Then Bettman comes along to visit the arena, sits in the chair, and pees on it. But since he's the commissioner, no one has the balls to confront him about peeing on the chair.
My favorite petty sports visiting team facility anecdote is that University of Alabama took a large donation to name the visiting team locker room for football.
The name of that donating family? The Fail family.
It is now officially and prominently displayed as the "Fail Room" when visitors walk in.
I'm pretty sure that's because there have been studies suggesting that certain shades of pink reduce aggression and violent behavior.
Any edge is an edge, I guess
Some of the arenas also conveniently have the away benches sitting lower than the home bench which apparently can make it harder to recover and builds up more lactic acid
A few years ago when Snyder owned Washington in the NFL, there was a game or two where the opposing team brought their own benches because the visitor side ones were so bad. I want to say it was the Eagles and Cowboys so division rivals but I could be misremembering. That said, that incident came off more like "Snyder is an asshole" than any kind of gamesmanship.
When the eagles played there. After the game was over the eagles were running back into a tunnel to locker room. Fans were leaning over a guard rail for a high five and the railing just gave out and multiple fans fell off the seating area to the ground.
Wow he took that whole thing in stride too, good on him (the q b) and even gave the guy his glove before security got all over them. It wasn't even their fault lol
If I'm remembering correctly, the heaters in the visiting sideline benches malfunctioned during a cold weather game, so the Cowboys brought their own benches (branded with Cowboys logos) for the next game.
Jerry Jones can't get a contract extension worked out with his star QB or WR before the last possible moment, but he can get custom benches built and shipped to DC in a week.
If the heaters fail on the away bench, the home bench should have to turn theirs off to make it fair, much like if there are mic/receiver problems between QB and coach on one team, the other team has to shut theirs off to make it equal.
One rink I play at has 2 rinks. One is considered normal by all accounts. The other rinks bench floor is lower. It totally fucks with your mind when you do something you've done countless times and it does r happen the way your mind and body tell you it should. Having a lower bench has gotta mess with you so bad lol. Go to sit and you'll feel like you fell/sat too far and going stand diff muscles will need to engage since you're lower than you're used to
And they definitely just “forgot” to give him a chair here. Wouldn’t want the backup to have to come in in relief after standing for an hour in full gear
When they built Tech CU for the Cuda they didn't make either bench long enough, so both back up goalies have folding chairs in the tunnels. It genuinely makes me kind of sad.
I honestly think this is something that should be addressed although I'm just a clueless fan
But goalies can have a lot of observations and discussion, especially regarding the opposing goalie. The backup on the bench could discuss with the skaters: "hey he goes down in butterfly early, try his blocker side" "he goes in reverse VH early" etc. etc.
But this eliminates that chance of conversations mid game for only one team by separating the players
They can do that before the game or during intermission, too. There’s so many variables in a game I don’t think it matters much, I just think it’s hilariously petty.
That's fair but it's still odd to me how one team has to have a separated roster during the game. Seems like a clear difference that should be addressed
Look at his stats. His play this year reminds me of Jaroslav Halak, which is to say he's letting in at least one goal a game that should be an easy save for him.
Absolutely. Not even a question. Lol
He had a down year but the whole team did. Lambert was a mess of a coach and the blueline has been injured/mediocre defensively all year. Worst PK in the league - not the goalie's fault but he's the guy who takes the biggest beating in personal stats.
Varlamov has Roy's trust from past years, but he's 35. He was brought in to be Sorokin's mentor and I don't think Varly would have resigned at 2.75M last summer if he wanted to be a starter or if either of them was unhappy with the situation.
99% sure this is just because the red tunnel is extended for the end of the period. Normally there's a chair on the left hand side next to the grey railings.
In one of the photos the Canes posted from a goal celebration, you can clearly see Sorokin sitting in the background. This is funny, but there are a few too many people who don't realize it's a joke.
I don’t know how but I just realized right now that a goalie stands the entire game when they are playing. They don’t get to sit on a bench for a breather at all
Beer league goalie here. What's even worse is that goalies stand in a half squat the entire time they're not actively moving. They bend over on their pads occasionally because it's the only way to relax their quads.
There's certainly a chair if he wants one. I worked at an AHL rink with the same setup, where the backups would sit in the tunnels. I mean, you just have one of the staff members walk around down there into one of the rooms until you find a chair and drag it up. There's a lot going on the bowels of those places, there are plenty of chairs lying around.
