10 Hockey Trends I Want to Discuss

[@godawful5600]

Sports gambling has changed the entire vibe of the broadcasting and professional discussion around hockey and I hate it so much

[@CanMav]

That is the main reason why I no longer watch hockey

[@drumitar]

@@CanMavyou aint the only one.

[@BondandBourne]

Not just hockey, sports gambling has ruined sports as a whole

[@CJK57]

Online sports gambling should be against the law, it encourages corruption, and also training the young to get addicted to gambling as young as possible.

[@THEGDB]

Gambling only makes sports worse

[@blakehelgoth5247]

Just ask Gretzy

[@steveahle9921]

Gambling inevitably brings in corruption , Pete Rose is not in the Hall because of his gambling now all of the pro and collegiate sports invite and promote it. I also think we are as close to parity in hockey as ever which is a good thing.

[@seanhartel5362]

I voted to legalize gambling in Colorado. I now regret it. Just for the ads alone. It’s certifiably insane.

[@KATELYNNMAE]

this is how i learn gambling is illegal in some states?

[@BC-th3mx]

🎰🎲🃏💰

[@ShenmueAtheist]

Got to love Colorado voters that continue to vote for things that ruin a once amazing state.

[@seanhartel5362]

@@ShenmueAtheist like what? I lean libertarian on most issues. I’d say it ruins the tv experience. Actually has grown the economy. It’s just annoying and degenerate in a lot of ways.

[@lomfmur]

I got nothing against gambling, you choose to play n all that but the ads are crazy, if we’ve banned cigarette ads and even alcohol ads in some places we can and should ban gambling ads too imo

[@FalloutUrMum]

Retaliation penalties are wild to me. The refs knowingly let someone get away with a penalty, then penalize the victim for fighting back

[@carlshafer2216]

I used to ref, you would hear the first one and see the second. You cannot call what you can not see. That is why the retaliation penalties are called more than the original.

[@thejoulesthief6841]

There are 4 refs, and countless cameras in the NHL with Toronto watching closely. You can’t tell me we can’t penalize the original offenders…

[@sambmackenzie]

@@carlshafer2216this. As a 2 man system in minor hockey it’s impossible to catch everything. I’ve had many coaches yell at me for this but it’s the best we can do.

[@user-mo6dv9er6g]

Buy I can tell you that most penalties are not reviewable, refs hate the idea of players trying to take justice into their own hands, and that usually the retaliation is more than the initial "penalty".

[@csolivais1979]

​@thejoulesthief6841 small, disagreement, but it's 2 refs. Except for to many men/bench minors penalties, I don't think I have ever seen a linesman call a penalty.

[@markmiller5606]

Shannon, I have to tell you a story. A few years back, I was watching ESPN. And the discussion on ESPN was that the NHL/Hockey wasn't a 'real' game because one couldn't bet at a Sports Book. And as a Hockey fan, I was flabbergasted that 'betting' means it is a 'real' game. Seriously? Anyway, for me, Hockey is a Real Game and most SportsCasters don't know what they're talking about. Just thought I'd share that. Now look at all the betting! It MUST BE a Real Game now. HA!

[@tt128556]

It's the adrenaline junkies doing the talking. They get their kicks from watching people beat each other to a pulp, gambling with their children's university fund etc

[@yoholmes273]

Umm you could always bet hockey at a sports book.

[@Nightshiftzombie]

Degenerate gamblers are a big part of the audience for sports television. Most of ESPNs daytime panel shows are hosted by a rotating collection of Dude-bros, big surprise, they are all gamblers too.

[@senorsoupe]

Funny how you mention Zabenijad as a player who would have been easier to trade pre-cap, but realistically the most likely team to have acquired his massive salary in those days was the New York Rangers

[@captbloodbeard]

💯 so true

[@zachroberts1988]

Cant stand the gambling aspect of it... it has ruined so many sports and their fans...

[@LordJaroh]

Injury vagueness is probably to prevent the player being targeted when they come back in the same area by opponents.

