think it's really close to happening. I see Atlanta with a lock, Phoenix too and Houston as a maybe. There are a couple of outside cities, as well. Sacramento and Louisville. Portland seems to be outside the duscussion; too bad.
Hoping for expansion to Don Mills, build an arena at Fairview Mall or at The Shops of Don Mills.
My biggest complaint about officiating is the “assumed call.” If you didn’t see it because you had a bad angle or you had an obscured view then don’t call the penalty.
Shannon,nothing to do with this clip,I just wanted to thank you for introducing The Warning to my wife and I.I really hope they play anywhere in the maritimes,cheers and keep up the awesome work!
A benefit of seeing scoring go down for next season is that it makes Shannon's 80s magnets during reviews more special.
Without Kucherov, the Lightning would have been in the running for Celebrini last season. It’s absolutely mind blowing to pick anyone but Kucherov for hart and Ted Lindsay but it’s for obvious reasons people don’t like to hear
Just stop. MacKinnon won it fairly and by a huge margin, both Peers and Critics agreed i.e. Hart and Lindsay
@@TheChief88 The Ted Lindsay was a toss-up, but the Hart should have definitely gone to Kucherov. They only gave it to Mack because he hasn’t won one yet. Seems like the Hart trophy has lost its original meaning and is just a popularity contest these days.
Depends what you mean by in the running for Celebrini. Tampa finished with 51 more points in the standings than the Sharks. I don't think any player has ever contributed anywhere close to 25.5 wins. If you mean in the bottom 11 then sure, it's possible he got them 7 wins.
@@alu.304 if these trophies are voted for by journalists and peers, then the awards are meaningless. it’s not an objective award, they just pick whoever they like more, not who they actually think should win.
@@rly-hq6wn I guess you have zero comprehension of what "Peers" refers to in this sense.
I loved the tournament with North Am, Europe and Young guns. My favorite hockey tournament is the olympics!
Shannon, let us not sugar coat officiating as it's bad. There is a rulebook, so they should damn near call what is in the rulebook and not do this obvious game management of the game!
I’d be excited if it were 6 nations tbh
So Czechia and Slovakia/Switzerland? (Russia is persona non grata rn so it's a non starter)
@@neeltheother2342 of course Russia! It’s a professional NOT international tournament. Without the Russians and Czechs the “tournament” is a sideshow.
Probably better than an all-star game, but still a huge missed opportunity.
@@joshpadraig I'm choosing to view it as a glass half full way in that it will be so much better than an all star game. And there is actually going to be some fun speculation on rosters leading up to it.
@@joshpadraigEph Ruzzia.
@RJM1972 1-2-3-4-5-6
This is how counting works.
I remember the "Broad Street Bullies" lol. Fighting in hockey is something that just is, but I agree it gets less and less. Looking forward to the new season!
Fights are exciting! They've always intrigued people. The issue is that we now know more about concussions. Getting punched in the head can cause brain damage, so while sometimes they can be justified (IMO) they shouldn't be actively encouraged - if we care about the welfare of the players.
Could you do some videos commenting on your predictions from couple years ago and ranking how did you do? 😂
You forgot to mention that open ice hits while a player skates with his head down mid shift are now frowned upon and seen as something you're not supposed to do. There's this code now with a lot of guys, not all, but a lot, where if you’re not near the boards, you don’t check someone.
you missed a big topic here:
The new rule changes.
The new rule changes were pretty forgettable. In fact, I forgot all of them already...
Ive been hearing that nhl will soon be coming to Milwaukee like reloactiong or expansion
THG gotta mediate between the NHLPA and league owners
Fighting can still hang in there, but I think we are one serious injury or ugly incident on the ice from it seriously being in danger of going away
I think when fighting/enforcement increases, stick work decreases & vice versa.
@@robkorsch3933I don’t disagree, but nowadays everything becomes so reactionary, I’m not sure the NHL could stand up to the scrutiny if someone really got hurt badly
@@spencer2365The topic needs to be looked at more broadly. The McDavid double cross-check in the Canuck series is a good example. If the Oilers had an enforcer like in previous years, would a play like that take place? Stick work can cause more serious injuries than fights.
i think Ovi goal chase should be 1
yeah if you're a capitals fan
What you describe as "true World Cup of hockey" is World championship.
No it isn't. World championship doesn't have a good portion of the best players from the league as they're still in the playoffs.
@RJM1972 No, it's not. It's more "World" than World Cup could ever be. Doubt the NHL will ever care of teams like Koreas or Turkmemistan.
@@Marixa1979 Yes but system is basically just like that, with even the weakest teams got chance to qualify through lower tier tournaments. It's the NHL that is outlier that doesn't really care. If they did, Worlds would propadly be held in some different date. Whole tournament developed during a century with NHL's indifference playing a role.
NHL in Houston!
11. Mitch Marner
11:24 scoring drops but winning increases in the late 20s
A true World Cup of hockey would have Russia in it also
True World Cup is World championship in the first place. Not tournament held exclusively in N. America. Should have kept Canada Cup brand. NHL ruined branding of international tournaments. For non hockey fans World Cup gets confused with Worlds and Olympics are confusing in being either one of best tournaments ever or tournament of less significance than Worlds, dependening on year.
Only once Poutine goes.
Charging is rarely called anymore and happens on almost every hard check. Not a complaint, just an observation.
Also the running into the Goalie is out of control and rarely penalized.
I want pure international hockey, not this NHL World Cup nonsense. I enjoy seeing players from non-NHL leagues play and keep up.
