2025-2026 NHL Offseason

Meltdown99

I know in Canada 🇨🇦 it’s estimated that boomers are going to be leaving their off off springs billions.  I hope those so opposed to the boomers donate their inheritance to charity...but since it’s the millennials who want it all, including guaranteed income that won’t happen.

I’m  not a boomer... y sister is and she is not selfish and unlike some of you we both decided not to breed because the world has too many people,..

this place is full of shit...

F Me In The Brain

Meltdown99

Nami

MayDay10 said:

I could see both sides on this.  

Im disappointed.  I like Cherry.  Brings back lots of memories of many a saturday night.  I realize he has some boorish and borderline racist tendencies, but i see it more as a grandparent.  From a different era, spews something ill-conceived from time to time, but we love him anyway.

Sportsnet has probably wanted to turf cherry for awhile.  They gave him an opportunity to apologize, cherry wouldnt and thats that.  Kind of a crummy end to a classic sports broadcasting staple.  Make room for some boring "analyst" who is captain obvious and says only positive things about every player, team, the nhl, and everyone watching

Agree,  Saturday night will never be the same for me.

As for Ron Mclean, he sucks- not backing Don when needed.  Briefly seen his bit in the first intermission- and as usual it turned out to be the Ron Mclean hour... joke.  Orr was right.

And good ol sportsnet… of course they wanted him out.  Don has been blasting everyone/anyone for years- nothing new.  When it comes to supporting our Veterans, Police, and Fire Departments,  and how passionate he has been in this area, why else would anything change??   

I must add, that I found it disgusting to see everyone in the broadcast community jump on the band wagon and trash this man for trying to do overall good-regardless of the method/means.    He has since come out and stated that wrong words were used, should have been "everyone" Vs " you people".   When you factor in that this is a live broadcast, heated passion, and I know its wrong to do so, his age, the media and society jumped too quickly to label this poor man.

And best of all, this was the news everyone was hit with on the 11th.  Slow news day - So this is what TSN/Sportsnet highlighted the whole day.  I laughed when I saw of the female broadcasters from Sportsnet say they were sorry to be  discussing it on this day.... what a joke.  Basically trashing the man further and destroying the work he did for these groups- justifying their position on a day of remembrance.

Everyone in their life has a breakdown moment in which they wish to take back, and Im sure this is his.  But to destroy this mans reputation and career/contribution he has given Canada/hockey is absolutely disgusting.

HughFreakingDillon

you all or everyone still think he got a raw deal?

https://twitter.com/NathanCaranci/status/1195090217348345867/video/1

HughFreakingDillon

and once again, it wasn't "you people" vs "everyone". substitute "everyone" for "you people" in his rant and he's still bitching about people coming to "our country" and "enjoying our milk and honey". 

in the clip I just posted he's what, in his 50's? is it still excusable because now it's the rantings of a middle aged man? this is not an isolated incident. 

guy's always been a fucking racist. he admits right there in the clip that he's a nationalist. indefensible. 

Jason P

Babs down.  Repeat, Babs down.

Meltdown99

There is an opening on Sportsnet...he can join Ron and have coaches corner 2.0

Grapes has a podcast.  I knew he'd resurface somehow.

MayDay10

Babcock getting fired isnt much of a surprise, but maybe this early is.  

Good move by the Leafs.  This is the year they need to go for it.  Cap crunch is going to get even tougher after this season with 1 defenseman under contract

Meltdown99

^^^I agree.  He did not win a playoff series in his time with Leafs.  It was time for them to part ways.

Jason P

Chelios now saying Babcock did super shitty things to Johan Franzen that may have caused Johan to have a nervous breakdown (i think the wings are still paying him).  Franzen confirmed and said Babcock is the worst person he has ever met.  Cheli made him out as a sadist.  

Also, making Mike Fuck'n Modano a healthy scratch on the last possible game of his career to keep his career game total at 1,499 is a dick move of the highest order.

Sometimes in life, the best advice to follow is ...

HesCalledDyer

I mean, just take one look at Babcock.  He looks like and angry, miserable prick.

HesCalledDyer

Only one NHL player in the decade scored 800 points.  And he... DIDN'T... make the all-decade team?  How the fuck does the best American-born player of all time not make the fucking all-decade team?

"What's that?" inquired Kane. "I can't hear you over my 807 points, 8-time All-Star selections, 3 Stanley Cups, and Conn Smythe, Art Ross, Ted Lindsay, & Hart trophies," he continued.

Indifference71

HesCalledDyer said:

Only one NHL player in the decade scored 800 points.  And he... DIDN'T... make the all-decade team?  How the fuck does the best American-born player of all time not make the fucking all-decade team?

"What's that?" inquired Kane. "I can't hear you over my 807 points, 8-time All-Star selections, 3 Stanley Cups, and Conn Smythe, Art Ross, Ted Lindsay, & Hart trophies," he continued.

Don't forget 109 points in the playoffs!  It's so absurd that I'm not even mad about it.  It's just funny at this point.  

F Me In The Brain

Who did they take at the slot(s) he would have been picked?

Indifference71

Here's the list.  It wasn't even one of those lists where they're filling the actual spots in a lineup....just top players overall.  

https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2019/12/23/nhl-power-rankings-best-nhl-players-of-decade/

MayDay10

NBC sports is a clown show, thats why

F Me In The Brain

He is on that list...so subjective as to where to rank those players.

FWIW, I think they got the top 4 right and I like pushing McD up there even though he only played in 1/2 of the decade.

These lists are silly.

Kane was a dbag, but that dude was fucking money for a long time during that run.  Hated (and admired) watching him go against my favorite team.

Indifference71

F Me In The Brain said:

He is on that list...so subjective as to where to rank those players.

FWIW, I think they got the top 4 right and I like pushing McD up there even though he only played in 1/2 of the decade.

These lists are silly.

Kane was a dbag, but that dude was fucking money for a long time during that run.  Hated (and admired) watching him go against my favorite team.

Yeah the fact that he isn't top 10 is crazy....I think that's why everyone was up in arms.  If the guy with the most points in the decade isn't top 10 then what's the point??  But yeah none of these lists really matter.

He's still money....had his career high in points last year at age 30.  Has kinda been under the radar past few years since the Hawks have a horrible GM and have missed the playoffs 2 years in a row and this year not looking much better.

HesCalledDyer

Yeah, not in the Top 10 is what I meant.  Hell he's not even the top Blackhawk on the list.  He's third behind Keith & Toews!  I'm a Toews fan more than Kane but what a crock!