[@JM-oy5yv]

Cope

[@LordJaroh]

@JM-oy5yv ?

[@Sad7Statue]

@JM-oy5yv my favourite wrestler

[@Jasperdog3329]

Red herring. NFL players don't have body parts targeted when they come back. And if you're still at risk of reinjuring the affected area, why is the player back playing games?

[@csolivais1979]

​@@Jasperdog3329that's because, in general, NFL players don't have to. Just a normal tackle will suffice ti target any area of the body. In the NHL, especially close to and into the playoffs, if team A knows Team Zs best player has an injured wrist, he might get a few slashes he might not have normally taken.

[@lrba5524]

I laud the injury vagueness, i hope the players union is paying attention. In a sport where 4th liners are highly incentivized to take out stars for the rest of the playoffs, telling them where exactly to hit them has to be avoided. It's being phased out anyway because the game is too fast, but there is still Matt Rempe and Ryan Reeves still has a job

[@onnadarts23]

Pushing sports gambling onto young men is unethical. The companies just want more profit, and other than window-dressing cautions, they don't give a flying you-know-what happens to people who waste their money on it.

[@treycarmichael3605]

Negative draws more interest than Positive: Ain't that America for the last 30-40 years.

[@SirCanuckelhead]

Just 30/40 years? Newspapers were a thing, think they only wrote about happy things?

[@HotrodDan]

Honestly, the cross checks could easily take up and entire video... I absolutely detest how prevalent they are during the game.

[@FalloutUrMum]

Idk if this helps, but I intern for a minor league hockey team, doing production. When I'm on the scoreboard for the broadcast, I usually have to count the shots myself. Then the league has their own shot count that I have to match, which isn't updated live. Mostly so when the broadcaster reads the shot count online, it doesn't contradict what the viewers see on screen. I don't just match the in-house shot count because it's usually wrong, and I have a better view of the game than the guy who handles the scoreboard in the rink. I'm sure the NHL has a similar setup, except their guy on the scoreboard probably isn't managing the broadcast, commercials, and inhouse graphics as well lol. There are off-ice officials who make the official shot count, but have other things to do than be on a broadcast graphics thing

[@ianhall6614]

Hits are the same way, the majority of the time they are just completely off

[@tiberiustw]

that is really cool (not the matching shots thing, the production n stuff for a hockey league). how did you end up doing this?

[@colecolettecole]

@@tiberiustw many teams do this ~ especially chl ~ ive crewed on a production crew for the ohl apprx 10 years doing vid camera / audio set up / tear down / streeters interviews at intermission / replay person / // & then apprx 12 years with the whl doing mostly video cam ~ for whl there was an in house crew for home games ( victoria royals ) of about maybe 12 or more people which included 6 camera people & the rest in the control room including shader / director / 2 x graphics people / switcher replay person / someone doing online feed i think / plus the head of the crew / & a person on lights / ~ we were responsible for all the jumbotron screens / live broadcasts online / coaches cam / replay work & hilites sent to whl headquarters // for the ohl we broadcast the games live on good ole tv /plus had a mobile truck with control room crew inside it = director switcher audio replay + ccu operator // i did this by first loving hockey & then volunteering at a community broadcasting station cogeco in kingston ontario which eventually led to all this fun work with the kingston frontenacs ~ as i was not in the control room but on camera i sometymes noticed the out of town scoreboard on the jumbotron would be wrong so would zip into the control room to let them know ~

[@tiberiustw]

@@colecolettecole wow. thank you for the in depth reply! i recently just got into hockey so im trying to learn everything i can. thank you!

[@booradley6832]

Video idea for you: Talk about teams and their depth. First one for forwards then one for depth Ex. Right now Capitals forwards are front to back stacked, all 4 lines produce a similar amount of offense, and the 4th line being a little behind in counting stats makes sense because they have all the d zone starts. That also happens to be the best shutdown line in the NHL. So, analyze and tell us: What teams have great depth and what teams are relying on one or two lines? Because stars win presidents trophies, but depth wins cups. Thank you Pinholes Graham for making me notice that, great video on it for "the best defensive forward in the NHL" I want to give him the plug he earned.

