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NHL 2015 - Trouble Bruin! Ranger Leaf jumped the King Shark! Just Ducky!

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Leafs Daniel Winnik taken off the ice on a backboard after landing on his head less than a minute into the game in Denver. Scary situation and you could hear a pin drop in the Pepsi Center.
 
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SteveP said:
Leafs Daniel Winnik taken off the ice on a backboard after landing on his head less than a minute into the game in Denver. Scary situation and you could hear a pin drop in the Pepsi Center.
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GameCenter's not showing it. What happened??
 
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Surprise surprise, Backstrom isn't any good without a trap-happy team in front of him.
 
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GameCenter's not showing it. What happened??
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Clean hit by Jan Hejda sent him are arse over teakettle. Leafs are saying he's alert, talking and moving. Some wag on the Toronto Sun chat says too bad his teammates aren't!

UPDATE: TSN saying Winnik is walking around in dressing room. Gardiner has ice on his knee.
 
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aparch said:
NHL heavily hinting at jersey sponsorship patches coming soon. Hockey Twitter/Bloggers collectively lost their minds. (Except for our own Mr. Joe Yerdon, who dislocated his shoulder patting himself on the back for calling this over two months ago.)

This move doesn't surprise me, and most AHL teams have had some form of jersey sponsorship for years (or decades). The Chicago Wolves have had Kia, Grand Rapids Griffins with Cintas, Milwaukee Admirals with the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Marlies with McDonalds, etc. Most of the patches are no bigger than a 3x5 index card, with most being much smaller than that.

NHL teams dabbled with this by having their teams wear similarly sized patches on their practice jerseys, of which the bloggers/writers lost their minds but I never read negative backlash from fans. Maybe they didn't complain because they haven't seen the jerseys in use since the jerseys are for practice only.


If the NHL adopts the AHL teams methods of jersey patches, no one is going to care in a few years.


Plus, sponsorship patches will make spotting game worn jerseys a hell of a lot easier.
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I'm totally getting a game worn Coyotes jersey with Tecate patches on it.
 
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aparch said:
...most AHL teams have had some form of jersey sponsorship for years (or decades)... Most of the patches are no bigger than a 3x5 index card, with most being much smaller than that...If the NHL adopts the AHL teams methods of jersey patches, no one is going to care in a few years.
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Agree with your prediction. The patch can't "take over" the jersey by being too prominent. If it crosses that line, there will be pushback. But every NHL team logo should be more prominent than an index card ad.

Plus, sponsorship patches will make spotting game worn jerseys a hell of a lot easier.
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It's a great thought, but I have my doubts. Years ago I used to think the same thing about Anniversary patches, Playoff patches and the like. But as it has played out, authentic grade jerseys commonly include them. In other cases, the patch can be purchased separately and sewn on by the fan. Serious fans want exact reproductions. And it's hard to see why the sponsor would object. They'd likely make a few coins on each patch sold, and get a little free marketing to boot.

There's also the problem of Team Issue jerseys that never make it into competition. No doubt those will have all of the embroidery done in advance, and teams will want to sell them as is.

For better or worse, we're likely to be stuck with evaluating wear and repairs -- with or without sponsor patches.
 
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What's wrong with going full Euro and have each player (and referee) a skating billboard? The additional HRR should make the players happy.

Imagine the Bruins with instead of the spoked B in front with a big Dunkin Donuts logo. Purists will go ape poop but the millions to the Bruins would stop any objections that the Jacobs may have.
 
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joecct said:
What's wrong with going full Euro and have each player (and referee) a skating billboard? The additional HRR should make the players happy.
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Sarcasm Meter Reading=Moderate to High

Imagine the Bruins with instead of the spoked B in front with a big Dunkin Donuts logo.
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Sarcasm Meter Spikes Off The Scale

Purists will go ape poop but the millions to the Bruins would stop any objections that the Jacobs may have.
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Sarcasm Meter Strangely Silent...


Edit: ;)
 
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joecct said:
What's wrong with going full Euro and have each player (and referee) a skating billboard? The additional HRR should make the players happy.
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Somewhere, Harold Ballard is spinning in his grave. Pal Hal fought tooth and nail against the NHL to keep board ads out of Maple Leaf Gardens. :)
 
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The word only does not belong in front of "allowed 3 goals". Especially on only 17 shots.
 
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Because it only doesn't matter in hindsight. The goalie's play can have influence on how the team plays in front of him.
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I'm aware of that.
Still, blaming Backstrom when the offense put up a goose egg is stupid.
If Backstrom's play is the reason they couldn't score, then this team is mentally soft and will win nothing.
 
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The offense looked good again and got a ton of chances. Anderson was awesome and shut them out. Therefore, Backstrom letting in soft goals on the other end of the ice must not be criticised. Got it.
 
state of hockey said:
The offense looked good again and got a ton of chances. Anderson was awesome and shut them out. Therefore, Backstrom letting in soft goals on the other end of the ice must not be criticised. Got it.
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You'd fit in well with the other whiners at HFWild.
Anderson played well but I didn't think he was overly tested.
At what point does the offense actually take blame for not being able to score?
Backstrom didn't play well but again...
The. Wild. Were. Shut. Out.
Doesn't matter if he's lights out but lets in one...they still lose.
 
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People aren't solely blaming Backstrom, they're saying he didn't help.
 
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Heading to a meaningless Caps vs Canes game tonight. Picked up free tickets while I'm in town so my sister and I will be rocking Sioux jerseys tonight!
 
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