NHL 2021: I Pledge Allegiance to Gritty

[French Rage]

In a fast moving story, there were rumors on Monday of the Caps and Wizards looking into a new arena location. Turns out they weren’t just “looking” and a deal is already in place. $2 billion arena district in Alexandria, VA subject to approval by the VA legislature.

The WNBA Mystics would stay in DC and I’m assuming Georgetown would as well, though the Hoyas are struggling to get a couple thousand to their games lately.

https://apnews.com/article/washingto...6a7c6cfc9a6314

That's gonna be a cluster-f.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

In a fast moving story, there were rumors on Monday of the Caps and Wizards looking into a new arena location. Turns out they weren’t just “looking” and a deal is already in place. $2 billion arena district in Alexandria, VA subject to approval by the VA legislature.

The WNBA Mystics would stay in DC and I’m assuming Georgetown would as well, though the Hoyas are struggling to get a couple thousand to their games lately.

https://apnews.com/article/washingto...6a7c6cfc9a6314

Billionaires gonna billionaire.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Chris Russo is the patron saint of all New York sports fans. He screams insults and inanities at the top of his lungs for maybe three hours as a form of communication. He's one of them.

Huh. Maybe he was the Rangers fan I encountered in my one trip to MSG.

a former gopher hockey player I knew was playing against rangers at msg and he’d arranged a few tickets for me. Went to get at box office and lady was having trouble finding them so I had to say the players name who left them. Guy behind me starts yelling how much said player likes to perform oral on other men, among other lovely things. I turn around and see a balding, fat middle aged man all red in the face

[SJHovey]

Yeah I don’t even know who Chris Russo is. And don’t care.

mike is a gem

Chris Russo is the patron saint of all New York sports fans. He screams insults and inanities at the top of his lungs for maybe three hours as a form of communication. He's one of them.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

I don't think she's talking about Chris Russo. What do you have against Mike Russo.

Yeah I don’t even know who Chris Russo is. And don’t care.

mike is a gem

[Spartanforlife4]

In a fast moving story, there were rumors on Monday of the Caps and Wizards looking into a new arena location. Turns out they weren’t just “looking” and a deal is already in place. $2 billion arena district in Alexandria, VA subject to approval by the VA legislature.

The WNBA Mystics would stay in DC and I’m assuming Georgetown would as well, though the Hoyas are struggling to get a couple thousand to their games lately.

https://apnews.com/article/washingto...6a7c6cfc9a6314

[ScoobyDoo]

Stopped reading here.

Why's that? One of the top NHL reporters.

[SJHovey]

Stopped reading here.

I don't think she's talking about Chris Russo. What do you have against Mike Russo.

[Kepler]

I thought so too, but Russo

Stopped reading here.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Annual Wild gala was last night. Their AGM, who recently signed a new deal, and them have decided to part ways today. Wild will not comment further. Hmmmm…

Another casualty of a company holiday party

I thought so too, but Russo said this today:

“which team sources tell The Athletic came on the heels of multiple investigations into Wild executives by an outside firm commissioned by the organization.

What we know about what led to this is this: In recent weeks, there have been two investigations into the Wild front office. Members of the team’s hockey support staff, hockey operations department and business staff began being interviewed regarding the second one by two attorneys Dec. 1 after the team returned from a road game in Nashville.

O’Hearn was not the subject of that latter investigation, and it’s unknown the specific nature of any allegations against him. It appears that the first investigation just happened to conclude at the same time the second one was being conducted.

What’s interesting is that O’Hearn was the front-office representative on the Wild’s latest four-game road trip, which ended Sunday in Seattle. He didn’t give the appearance that anything was amiss, being around the team in his normal jovial fashion and answering questions from reporters about the team likely needing to go into LTIR. Agents who have spoken to him in recent weeks said it was business as usual.”

Guerin missed the holiday party and also hasn’t been returning any messages.

[state of hockey]

Annual Wild gala was last night. Their AGM, who recently signed a new deal, and them have decided to part ways today. Wild will not comment further. Hmmmm…

Another casualty of a company holiday party

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

NHL refs not having their best week. Lots of chippy stuff this week, the cousins-gulbrandson from tonight was just bad

[Russell Jaslow]

I will say there's probably a bit of that "camp" bounce (or whatever it's called - now the term escapes me) and the schedule hasn't been that difficult either. I imagine their full potential is somewhere between the terrible start and they're recent run of play.

Hawthorne Effect.

[Slap Shot]

Isn't it a little confusing? Why does it take a drastic coach change to get them play to the level they are capable of playing?

I will say there's probably a bit of that "camp" bounce (or whatever it's called - now the term escapes me) and the schedule hasn't been that difficult either. I imagine their full potential is somewhere between the terrible start and they're recent run of play.

[ScoobyDoo]

Coincidence.

That's even more ominous. Could be though.