[@ripapa6355]

Gambling is going to ruin sport.

[@blakehelgoth5247]

Going to?

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

Not to mention society itself

[@redred222]

i would rather have gambling in my state then a state income tax, my state has no state income tax because of legal gambling no one forces anyone to gamble

[@MichaelSr-sp5pw]

Unfortunately. Gambling leads to bankruptcy. Your tax dollars will be supporting families. It’s really not the gambling itself. It’s the ads and all these gimmick bets

[@joebarr725]

Gambling has been around as long as sports.

[@BayBye2011]

excellent video and great explainations.....allowing gambling to get its claws on hockey was a grave mistake... too many connercials and shoved down our throats. it is like intermission when back stabber comes on I change the channel

[@Nononomoke]

Keeping injuries vague might be to protect the players when they return to ice. There might be others targeting specific parts of the newly recovered player

[@MarkCMG]

Thanks for the video! Cross checking should be treated more as a cheap shot with fining. They are serious and shorten careers.

[@fubartotale3389]

Gambling is evil and destroys lives. I watched a documentary once about this, and the closing shot was a guy at the track with a crazy look in his eyes saying "I just saw a horse that's going to make me king of the world!" So far as I know, this has not happened.

[@jefjon423]

The cross check rule may as well not exist. The only time it gets called is when someone does it up high(high sticking) or when somebody gets boarded by a cross check. If there are 50 uncalled cross checks a game why the hell is the rule even there

[@jambrenn7843]

Analytics has had the biggest effect on the defensive game. The number of blocked shots by players reducing shots getting to the goalie. Previously the duties of D-men was to clear the front of the net of opponents so the goalies had a clear view of the puck. Now goalies in many instances can't see the puck because of so many bodies in front. It will only change if a player receives a shot that is debilitating or worse.

[@zenobiakdithers3150]

Personally I think the NHL should tracking Shots AT Net. I think that's a better reflection of the game flow. A breakaway shot wide is ignored as if it's nothing. While a lazy shot wide deflected by a d-man into the net is golden. Doesn't tell the true story.

[@jacobc548]

They do.

[@zachroberts1988]

You mean shot attempts? or something different?

[@TheWailer56]

In that case you would be Interested In Fenwick, which is tracking unblocked shot attempts

[@zenobiakdithers3150]

@@zachroberts1988 A shot at and toward the net. Don't count blocks. The offense TRYING to put the puck on and in the goal.

[@zenobiakdithers3150]

@@jacobc548 Yes, but it's a background stat. I think it should be the primary stat instead of SOG.

[@PlanetToaster]

It’s complete chaos here in Los Angeles I’m glad they canceled the game

[@jasonkashefi8241]

It’s horrible many of my friends lost their homes in the palisades. What are the odds the flames come to town the day after this

[@malcolmgraham175]

True, on a happier note I love your channel name

[@PlanetToaster]

@@malcolmgraham175 thanks 😂

[@tiberiustw]

praying for yall

[@JustinHendersonVvvV]

That defund the fire department by 17 million really is coming back to bite they thems in the butt

[@pjet8042]

Re: shots. The 70-71 Bruins scored a then-astronomical 399 goals. They averaged 45 shots in home games; 35 on the road. It was suspected that the home stat keepers were padding the Bruins' shots to strike fear into the rest of the league. Imagine being the team to play them after the night they tallied 72 shots against expansion Buffalo.

[@intothestorm86]

Gambling should be out of sports and everything... You want to gamble, go to casino, that's it, nowhere else..

[@Issachar1986]

Thank you for these types of videos, it really gets me looking deeper at hockey as a whole and I appreciate it.

[@bjdon99]

Betting on Hockey is the dumbest bet of all sports (except maybe soccer). Very random, and betting on anything besides the winner with a smallish point spread is hard to justify.

