2025-2026 NHL Offseason

F Me In The Brain

Well it would be harder to trade him if you share that you think he's a complete dope beforehand....
   
He just screwed them over.  I think he deserves criticism.

mrussel1

F Me In The Brain said:

Well it would be harder to trade him if you share that you think he's a complete dope beforehand....
   
He just screwed them over.  I think he deserves criticism.

If being unprofessional was the goal,, the new regime achieved it.  There's plenty of talk radio in Philly to handle the smears. 

F Me In The Brain

Meh.  

1ThoughtKnown

mrussel1 said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

F Me In The Brain said:

He did make this known before the draft, though.  (Only that he wouldn't play for them if picked.)

This is like Eli Manning or John Elway.
If the team drafts st that point it is on them
If the player decides after that he won't play for the team,  it is on the player.

F Cutter.
*obviously death threats are unacceptable.   Can understand why the org would bash him, why the players would resent him,and why the fans would boo him

He did, but all the reasons speculated (language, small market, etc.) were not factual, according to Lindros. 

As far as Cutter goes, something has happened, and we probably won’t know the full (or partial) extent until far later, such as Lindros. 

The Flyers organization was very classy in trying to protect the kid, imo. 

People uttering death threats and shit, these are some people that need additional hobbies than watching professional sports. It’s adults playing a kids game, but some of these people treat their home team like some kind of gang-bullshit and these professional athletes are wearing their turf colours. 

As soon as he was traded,  management made several comments about him publicly.  That wasn't professional. 

They only said he didn’t want to play there. It’s a fair answer to a media question.  Tortorella wanted to talk about the player coming to the team. Makes sense to me. 

They were talking trade for a while previously, and it never leaked out (very unusual). That protected the kid. 

mrussel1

1ThoughtKnown said:

mrussel1 said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

F Me In The Brain said:

He did make this known before the draft, though.  (Only that he wouldn't play for them if picked.)

This is like Eli Manning or John Elway.
If the team drafts st that point it is on them
If the player decides after that he won't play for the team,  it is on the player.

F Cutter.
*obviously death threats are unacceptable.   Can understand why the org would bash him, why the players would resent him,and why the fans would boo him

He did, but all the reasons speculated (language, small market, etc.) were not factual, according to Lindros. 

As far as Cutter goes, something has happened, and we probably won’t know the full (or partial) extent until far later, such as Lindros. 

The Flyers organization was very classy in trying to protect the kid, imo. 

People uttering death threats and shit, these are some people that need additional hobbies than watching professional sports. It’s adults playing a kids game, but some of these people treat their home team like some kind of gang-bullshit and these professional athletes are wearing their turf colours. 

As soon as he was traded,  management made several comments about him publicly.  That wasn't professional. 

They only said he didn’t want to play there. It’s a fair answer to a media question.  Tortorella wanted to talk about the player coming to the team. Makes sense to me. 

They were talking trade for a while previously, and it never leaked out (very unusual). That protected the kid. 

It wasn't Torts. It was a front office guy.  I don't recall who.  But Torts is a pro.

1ThoughtKnown

I only saw the comments of the GM Briere) and VP of Hockey Ops (Keith Jones) and all they said what he didn’t want to play there. Maybe somebody else said something. 

I’ve already moved on to be honest. I think Philly won the trade. Top four RD are hard to find, throw in a second round pick which will be between 33-38. This for potential top-six left winger.  

F Me In The Brain

I just searched some and I couldn't find anything unprofessional.  They said the kid wouldn't talk to them....changed his mind and wouldn't tell them why....the CEO something along the lines of the kid getting a loud reception when he visits,  in response to a question about that.
Can't see anything newsworthy other than the kid's claims of social media threats.  These are awful, if true, but seem to happen to everyone in the public eye.  A sign of the Trump, err, times.  
People are awful. 

I don't see what the Flyers did that was unprofessional.   The athlete is the one who acted wrongly here.  If there is a reason for it, share it.  Otherwise?  Wear it, kid.  Spend your money and enjoy your time in Anaheim.

1ThoughtKnown

Coilers are rollllin. 

Soft schedule but they are taking advantage of it. 

eeriepadave

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eeriepadave

1ThoughtKnown said:

Coilers are rollllin. 

Soft schedule but they are taking advantage of it. 

12 in a row now. Tied for the longest win streak by a Canadian team.

Johnny Abruzzo

eeriepadave said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

Coilers are rollllin. 

Soft schedule but they are taking advantage of it. 

12 in a row now. Tied for the longest win streak by a Canadian team.

"Lebron stat of the week" as the Kelces say.

1ThoughtKnown

The record is 17 straight by the Pens I think. The Isles had 15 in a row when I was a kid. 

Looking at the Oilers schedule, it’s doable. And I hope by saying that they get blown out by Calgary in the outdoor game lol

mrussel1

Johnny Abruzzo said:

eeriepadave said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

Coilers are rollllin. 

