Stick to hockey talk FAT boy or I'll report you.
- GodIsaCatholic

Seeing as my post broke no rules...Are you unaware that calling me fat, while comically inaccurate, is against the coc...but unlike you I don't cry to teacher. Your actions say everything about you so I can understand why you're acting ashamed

They had no business being here, played in the weakest division and surprised Vegas in the Conference Final.
- franky619

I don't think many teams are a match for the team that's $18million over the cap. 22.5% of additional spending power would help any team out.

Hey...at least the draft will be a total crapshoot this year, so maybe they stumble on something good at 31st overall...
- stinger67

30. AZ has no pick

I don't think many teams are a match for the team that's $18million over the cap. 22.5% of additional spending power would help any team out.
- CameronJ9

This. And the fact that Vasilevskiy is proving he's a class above any other goalie in the world right now.

Seeing as my post broke no rules...Are you unaware that calling me fat, while comically inaccurate, is against the coc...but unlike you I don't cry to teacher. Your actions say everything about you so I can understand why you're acting ashamed
- Takemedrunkimhome

just moved my next dose to this Thursday

Montreal earned their spot in the final; credit where credit is due.

Montreal earned their spot in the final; credit where credit is due.
- CDNHockeyRocks

cdnhockeyrocks, hello.

just moved my next dose to this Thursday
- mr.peanut

That's awesome bud. Big step to freedom

That's awesome bud. Big step to freedom
- Takemedrunkimhome

The QC gov makes all announcements via Twitter now. Instead of 8 weeks it's 21 days

I don't think many teams are a match for the team that's $18million over the cap. 22.5% of additional spending power would help any team out.
- CameronJ9

If the league doesn’t step in and do something this poop will continue

If the league doesn’t step in and do something this poop will continue
- robdavies91

I don't see a wave of teams holding out their best player for an entire season to stay below the cap. Besides the league is okay with legal cap circumvention.

I don't see a wave of teams holding out their best player for an entire season to stay below the cap. Besides the league is okay with legal cap circumvention.
- mr.peanut

Or you know, there being a 56 game season where such a move is even possible.

I don't think many teams are a match for the team that's $18million over the cap. 22.5% of additional spending power would help any team out.
- CameronJ9

It's not just the over the cap shenanigans, it's the low tax states that enable certain markets like Tampa or Las Vegas to sign top players at either discount rates or for top dollar that big markets like Toronto or Montreal simply can't compete against. You think Brayden Point could be signed for a 6.75M cap hit in any Canadian market? The guy was an above PPG player when he signed that contract, let that sink in. Pietrangelo 8.8M cap hit contract in no income tax Nevada would translate roughly as a 10.7M cap hit in Quebec, you tell me if the Habs have the same advantages to compete in a hard salary cap era where every team is fixed at the same ceiling.
This game is rigged and it's no surprise that Canadian markets struggle so much to become Cup contenders and stay in that position. And it makes me sick that big, high taxed income markets that move the needle in terms of revenue in this league get abused by Bettman and his agenda of growing the sport in places that have no business in getting a hockey team. You wanna know how many Tampa Bay fans there are? It's basically the season ticket holders and the few people cheering outside the arena, if there were so many more of them watching the games at home, the TV rights in the US would not be as pathetic as they are right now.

I don't see a wave of teams holding out their best player for an entire season to stay below the cap. Besides the league is okay with legal cap circumvention.
- mr.peanut

sneaking in a quick nespresso™

BAF

sneaking in a quick nespresso™

BAF
- kicksave856

oh my

oh my
- mr.peanut

- kicksave856

If the league doesn’t step in and do something this poop will continue
- robdavies91

good

It's not just the over the cap shenanigans, it's the low tax states that enable certain markets like Tampa or Las Vegas to sign top players at either discount rates or for top dollar that big markets like Toronto or Montreal simply can't compete against. You think Brayden Point could be signed for a 6.75M cap hit in any Canadian market? The guy was an above PPG player when he signed that contract, let that sink in. Pietrangelo 8.8M cap hit contract in no income tax Nevada would translate roughly as a 10.7M cap hit in Quebec, you tell me if the Habs have the same advantages to compete in a hard salary cap era where every team is fixed at the same ceiling.
This game is rigged and it's no surprise that Canadian markets struggle so much to become Cup contenders and stay in that position. And it makes me sick that big, high taxed income markets that move the needle in terms of revenue in this league get abused by Bettman and his agenda of growing the sport in places that have no business in getting a hockey team. You wanna know how many Tampa Bay fans there are? It's basically the season ticket holders and the few people cheering outside the arena, if there were so many more of them watching the games at home, the TV rights in the US would not be as pathetic as they are right now.
- AK27