[@merkeljohn]

Another great video! I come here so much for the “regularly scheduled programming” and I am always impressed at THG’s ability to generate great, unique content in the midst of all of that.

[@jasonmccaslin821]

Mario Lemeiux retiring had A lot to do with the initial crackdown on The cross checking.

[@ryanholstein7068]

The NHL doesn't show fights on their KZbin channel for game highlights. The editors cut out that footage when a fight is about to break out.

[@Gbaby204]

prayng for all u guys in Cali...stay safe everyone!!!!

[@Matthew_Malenich]

_NHL 94_ deserves all the accolades, but I'm a Genesis, NHL 96 guy. There are glitch goals in that game, too, but one-timers aren't automatic like in 94.

[@xtraplayer7281]

#11. Road teams ( and home teams as well ) playing for the tie.

[@wildwilie]

As a stat fanatic, the only thing that is a positive from gambling is more stats and more accurate stats. But I would be glad to see all that go if gambling would leave with it.

[@mentalcow]

Shot count is currently one of my biggest annoyances watching the game. It is very important live information to get a rough gauge on how a game is going if you havent been able to watch from the start or are flipping between games or sports and it just changes willy nilly up and down throughtout the game. Crazy to go to the washroom when a team has 18 shots come back and they have 15 shots like time traveling toilet or something. It really doesnt matter but it just very very annoying lmao

[@kierisylph686]

That's because you used the Turdis >

[@ALTDOK667]

LMAO! Time travelling toilet!😂😂😂

[@colecolettecole]

whats more frustrating that several usa hockey broadcasts done even put the sog up in the graphic ! ! ! ! !

[@Stephens_Rocket]

"He's wearing a walking boot because he's sad and it makes him feel better" absolutely sent me haha, these are the quips I love from this channel.

[@ChrisTheMoiler]

Hi, viewer here from England. Just letting you know how much I appreciate and enjoy your content.

[@pinasyd3381]

I’ve just started watching hockey for the first time last December so I’m very much naive to the in and out and general culture surrounding hockey. But given how you discuss the “new generation” as a bystander to decades of hockey I think you are a you have a very clear perspective. Subscribed! Look forward to learning more

[@JD200_]

Is there an increase on knee on knee hits? I feel like there are and it’s partially due to skilled fast guys trying to dodge hits and as a result putting themselves at risk. Maybe just me

[@JoeyVilleneuve]

Not just you. It's EXACTLY what's happening. Not NHL, but Team Canada at world Juniors had THREE in the same game because the player about to get hit, shimmied just enough out of the way to get the knee on knee from the player who was going to deliver a clean straight-to-the-body hit. IMO, the rule needs to be reviewed so that the player giving the hit can be called explicitly if he sticks the leg out or reaches for the knee-on-knee.

[@Jay-yr9oi]

Your point about talent dilution is spot-on. You have guys in the minors who would've been 2nd/3rd line guys in the past. For all the criticism of expansion into non-traditional hockey markets, you're seeing more players coming from those states, or countries not known for their hockey, or smaller hockey countries who maybe put out a handful of later round draft picks in a good year and now are sending several players every year, including top round draft picks. Looking at this year's world juniors, the vast majority of Finland had been drafted, Latvia had a couple guys, Germany had 1, Kazakhstan had 1, Slovakia had several, Czechia and Sweden were mostly drafted, the Swiss had a few, and most of the US has been drafted (though, the one player from Florida hasn't been, 2 guys from Cali were). You have players from France, the Netherlands, and even Australia. The game is growing in the UK. In recent years you had players from Korea, Nigeria, Italy, Brazil, and the Bahamas. 43 US and DC states have produced at least 1 NHL player. Of the 10 from Arizona, only 1 predates the Coyotes' arrival (and that doesn't count Matthews, who grew up there, but was born in California). Florida's seen a spike since the Panthers and Lightning arrived. Georgia and Alamaba have produced players. Quite a few current guys from Texas, while the Hurricanes have brought a few from NC, and California's become a hotbed of hockey.