Soft schedule but they are taking advantage of it. 

12 in a row now. Tied for the longest win streak by a Canadian team.

"Lebron stat of the week" as the Kelces say.

Did you see this week's Lebron stat? 

He has played with or against 35% of all NBA players in league history. That's insane. 

Johnny Abruzzo

mrussel1 said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

eeriepadave said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

Coilers are rollllin. 

Soft schedule but they are taking advantage of it. 

12 in a row now. Tied for the longest win streak by a Canadian team.

"Lebron stat of the week" as the Kelces say.

Did you see this week's Lebron stat? 

He has played with or against 35% of all NBA players in league history. That's insane. 

Ha! Love it.

Wobbie

my VGK are up and down. Now, my boy Karlsson is out.

1ThoughtKnown

Coilers / Vag Knights will be a good first round matchup 

HughFreakingDillon

1ThoughtKnown said:

iammine16 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Well well, look who's in first place in the entire league. 

As a Canucks fan, I am just fine with this. 

Agreed. Few injuries piling up but definitely a stingy team. Helluva heater! Watched a game in Winnipeg last season just before Christmas, they were playing the Preds and won in overtime. 80% of the fans had Jets jerseys on. 

Completely off topic. shout out to the drivers of Winnipeg. The most courteous drivers of any city I’ve driven in North America. Really says a lot about the fine folks of Manitoba. 

I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not. our drivers are well known for their general assholery and inability to MERGE. 

1ThoughtKnown

HughFreakingDillon said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

iammine16 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Well well, look who's in first place in the entire league. 

As a Canucks fan, I am just fine with this. 

Agreed. Few injuries piling up but definitely a stingy team. Helluva heater! Watched a game in Winnipeg last season just before Christmas, they were playing the Preds and won in overtime. 80% of the fans had Jets jerseys on. 

Completely off topic. shout out to the drivers of Winnipeg. The most courteous drivers of any city I’ve driven in North America. Really says a lot about the fine folks of Manitoba. 

I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not. our drivers are well known for their general assholery and inability to MERGE. 

I’ve only been there three times and it was in the late fall/winter each time. I found the majority of folks to be courteous drivers. A far cry from BC, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec for sure. Just my experience. 

HughFreakingDillon

1ThoughtKnown said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

iammine16 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Well well, look who's in first place in the entire league. 

As a Canucks fan, I am just fine with this. 

Agreed. Few injuries piling up but definitely a stingy team. Helluva heater! Watched a game in Winnipeg last season just before Christmas, they were playing the Preds and won in overtime. 80% of the fans had Jets jerseys on. 

Completely off topic. shout out to the drivers of Winnipeg. The most courteous drivers of any city I’ve driven in North America. Really says a lot about the fine folks of Manitoba. 

I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not. our drivers are well known for their general assholery and inability to MERGE. 

I’ve only been there three times and it was in the late fall/winter each time. I found the majority of folks to be courteous drivers. A far cry from BC, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec for sure. Just my experience. 

1ThoughtKnown said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

iammine16 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Well well, look who's in first place in the entire league. 

As a Canucks fan, I am just fine with this. 

Agreed. Few injuries piling up but definitely a stingy team. Helluva heater! Watched a game in Winnipeg last season just before Christmas, they were playing the Preds and won in overtime. 80% of the fans had Jets jerseys on. 

Completely off topic. shout out to the drivers of Winnipeg. The most courteous drivers of any city I’ve driven in North America. Really says a lot about the fine folks of Manitoba. 

I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not. our drivers are well known for their general assholery and inability to MERGE. 

I’ve only been there three times and it was in the late fall/winter each time. I found the majority of folks to be courteous drivers. A far cry from BC, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec for sure. Just my experience. 

I see. I can see it being better in winter. drivers are better than they are during construction season (April-Nov). people are just assholes during that time. 

and full disclosure, I'm just bustin' balls here about the Jets. I'm a bandwaggoner at best. Since they came back in 2011, I've only been to 5 games or so. And two of those were free. I found out they were first in the league when someone at work mentioned it so I checked out a couple games on TSN. 

Wobbie

HughFreakingDillon said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

iammine16 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Well well, look who's in first place in the entire league. 

As a Canucks fan, I am just fine with this. 

Agreed. Few injuries piling up but definitely a stingy team. Helluva heater! Watched a game in Winnipeg last season just before Christmas, they were playing the Preds and won in overtime. 80% of the fans had Jets jerseys on. 

Completely off topic. shout out to the drivers of Winnipeg. The most courteous drivers of any city I’ve driven in North America. Really says a lot about the fine folks of Manitoba. 

I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not. our drivers are well known for their general assholery and inability to MERGE. 

People in North American have largely turned into assholes. I hate to go all AMT in the AET, but I blame the right wing media…,getting people all angry and fired up over non-existent boogeymen. Do you have right wing media in canada?