Preseason is over.  Time to get to the real season and do it in style like only Jagr can.

 

 

Interesting article from Scheifele as he rates his top 5 toughest players he has faced in the NHL.   

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/mark-scheifele-top-5-nhl/

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Hockey, man. It’s the best. I truly love it. There are a lot of guys in the league who will tell you, “I like to leave it all at the rink. I don’t watch much hockey when I get home.”
Yeah … That’s definitely not me.

I’m what you might call a full-on hockey nerd. I can watch hockey all day. Like, when we’re headed to the airport after a game, I’ll pull out my phone right on the bus and just start streaming the late games. I’m always fascinated by why guys are playing a certain way, or taking chances in certain moments, or adding little tricks to their game. You watch any hockey game closely enough, and there’s going to be something you can pick up.

I see a guy like Sid winning two Stanley Cups in a row, and he’s still loving everything about the game, still working on new things. That’s inspiring to me. I wake up every day and try to eat, breathe, and sleep hockey. And I figure — why not add “write hockey” to that list?

This is my attempt at taking you a little deeper inside the game that I love. Honestly, I probably could have made this 20 players long — but here are the five toughest guys I’ve ever faced.

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Interesting read from someone who plays against these guys and his comments on their game.  His top 5 toughest players to play against:

Karlsson

Price

Crosby

Josi

McDavid

He didnt say Kessler? lol

what's the DEL?

 

6 minutes ago, iHeart said:

what's the DEL?

 

Top pro league in Germany. 

oh I see, well I hope he has better luck there

http://www.bardown.com/the-hurricanes-attendance-numbers-on-tuesday-night-were-the-lowest-since-2001-1.881736

Worst attendance for a game that wasn't snowed out since 2001.

And only the 2nd game of the season.

2 minutes ago, Rich said:

http://www.bardown.com/the-hurricanes-attendance-numbers-on-tuesday-night-were-the-lowest-since-2001-1.881736

Worst attendance for a game that wasn't snowed out since 2001.

And only the 2nd game of the season.

that is disgustingly bad.  wow.

2 hours ago, iHeart said:

what's the DEL?

 

Funny, I was watching some of the Jets/Oilers game and thought boy it looks strange seeing a d-man wearing number 5 that can skate and move the puck... then I wondered what Stuart was up to these days...

37 minutes ago, bearpants said:

Funny, I was watching some of the Jets/Oilers game and thought boy it looks strange seeing a d-man wearing number 5 that can skate and move the puck... then I wondered what Stuart was up to these days...

Stulikov is one of the very few strong athlete nicknames to come from this town.  

I cringe every time Scheifs gets referred to as Bambi. 

1 hour ago, Rich said:

http://www.bardown.com/the-hurricanes-attendance-numbers-on-tuesday-night-were-the-lowest-since-2001-1.881736

Worst attendance for a game that wasn't snowed out since 2001.

And only the 2nd game of the season.

Embarrassing. Here's hoping the Hurricanes get moved sooner than later.

Jagr to make season debut tonight in LA: http://www.tsn.ca/jagr-to-make-flames-debut-vs-kings-1.881643

2 hours ago, Rich said:

http://www.bardown.com/the-hurricanes-attendance-numbers-on-tuesday-night-were-the-lowest-since-2001-1.881736

Worst attendance for a game that wasn't snowed out since 2001.

And only the 2nd game of the season.

Ouragans!

1 hour ago, Jimmy Pop said:

Stulikov is one of the very few strong athlete nicknames to come from this town. 

Should have trademarked it.

Canes are up for sale, sticking point atm is the owner will sell to person willing to keep team in Raleigh, maybe a huge sack of cash will make him change his  mind, but nobody is lining up to purchase the team.

Bring back the Whalers

 

2 hours ago, bustamente said:

Canes are up for sale, sticking point atm is the owner will sell to person willing to keep team in Raleigh, maybe a huge sack of cash will make him change his  mind, but nobody is lining up to purchase the team.

oh please even if they did stay in Raleigh attendance would still probably be down

The Houston Rockets owner wants to bring NHL to Houston. Canes likely to end up there. Huuuuge market. 4th largest in the US. 

Edited October 12, 20178 yr by Goalie

6 hours ago, bustamente said:

Canes are up for sale, sticking point atm is the owner will sell to person willing to keep team in Raleigh, maybe a huge sack of cash will make him change his  mind, but nobody is lining up to purchase the team.

People are Poor in Carolina

1 hour ago, Goalie said:

The Houston Rockets owner wants to bring NHL to Houston. Canes likely to end up there. Huuuuge market. 4th largest in the US. 

and they can keep the same name!  (is that too soon?)

6 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Bring back the Whalers

 

second ugliest unis in pro sports next to the Riders....and the 1982 Vancouver Canucks...

 

How does a team give up a SHG on a 5v3 PP...?

17 hours ago, bustamente said:

Canes are up for sale, sticking point atm is the owner will sell to person willing to keep team in Raleigh, maybe a huge sack of cash will make him change his  mind, but nobody is lining up to purchase the team.

He can only sell to an NHL-approved owner.  So it wouldnt matter if a relocation option offered him a billion dollars, its up to the NHL.  The Hurricanes have operational control of the arena, but I believe its not owned by the team.

In Atlanta, the Thrashers owners had the NHL over a barrel because they DID own the arena so any prospective team owners in Atlanta would have to negotiate with them to play there.  Since the Thrashers owners didnt want hockey at their arena and their lacked a suitable alternative, the NHL had little option but to consider relocation.

I doubt the NHL will be so easily moved on the Hurricanes.  They will try to find a local owner, pressure local government to assist etc. before considering relocation.  But Quebec would be a soft landing spot.  The NHL would rather get a half billion expansion fee before relocating for a fraction of that though.

1 hour ago, blue_gold_84 said:

How does a team give up a SHG on a 5v3 PP...?

Jets scored shorthanded on a 5-3 once. 

10 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:

second ugliest unis in pro sports next to the Riders....and the 1982 Vancouver Canucks...

 

Whatever... whalers unis are sweet!!

2 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

He can only sell to an NHL-approved owner.  So it wouldnt matter if a relocation option offered him a billion dollars, its up to the NHL.  The Hurricanes have operational control of the arena, but I believe its not owned by the team.

In Atlanta, the Thrashers owners had the NHL over a barrel because they DID own the arena so any prospective team owners in Atlanta would have to negotiate with them to play there.  Since the Thrashers owners didnt want hockey at their arena and their lacked a suitable alternative, the NHL had little option but to consider relocation.

I doubt the NHL will be so easily moved on the Hurricanes.  They will try to find a local owner, pressure local government to assist etc. before considering relocation.  But Quebec would be a soft landing spot.  The NHL would rather get a half billion expansion fee before relocating for a fraction of that though.

Not so easy to find an owner to buy a team whose average attendance looks like this:

2016/2017 - 11,776 (63% capacity) and dead last in the NHL

2015/2016 - 10,102 (65.6% capacity - no idea why this number is higher) and dead last in the NHL

2014/2015 - 12,594 (67.4% capacity) and dead last in the NHL

Prior to this year their attendance ranged anywhere around 15k - 17.  So why the sudden drop?    In 2014 / 2015 they raised ticket prices by 28%.    And consequently saw a ~30% decline in attendance.  So even when they were getting decent attendance numbers, it was because they were dumping their product at cheap prices.  

Carolina is one of those cities where attendance will suck if the team is bad.  And they've been bad for a long time.    Haven't been a playoff team since 2008/2009.   

Who wants to buy that?