Is Tampa going to rely on refpuck all the way through the playoffs?Another gift PPG for Tampa
Apparently; what a horseshit penalty that was, talk about a gift.Is Tampa going to rely on refpuck all the way through the playoffs?
AgreedWith the caveat that NHL would probably fuck it up, high sticking (and delay of game) should be reviewable.
And then there is that oneAnother soft, soft call goes Tampa's way
Fitting the moment the refs abandon Tampa, the Bolts shit the bed.And then there is that one
He was too busy getting pissy at his linemates for hitting his brother too hard.Damn what a response. And where was this Reilly Smith a few years ago?
Haha no. That was an epic collection of douchebaggery - Burrows, Lapierre, Torres, Hanson, Glass, Kessler and Vigneault.That said (and I said this back in the game thread when the B's played them), I'm fairly certain I would hate them for a decade, like I do the Canucks, if the Bruins had ended up playing them in a 7 game series.
The entire expansion draft process was such a joke. Legalized blackmail.Reminder- Florida gave Jonathan Marchessault away for free!
Quebec and Portland are better spots.Part of me wants to be angry with how manufactured all of Vegas' pregame stuff is, but then I remember that that's all they've got. They have no "history of this team" montages. They have no "remember that time you all cheered in your childhood" moments. They have no history but what they're creating now.
I still think its way over the top, but whatever. It really seems like it was a fantastic choice to put a team and the NHL is benefiting because of it.
How was it a joke? The Panthers ownership got $16.67 million that they didn't have to share with the players to let Vegas into their club. When they charge 6x more than they did when the last expansion team joined the league, they have to be relevant right away. The only joke is the gluttony of the owners.The entire expansion draft process was such a joke. Legalized blackmail.
This article was posted before but is entirely on point. Florida absolutely could’ve made different decisions in the expansion draft to keep both Marchessault and Reilly Smith but they wanted to shed the salary thinking those players wouldn’t rebound. Oops.The only joke is the gluttony of the owners.