If that was the case, you'd simply have a mutual friend place the bets. If the league was actually concerned about it, they wouldn't be actively promoting gambling while simultaneously punishing it's billboards for doing it.Turk Sanderson wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2023 5:15 pmWho said anything about paying? "You miss a couple blocks...You drop a ball or two...I'll make shitty passes, and shoot wide all night long...and we'll place our bets, accordingly"Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2023 4:27 pmIf sports are worried about that, then why are they leaning so hard into sports betting? Some rich finance guy with a thousands of dollars a day coke habit in NY is much more likely to pay a player to fix a game than a 22 year old player for Ottawa, hypothetically.Turk Sanderson wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:58 pm
Hypothetically... what if hockey players that bet on football, and football players that bet on hockey were trading fuck-ups???
Yeah Ive refused to watch the video but from what I’ve heard that sounds about right.T.C. wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:16 am Fuck that’s terrifying. Reading a couple articles, his neck was sliced by a skate blade after a player on the opposing team tried to “tackle” one of his teammates.
I’m not sure what kind of protection you’re envisioning that wouldn’t potentially cause more injuries when players absorb hits while looking downward, etc. I mean, I agree with you, I just don’t know that it’s possible with any kind of tech we have today. Players have knives on their feet and have to be aware of that. Every great once in a while, someone will inadvertently get cut, hopefully not in a terrible manner.
What worries me more is the chance of guys getting their fingers cut off if their hands get stepped on.Turk Sanderson wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:42 pm I’m surprised it doesn’t happen more with all the clusterfucks in the goal crease that we have these days. Defenders aren’t allowed to do their jobs anymore.
Feel bad for the people that went to a game in 40 degree rain at 9pm on a Sunday night just to watch them get trounced. Poor showing for City SC.CaptSMRT wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 7:07 am GO CITY!!!! (heh... Im kidding soccer is a third world sport)
Well, that's a team that has no illusions of competing and they certainly aren't haha. They are in full rebuild. Their top D pairing is Mario Ferrero and Ty Emberson.Dave's a mess wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:21 pm While we bitch and moan about the d corps and inconsistent effort from forward, look to San Jose for perspective. The Blues are on pace for 82 points, which might be disappointing, but wouldn't be a total disaster. The Sharks are in rebuild mode, so what's their point pace? 65? 60? No. With 1 point through 9 games, they are on pace for 9 points this season.
The sad thing is they are probably further ahead than we are in terms of returning to relevance.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:30 pmWell, that's a team that has no illusions of competing and they certainly aren't haha. They are in full rebuild. Their top D pairing is Mario Ferrero and Ty Emberson.Dave's a mess wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:21 pm While we bitch and moan about the d corps and inconsistent effort from forward, look to San Jose for perspective. The Blues are on pace for 82 points, which might be disappointing, but wouldn't be a total disaster. The Sharks are in rebuild mode, so what's their point pace? 65? 60? No. With 1 point through 9 games, they are on pace for 9 points this season.
Will Smith is a nice building block for them. Speaking of which though, Dvorsky is looking NICE. Sick sick hands and nasty move.BluesSK wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:34 pmThe sad thing is they are probably further ahead than we are in terms of returning to relevance.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:30 pmWell, that's a team that has no illusions of competing and they certainly aren't haha. They are in full rebuild. Their top D pairing is Mario Ferrero and Ty Emberson.Dave's a mess wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:21 pm While we bitch and moan about the d corps and inconsistent effort from forward, look to San Jose for perspective. The Blues are on pace for 82 points, which might be disappointing, but wouldn't be a total disaster. The Sharks are in rebuild mode, so what's their point pace? 65? 60? No. With 1 point through 9 games, they are on pace for 9 points this season.
We need all the help we can get. Our older prospects (2021 draft and earlier) aren't doing all that much it seems.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:39 pmWill Smith is a nice building block for them. Speaking of which though, Dvorsky is looking NICE. Sick sick hands and nasty move.BluesSK wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:34 pmThe sad thing is they are probably further ahead than we are in terms of returning to relevance.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:30 pm
Well, that's a team that has no illusions of competing and they certainly aren't haha. They are in full rebuild. Their top D pairing is Mario Ferrero and Ty Emberson.
HUGE opportunity for Osh's side hustle and his pass-backwards thinking employers to develop & introduce (in about 10 years when they realize they've lost 85% of their audience) a head-to-toe combo advertising projection screen & hockey-strong protective body suit. QUICK, @T.C. - Patent that, and you'll be able to demand full-boat Blues season tickets in a Club-level suite AND free-for-life highest-def-imagineable unlimited streaming privileges!Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 11:02 amI think the league will mandate them if they can figure out how to put advertising on the neck guard.
