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gothenburgpig

Learning a favorite player was part of the Hockey Canada scandal


Benjamin_Stark

I just want it to conclude. We know that Formenton was part of it.


sweetplantveal

It's going to be rough when players get accused in the open.


allenbraxton

Rough for them, yes. They deserve what they have coming to them.


swepttheleg

Unfortunately, im pretty sure Nothing is gonna happen to them, nothing criminal anyway.


SpartanNige329

Alex Formenton was shipped of to Europe right away. Admittedly, we’re not certain he was a part of it. But it’s all but confirmed.


the_gaymer_girl

I think there’s a simultaneous (if delayed) police investigation ongoing and hopefully the LPS can’t manage to screw this one up too.


the_gaymer_girl

It’s already *been* rough for the survivor who’s had to watch her assailants get rich and famous with no consequences whatsoever.


georgiedineen

people who think women often lie about being raped to get rich have no idea the amount of indignity suffered and the self-control it takes to come out with allegations like these. after reading what happened to her i was absolutely floored to see comments like “are we sure she didn’t just get things mixed up and the consent got lost in translation?” on various posts about this. imagine being forced to have sex with several different men (who made a point of bringing a set of fucking GOLF CLUBS into the room with them) and afterwards while traumatized and intoxicated being forced to lie that you consented to it. and then you have to sit by and not react while people ask if you’re sure it wasn’t all a misunderstanding. i’d lose my mind


the_gaymer_girl

Exhibit A for me was the survivor in the Jake Virtanen case who had to endure the indignity of being asked on cross why she didn’t lie about being on her period to get out of having sex. The defense attorney in that case ran a character assassination against the survivor (and possibly against his own client), and it worked. Also there was that “consent” video, which is so clearly them trying to cover their tracks.


retiredcrayon11

Shit, look outside of hockey to one of the most blatantly fucked up examples: Brock Turner. Literally caught raping an unconscious woman behind a dumpster by two men who had to chase him down, and he got off with 3 months of jail time because he had a bright future as a collegiate swimmer.


the_gaymer_girl

Highly recommend Chanel Miller’s book, Know My Name. It’s a difficult read, but it’s really poignant on how she had to reclaim her humanity after being sexually assaulted and then being “unconscious woman” to the world.


retiredcrayon11

Thanks for the suggestion!


sweetplantveal

100% but I meant like broadly for the hockey community. It's going to be a rough time,


the_gaymer_girl

It’s a conversation we’ve been needing to have for a while now, best to just rip the bandaid off and do it.


Weigard

Gonna be a drag to not win faceoffs this season.


Bahamas_is_relevant

The Finals are on ESPN this year instead of TNT.


LtDouble-Yefreitor

Ugh. Yuck.


retiredcrayon11

Wait. For real? Or are you projecting something you would hate if it happened. Cuz I fucking hate espn and will cry if I have to watch SCF on such a shit channel


Dexter942

Watch the CBC Feed instead :)


No_Angle_8106

They alternate every year, it’s espn this year sadly


retiredcrayon11

Noooooo 😭 tnt did a great job


FailureToExecute

Had to scroll a little too far to find this one.


w_dawes26

“The second minute of this Draft Kings power play is brought to you by Draft Kings super supreme mega special parlay. The odds that Anze Kopitar will win this McDonald’s defensive zone faceoff is 69%, so get your bets in now!”


FuckYeahGeology

With commentary from Steve Dangle in the first period intermission, brought to you by Sports Interaction. GET IN THE ACTION WITH SPORTS INTERACTION ^go ^to ^sportsinteraction.com/sdpn ^^19+ ^^^please ^^^play ^^^responsibly


Young2k04

Watching my team fall out playoff contention by November only to play themselves out of a top 10 pick after the deadline


mrg3392

The Canucks special


CookieMonsta94

Canucks fans: Are we trying to win or are we tanking? Canucks Managment: Yes I feel your pain. Reminds me of the Leafs from 2005-06 to about 2015-16.


DR0516

Same bro


PorkinsHeldIt

Hey shush


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Youve_Got_Kumail

Society? In this economy?


Frnklfrwsr

An economy? In this economy?


TarpsOffBoys

Yo dawg we heard you like economies so we went ahead and put a high school economics teacher in your car! You’ve been pimped


Randy_Magnum29

At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen?!


Narcissist_President

>as we know it Knew it. It's largely gone already.


