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Over the years I've built up my biases against at least the Oilers, the Habs, The Jets, The Canucks and the Leafs. all due to previous playoff battles or dealing with obnoxious fans. Ottawa is the only team I don't get worked up about, although this year I did find myself cheering for the Leafs for the first time...possibly out of pity.
I would be open to City Council getting to pick the GM and lineup changes for that matter - make a whole public hearing out of it. Anyone can go up and get a few minutes to speak your mind to your local politicians about what they should do with the team every week. For nearly $1B investment it's hardly too big of an ask!
You should familiarize yourself with English (perhaps more than English, that's just what I know) soccer fan groups. They do do that in a way.I would be open to City Council getting to pick the GM and lineup changes for that matter - make a whole public hearing out of it. Anyone can go up and get a few minutes to speak your mind to your local politicians about what they should do with the team every week. For nearly $1B investment it's hardly too big of an ask!
Think about it - a shiny new arena is supposed to put a city on the map. What's even more likely to stay in the news is the endless clips of crazy hockey fans presenting in public hearing weekly for decades! Anyone can just buy a fancy arena, but Calgary would be a household name in the sporting world with such a bizarre experiment of public representation for a public investment
It'll be interesting to see how it plays out. Some former players have had a good run as GM's, some not. Let's hope Conroy falls into the Joe Sakic, Steve Yzerman group.
So painful! Lol.
I know! it's frustrating as hell. I can already imagine Chucky parading the cup around. I guess Treliving did what he could. Chucky was leaving one way or another.
He left because he didn't get the big contract he wanted initially. Playing hard ball with your best players turned out to be a poor decision.
While Florida has won the trade, it can still be a win-win if Huberdeau recovers next year. Weegar is also having a monster tournament at the worlds.
I bet we will see Hanifin traded to save cap space. Zadorov has been really good, and Kylington indicated he will be playing next year, so we have good depth on D, and we need to free up some space so I think he will be the sacrificial lamb. Sad because Hanifin is awesome, but someone has to go. I feel like the top 6 will stay intact, they underperformed last year, so look for them to be hungry. It's the depth I see changing, unless of course Lindholm really does want out too, then we're in trouble.