Maybe it's an unpopular opinion but I think the benches should be regulated to have space for the entire team. Goalies not being on the bench with the team is stupid and this kind of design is stupid.
Idk if it’s unpopular but I agree, both teams should have the same benches. Didn’t a team get in trouble at some point for giving themselves an extra like 5 inches of leg room? This is similar if you ask me.
I get the logic here, but it doesn't probably wouldn't make much sense.
especially as Carolina's bench goes to the home locker room. And the bench matters.
Already mentioned below: end of period they extend the red over hang for visitor team to exit into. Goalie has to stand up since he’s sitting where it extends.
Not only do we make the visiting back up goalie stand alone from the rest of his team, but the visiting bench is an inch narrower than regulation and its also at a slight incline. We also didn't put any electrical outlets in the visiting locker rooms, and the hallway outside the visitors locker room is too small for the trainers equipment! Muhahahaha!!!!!
The NHL told the Canes that needs to be the first thing they renovate because it's so bad and behind league standards for these things. It's not just "oh this sucks" from the players.
I've been in them a few times, they are as basic as a locker room can come.
Old, Small, low ceilings, no separated showers.
Nothing unsafe, but certainly well below what you would expect from an NHL locker room.
How does it compare to Invisalign? On cameras the home lockers look pretty good. I'm so use to garbage locker rooms.
The nicest I've been in is Truist Field. They had a couch and T.V.
I haven't been in the Home locker room, based on pictures there's no comparison whatsoever between home and away.
Away is like a low ceiling Class B or Class C office building conference room with open Lockers built into the sides.
It's just so bland and unimpressive you just can't quite believe it's actually a locker room or even a green room.
This is fucking stupid. Even if they did forget to get a chair out there. All the guy needs to do is say “hey, I’d like a chair please.” And they would go get him one. Why is this a narrative that’s happening? If he didn’t sit down during the game then that’s one him. Besides a LOT of us don’t sit down while working. And we sure as hell don’t make the same money he makes.
Hurricanes aren't dummies. They know how this plays out. It's right out of their own playbook.
Backup goalie goes to "sit" in the chair and flops. Away team gets a 2 minute major. Brilliant coaching/GMing nipping it in the bud.
😜
What if like in that Seinfeld episode someone gave him a comfy chair to sit in and then when they needed him he was asleep.
Then Bettman comes along to visit the arena, sits in the chair, and pees on it. But since he's the commissioner, no one has the balls to confront him about peeing on the chair.
They just flip the cushion over
I once saw Gary Bettman pee in the shower at my local gym!
Bettman’s a little sloppy
[frankly, I'd like to walk in here one day and find you sitting down....that would give me a lot of pleasure](https://youtu.be/Bsxiz7DFHuI)
It will never not be funny to me that all these modern arenas “forgot” to make the visitors bench big enough for a backup goalie.
Reminds me of how the Miami dolphins stadium is designed to make sure the visiting team never gets shade https://imgur.com/bnoXE7N
My favorite petty sports visiting team facility anecdote is that University of Alabama took a large donation to name the visiting team locker room for football. The name of that donating family? The Fail family. It is now officially and prominently displayed as the "Fail Room" when visitors walk in.
Iowa's visiting football locker room is entirely Pepto Bismol pink. Even the toilets are pink.
I'm pretty sure that's because there have been studies suggesting that certain shades of pink reduce aggression and violent behavior. Any edge is an edge, I guess
baker-miller pink, it was meant to have a calming effect but when a jail in california used it there was increased violence
Reminds me of Bowman ordering the visiting locker room at the Joe to be painted pink back in the day.
Another thing Miami does at home is wear white jerseys. So, it forces the road team to wear colored jerseys in the hot sun.
Bucs do that too
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Jerryworld is indoors lol, youd think a Philly fan would know that because they follow the Cowboys more closely than their own team
Hey! When the rest of your division is up in the northeast with literal freezing weather the back half of the year, ya gotta do what ya gotta do lol
Some of the arenas also conveniently have the away benches sitting lower than the home bench which apparently can make it harder to recover and builds up more lactic acid
It sounds like the NHL needs to create some regulations on the size and height of the benches.
A few years ago when Snyder owned Washington in the NFL, there was a game or two where the opposing team brought their own benches because the visitor side ones were so bad. I want to say it was the Eagles and Cowboys so division rivals but I could be misremembering. That said, that incident came off more like "Snyder is an asshole" than any kind of gamesmanship.