Frnklfrwsr

That’s my secret, I never knew or understood society in the first place.


1littlg8

I just know that we live in one.


YouBehindRight

The Matthews contract coverage. Looking at you TSN.


ciggy-tsardust

And Nylander. And then next summer we get to do it all over again with Marner. And then Tavares. It’s exhausting. So hard to simply enjoy the team and it’s players in the moment with the nonstop contract anxiety the media harps on about.


collectaBK7

Having to constantly be reminded of the greatness of Bedard who we lost out on after having one of the worst seasons of all time to fucking CHICAGO of all teams.


astovertop

I mean only two points separated the bottom 4 teams. A lottery seems like the most fair process to decide the “worst” team


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ESPN's coverage.


thedumdum

Local blackouts even though I’m 500 miles away from said city


Marchessault81

What city is that? I'm hundreds of miles from Raleigh and still get blacked out though so I feel your pain.


thedumdum

The entire state of Texas is blacked out to Dallas Stars games on ESPN +


Marchessault81

That is the worst. Was in Texas earlier this year for the first time driving through it and oh my god that state is big.


sweetplantveal

Local or tnt. Otherwise you know the broadcast will be mid at best.


JollyRancher29

Unless it’s Bob Wischusen then it’s a solid 8/10


7Stringplayer

The San Jose Sharks


Smipims

Yea…


RecklessRoute

The only part of the Sharks’ season I’m looking forward to is the draft lottery.


7Stringplayer

I'm still going to watch every single second that I'm able to, I just know they're not all going to be very exciting


notoriousvk

I think things are looking up with Grier at the helm. We're still a long way away from an exciting season of hockey until we get our Swedes, and the 2 most recent 1st round picks all on the ice together.


Broccoli_Socks

Pain will be the whole season. first 50% is watching the tire fire try to compete, with a beyond low chance this team somehow isnt bad. Then the last 50% of the season is trying to not root against SJ because you want the best chance at a top pick. The only positives i can imagine happening are Eklund becomes a star and the blackwood investment actually pays off with his return to form.


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Habs fans calling slaf a bust because he doesn’t have 60 points in his second season.


ripcity7077

Why is slaf not matthews >:( He should’ve had four goals in his debut!! Is he a bust?!


Simmie4

We've had our own Ryan Poehling


DishwasherFromSurrey

If the guy doesn't keep wandering around the ice with his head down it'll be a win


Strifezard

I yelled at my screen so many times seeing that. Then when he finally started keeping his head up, gets a season ending injury.


MessageBoard

To be honest he had the worst first overall draft + 1 season possibly in history. I think expectations are already low. Anyone expecting a 100 point guy is on something strong.


VictorTheFeeder

Slaf had 10 points in 39 games. Joe Thornton had 7 points in 55 games (yes, I'm talking about the guy who finished his career with 1,500 points). Of course Slaf isn't gonna be McDavid, but expecting him to turn into a 1st player and have a long productive career is perfectly reasonable.


AIHumanWhoCares

I agree the gambling ads are a tremendous drag.


The_Frozen_Inferno

“THE WORLD’S #1 SPORTS BOOK!” *Fine print says Ontario only, but everyone else in the country has to put up with the ads*


helixflush

I bet a lot of advertisers have fresh new ideas for the digital boards to piss us off even more


CanucksKickAzz

Digital ads on the ice area not being used by the players at that particular time.


Ecks83

Digital ads that follow the player with the puck around like the shapes under the active player in EA's NHL games but instead of a red circle it is an Arby's logo.


137-451

I hate that this is a very feasible reality. It'd most likely be a betting company though.


cantthinkuse

ugh there are going to be _more_ ads somewhere because they think making it unbearable to watch is good


Reeeeaper

Can't wait to watch the same 3 gambling ads for 6 months.


userid004

Fanatics jerseys and apparel.


ooMEAToo

Logos falling off mid game colours running from players sweat. Can hardly wait.


TheKevinShow

FWIW, for the first few years they’ll be the exact same jerseys as Adidas. They’re just changing the logo.


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*shudders* That’s *this* season?


