Everybody in the NHL has the personality of a Naruto filler character, though.
Why doesn't every team with even the tiniest bit of cap space try to offer sheet Athanasiou?
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NHL Off-Season 2017 |OT| Weve Been Here Since October
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Everybody in the NHL has the personality of a Naruto filler character, though.
Why doesn't every team with even the tiniest bit of cap space try to offer sheet Athanasiou?
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Only blatant homers say this. Sadly, there are many of these people.
No GM wants to be the first one to open Pandora's Box when it comes to offer sheets.
bonesmccoy
Banned
I can't decide. I'm not sure if they'll be able to convince subs (like me) to re-up next year. I did really like their in-season Leafs and Raptors content. Normally I'd be all over the Jays but ... it's been an exhausting 2 years.
Nah. Suburban Detroit is my home in the States but I've been staying in Prague the last 4 years. I only visit the US a few times a year. I do plan to move back full time though.
I think it'll last longer than most current "free" sites tbh.
The only online sports sites with significant traffic and content are either vestiges of old-media (newspapers, TV nets) or "fan" networks that exist by exploiting freelancers to work for free or nearly free for a while before moving on to the next college kid who needs to fill a portfolio. I don't see how either of those things can last much longer without shrinking even more than they have the last few years.
The other main sports content sites I guess are aggregators who are dependent on non-paywalled sports news being generated... somewhere. Or I guess BleacherReport can just switch to scraping tweets exclusively.
I think it'll last longer than most current "free" sites tbh.
The only online sports sites with significant traffic and content are either vestiges of old-media (newspapers, TV nets) or "fan" networks that exist by exploiting freelancers to work for free or nearly free for a while before moving on to the next college kid who needs to fill a portfolio. I don't see how either of those things can last much longer without shrinking even more than they have the last few years.
The other main sports content sites I guess are aggregators who are dependent on non-paywalled sports news being generated... somewhere. Or I guess BleacherReport can just switch to scraping tweets exclusively.
This is the problem isn't it? All these media outlets are failing because they decided that they would just give away their content for free online. Now the Athletic comes in with this novel idea that you have to pay for their content and everyone just scoffs.
But will people still scoff when the only thing you don't have to pay for is horribly written, unedited fanposts on a couple of websites? There will always be game recaps from AP/CP or the NHL itself, but most fans who are looking for sports content are looking for more in depth news and stuff like detailed draft rankings or trade analysis I think and that stuff will disappear as newspapers continue to go paywall or TV networks trim original reporting. I think a bigger question is how many paid content sites would be enough and whether anyone can figure out a way to make it easy for people to pay to access multiple sites.
Coincidentally, Joe Sheehan (whom I pay every year to email me baseball analysis) was interviewed at Awful Announcing about this last week.
There is always a worry they'll get Jason Botchford or Steve Simmons but hey there's a risk of clicking on a tweet now and seeing Damien Cox's fucking mug on a byline so that's already a terrifying possibility in this shitty world we live in.
ElephantShell
Banned
Hockey Ops departments are so nebulous now they can be anything. In the old days when an owner wanted to pay some old guy he watched as a kid to hang around and golf with him they needed to do a personal services contract on the side. Now they can just name them to the team and give them a title.
I always hope they are just getting paid to meet and greet season ticket holders during off season charity events anyways. I have a really bad impression of the average old NHL players ability to gauge talent in the modern game, especially the former star players.
bonesmccoy
Banned
Right now, $40 or whatever a year is fine for well written (mostly) and well edited sports writing.
What the heck, calder. You get a farking beisbol newsletter and you're never in mlb-gaf?!
What the heck, calder. You get a farking beisbol newsletter and you're never in mlb-gaf?!
"See how you gave the puck away there? Don't do that next time."
"Thanks, Brian."
If POS is gone I might actually listen again.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
Pens have been doing a great job with the old players we are keeping around though. Gonchar as development coach and no assistant. Tocchet as assistant. Guerin as AGM. Recchi as player development coach and now assistant.