[@donnybrook5671]

In a few years there's going to be some Vegas born kids being drafted

[@Jay-yr9oi]

@@donnybrook5671 I absolutely expect that to be the case, with the way Vegas has rallied around the Knights and how they've invested in youth hockey programs in Nevada. And, more countries and states producing more quality players means more talent for the NHL in a generation or 2.

[@auzmo]

I think youre pretty much spot on. One thing ive noticed is the importance of powerplay for most goals. Seems like powerplays are getting better. But i could be wrong on that. Seems like 5 on 5 teams are so good at blocking shots and defending in general it is very difficult to score.

[@MilleniumFalconSuperCool74]

Wraparounds were way more reliable methods of scoring in NHL ‘94. I remember beating the Ottawa Senators 40-0 doing nothing but wraparounds.

[@videopyc]

Inconsistency of the referees during a game and from game to game is a plague, it destroys gameship ans the fairness of the entertainement

[@alhunt3587]

Many players now have no trade contracts. These, along with the factors you menation, create roster lock.

[@daveblock4061]

We can blame gambling for everything being reviewed and killing any flow.

[@joshciviletti3032]

The fact that seemingly everyone has some form of a no trade clause hurts the trade market

[@whitneysmiltank]

This is an excellent video. So many great observations.

[@PigeonholePrinciple]

I agree negative attention draws more interest than positive attention. Why do you think the Sabres can’t stay out of the news and always make headlines? The Rangers are guilty of that this year too.

[@kigasixtyfive]

The pens haven't been getting any calls, and theyve been getting the most bogus calls against them, hope this brings us good luck ❤ Im starting to think the NHL is hiring referees from the NFL 😂

[@DCBMetalsInc]

I’ve noticed that going from 5 teams to 16 teams that don’t make the playoffs, coaches are on the hot seat almost immediately. There’s a continuous circle of top teams trading draft picks to the bottom teams. Bottom teams work their way up, and the circle starts again.

[@sambmackenzie]

That’s just how sports work?

[@wildwildben]

'I think the guy needs to go to the box for flinching'. Excellent.

[@timdowney6721]

The gambling sites will only care about anything that keeps the suckers from betting. I doubt the vagueness of injury information does that.

[@thppower2136]

Too many no trade contracts or limited trade contracts ruining the NHL.

[@pauldunn5287]

Would like to comment on the uptick of goals being scored at such sharp angles right along the crease line. Is it just me or has it become a regular thing, have the goalies not caught up to it yet??

[@dancharles4890]

"Negativity draws" and "fighting ain't going away" is the Hockey Guy version of "If it bleeds it leads"

[@Kuchprod]

Teams named after natural disasters playing a team just for that to happen in hosts city and game being postponed

[@loganmclarry]

Bolts-Canes?

[@Kuchprod]

⁠ and the flames HAD a Game vs the kings today But wildfires postponed that game

[@FalloutUrMum]

Teams name themselves aggressive things, it's not like the Hurricanes aren't aware of what a Hurricane is. I think it's a silly thing to complain about

[@Kuchprod]

@@FalloutUrMumno ones complaining

[@helenorvana]

If I had a nickel, I'd have two - not a lot, but weird it happened twice this season

[@mega_phunkatron]

To further your point on number 10/talent dilution... the league's at a point now where everyone's a good skater, everyone has a hard shot, and everyone can make plays. Nobody's really 'bad' anymore and the sport is better for it.

[@thomasmuller546]

"negative gets more attention than positive" That's the essence of the entire media-problem in 1 sentence. So I'm very happy for thg beeing as rational and neutral as he is. Keep up the great work ❤️

[@jahnetik]

In regard to injury vagueness. It also has to do with the insurance company's involvement. Insurance companies are they ones that pay the player when he's injured. They prefer to keep the stuff private

[@vipeholmskolan6052]

Stay safe, LA!

