2024 NHL offseason thread

[Sea Bass]

That's Matt Sekeres of the Sekeres and Price podcast. Their show on TSN radio in Vancouver got cut several years ago when the station went all canned comedy or something. Podcast soon was launched.

Sekeres' ire is about how Colin Campbell leveraged his office in the NHL to benefit his son Gregory while his son was active in the NHL (something about watering down discipline or something). Kind of traces to the 2011 Stanley Cup (Campbell's Bruins vs. the Canucks). I wouldn't say Sekeres roots for the Canucks (except for how a successful team helps ratings), but he will stand up for what he thinks is right.

No, I'm not Matt Sekeres. Or Blake Price.

Ok yeah, I know the whole Colin Campbell story. I just was surprised Sekeres got so fired up.

And his mic cutting out when he got hottest was kinda funny.

 

[HanSenSE]

Sharks sign Celebrini to three-year deal, standard entry level contract. He'll join team this season.

 

[matt_garth]

Perhaps they can put him in the Gil Stein wing.

It's also all out there. This isn't fanboy stuff. The emails are there for people to read.

 

[HanSenSE]

 

[melock]

Hopefully he can make it to the season opener.

 

[Liut]

Good hire. Happy for him.

 

[MTM]

I'll leave this to our Canadian friends for reaction.

Oilers Hire Stan Bowman As General Manager (prohockeyrumors.com)

 

[Tighthead]

I'll leave this to our Canadian friends for reaction.

Oilers Hire Stan Bowman As General Manager (prohockeyrumors.com)

We can count on the Edmonton media to ask the tough questions and hold the team to account.

 

[JC]

We can count on the Edmonton media to ask the tough questions and hold the team to account.

That made me laugh.
This move is fitting.

 

[Tighthead]

https://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/jeff-marek-sportsnet-exit-draft-pick-tipping.html

The word finally comes out about why Jeff Marek disappeared from Sportsnet between draft rounds. He was leaking advance pick info to a friend who would tweet it out. Dismissal seems severe but his risk reward calculations were poor.

 

[melock]

https://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/jeff-marek-sportsnet-exit-draft-pick-tipping.html

The word finally comes out about why Jeff Marek disappeared from Sportsnet between draft rounds. He was leaking advance pick info to a friend who would tweet it out. Dismissal seems severe but his risk reward calculations were poor.

Tweeting out picks ahead of selections has been a happening since Twitter around. Maybe it was because he didn't do the tweeting himself, but would ESPN fire Pasan, Schefter or Woj under similar circumstances? Of course not.

 

[HanSenSE]

Tweeting out picks ahead of selections has been a happening since Twitter around. Maybe it was because he didn't do the tweeting himself, but would ESPN fire Pasan, Schefter or Woj under similar circumstances? Of course not.

Recall the furor a few years back when March Madness berths were announced on social media before CBS revealed them.