NHL Season 2024-2025

[Coldrsx]

Bowman new Oilers GM.

[Horus]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Bowman new Oilers GM.

Bad PR move by the Oilers. Questionable as a hockey move as well.

[LeftCoaster]

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2024/07...ague-villains/

[Djeffery]

Originally Posted by ericmacm

Mat Ishiba was interviewed by Sportico and expressed interest in being part of the effort to bring the Coyotes back to Arizona. Interesting to note that they asked him if he has had discussions with the NHL yet and offered no comment. Mat Ishiba was rumoured to be a potential buyer of the Coyotes but didn’t bid as high as SEG did.

If Ishiba ends up being the one to bring them back, they’re likely back at Footprint Arena in downtown Phoenix. It would have to be fully renovated to bring back hockey capabilities, but I wouldn’t consider that to be totally out of the question given what is happening with Delta Center in Salt Lake City, full renewal/renovations instead of a new arena.

I've been following along, and I didn't get any sense of imminence about this. Ishbia mentioned they have a lease until 2036 and my sense of his comments was pushing for a new arena towards that time frame and pursuing an NHL team when that process looks secure. Perhaps a temporary move into the current arena once the league is assured the new arena is a go, if it even is hockey capable anymore (if the crappy Delta Centre is good enough for a few seasons as renovations happen, then a crappy Footprint Centre should also be ok for a few seasons). The city just recently spent a couple hundred million dollars renovating Footprint Centre and Arizona and Phoenix are tough states to get public financing for sports facilities done. Getting a second renovation for hockey pushed through would be almost politically impossible in the next few years.

It's also been said by other local commentators that he wasn't a serious bidder for the Coyotes mainly because of the arena issue. Also that Meruelo wasn't ready at that stage to walk away totally. It was a delicate negotiation the league had to do to get him to sell the team to SEG, but he still fully intended to bring back a team to Phoenix. No way was he selling it to another local buyer. The ideal situation would have been for Meruelo and Ishbia to partner up, pay for a hockey renovation (or a combined forces push for a new arena) and print money. But Meruelo is so lowly thought of that there isn't anyone in that area that wants to work with him.

The Meruelo family did recently make a sizable donation to continue supporting minor hockey in Arizona, so there is that, I guess.

[Coldrsx]

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2024/07...ague-villains/

The heel of the league or place of redemption?

[Coldrsx]

7 or 8 x 13 for Drai?

[HomeInMyShoes]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

7 or 8 x 13 for Drai?

Oof. I know you want to pay to keep the guy for the next four anyway, but eight years would put him at 36. Not many 36 year olds scoring many goals to warrant 13 (even inflation and salary cap increased money.) Not many older than 31 worth that.

Only five 36 year olds have scored 90 points in a season and only a couple scored 50 goals, You're paying him to score goals which I doubt he's doing that much of after 32 years old.

[LeftCoaster]

I bet he gets closer to 14

[Coldrsx]

Draisaitl Update - not much

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/edmonton-oile...alks-1.2158638

[Coldrsx]

2024-25 NHL PRESEASON SCHEDULE (all times Eastern)

SATURDAY, SEPT. 21

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 22

Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 2 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 3 p.m.

NY Rangers at Boston, 5 p.m.

Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 6 p.m.

Winnipeg at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Utah, at Des Moines, Iowa (Wells Fargo Arena), 7 p.m.

Vegas at San Jose, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Seattle, 10 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPT. 23

Columbus at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Calgary (split squad) at Edmonton (split squad), 9 p.m.

Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Edmonton (split squad) at Calgary (split squad), 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at Utah *, 9 p.m.

* Delta Center, Salt Lake City

TUESDAY, SEPT. 24

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Montreal, 7 p.m.

NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Washington at Boston, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Seattle at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25

Florida vs. Tampa Bay, at Orlando, Fla. (Kia Center), 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Calgary vs. Vancouver, at Abbotsford, B.C. (Abbotsford Centre), 10 p.m.

Los Angeles at Vegas, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 26

Boston at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.

NY Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 27

Buffalo vs. Red Bull Munich, at Munich, Germany (SAP Garden), 2:30 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.

Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Utah at Vegas, 10 p.m.

Vancouver at Seattle, 10 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 28

Anaheim vs. Los Angeles, at Ontario, Calif. (Toyota Arena), 6 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Florida, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Seattle at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 29

Dallas at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh, at Sudbury, Ont. (Sudbury Community Arena) (Kraft Hockeyville), 7 p.m.

Utah at Colorado, 7 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPT. 30

Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

NY Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m.

Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 1

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Columbus at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Vegas at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

Utah at San Jose, 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2

Florida at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Utah at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 3

Boston vs. Los Angeles, at Quebec City, Que. (Videotron Centre), 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Vegas, 10 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 4

Columbus at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

NY Rangers at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 5

Boston at Washington, 5 p.m.

Carolina at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Florida vs. Los Angeles, at Quebec City, Que. (Videotron Centre), 7 p.m.

Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Utah *, 7 p.m.

Chicago vs. St. Louis, at Milwaukee, Wisc. (Fiserv Forum), 8 p.m.

San Jose at Vegas, 10 p.m.

* Maverik Center, West Valley City, Utah
https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-announc...eason-schedule

[Coldrsx]

Matthews named Toronto's 26th captain as of today, with Tavares taking an A.

[feepa]

broberg and halloway offer sheeted by St Louis

[Djeffery]

Originally Posted by feepa

broberg and halloway offer sheeted by St Louis

"Welcome back to the NHL, Stan Bowman", he said with a big middle finger.

[Coldrsx]

Making room.

[Calgarian]

Surprised Montreal traded for Laine, dude has been a square wheel every place he's played.

[Coldrsx]

edmonton-oilers-decline-to-match-st-louis-blues-offer-sheets-on-philip-broberg-dylan-holloway

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Sadly, it makes sense.

While both have significant upward potential and good careers ahead of them, we would be left with zero leverage or opportunity come March and do not need development players at a time that we are 100% focussed on the cup this and next year; let alone the overpay for Bro.

I look forward to following both over the next decade, but time to move on.

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/edmonton-oile...oway-1.2163914

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

Surprised Montreal traded for Laine, dude has been a square wheel every place he's played.

I remember Toronto visiting Winnipeg for the first game both Laine and Matthews played at the same time. The fans were chanting "Laine's better!"

What a difference over their careers to date.

Hopefully Laine redeems himself a bit as his career continues, but I'm not sure Montreal is a good place to try to do it. Columbus may not have had many options though.

[EnvisionSaintJohn]

Truly tragic loss for hockey. RIP Johnny Gaudreau.

[TownGuy]

Originally Posted by EnvisionSaintJohn

Truly tragic loss for hockey. RIP Johnny Gaudreau.

Wow, what the hell? First time seeing this. There isn't much reporting on it. Apparent car accident? No major sites seem to have posted anything yet.

EDIT: Speculation is that he and his brother were struck by a drunk driver while riding their bikes near their hometown in New Jersey. Again though, no major sites have reported anything.

[EnvisionSaintJohn]

Originally Posted by TownGuy

Wow, what the hell? First time seeing this. There isn't much reporting on it. Apparent car accident? No major sites seem to have posted anything yet.

EDIT: Speculation is that he and his brother were struck by a drunk driver while riding their bikes near their hometown in New Jersey. Again though, no major sites have reported anything.

https://www.houseofhockey.net/nhl-te...naEAD26bRctvpg

now confirmed