[@JustinHendersonVvvV]

New team...The hockey guys our captain the hockey guy 💪🏻

[@HOBOTw1tcH]

the cross checking makes me so god damn mad. they just ignore it until it gets to like the 5th time or its just blatant and injures someone

[@SamK9817]

I loved this video. I was wondering if you've discussed the likelihood of each draft year by year, how many draft diamonds and draft busts there will likely be compared to years gone by. This would be something I'd be interested to hear about.

[@TriuneWorshipper]

I want to talk about how Scott Laughton gave Matvei Michkov a kiss on the helmet after a scary collision last game and it was some of the most wholesome stuff I’ve ever seen

[@TheMrTwizter]

After they leveled each by accident. It was a "it's OK. You didn't mean it" smooch

[@forgottenfamily]

Gambling companies can't make enemies too fast....

[@maxtereleven]

Excellent summary. Glitch goals - some call a tipped/deflected point shot goal to be a "Californian" because without fail it seemed like ten years ago Anaheim, LA and San Jose would score one a game. Hey ever thought about a player career review for Chris Russell? Only because when he retired he held the career NHL record for the most blocked shots - has since been passed though. Always admired that guy's grit and toughness for an average sized defenseman in a league of giants.

[@alyssinwilliams4570]

I remember that Tugnutt game

[@jaerbear7237]

I’ve noticed that the players are so good now, it seems to come down to defense, and shutting down zone entry, and jamming up the dump and chase. Not that we are seeing the trap era, but like you said, teams are turning the defense up to 10 or offense up to 10, and both sides adjust quickly. It’s great hockey, and also frustrating hockey. Even teams struggling to win look good at times.

[@bobvail1000]

I'm 68 and I agree with you that the quality of NHL hockey is the best I've ever seen. After the Gretzky era (the previous best level of NHL hockey) I mostly watched high school and college hockey (Minnesota - both boys and girls) for a few decades. NHL hockey was BORING clutch/grab/interfere/remove ALL of the skill from the game. Now, ALL levels of hockey are great to watch!

[@peterolbrisch8970]

How much does a walking boot cost?

[@christopherkuzek9816]

the fourth for flinching lmmfao

[@1bert719]

Ovechkin is likely to beat Gretzky's record with glitch goals. So many one timers from the left circle. It's like NHL 94's Brett Hull.

[@97ss97]

I’ve watched games and noticed shots landed on net not being acknowledged in box score / play by plays on nhl or ESPN. My thought is the league and the sportsbooks are too cozy for bettors’ comfort or possibly the league is now not considering a shot to be a shot if goalie went out of his way to deflect and it would not have landed on net if the goalie did not go out of his way

[@roboninja1]

...a shot that hits the goalie but would not have hit the net was never supposed to be a shot. That's not new.

[@Lurch150]

When my favorite team is losing I check out because I'm so sick of rebuilds, but dumpster fire franchises like Buffalo do have juicy entertainment value.

[@MrTValleyguy]

I hate trade rumor talk. Yet I listen to them.

[@colecolettecole]

ive given up on the miller petterson bs ~ when there is an actual trade ill check it out ~ same with leafs 4 core ~

[@urban_89]

There is so much talent now, the wild still havnt brought up ohgren, they just brought up jiricek cause of another injury being down spurg and faber now.

[@WhitneyNewark]

Thank you for pointing out the cross checking

[@RiskyGrimace]

Double Dribble- "Corner 3!"

[@CentTV]

My guess for injury vagueness I the betting companies and the nhl have met up and talked about them not being vague could lead to a major reinjury and hurt season long bets and team bets.

[@oldhab7890]

Maybe gambling is altering the shot totals but probably it is the use of analytics. The accuracy of any analysis is the accuracy of the underlying data. I would imagine other metrics like hits and shots from certain zones are also cleaned up. Wait until the playoffs and cross checking and roughing and slashing are not penalties.

