Ongoing NHL Thread - Part Brock and Roll Four Lines

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Always knew Finnish people were incredibly intelligent.

"Europe's Most Popular US Teams"

First line: Toronto

 

[dare2be]

What's with the Milwaukee Bucks?

Also, if I move to Copenhagen, I'll have to become a Canadiens fan?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

What's with the Milwaukee Bucks?

Also, if I move to Copenhagen, I'll have to become a Canadiens fan?

Giannis is the NBA’s most global superstar at the moment.

 

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Giannis is the NBA’s most global superstar at the moment.

Yup and along with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari, Greek athletes are killing it globally currently.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Yup and along with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari, Greek athletes are killing it globally currently.

Euros seem to be taking over the star spots in the NBA in general. Jokic may very well threepeat as MVP, Doncic is probably his biggest competition at the moment, teams are tanking for Wembanyama who is the NBA Bedard at the moment and happens to be French and only one of the NBA's top 5 in scoring at the moment is American (although one of those 4 are African, not Euro).

And given that the NBA still only has 30 teams it wouldn't be surprising if they were ahead of the NFL in placing a franchise or two in Europe at some point.

 

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And given that the NBA still only has 30 teams it wouldn't be surprising if they were ahead of the NFL in placing a franchise or two in Europe at some point.

Seattle should be getting a NBA team in short order, don't you think? I don't think the refurbishing of Key Arena (now Climate Pledge) was just done for the Kraken.

 

[forty_three]

"Europe's Most Popular US Teams"

First line: Toronto

What a tough way to find out how the world views your country. North USA.

 

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What a tough way to find out how the world views your country. North USA.

Toronto - It's not Las Vegas

“Just way too many days off,” he said. “We stayed in Toronto for a week and played three games. I don’t know if you ever stayed in Toronto, but it’s not exactly Las Vegas. To say that we were plucking our eyebrows out one at a time would be an understatement.”

Chipper criticizes WBC, and Toronto

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[thedddd]

Well one of the trade chips for the Coyotes just went down.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Seattle should be getting a NBA team in short order, don't you think? I don't think the refurbishing of Key Arena (now Climate Pledge) was just done for the Kraken.

NBA seems fine with letting owners do whatever they want with their teams but so far every potential relocation (Sacramento, the Clippers, maybe Memphis? Can't remember but sounds familiar) ended with new barns in their current locations.

I can't imagine the NBA doesn't want another Seattle team but if the potential financial windfall is greater in London now than another US market I don't think the NBA would hesitate for a second to pull the trigger on it.

 

[dare2be]

Well one of the trade chips for the Coyotes just went down.

Well, the Ghost Won't Be Here for a while it seems.

 

[thedddd]

NBA seems fine with letting owners do whatever they want with their teams but so far every potential relocation (Sacramento, the Clippers, maybe Memphis? Can't remember but sounds familiar) ended with new barns in their current locations.

I can't imagine the NBA doesn't want another Seattle team but if the potential financial windfall is greater in London now than another US market I don't think the NBA would hesitate for a second to pull the trigger on it.

Not to change the subject in the "big 4" is there a more irrelevant franchise than the Sacramento Kings? I would argue the Coyotes but that being Bettman's pet project they get some attention.


Back on point. The NBA in a heartbeat would put a team in London and honestly amazed they haven't yet.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Not to change the subject in the "big 4" is there a more irrelevant franchise than the Sacramento Kings? I would argue the Coyotes but that being Bettman's pet project they get some attention.


Back on point. The NBA in a heartbeat would put a team in London and honestly amazed they haven't yet.

They have the longest playoff drought of any pro team now that the Mariners ended theirs. They have a good chance to end it this year as they're third in the west although 11th place is only 4 games behind them (NBA has the dumb play-in round). They were just mismanaged to hell after the early 2000's success they had and couldn't figure it out despite some good players coming through once in a while (including half a decade of prime Boogie).

I still think we can say that about the Panthers too. That team could've won the Cup and been on top again this season and I don't think anybody around there would give even the slightest of fucks. This is probably applicable to the football Panthers as well lol

 

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Not to change the subject in the "big 4" is there a more irrelevant franchise than the Sacramento Kings? I would argue the Coyotes but that being Bettman's pet project they get some attention.

NBC LA had them in the playoffs (sort of) back in 2012

 

[mattola]

NBC LA had them in the playoffs (sort of) back in 2012

yup, they also did that in PRINT too lol

 

[naslundfan19]

NBC LA had them in the playoffs (sort of) back in 2012

They’re more than likely to end the new longest playoff drought this year.

 

[thedddd]

Seeing Ovechkins goal tonight. He reminds me of nothing more than a modern day Robbie Brown. #overrated.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Seeing Ovechkins goal tonight. He reminds me of nothing more than a modern day Robbie Brown. #overrated.

Better longevity for Ovechkin… in terms of career and hair sticking around

 

[thedddd]

Better longevity for Ovechkin… in terms of career and hair sticking around

He could have a new job as the spokesman for Just For Men hair coloring.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

He could have a new job as the spokesman for Just For Men hair coloring.

I can see their slogan now … Just for Russian Men : “dont be gay and dont go grey”