06-13-2024, 08:14 PM
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#841
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: NC
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Originally Posted by Toonage
It's going the way of the NFL Draft. Commissioner and some athletes but not all. Everyone else remote
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Imagine not being able to sit with your son while he gets drafted before he puts on a jersey. NHL doing NHL things. I think this is one of the worst choices they’ve made. They’re making it about themselves rather than the prospects who have waited their whole life for this moment with their families.
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06-13-2024, 08:15 PM
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#842
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Imagine not being able to sit with your son while he gets drafted before he puts on a jersey. NHL doing NHL things. I think this is one of the worst choices they’ve made. They’re making it about themselves rather than the prospects who have waited their whole life for this moment with their families.
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What? Families are always with the draftees. That'll never change.
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06-13-2024, 08:19 PM
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#843
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Like the NFL draft, families of the top picks on hand in the green room with their kids.
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06-13-2024, 08:27 PM
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#844
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Franchise Player
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lol I'm pretty sure Bettman was on his tour like 3 months ago and said Calgary would get a draft once we got the new arena
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06-13-2024, 08:32 PM
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#845
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Ashasx
lol I'm pretty sure Bettman was on his tour like 3 months ago and said Calgary would get a draft once we got the new arena
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The NFL still hosts drafts in different city.
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06-13-2024, 08:34 PM
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#846
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashasx
lol I'm pretty sure Bettman was on his tour like 3 months ago and said Calgary would get a draft once we got the new arena
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All star game, I believe.
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06-13-2024, 08:50 PM
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#847
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA/Scottsdale, AZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Imagine not being able to sit with your son while he gets drafted before he puts on a jersey. NHL doing NHL things. I think this is one of the worst choices they’ve made. They’re making it about themselves rather than the prospects who have waited their whole life for this moment with their families.
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Pretty sure the teams were all in support of this.
Also I thought I heard that the "last in person" part is only for the front office. I haven't heard there won't be drafts in various cities, it just wont be in person meaning the GMs and scouts won't be there they will be wherever the team wishes to assemble to do the draft.
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It's only game. Why you heff to be mad?
Last edited by DoubleK; 06-13-2024 at 08:52 PM.
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06-13-2024, 10:18 PM
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#848
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
The NFL still hosts drafts in different city.
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In fact, this is a newer thing for the NFL. They have improved their draft experience.
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06-13-2024, 10:33 PM
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#849
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Royle9
Hopefully it doesn’t turn into a snooze fest like the NFL draft, I always liked how the NHL did it but I understand it’s probably costly to fly in all those kids etc..
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It’s more about the cost and disruption of every NHL team sending 20 execs and staff to operate out of a hotel for several days at their busiest time of year. The teams are all on board with the new format.
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Originally Posted by fotze
If this day gets you riled up, you obviously aren't numb to the disappointment yet to be a real fan.
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Last edited by CliffFletcher; 06-13-2024 at 10:38 PM.
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06-13-2024, 10:40 PM
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#850
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First Line Centre
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Just because you can't hear them, Gary, doesn't mean they aren't still booing.
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06-13-2024, 10:44 PM
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#851
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iloveicedhockey
Just because you can't hear them, Gary, doesn't mean they aren't still booing.
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There's still fans and he's still on stage.
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06-13-2024, 10:47 PM
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#852
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by dammage79
There's still fans and he's still on stage.
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Wait, they're still going to host in cities and make fans pay to be there?
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06-13-2024, 10:50 PM
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#853
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jayswin
Wait, they're still going to host in cities and make fans pay to be there?
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Yep
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06-13-2024, 11:01 PM
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#854
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#1 Goaltender
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Please win the cup on Saturday Florida… mostly because I really want the oilers to be swept and also hoping the end of the playoffs will make it so this trade gets announced Monday.
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06-14-2024, 08:23 AM
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#855
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: still in edmonton
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Part of the switch in Draft formats was due to how late into the year the season goes now.
It's a tight turnaround from the Draft to Free Agency when you're flying your hockey ops in and out of various cities.
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06-14-2024, 10:13 AM
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#856
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iloveicedhockey
Just because you can't hear them, Gary, doesn't mean they aren't still booing.
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Gary doesn’t care if you boo - pretty sure at this point, they’re what sustains him through the summer months.
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06-14-2024, 11:14 AM
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#857
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Gary doesn’t care if you boo - pretty sure at this point, they’re what sustains him through the summer months.
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He embraces the booing.
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06-14-2024, 11:55 AM
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#858
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: still in edmonton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buff
He embraces the booing.
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"you're gunna wanna hear this"
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06-14-2024, 01:53 PM
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#859
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I love Gary. We have a hockey team because of him. We had Iggy play his best years here because of him.
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06-14-2024, 01:55 PM
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#860
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
I love Gary. We have a hockey team because of him. We had Iggy play his best years here because of him.
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Plus he regularly hands Ron Maclean his ass in interviews.
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