People always forget to check their biases when it comes to officiating
One word...
Michkov.
Nuff said.
Go Flyers.
How about the 2 different sets of rules between reg season and layoffs?
Kuch not getting the hart was wrong.
CBA negotiations always get done due to pressure. When their is no pressure nothing happens so don't expect it to get done early.
4 nations cup just seems like allstar games minus the skills competition
Only 82 days left until hockey!
Feel like the 4 nations cup should be a 6 nations cup so we would get Czechia and then maybe invite another country?
This is french canadian media specific, but im still curious about other/outside perspectives.
One of our biggest subject will be the complete decline in talent development in the province of Quebec in the last two decades.
20 years ago, a hypothetical Quebecer only team would of been extremely competitive, vs the rest of Canada, USA, Russia or Sweden, especially because of the goaltending.
Nowadays ? Does any player outside of the somehow still playing Fleury worth any beginning of a consideration for the Hall of Fame ?
Crosby
@@patbromwell8701Crosby is from Nova Scotia, not Quebec
discussion of starting Canadian hockey league?
I still have a hard time understanding why the NHLPA would agree to the escrow
thanks! best video so far for me :)
I’m not stoked about the 4 nations cup either.
The 4-Nations Cup is just to replace the NHL All-Star game. That's why it is only open to NHL players. It is like Rendez-vous '87, not a Canada Cup or the Olympics. I think it will be cool. Cooler than an All-Star game anyway.
I hope they tinker with the offside review rule. Idk how they could change it, that’s why I don’t make the big bucks…but this review for a player that was an eyelash offside 20 seconds before the goal was scored thing is getting a little ridiculous . I want everything to be right but that’s not the spirit of the rule and it often times has nothing to do with the play. It’s starting to feel like the NFL where any time something cool happens, you’re looking through your fingers for a flag. Again, idk how they fix it or change it, but it’s getting a little out there
If the CBA goes to a lockout and we miss a season of McDavid, Bedard, Makar, Matthews, MacKinnon, Draisaitl's careers (maybe even Crosby's final year) Bettman should not only be fired, he should be drawn and quartered.
lets go! good video shann
Id like to see the nhl/nhlpa allow buyouts without cap penalties. It hinders the NHL from being able to ice the best possible product, and penalizes fans for GM made decisions. Look at all of the long term deals signed this free agency, how many gms last 7-8 years, they can make deals that cripple orginizations, the players, the fans and the league from being the best product possible. Mr bettman, tear down this wall.
So what drug have you been taking that makes you think Utah will improve that roster by 20pts in that conference?
How was the tv attendance for the SCF series?
Why not have helmet cams for the referees? I mean, they're not omniscient, and sometimes, they really won't see something that looks obvious up in the nosebleeds.
It’s time for NHL hockey in Milwaukee.
Is there really the market there? Wisconsin has teams in all the other 3 major sports.
Growing Metro region. Packers draw nationally. Maybe they can play in Madison on occasion as well.
Officiating was aweful
does expansion revenue help raise salary cap?
do video on escrow?
Bring the NHL back to Minnesota !!!
They absolutely should not expand.
here here, expanding past 32 is idiotic.
You have teams, half a dozen who are perennial crap - never make the playoffs for 8, 10+ yrs (and don't win a Cup or even get to a finals for 30 yrs). With expansion it's going to be more crappy teams - because we all know the same teams win thru out a given decade (Det, NJ, Pit, & more recently LAk, Tam. Forget expansiom
#4: Rempe
If Rempe hones his skill on the ice and not in the ring he could become one of my favorite players. I like fighting, but not dangerous hits (the Trouba Flying Elbow Express)
I for one, thoroughly enjoyed the Rangers vs. Devils line brawl 😊
#4: Rempe being scratched for the 50th consecutive game before being sent down
@@sharkhaos_probablyideally he’s good at both
totally agree about world-cup thoughts that it should mimic soccer/olympics to be a real world cup, which at this point it ain't. 4-nations cup is also not attractive.
Yeah, I’m not excited at all for the 4 Nations Cup. There is a lot of good players that won’t be in it and besides Canada doesn’t have a lot of goaltender options.
Calder Race and breakout stars. NHL is ripe for new blood this year. Huge draft year. Lots of call ups and entry level contracts. Celebrini, Smith, Parekh, Michkov, Stankoven, Lekkhermaki etc. Going to be a cuththroat year for Rookies. Almost feels like a changing of the guard.
Patrik Laine redemption arc!
Nothing about Fanatics? Might end up being a mute point this year given they are using Adidas factories until 25-26.
Constant Cross Checking. Its cheap hockey. Deal with it this year
Storylines: Injuries and point streaks!
When expansion does happen, is shannon going to commission a new puck board for power rankings?
There is a blank spot on his pick board. Maybe he can put an insert into that blank spot.
… IF …. Vancouver makes the playoffs.
On expansion... is 32 a good number? Sure it is, absolutely! But it boils down to what presence the league has versus other leagues. Presently, there are only 25 US NHL teams compared to 29 MLB and 29 NBA teams. The league appears to want to shift from being more gate-driven towards media revenue, and you can't do that when three of the top ten media markets are without franchises.That's why Houston, Atlanta, and later Phoenix will have teams.
The appetite here in Atlanta for a team is high. Some will ask why they'd come back here after two teams have left, and the simple answer is, a city doesn't pick who owns its sports franchises, the league does. This is likely why they're not falling all over themselves to just award a franchise here right now, because the league already has two black eyes from those particular failures.