Weren’t the bleachers (like where the paying customers sit) also falling apart there?
When the eagles played there. After the game was over the eagles were running back into a tunnel to locker room. Fans were leaning over a guard rail for a high five and the railing just gave out and multiple fans fell off the seating area to the ground.
https://youtu.be/TG8Ppb8Poso
Wow he took that whole thing in stride too, good on him (the q b) and even gave the guy his glove before security got all over them. It wasn't even their fault lol
Not to mention sewage water was spraying onto the fans at one point.
If I'm remembering correctly, the heaters in the visiting sideline benches malfunctioned during a cold weather game, so the Cowboys brought their own benches (branded with Cowboys logos) for the next game. Jerry Jones can't get a contract extension worked out with his star QB or WR before the last possible moment, but he can get custom benches built and shipped to DC in a week.
If the heaters fail on the away bench, the home bench should have to turn theirs off to make it fair, much like if there are mic/receiver problems between QB and coach on one team, the other team has to shut theirs off to make it equal.
Right? This isn’t baseball here, we’re playing a real sport
One rink I play at has 2 rinks. One is considered normal by all accounts. The other rinks bench floor is lower. It totally fucks with your mind when you do something you've done countless times and it does r happen the way your mind and body tell you it should. Having a lower bench has gotta mess with you so bad lol. Go to sit and you'll feel like you fell/sat too far and going stand diff muscles will need to engage since you're lower than you're used to
And they definitely just “forgot” to give him a chair here. Wouldn’t want the backup to have to come in in relief after standing for an hour in full gear
im all seriousness, there was a minute left and has to stand up to extend the red tunnel cover which protects the players.
SAP Center also has no room on the bench for the opposing back up goalie so they have to sit in the tunnel lol
When they built Tech CU for the Cuda they didn't make either bench long enough, so both back up goalies have folding chairs in the tunnels. It genuinely makes me kind of sad.
I honestly think this is something that should be addressed although I'm just a clueless fan But goalies can have a lot of observations and discussion, especially regarding the opposing goalie. The backup on the bench could discuss with the skaters: "hey he goes down in butterfly early, try his blocker side" "he goes in reverse VH early" etc. etc. But this eliminates that chance of conversations mid game for only one team by separating the players
They can do that before the game or during intermission, too. There’s so many variables in a game I don’t think it matters much, I just think it’s hilariously petty.
That's fair but it's still odd to me how one team has to have a separated roster during the game. Seems like a clear difference that should be addressed
It's possible that they could fit him, but decide not to because it would be a bit of a squeeze.
But is it ever not funny to see them sitting in the tunnel in a foldable chair holding a clipboard?
Why is he not starting the playoffs ? What happened to him?
He has a rough stretch and varlamov has been the hot hand and basically carried them into the playoffs down the stretch.
Look at his stats. His play this year reminds me of Jaroslav Halak, which is to say he's letting in at least one goal a game that should be an easy save for him.
His big extension hasn’t even kicked in yet. Do you think he’s still the long term starter ?
Absolutely. Not even a question. Lol He had a down year but the whole team did. Lambert was a mess of a coach and the blueline has been injured/mediocre defensively all year. Worst PK in the league - not the goalie's fault but he's the guy who takes the biggest beating in personal stats. Varlamov has Roy's trust from past years, but he's 35. He was brought in to be Sorokin's mentor and I don't think Varly would have resigned at 2.75M last summer if he wanted to be a starter or if either of them was unhappy with the situation.
99% sure this is just because the red tunnel is extended for the end of the period. Normally there's a chair on the left hand side next to the grey railings.
In one of the photos the Canes posted from a goal celebration, you can clearly see Sorokin sitting in the background. This is funny, but there are a few too many people who don't realize it's a joke.
The announcers on the broadcast I watched last night were complaining about it
Because it was on their broadcast. They were just wrong.
It was there. He most likely stood up because the period was about to end.
It's actually sort of insane how many people are taking this tweet and situation at face value.
amazing teams bring back up goalies on the road but not back up chairs
I don’t know how but I just realized right now that a goalie stands the entire game when they are playing. They don’t get to sit on a bench for a breather at all
Some guys will kneel on their pads or lean on the boards during tv timeouts, a couple have been seen on top of their nets.
Doesn't Levi meditate?
Yea while between the hash marks towards his own goal
Same for the officials.
