Less F-words and stuff like that. It'll be a little different if the mics are picking that up," he said this week. Notice that it wasn't no F-words.
Just fewer of them. Such is Tom Wilson. The latest podcast breaks down the new CBA and projects ahead to the Olympics with our roster takes. Plus, Nashville Predators head coach John Hynes talks about camp so far, and shares his outlook on the bubble format Listen here! Some great news for kids between the ages of 8 and 14 who are obsessed with "The Greatest Showman" soundtrack: OMG, hockey likes it too!
What's interesting about this commercial is that for all the goal-scoring wizardry and on-ice acrobatics, the NHL's postseason marketing focus remains squarely on the biggest star in hockey. No, that would be the Stanley Cup itself. I wrote about this in The NHL held some focus groups about the playoffs. But when asked "what is the championship trophy that gets given out at the end of the year? What's interesting is that the NHL apparently has decided not to play up how great "The Greatest Show" is going to be this season.
Yes, the league highlights a number of squads in the team tournament, but there's no "playoffs like you've never seen before" or some other P. Barnum-esque boasting. Are they trying to downplay it, considering the circumstances that have led to 24 teams in two bubbles? Edmonton restaurants are declining the chance to be in the NHL bubble if it means closing to the public.
So, about that economic impact bringing the playoffs to Edmonton is going to have Fascinating story from Sweden, as goaltender Sofia Reideborn announced she was leaving the Swedish Women's Hockey League SDHL after an interview in which she suggested -- among other controversial statements -- that contracts should prohibit romantic relationships between players. Some interesting front-office shuffling for the Chicago Blackhawks. Auston Matthews talks about having his medical privacy invaded.
Can the momentum to save Alabama-Huntsville hockey continue into ticket sales? Canada's youth hockey moment continues : "Having policies to deal with racism isn't enough if those policies aren't followed, if proper records aren't maintained, or if families are not advised of their rights in advance of hearings into allegations of racism.
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I have a clearer picture now as more details emerged overnight. In the new CBA ratified last July, there were agreements on deferred money for and escrow caps during each season of the agreement. Players agreed to a per cent deferral for the upcoming year.
Escrow caps are: 20 per cent for ; per cent although everyone assumes it will be 18 in ; 10 per cent in ; and six per cent for the remaining three seasons. According to several sources, the league submitted two proposals. The first asked for changes solely to the upcoming season. Deferred compensation went to 20 per cent; escrow to There were no other alterations. The second asked for deferred compensation to be raised to 26 per cent for next season.
Training camps can open in the teams' local markets on Monday, which is the start of Phase 3. The 24 teams participating in the Return to Play Plan will travel July 26 to the two hub cities -- 12 Eastern Conference teams to Toronto and 12 Western Conference teams to Edmonton -- where they will begin play Aug. Play will resume with 16 teams paired in eight best-of-5 series and a round-robin among the top four teams in points percentage in each conference to determine seeding for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The advancing teams will remain in Toronto and Edmonton for the first two rounds of the playoffs. It's awesome that they were able to do this. I don't think a normal CBA negotiation goes this quickly. But both parties wanted it done and they got it done. The conference finals are tentatively set to begin Sept. It was about maintaining, stabilizing during this time and focusing on future of the game.
Each of the eight teams eliminated from the qualifiers will have an equal chance That drawing will be held Aug. The ability to find common ground
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