Oso planning to go pro
It was actually in the NBA thread. Predicting the bubble to be a huge failure (and stating all sports would be a massive mess) and show how badly everything was handled. Which has not been the case. The MLB has been the worst and they’ve even navigated it well, save for the Marlins situation. The NBA and the NHL have been resounding successes thus far.But otherwise I totally agree. Bubbles seem super difficult for CBB and football seems tricky given number of teams for the former, and team sizes and whatnot for the latter. The NFC North would have as many players alone as practically the entire NBA bubble
One person said the NBA bubble would "fail spectacularly."
even team execs were concerned. Major credit to the players for being responsible. The Oura ring has helped with accountability in the NBA. How do you "bubble" college athletes? Do they not go to class? Do they not live in the dorms and eat at dining halls? Do colleges have that kind of money?
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
I know this thread hasn't been super heavy on actual hockey discussion, especially for a NHL thread, but what are people's thoughts about the unlimited overtime rule in the postseason? I'm normally a fan of it, as a shootout is too "coin-flip" for my liking for postseason play, and the tension that exists when the game can end at any time is great, but that Columbus Tampa game yesterday was just ridiculous. I can't really think of an alternative either, but if that series goes 7 and there are more OT games, whoever gets the winner will be licking their chops knowing they're going up against dead legs.
For me, I am fine with the way it is for OT. I am open to future changing on ice player quantity, as a progression. No playoff shootouts, and keep 20 minutes each OT period.
What would your thoughts be about dropping it to 4v4? Still have to score from open play, so no shootout. Wouldn't end nearly as fast as the 3v3 regular season so there would still be hockey to enjoy. But would almost certainly be decided in the first 20 min OT (although in theory could still go one forever). Or are you more of a traditionalist? Just trying to feel out the crowd.I realize that there'd be no way to change it for the postseason already underway, although if there were ever a time to implement something a little more unorthodox it would be this year, it just seems like unless the Bolts sweep, they'll be at a severe disadvantage if they advance (now watch them go on a Cup run now that I said this).
The playoffs have been nothing short of outstanding so far, IMO. That DAL/CGY game last night was awesome. Here's hoping for a continued clean bill of health and another 6 weeks of this action
And their songhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TJtiepwpKFw
Seattle Goalie Masks first look:https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1296913771617759232?s=19
Further evidence, despite the confident claims of some here, that bubbles work quite well and are the answer for sports, that can execute them, for the near future
NHL players decided to not play and playoff games today/tonight.
Jon Cooper wins the Stanley Cup as Tampa Bay Lightning Coach. He has now won a Championship at five different levels of hockey. He's literally won everywhere he has been. Not bad for a guy who didn't start coaching hockey until age 32 when he asked to help with his son's team. Amazing. He has had Tampa Bay in the final four 4 of 7 years there and gets a well earned Cup. Schenn brothers go back to back (Luke and Brayden) as does Maroon.
His story is actually insane. You see some stories of guys who got back into coaching later in life (Matt Nagy and the guy from TD Ameritrade who coached in the UFL and at Coastal Carolina come to mind in football, Craig Robinson in basketball), but they were high level players. Cooper didn’t even play hockey in college or even high Canadian juniors. He was a lacrosse player at Hofstra. And it wasn’t even his son’s team, it was a friend in the legal community’s son who played at Lansing Catholic who he knew from beer league hockey.In 10 years he went from coaching low level American junior hockey to an NHL gig. He’s been an insane success wherever he went, so he truly earned it, but man what a journey.