The East Division will be able to sleep in their own beds every night, hardly any travel at all. They don’t even have to fly they can take the trains.


- Pacificgem

Won't be too much travel with playing each team 3 games at once and moving on.

This guys a classic self entitled redneck. A bunch of nurses, health care workers commented on it, he refuses to remove it. I didn't comment as there's no value with people like that.
- VanHockeyGuy

They're looking for the confrontation.

I bet if playoffs started tomorrow he would be ready.
- VANTEL

He just missed the entire playoffs sans one game, where he re-injured himself.

Won't be too much travel with playing each team 3 games at once and moving on.
- manvanfan

Yes, if that's how they're going to be doing it, it won't be that bad for anyone.

Freidman also saying Canucks players have been told it looks like they will be playing out of Edmonton to start
- VANTEL

Let's get going!!

NHL taxi squad rules from EK's main blog...


"NHL Taxi Squads...Each team will be allowed to carry 6 players on their taxi squad..1 must be a goalie..and these players are going to be paid AHL salaries, not counting against the cap.. If a player needs to pass through waivers to be sent to the NHL, that still applies, however players that have two way contracts and DON’T have to pass through waivers can be moved freely back and forth."

He just missed the entire playoffs sans one game, where he re-injured himself.
- Pacificgem

Hedman?

He just missed the entire playoffs sans one game, where he re-injured himself.
- Pacificgem

Are you talking about Stamkos? We are talking Kucherov who played in 25 games in this years playoffs

Yes, if that's how they're going to be doing it, it won't be that bad for anyone.
- Pacificgem

Dr Bonnie will comment on that around 4pm.

Are you talking about Stamkos? We are talking Kucherov who played in 25 games in this years playoffs
- VANTEL

Stamkos, I just read he's going on LTIR as he's not healed yet.

NHL taxi squad rules from EK's main blog...


"NHL Taxi Squads...Each team will be allowed to carry 6 players on their taxi squad..1 must be a goalie..and these players are going to be paid AHL salaries, not counting against the cap.. If a player needs to pass through waivers to be sent to the NHL, that still applies, however players that have two way contracts and DON’T have to pass through waivers can be moved freely back and forth."
- Pacificgem

I thought they only needed to clear waivers going down. I thought they no longer neede to clear waiver if they were being sent to the NHL

Won't be too much travel with playing each team 3 games at once and moving on.
- manvanfan

So that is the format for sure? 3 games per? Could be interesting...

Stamkos, I just read he's going on LTIR as he's not healed yet.
- Pacificgem

Freidman is saying Kucherov is going on LTIR to clear cap space

NHL taxi squad rules from EK's main blog...


"NHL Taxi Squads...Each team will be allowed to carry 6 players on their taxi squad..1 must be a goalie..and these players are going to be paid AHL salaries, not counting against the cap.. If a player needs to pass through waivers to be sent to the NHL, that still applies, however players that have two way contracts and DON’T have to pass through waivers can be moved freely back and forth."
- Pacificgem

You should read back, I posted a good article about it.

I thought they only needed to clear waivers going down. I thought they no longer neede to clear waiver if they were being sent to the NHL
- VANTEL

I always understood it's the other way around? Must clear coming up but not going down? I'm not for positive though.

So that is the format for sure? 3 games per? Could be interesting...
- LordHumungous

I am going to get bored watching a team 10 times a year.

So that is the format for sure? 3 games per? Could be interesting...
- LordHumungous

I saw a tweet saying something like they were talking about playing each team 9 times in a row then moving on to another team.

That was before anything had been agreed to though

You should read back, I posted a good article about it.
- manvanfan

I never read back, I live in the moment

I am going to get bored watching a team 10 times a year.
- VANTEL

Should be some epic battles in the Leaf thread, I'll be expecting your full support

I am going to get bored watching a team 10 times a year.
- VANTEL

They won't play another team out of their division until the conference finals. Teams could play up to 16 times against each other this year.

I always understood it's the other way around? Must clear coming up but not going down? I'm not for positive though.
- Pacificgem

Pretty sure it is the other way. Almost 200 % positive

I am going to get bored watching a team 10 times a year.
- VANTEL

I don't know man this could generate some big rivalries...see where it goes.

I saw a tweet saying something like they were talking about playing each team 9 times in a row then moving on to another team.

That was before anything had been agreed to though
- manvanfan

We already know our boys are pretty good in a Playoff setting like this. Could be an advantage for us.

NHL taxi squad rules from EK's main blog...


"NHL Taxi Squads...Each team will be allowed to carry 6 players on their taxi squad..1 must be a goalie..and these players are going to be paid AHL salaries, not counting against the cap.. If a player needs to pass through waivers to be sent to the NHL, that still applies, however players that have two way contracts and DON’T have to pass through waivers can be moved freely back and forth."
- Pacificgem

I think he is wrong about the 2 way contracts, that applies to ELC contracts only.

I saw a tweet saying something like they were talking about playing each team 9 times in a row then moving on to another team.

That was before anything had been agreed to though
- manvanfan

9 times is a bit much lol but the baseball format of 3-4 games per could work.