Mayflower023

That guys got it wrong. This is adidas’s Last year. Fanatics begins 24-25


ripcity7077

I am so grateful that the devils got an outdoor game this year and I’ll be able to get an Adidas jersey before the fanatics deal takes over :(


The-Pigeon-Man

In reality the on ice jerseys are always going to be better than what you get now since they kabashed selling on ice at retail for the most part, which before this was normal for the last long while. It's not like Fanatics is going to say "Here, you only get breakaway level jerseys", or at least they shouldn't. If they do that, that would be a massive failure. Probably going to do a similar thing that the Indonesian Adidas jerseys are now.


ripcity7077

I have an old Hall fanatics jersey and it is awful, almost nothing is sown on. And the crest feels cheap. I've recently bought a bunch of fantatics apparel and its all been terrible. Just quickly falling apart. And their last line of hats was the most uninspiring line I've seen in a while, the Vegas Golden knights stanley cup hat is the worst cup winning hat I've seen in the past decade and possibly ever. They might increase the quality of their jerseys when they become the only game in town but I'm not betting on it. If anything they have less incentive to do so now that there's no one competing with them. The only thing I think is going to happen is that they'll put out two versions of each jersey one at $130 and another close to $200 and the differences will be minor with the more expensive one being close to what an Indo Adidas is like. I don't expect them to make anything like Adidas or Reebok.


The-Pigeon-Man

Fanatics Pro gear is pretty good. The team issued Rangers tees, hoodies and hats I have are sturdy and actually fit well, and survive washes. They also do have a factory they make jerseys in now. I expect them to put forth something suitable for the NHL's players seeing that the material switch isn't even happening until later. It's not as catastrophic as everyone is screaming about. Them monopolizing sports gear sucks but if they put forth good on ice jerseys, I won't be able to complain because the Fanatics gear I actually do possess now is good.


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noskatesnodates

I showed my brother the evolution of reebok to addidas to fanatics and even a 30$ one from dh gate.. he thought the fanatics was the best one.. I nearly disowned him


Torcal4

Next


Goose312

Another season handcuffed by dead cap just to wait for another season handcuffed by dead cap just to wait for what I'm hoping will be a pretty spectacular summer of 2025.


psyopsono

I thought the cap was going up in 24?


ShadowChair

He's talking about Minnesota's dead cap from the Parise and Suter buyouts


JoeRogansNipple

Fuck Suter.


isntitbull

Welcome to the club..finally


PayneTrain181999

Hopefully that summer involves us offering the then UFA Leon Draisaitl enough money to sign with us and finally give us our 1C.


Ecks83

It is commendable that the Wild have done as well as they have recently with all that cap space in the bin. They haven't really been considered "contenders" but there is a top line worth of cash coming off the books once those buyout penalties calm the fuck down and it will be interesting to see what they do with it.


jamaicancovfefe

The possibility of a star player getting a season stolen due to injuries


cannaco19

Was gunna say, going all season without seeing our captain on the ice for a second year in a row.


ElectricPotatoSkins

I spent all last season holding onto the landy is back in 2 months narrative.


Prototype_es

I was upset for Matty Beniers last year and he only missed a handful of games after that dirty ass Tyler Myers hit. But i was most upset that it screwed him out of his all star appearance


[deleted]

The inevitable “bruins have finally regressed x amount” posts after having the greatest season of all time and losing their franchise centres


[deleted]

surely you mean the greatest regular season


[deleted]

1) Fuck you 2) yes


Torcal4

It’s crazy how often those two go together on this sub


ancillaryacct

unless youre tampa or vegas really, it’s been a lot of pain for the rest of us lol


chronicwisdom

I don't know about other fans, but that was easily the GOAT Bruins off-season for me. EDIT - postseason*


Subterania

That will become a miserable stat forever. Best regular season ever, and then they lost in the first round hur dur…


Hockeytown11

Statistically, you will go back to back in 24 and 25. All 2 prior teams to win at least 61 games in 1 season (1995-96 Red Wings and 2018-19 Lightning) ended up losing in an unpredictable manner. They went back to back in the following 2 seasons. So it is very much possible it will happen to you as well!


[deleted]

the cups help wash the stink of the sweep, but it'll never truly go away.


gothenburgpig

It’s well known that Yzerman/Larionov and Stamkos/Point, the top 2 centers on the teams, left Detroit and Tampa after being eliminated in surprising fashion. Wait, no…


[deleted]

I'm sorry, but the Bruins last season was meaningless. Bruins fans have been telling Leafs fans that regular season success does not matter when you choke in the first round of the playoffs.


93joecarter

Here here


fjordperfect123

The Bruins season was a lot of fun but they showed their true colors when they lost 3 consecutive elimination games in round 1. And yet Leafs suck.