Did Tampa break any rules? If not I'm tired of hearing this. Life isn't always fair, get over it and get a helmet. Complaining about it is just so weak and I'm tired of it. Tampa is good. They played within the rules. Everything else is just whiny female dog stuff

- mr.peanut

Did Tampa break any rules? If not I'm tired of hearing this. Life isn't always fair, get over it and get a helmet. Complaining about it is just so weak and I'm tired of it. Tampa is good. They played within the rules. Everything else is just whiny female dog stuff
- Takemedrunkimhome

No where in my post did I say Tampa broke any rules? But I'm just astonished to see so many fans turning a blind eye to the reality that some markets in this league have significant competitive advantages created by a hard salary cap. And for the part of getting over it, I'm gonna get over it just fine by finding entertainment elsewhere, and I would suggest you to do the same if you want to see any changes from the NHL. Because the product as it is right now simply is not good enough to justify spending my time and my money on it, I'm just not that much into hockey to the point of accepting the situation like a good little boy. This parity garbage simply doesn't attract the viewership this sport deserves, people want to see the super teams at play and the story lines that come with it. That's what drums up drama, controversies and attracts the sponsors that funnel the money and push networks to pay big numbers for TV rights. But hey, let Gary do his little pet projects in the desert where nobody cares watching, it has done so much for the growth of the sport compared to the NFL and NBA, right?

They had no business being here, played in the weakest division and surprised Vegas in the Conference Final.
- franky619

if you are surprised by a team that won the previous round in 4 then you really do not desserve to be there

I mean you idiots speak like its a 1 game winner take all..

They earned it, beat Vegas in six. The north div wasn't as weak as people thought, its the NHL, there's so much parity that all of the divisions were pretty equal. No reason to think Veags wouldn't also be down 3-0 had they beat the Habs.
Tampa just happens to be very good and I think people didn't give the Isles enough credit for how they played, myself included.
- 13sundin13

Voila, well said

To me prove also that Trotz is the best by far

No where in my post did I say Tampa broke any rules? But I'm just astonished to see so many fans turning a blind eye to the reality that some markets in this league have significant competitive advantages created by a hard salary cap. And for the part of getting over it, I'm gonna get over it just fine by finding entertainment elsewhere, and I would suggest you to do the same if you want to see any changes from the NHL. Because the product as it is right now simply is not good enough to justify spending my time and my money on it, I'm just not that much into hockey to the point of accepting the situation like a good little boy. This parity garbage simply doesn't attract the viewership this sport deserves, people want to see the super teams at play and the story lines that come with it. That's what drums up drama, controversies and attracts the sponsors that funnel the money and push networks to pay big numbers for TV rights. But hey, let Gary do his little pet projects in the desert where nobody cares watching, it has done so much for the growth of the sport compared to the NFL and NBA, right?
- AK27

The rules apply to every team. There are no state taxes in Florida, sure. You also have to live in Florida. That's the trade off. It's sport, win or lose act like a grown ass man, shake hands and move on. Complaining about something out of your control and fully within the rules is for losers and whiners. Tampa is winning because they're playing better, finishing their chances and getting high end goaltending. Everything else is just an excuse and I've got no time for those

It's not just the over the cap shenanigans, it's the low tax states that enable certain markets like Tampa or Las Vegas to sign top players at either discount rates or for top dollar that big markets like Toronto or Montreal simply can't compete against. You think Brayden Point could be signed for a 6.75M cap hit in any Canadian market? The guy was an above PPG player when he signed that contract, let that sink in. Pietrangelo 8.8M cap hit contract in no income tax Nevada would translate roughly as a 10.7M cap hit in Quebec, you tell me if the Habs have the same advantages to compete in a hard salary cap era where every team is fixed at the same ceiling.
This game is rigged and it's no surprise that Canadian markets struggle so much to become Cup contenders and stay in that position. And it makes me sick that big, high taxed income markets that move the needle in terms of revenue in this league get abused by Bettman and his agenda of growing the sport in places that have no business in getting a hockey team. You wanna know how many Tampa Bay fans there are? It's basically the season ticket holders and the few people cheering outside the arena, if there were so many more of them watching the games at home, the TV rights in the US would not be as pathetic as they are right now.
- AK27

Agree 100%
Also don’t forget spending the entire season handing out slap and tickle penalties then come playoff time, you have to knock someone’s head off to get a call. Teams built on speed and talent failed this year because the referees call the playoffs like it’s 1974 again. The Habs and the Islanders had no business being in the semis much less the finals.