So uh.... it's "Fuck Dreamers" day today, eh.
fuck them for their crime-free education and work history while they pay taxes and receive no benefits... because their parents brought them here as toddlers. Let's deport them all to countries they've likely never been to or don't speak the language of. They're a better representative of America and the American Dream than Trump ever was or ever will be.
fuck them for their crime-free education and work history while they pay taxes and receive no benefits... because their parents brought them here as toddlers. Let's deport them all to countries they've likely never been to or don't speak the language of. They're a better representative of America and the American Dream than Trump ever was or ever will be.
bonesmccoy
Banned
he's just telling it like it is, john
he's on the show to provide impartial analysis
he's not a cheerleader (like you, Andy)
if you want sugar-coated stuff don't listen
if you have a problem with it don't listen
Perhaps the most bizarre and cringyest bit of sports radio I've heard in years
See I took his advice, I stopped listening. I'm sure TSN was happy with that.
Such a model organization, that Pittsburgh. More teams should follow this model. The Pittsburgh model: a standard of excellence.*
Agreed! I paid ESPN a bit for Insider largely because Pronman did so much interesting work. Now I can pay The Athletic a bit less to get way more hockey shit so I'm down for that.
Lol, I'm too lazy to keep up with the MLB thread. I read it at times but JaysGAF seems strong enough. And - real talk - this season has been so yucky for the Jays (and not just bad results, but deathly dull bad!) I haven't been watching a lot of baseball period. I will be back for the playoffs though, I love MLB's playoffs even with the wonky format.
bonesmccoy
Banned
This and last season have been brutal. Last year was 'successful', but it was this same kind of inconsistent, weak-ass, stress-inducing play. And it really sucks watching a guy like Bautista, who still doesn't 'look' old, decline so much.
The Jays being shit has been a wonderful, wonderful gift. Last season a coworker/friend of mine suddenly, coincidentally decided that baseball is the best sport on Earth and would give me regular, unsolicited updates. This season he's been very quiet and chooses to give me Leafs offseason updates instead. 🙂
Oh, I'm surprised you love this.
I mean, horses aren't really known to be great skaters.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Jays being shit made me appreciate the Raptors more.
But aren't the Raptors perennial disappointments too? All I know is they were expected to lose badly to the Cavs last year and they still managed to underwhelm and borderline embarrass themselves.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
I trust the Raptors to have more success than the Jays for years to come. The Raptors are a very young team. Jays have to hope Bo and Vladimir Jr are golden gods.
Haha... I'm a hockey fan. I'm at least familiar with the Leafs so when I'm told that they resigned Connor Brown I have something to say/mock. Hearing about the Jays is just boring, especially with no frame of reference.
Thats like 99% of hockey writers to me. Same dumb bullshit, just worded differently.
ElephantShell
Banned
The Jays being shit really just makes me feel terrible for my grandmother. She's like 90 and not a super happy person but she fucking loves her Jays. Still watches almost every game, despite their struggles. Don't know how she does it.
dr.rocktopus
Banned
My grandpa is 76 but the same way. Bandwagoning on to the team in 2015 at least gave us a hobby to share since we don't have many.
Jays being shit sure highlights how different baseball can be versus hockey with regards to team building.
Anyone else outside of BigJonsson and myself watch SportsCenter with Jay and Dan last night?
They're basically doing a fancier version of SportsCentre, on a nicer set. Seems like a missed opportunity to fully branch out into something new rather than adding to the old show. I think TSN needs more varied programming. Then again, it's only been an episode and it was fairly safe stuff (heckling bit aside), so it really could get better.
They're basically doing a fancier version of SportsCentre, on a nicer set. Seems like a missed opportunity to fully branch out into something new rather than adding to the old show. I think TSN needs more varied programming. Then again, it's only been an episode and it was fairly safe stuff (heckling bit aside), so it really could get better.
I liked it.. Pretty solid first show considering they havent done an actual highlight show in a long time.
Leafs Lunch may be saved... praise mcjesus
CreeperBlocks
Banned
I wish Habs Lunch was on TSN...
bonesmccoy
Banned
I'm sure they have a plan to grow the show and introduce new bits etc.
Even with the credit they still likely have at TSN, their thing did flop in the US. Probably less leash this time.
Coldnoodle
Member
The Athletic can't stop, won't stop.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
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