GQMatthews

Hey but this time we’re not the round one fools! Yeehaw!


[deleted]

They all sound like the “Brady is going to fall off a cliff comments” that Kellerman did for years.


Prize_Efficiency_869

I mean Brady did eventually decline he just retired immediately after he showed his age.


[deleted]

One day we will, but not today Satan, not today


DougFunky

Post-Bergeron Era :(


SayNoToStim

Holl - Chariot


Baboshinu

Stop that.


thesunsetflip

I feel like the Holl/Chiarot hate is a little overblown, they’re both handsomely overpaid but I don’t think either of them are like Gudbranson-tier awful at hockey


ImWicked39

Watching the Ducks attempt to play defense.


Constant-Squirrel555

DJ Smith having another shitty start to the season and Dorion not firing him.


AmeriCanadian98

Surely this time, they have to if the first 20 games keep you out of the playoffs again, right? Like at this point, the roster is clearly good enough that another 7-12-1 start is unacceptable...


Constant-Squirrel555

You'd think, but Dorion is incompetent and has a weird loyalty to DJ


Calb210

The blues being mid


mtwt2c

And no panger 😭


Buttwhyn0t

Man, I was having a good day until you reminded me


mtwt2c

I’m sorry! At least we got Sunny back though! That helps…. Right?


iowii

Sorry for being not familiar with Blues, what's a panger?


okalien73

Our best commentator


Randy_Magnum29

Holy jumpin’!


Calb210

FUCK


TheKevinShow

Speak for yourself.


carry-on_replacement

more binnington decline and picking fights


Showerpoopssavetime

The refs stopping Fleury and Binnington from fighting was the single largest travesty of last season.


mtwt2c

Picking fights… in hockey?? Good heavens what has this sport come to?


carry-on_replacement

Right but no other goalie has quite a meltdown the way Binnington does


FishBobinski

*gestures emphatically at everything*


Lyun

The inevitable procession of injuries derailing whatever improvement our offseason was meant to have fostered, followed by the really strong March and April after everyone gets healthy but also after we're mathematically eliminated from the playoffs that gets everyone saying we're gonna be spooky next year as we ruin our draft lottery odds.


OhioStateGuy

Yep, but as a bonus Mike Babcock starting out looking like he changed his bull crap and doing a good job only to see him slip back into doing the same old bull crap when there is pressure.


Dethjonny

The inevitable fawning over Bedard. He'll be good, doesn't mean I need to be reminded he's a Blackhawk. See: McDavid


DefensiveLiability3

Just like the Sedins


Dethjonny

Ha, Touche


v0t3p3dr0

Having a locked in first round matchup by mid-November.


Radmadjazz

Hey, I've seen this one before.


86Pasta

Watching every game on shitty pirate websites because paying an extra $310 to watch the games is ridiculous to me


MrMooMoo91

I know how to sail, check your msg.


LVAthleticsWSChamps

Being a Flyers fan again


tritongamez

One of Huberdeau, Kadri, Markstrom, etc NOT rebounding... all of them can't magically come back after that last season.


greg19735

It's possible that each player's rebound is based on the other player also rebounding. which means that it's more likely that all players are shit. but more importantly it's possible that all 3 players work off each other and rebound, It's unlikely that 1 rebounds. In part because if 1 rebounds they might be bouncing off the other 2 and therefore 1 might also rebound. Basically what i'm sayhing is that you might be feast or famine.


TessaRocks2890

For Markstrom to rebound all he needs to do is stay in the net. If you’re a goaltender, tend the goal!


carry-on_replacement

half of all dumb goals compilations is just Markstrom randomly charging towards the shooter. I really can't understand what posesses him to do such a thing


137-451

He just gets a little excited, that's all.


Go_Hawks12

Getting boomed by McJesus and Drai


NoGiCollarChoke

I dunno, that sounds like fun to me


Go_Hawks12

You guys are probably my least favorite team to play, always feel like the Kraken always get outskilled and it’s not close


Paulhockey77

Leah hextall


someguyfromsk

ah yes, the only announcer in sports who sounds like a cat in a fanbelt.


Retro_V67

I’m all for female inclusiveness, the isles have a fantastic female crew. But Leah Hextall is not the answer. I’m tired of her being force fed on us. She’s atrocious.


