Official 2018 Speculation Thread - Update - NHL says they are not participating

[elocomotive]

I would have replaced Third Eye Blind with Kajagoogoo (or one of comeds' favo(u)rites Taco), but aside from that, that was a pretty good post.

No Tom Cochrane?

 

[dash]

No Tom Cochrane?

I like Tom Cochrane too much to besmirch his good name.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Jim Paek and Richard Park win co-mvps of the tournament

Canada wins gold

upon finishing 8th, Team USA veterans TJ Oshie and David Backes bring back stray dogs to America saving them from ending up on Korean BBQ menus

TJ's going ... my prediction up to 99% probablility of happening as per Nate Silver

 

[BGDave]

I also think with yesterdays move, the IOC is going to feel some heat from NBC

Agreed. This topic is far from over.

 

[Comeds]

I also think with yesterdays move, the IOC is going to feel some heat from NBC

Why? Honestly part of me agrees but if I recall correctly things like figure skating and ice dancing draw much better ratings than hockey does in the US.

I would have replaced Third Eye Blind with Kajagoogoo (or one of comeds' favo(u)rites Taco), but aside from that, that was a pretty good post.

I'm just doing my part to help this board grow.

 

[dash]

Hurry hard!

Brad Gushue rips NHL's 'terrible' Olympic decision

 

[BGDave]

Brad Gushue rips NHL's 'terrible' Olympic decision

Well done. The only curler whose name rhymes with "kajagoogoo"



/love tying it all together

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I forgot that all NHLers stay with their homegrown teams and take club-friendly deals.

(This isn't to pick just on Anton but this seems to be one of the PA-dished selling points today and I haven't seen any MSM call this shit out yet)

 

[dash]

We're going to lose another season to a lockout once this current CBA expires, right?

 

[Comeds]

We're going to lose another season to a lockout once this current CBA expires, right?

LOL, Trump will have at least some of us blown up by then. Enjoy every sandwich.

 

[dash]

LOL, Trump will have at least some of us blown up by then. Enjoy every sandwich.

Some people believe Don Fehr has already promised the NHLPA that he will do his best to break the hard salary cap that currently exists in the NHL.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Some people believe Don Fehr has already promised the NHLPA that he will do his best to break the hard salary cap that currently exists in the NHL.

If this triggers that, even better.

 

[thedddd]

To be honest I don't care of the NHL'ers go or not. About the only thing it ever did for me was give me the opportunity to see Crosby through the eyes of the rest of you. That little crybaby Cindy...

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Why? Honestly part of me agrees but if I recall correctly things like figure skating and ice dancing draw much better ratings than hockey does in the US.

Im not so sure about that comeds ... i think for sure you could say that 2 or 3 Olympics ago ... It all boils down to whether a US team/competitor is in a final gold medal event/game now ... If the US is in the final, mens hockey becomes the marquis event

/when the US womens national hockey team was fighting over wages last week, Christine Brennan came out with revenue numbers from the Sochi Olympic year that showed USA Hockey had triple the revenue as US Figure Skating

 

[dash]

Im not so sure about that comeds ... i think for sure you could say that 2 or 3 Olympics ago ... It all boils down to whether a US team/competitor is in a final gold medal event/game now ... If the US is in the final, mens hockey becomes the marquis event

/when the US womens national hockey team was fighting over wages last week, Christine Brennan came out with revenue numbers from the Sochi Olympic year that showed USA Hockey had triple the revenue as US Figure Skating

Posted earlier in the thread, but worth repeating - Obviously, this is contingent on a USA - Canada final and the numbers likely won't be as high based on the time the game will be shown live here in North America.

Olympic final most-watched hockey game in 30 years

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Posted earlier in the thread, but worth repeating - Obviously, this is contingent on a USA - Canada final and the numbers likely won't be as high based on the time the game will be shown live here in North America.

Olympic final most-watched hockey game in 30 years

the ice dance gold the american couple won at Sochi was just over 4 mill shy of that 2010 gold medal game #

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Posted earlier in the thread, but worth repeating - Obviously, this is contingent on a USA - Canada final and the numbers likely won't be as high based on the time the game will be shown live here in North America.

Olympic final most-watched hockey game in 30 years

Ya what was the 2014 final rating lol. Then turn the start time back a few more hours and that's what you'll get in Korea.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Lol Henrik knows these fools are all about the money:

 

[dash]

Ya what was the 2014 final rating lol. Then turn the start time back a few more hours and that's what you'll get in Korea.

I think re-runs of M*A*S*H (also from South Korea) might get better ratings than men's Olympic hockey from Korea, with or without NHLers.

 

[esls79]

We're going to lose another season to a lockout once this current CBA expires, right?

Frankly, a lock out can provide a much higher entertainment value than a 3 week tournament once every four years. Next lockout is due for an entire season again if the pattern holds and I can't wait.