NHLPA Approves Return-to-Play Format

[forty_three]

heh

 

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Jake being Jake.

 

[Comeds]

Jake being Jake.

"modern technology and social media is taking all the fun out of the game!"
Brett Hull

 

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"modern technology and social media is taking all the fun out of the game!"
Brett Hull

Yeah, Vanessa Jang just started protecting her tweets - Jake was filmed partying at Celebs night club last night (essentially doing his best Novak Djokovic imitation).

 

[jstewismybastardson]

lol

 

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[jstewismybastardson]

Happy pride Jake !

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Did the hat he was wearing say #worstcrewever ? lol

 

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heh

lol - The vitriol being directed at Kesler for that tweet is a little over the top.

/mainly from insecure Edmontonians

 

[forty_three]

lol - The vitriol being directed at Kesler for that tweet is a little over the top.

/mainly from insecure Edmontonians

Can't say he doesn't deserve the hate he gets.


But he's right on this.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

 

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[forty_three]

NHL chooses Toronto as hub city due its fans having most experience watching other teams win

Could have plugged Edmonton into the headline and it would still work.

 

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NHL chooses Toronto as hub city due its fans having most experience watching other teams win

Could have plugged Edmonton into the headline and it would still work.

How soon does Edmonton put a "Pandemic Hub City" banner in the rafters? They can put it right beside the Jake Virtanen/Chris Gaines banner.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

NHL chooses Toronto as hub city due its fans having most experience watching other teams win

Could have plugged Edmonton into the headline and it would still work.

Ya but who fucking cares about Oilers fans?

 

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Ya but who fucking cares about Oilers fans?

 

[puckhead]

tier 2 sign

 

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Just thought I'd drop this here - It's a study of soccer games from the Bundesliga in Germany since they have resumed play and it shows that there may almost be something like a "negative home advantage". This part of the article I found very interesting as we all know how important officiating is in playoff games. Without the crowd getting on the zebras, will we see the same thing happen once the NHL resumes play?

The Referee Is No Longer a Homer

Another aspect of home-field advantage that has been exposed in Germany is the impact a crowd can have on a referee. A considerable body of academic research, in fact, has long suggested that “all or part of home advantage” is down to “refereeing decisions being subconsciously in favor of the home team,” Gleave pointed out.

That idea now can step out off the page and into real life. In the 83 matches Gracenote analyzed, home teams were penalized more for fouls in empty stadiums than they generally were when the stands were full. They also had seen, perhaps not surprisingly, an increase in the number of yellow cards they were awarded.

Both teams committed more fouls in empty stadiums than they had in full ones — perhaps a sign that referees, without a crowd to consider, have felt empowered to enforce the rules more rigidly. But there has been a significant shift in culpability: After the restart, hosts committed more fouls than their guests.

“The increase in yellow cards and fouls by the home team in matches behind closed doors appears to confirm the hypothesis,” Gleave said.

Indeed, in empty stadiums, visiting players no longer need to feel they are playing against 12 opponents. The corollary of that, of course, is perhaps more significant: In normal times, perhaps the field was not quite as even as it should have been.

Do Empty Stadiums Affect Outcomes? The Data Says Yes

 

[esls79]

What happens when the Leafs face the Oilers in the Finals?

 

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What happens when the Leafs face the Oilers in the Finals?

Craig Simpson's head will explode Scanners-style.