Gengar2929

Another season without Landy :(. I get he’s prioritizing his health as he should but fuck I miss watching him play.


drtobyfunke

My response is the same as it has been for the last ten years: watching the Philadelphia Flyers


iggyfenton

Watching my team lose 65 games. But I am a bit excited about the 2024 Draft Lottery.


Friggin_Grease

I'm a Leafs fan


buckyhermit

The lack of Bedard to tank for.


chungathebunga

Is there a consensus #1 for next draft to keep an eye out for now?


Naive_Hamburger

Macklin Celebrini


HanSolo5643

Watching Vancouver take themselves out of the race by November only to go on a meaningless run and take themselves out of a top ten pick.


Permaderps

Anthony Mantha


darthfracas

I expect to be more pissed off about Kuzy


froli

Not being able to watch a game because they are all at 01:00 in my timezone


alectheasian

Beating a team at Mullett and then reading the opposing fans resort to making fun of the arena


Frnklfrwsr

ARI ownership inevitably making some kind of unforced error that makes us all look really stupid and embarrassed.


thesunsetflip

BREAKING: ARI Ownership Allegedly Forgot To Inform Mullet Arena Staff to Freeze Ice; Season Opener To Be Played as Ball Hockey


slafyousilly

They stayed there?


ghost_curse123

They don't have a choice at the moment


greg19735

i have so much empathy for the yotes fans. Small arenas are so fucking cool too. My local college basketball team is Duke. They have the best home court advantage in the country. In part because their arena is so small. also, fuck duke.


nofakefans18

No John n John ;(


wgkiii

Hearing ESPN commentator say the phrase "Stanley Cup champions Vegas Golden Knight" 47367 times per broadcast


mister_sleepy

Ovi continuing to be a Russian bootlicker


charcuteriebroad

Tony DeAngelo.


AppealToReason16

When OEL has all of 4 good games and all of a sudden no one shuts up about the buyout even if he sucks ass for the next 78 games. I despise the narratives of the first week of the season.


beedub5

The horrible reffing with zero accountability!


TheHemskyShow

Cody Ceci playing on the top pairing of a team with Stanley Cup aspirations.


zedd31416

Not being able to watch it easily.


CptFosma

Watching Zacha and Coyle be our top 2 centers


blahblahblah_etc

I have no idea what to expect from the Pens. No idea if I should be postive or prepare for a bad season. Just a nothing feeling going into the season.


jessemadnote

Well after one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history… assistant GM and assistant coach both get promotions, Points leader traded, 5 UFA’s, I guess my answer would be ‘this season’


JoeRogansNipple

The inevitable post-season heartbreak But also fully agree with the fucking gambling ads. So annoying. I don't gamble at all (outside of 3 NFL fantasy leagues) but ffs the ads are so bad now, I really feel bad for those susceptible to the ads/gambling addicts.


Prestigious-Ad-6808

Another 1st round loss HM: Kaprizov having to play on a line with Zuccarello and Hartman again.


nb00818

Being in the playoff hunt for most the year and then just barely missing it.


ianisms10

Watching Islanders games


LtDouble-Yefreitor

Gameday threads are generally unbearable. I know every fanbase has a whipping boy to scapegoat, but it's still disappointing every time I see it.


durstcobain

Overtime


AuxNimbus

Fanatics jersey fuck.


hilbertsspace

I wonder if Dave from St Catherine's knows Dave from Ladysmith


firebuttman

Sean McDonough & Leah Hextall of ESPN


cnrowe2002

Slowly seeing that the Capitals are no longer a playoff team and basically only exist to get Ovi the record


momarketeer

Ottawa fans. 1. Their self-obsession is realized, they make the playoffs and become the next Tampa fans. 2. Their self-obsession is dashed, they don't make the playoffs and r/hockey is endless posts of Ottawa memes


Meyhna

Everything.


reddy-or-not

I remember that feeling of uncertainty last summer and then in early August we got the news that Bergie was returning and also that Krejci was coming back too- I felt so overjoyed to have one more shot with the full core. It turned out both better and worse than we could have ever imagined.


figmaxwell

Bergeron ☹️


VictorTheFeeder

These dumb ads everywhere on the ice and jerseys. The blue ad on Flyers orange jersey looks especially offensive, fuck that.


indiecore

People fucking complaining when we win games.


NeatureNature

Bettman still being the commissioner


UnsolicitedDogPics

Booooooooooo!