NHL 2021 Irregular Season and Plagueoffs

StoiCynic

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Animosity said:
You literally cannot prove he was fit to play just because he was practicing. This is like saying the Rangers purposely put Panarin on LTIR so they could stay cap compliant until the playoffs. Again, why would you have a top 5 player in the world get surgery on his hip and sit out a whole season. Its a dumb narrative and people need to quit crying over it.
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Proof or not, it's super obvious. Dude was in a non-contact practice jersey after the TDL and comes in the first game back and gets like 4 points I think? Not particularly subtle.

But Merrith hits it on the head. He was always gonna miss most of the truncated season. No one's arguing that. What difference does that extra month or so make. At that point, might as well just do what they did.

I'm glad it's getting memed all over their celebration. Them's the monkey paw rules.

Edit: meant to say FULL contact jersey
 
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Merrith

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I mean good on them for taking advantage of the rules, I just think comparing this instance to others isn't the same because it was clearly a full on planned we'll just have him sit the whole regular season and he'll be fine for playoffs and we'll get to add some depth/firepower at the TDL. Any other instance we're talking about a mid season injury.
 
Valderen

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I think they still need to fix it somehow. You have a cap limit for a reason, and to remove it for playoffs kinda makes it pointless.

An easy fix that would still allow to replace a player during long term injury would be that while a team could technically be over the cap during playoff. They would not be able to have a lineup in any game that goes above the cap.

That said, even if they respected the cap space I think they would still have won, they are that good.
 
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Penance said:
Bud light #1 bullshit
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That was the best line from the whole thing.

Unrelated:

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Denamian said:
It seems the Senators have hired Pierre McGuire.


Why does god hate Ottawa?
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Why why why why why why would anyone hire him? He has NEVER had a wining record at any level as a head coach. He was mocked by other teams openly, and his players wouldn't work for him. I know he's not going to be the head coach, but put this doofus in charge of player development when the players won't do a thing for him?

#1 bullshit.
 
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Denamian

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lurkingdirk said:
Why why why why why why would anyone hire him? He has NEVER had a wining record at any level as a head coach. He was mocked by other teams openly, and his players wouldn't work for him. I know he's not going to be the head coach, but put this doofus in charge of player development when the players won't do a thing for him?

#1 bullshit.
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Melnyk.
 
Animosity

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lurkingdirk said:
Why why why why why why would anyone hire him? He has NEVER had a wining record at any level as a head coach. He was mocked by other teams openly, and his players wouldn't work for him. I know he's not going to be the head coach, but put this doofus in charge of player development when the players won't do a thing for him?

#1 bullshit.
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He has nothing to do with coaching or anything. So your argument is moot. I cant stand Pierre, but he has a wealth of hockey knowledge and could be a good sounding board for Ottawa when discussing players to bring in/trade etc.
 
Animosity

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I think getting Keith is a decent move. But what they gave up and taking on the whole contract just has me scratching my head. Chicago fleeced them.
 
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Animosity said:
He has nothing to do with coaching or anything. So your argument is moot. I cant stand Pierre, but he has a wealth of hockey knowledge and could be a good sounding board for Ottawa when discussing players to bring in/trade etc.
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It's true. He can reach out to their Squirts coach in Whogivesafuckastan, Alberta and talk about how good they were as a 10 year old.
 
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Animosity

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Merrith said:
people wondered about those contracts when they were signed.
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lol ya they were so bad, they literally made it so you cant do it again. I wouldnt be upset a all if Seattle signed Suter. But he will probably go to a top team on a cheap deal to try and win.
 
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