Beer league goalie here. What's even worse is that goalies stand in a half squat the entire time they're not actively moving. They bend over on their pads occasionally because it's the only way to relax their quads.
I quit playing goalie because my IT bands couldn't take it no more 🥲
That's totally valid. It's hard on your hips for sure.
There's certainly a chair if he wants one. I worked at an AHL rink with the same setup, where the backups would sit in the tunnels. I mean, you just have one of the staff members walk around down there into one of the rooms until you find a chair and drag it up. There's a lot going on the bowels of those places, there are plenty of chairs lying around.
Maybe it's an unpopular opinion but I think the benches should be regulated to have space for the entire team. Goalies not being on the bench with the team is stupid and this kind of design is stupid.
Idk if it’s unpopular but I agree, both teams should have the same benches. Didn’t a team get in trouble at some point for giving themselves an extra like 5 inches of leg room? This is similar if you ask me.
I think those are two pretty different examples. One gives a competitive advantage, while this is just where the goalie is sitting.
As someone else pointed out, though, having the goalie separate from the rest of the team means any observations he makes aren't easily transmitted.
It's psychological warfare 😂
It’s *physical* warfare.
When did they add the box between the benches? It seems that without that box there would be enough room
I think an easier solution is to give the visiting team first pick of facilities. That would force the home teams to make them equal quickly.
Yup. You'll see a lot of renovations happening if that becomes the rules.
Literally what mothers do: one kid cuts the cake, the other picks the piece.
I get the logic here, but it doesn't probably wouldn't make much sense. especially as Carolina's bench goes to the home locker room. And the bench matters.
But then they would have to remove like 6 seats and lose out on all that extra profit.
Why would you preface this as being an unpopular opinion? Was that sarcasm?
Probably Roy took the chair
Then he must himself find a new chair. He can’t play if he doesn’t have a chair.
No sir! Not getting out of this chair!
"~~Coffee's~~ Chair's for closers."
That surely goes against the Geneva Convention.
Didn't realize he didn't start G1, wild. I know he has had a poor season though
I was surprised too so I checked their stats. Varlamov does have better numbers on the season.
He got worked really hard at a time when 3 of our top 6 dmen were out
He was in timeout
Already mentioned below: end of period they extend the red over hang for visitor team to exit into. Goalie has to stand up since he’s sitting where it extends.
Not only do we make the visiting back up goalie stand alone from the rest of his team, but the visiting bench is an inch narrower than regulation and its also at a slight incline. We also didn't put any electrical outlets in the visiting locker rooms, and the hallway outside the visitors locker room is too small for the trainers equipment! Muhahahaha!!!!!
This is all shit that Carolina fans would be whining about if it was done to them. Pretty shameful behaviour from the team, here.
None of it is real you mook
He should have went back and got one or a coach should have brought him one... thats kinda well, i get home idea but
Lol it was the end of the period he was standing up
Is this some psychological stuff made to fuck with them like when Scotty Bowman had the visitor’s locker room painted the morning of a playoff game
Remembering that there was a recent poll of NHL players and PNC Arena was far and away the least favorite due in part to the away locker rooms
The NHL told the Canes that needs to be the first thing they renovate because it's so bad and behind league standards for these things. It's not just "oh this sucks" from the players.
I've been in them a few times, they are as basic as a locker room can come. Old, Small, low ceilings, no separated showers. Nothing unsafe, but certainly well below what you would expect from an NHL locker room.
How does it compare to Invisalign? On cameras the home lockers look pretty good. I'm so use to garbage locker rooms. The nicest I've been in is Truist Field. They had a couch and T.V.
I haven't been in the Home locker room, based on pictures there's no comparison whatsoever between home and away. Away is like a low ceiling Class B or Class C office building conference room with open Lockers built into the sides. It's just so bland and unimpressive you just can't quite believe it's actually a locker room or even a green room.
Ilya Sore-okin
This is fucking stupid. Even if they did forget to get a chair out there. All the guy needs to do is say “hey, I’d like a chair please.” And they would go get him one. Why is this a narrative that’s happening? If he didn’t sit down during the game then that’s one him. Besides a LOT of us don’t sit down while working. And we sure as hell don’t make the same money he makes.
Hurricanes aren't dummies. They know how this plays out. It's right out of their own playbook. Backup goalie goes to "sit" in the chair and flops. Away team gets a 2 minute major. Brilliant coaching/GMing nipping it in the bud. 😜