2023-24 NHL Season Thread.

[Rennadrel]

You should hear how Jeff O'Neil and his team mates talk about JFJ. Constantly torching him for all his stupid choices.

Domi knew from day one that JFJ was bad business. I guess when he got hired, he wanted to meet with Domi and Sundin prior to free agency and discuss the kinds of players that would fit their team. Apparently he didn't sign anyone that they had suggested, and wound up signing bums who destroyed the team internally.

[Puupi]

You read Tie Domi's book?!

If there weren't any other books left on this planet, I still might skip that one. Really.

[Greeney]

Bernier traded to Anaheim for conditional pick next year.
What's the condition you ask? Lou doesn't want you to know yet.
What round would the pick be in? Lou doesn't want you to know yet.
Was there any salary retention? Lou doesn't want you to know yet.

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Also, for anyone who hasn't seen it yet: https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/...30474623508480

[Rennadrel]

You read Tie Domi's book?!

If there weren't any other books left on this planet, I still might skip that one. Really.

You'd be surprised, it wasn't a bad book. A better read than the Silmarillion.

[Nazrark]

You'd be surprised, it wasn't a bad book. A better read than the Silmarillion.

Well yeah, they don't write it. They just tell their life story to someone and that person writes it for them. They get shared writing credit and payment for it. If and when Bobby Mac decides to write about all the things he has seen in his life. I will buy that book and read it. Just to see what he hasn't told anyone. Even then there are things that he will take to the grave.

[Rennadrel]

Well yeah, they don't write it. They just tell their life story to someone and that person writes it for them. They get shared writing credit and payment for it. If and when Bobby Mac decides to write about all the things he has seen in his life. I will buy that book and read it. Just to see what he hasn't told anyone. Even then there are things that he will take to the grave.

Jim Lang actually was involved in it, he was a long time radio guy in Toronto on the Fan 590. I am aware of how books get written, but Domi in particular, is smarter than he was ever given credit for. Still, he has some good stories to tell, and some of it was tragic and some not so much. I guess it's getting to the end of an era where what hockey players do outside of the game isn't really private due to the social media thing, and guys like him are a dying breed of an older way of thinking in the NHL. While I don't really have a problem with the game evolving, and getting rid of the whole goon ideology is good for the game, I still wish the game had the physicality that was the older style of hockey. That sort of thing is what makes the game more exciting, to me Domi was one of the last guys to ever be a true grit player, I don't see that anymore in the NHL tbh.

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Bernier traded to Anaheim for conditional pick next year.
What's the condition you ask? Lou doesn't want you to know yet.
What round would the pick be in? Lou doesn't want you to know yet.
Was there any salary retention? Lou doesn't want you to know yet.

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Also, for anyone who hasn't seen it yet: https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/...30474623508480

Marner is looking pretty good, and well, Matthews is pretty much a given as to how good he will be. Really looking forward to seeing these kids play this year.

[Nazrark]

John Scott and George Laroque are examples of fighters who are intelligent people. They knew what they had to do to get paid.

[Rennadrel]

John Scott was a fucking monkey, as was Laraque. Neither of them had any hockey skills

[Nazrark]

John Scott was a fucking monkey, as was Laraque. Neither of them had any hockey skills

Yet John Scott has an engineering degree. They realized why they were there in the league and excelled at what they did. John Scott has said he's waiting to see if he gets a deal from a team. If he doesn't he will be joining TSN. He's a smart guy, played his role to support his family. I would definitely take 700k a year to dummy other people.

[Rennadrel]

Yet John Scott has an engineering degree. They realized why they were there in the league and excelled at what they did. John Scott has said he's waiting to see if he gets a deal from a team. If he doesn't he will be joining TSN. He's a smart guy, played his role to support his family. I would definitely take 700k a year to dummy other people.

TSN hires just about anyone, which is why I can't stand watching their broadcasts. Anyone who hires blatant trolls like Steve Simmons. At least CBC got off their asses and sacked Glen Healy because he is an incompetent boob who was bringing down their ratings because no one wanted to listen to his stupid worthless commentary. Apparently TSN hasn't learned their lesson and gotten rid of idiots like Simmons.

And Tie Domi was doing business projects on the side when he was starting out as a pro in order to make extra money and to keep his mind off the game and fighting. Most athletes these days are making use of their education and getting degrees though, that wasn't commonplace among NHL players 25 years ago.

One of my cousins who played in the NHL back in the 80s and 90s had a business degree and now he runs an agency for players who want to represent themselves instead of hiring an agent to do the contract negotiations.

[Nazrark]

Then we can agree that NHL players are by far the superior players in intelligence. As compared to the other big 4 sports.

[Reg]

Then we can agree that NHL players are by far the superior players in intelligence. As compared to the other big 4 sports.

Probably because they have to stretch less money further.

[Tradewind]

Is it preseason yet? Fuuuuuuuuck.

[Rennadrel]

Probably because they have to stretch less money further.

If an athlete can't stretch out 5-7 million a year, there is no hope for them with their finances.

[Tradewind]

If an athlete can't stretch out 5-7 million a year, there is no hope for them with their finances.

and yet there's enough NBA and NFL players who go flat broke to fill another hall of fame. lol

[Rennadrel]

and yet there's enough NBA and NFL players who go flat broke to fill another hall of fame. lol

This just in, people are stupid. In other news, water is wet. More at 11 :P


Anyway, people who toss away their money are stupid.

[Nazrark]

If an athlete can't stretch out 5-7 million a year, there is no hope for them with their finances.

I would like to think of it as an American issue where they don't really plan for the future. Because as athletes it is all now now now. But there are plenty of Canadian players who went broke.

I feel bad for Jack Johnson because his parents fucked him over pretty good. A lot of athletes sign over their power of attorney to a parent or someone they feel they can trust. It burns them badly when that person takes out insane debt with someone else's money. Then that athlete is left to have to pay it back because the person who ran it up can't pay it back.

The NHL is pretty good about getting people to great finance people. They have a NHLPA associated firm that helps them out initially. The sport itself isn't actually cheap, it's rather expensive to play. So there are less players from a lower income background.

As far as I know. It isn't subsidized the same way Baseball, Basketball, Soccer and Football are for children.

[Zeoni]

It'd be so easy to burn that money as a 21 year old kid though. Even as a 26 year old when I have excess spending money I'm retarded with my money. I coulden't imagine being a pro hockey player and making 5+m a year lol. I guess Shaq blew his entire rookie signing bonus in 24 hours too.

[Nazrark]

It'd be so easy to burn that money as a 21 year old kid though. Even as a 26 year old when I have excess spending money I'm retarded with my money. I coulden't imagine being a pro hockey player and making 5+m a year lol. I guess Shaq blew his entire rookie signing bonus in 24 hours too.

Shaq blew that money before he signed. If you saw what he rolled up in for draft day.

[VanillaO]

Is it preseason yet? Fuuuuuuuuck.

For real. This is like the worst stretch of summer, too. No baseball, NFL isn't worth following for another month or so, NHL news has usually just dried up from July 1st, the NBA is... not something I'm interested in.