[@joonas1827]

If you try to bank the puck of (I don't know how to say it in english) the goalie to the net, does it count as a shot to the net? And if not, can there be multigoal games without any shots to the net (in theory) without even being on goals?

[@duzytato]

For shots, they should record them like they do with World Football (Soccer), Shots and Shots on Target

[@sportingpage]

Great video.. analytics alters play style.. for better or worse

[@haloimplant7678]

I used to love the fights and huge nasty hits but now that I'm older and the injuries get harder to watch i don't think i would miss fights at all just like i don't miss the checks to the head.

[@shuvmesumknowlegde]

&- Of course it does. In most cases most hockey fans are trying to figure out the teams problems. Secondly a team doing well there is not much to tell but to show highlite reels

[@jeffmiller1848]

Especially in the off season. They have to still pay insiders or presenters and yes they need content.. Remember the NFL with deflate gate? It was painful.

[@philobeddoe8342]

Good video......👍 I remember the days when there were a lot more in season moves as well. I remember the Nolan and Ozolinsh trade. Then a short while later they picked up Bodger to basically replace Ozolinsh's departure. Joe Thornton was traded to the Sharks essentially 1/4 of they way though the season. So far this year the Sharks have picked up Liljegren and traded away Blackwood in season. It seems some of these in season trades only come from a position kf a team being in dire need early on or someone is ready to move on from a player.

[@ugiswrong]

Refs should have a yellow card they show when a cross check happens that is “building towards a call”

[@PD-hv4js]

makes no sense but ok

[@ugiswrong]

A warning penalty that doesn’t stop play you __________

[@JPMadden]

I watched the Ron Tugnutt 70-save game. One of the most extraordinary performances I've ever seen in any sport.

[@alelectric2767]

With respect to Tugnutt. I hate to say it but Mike Richer’s performance in game 3 of the world cup of hockey in 96 is the greatest hockey goalie performance of all time.

[@JPMadden]

@@alelectric2767 I'm not familiar with this.

[@tomkelley4119]

Really respect your opinion on this since you've been watching for so long. I'd be interested in "3rd liners who could be higher in the lineup" if you're looking for video ideas. Since I wasn't watching in the 90's, I'd love to hear how bad it got as well.

[@ralliartstyle]

Did he just say " that's where we're almost too??" ... I didn't know he was a Newfie!!

[@chelsea3497]

VIDEO REQUEST: hey im not sure what conclusions you could draw from it but could you talk about the # of back to backs per season (leafs 16, jets 8) vs travel distance and how that impacts schedule? Also the fact leafs schedule weirdness ie- playing EVERY saturday HNIC and (according to kypreos) are not allowed to conflict with prime mondays

[@danmcdaniel1069]

Negative reporting is sooo prevalent on nhl network . Example rangers suck. But everyday they are discussed. Vegas #1 mentioned but fleeting. East coast bias is a real thing

[@xerneasrising2412]

As someone who has lived on both coasts I couldn’t agree more. In NY, hockey is reported on everyday in multiple outlets, social media, newspaper apps, the local news on tv. Meanwhile out here in CA, you would never know the Ducks existed. Even the Kings just get a final score mention. But they still report on something related to Kobe like every day. Dude is dead.

[@CentTV]

I’d be interested in re look at the Ron Tugnutt game

[@davidlepine619]

With the size and speed of today's players, the small NHL ice surface seems to have shrunk. When we see Olympics played on the larger ice surface, the game seems more exciting to me. Do you think the quality of the game would be better if the NHL went with the larger ice surface ?

[@dennish.7708]

Agree, but it won’t happen. The cost to alter the rinks is astronomical, and will cause the removal of expensive seating. I also don’t think most fans would appreciate the beauty of more wide-open hockey. They want big guys on a small surface, smashing one another.

[@davidlepine619]

@@dennish.7708 You are right it won't happen exactly for the reasons you evoke. But then why do they play three on three during overtyime ? Because its more exciting to see players skate and pass than to clutch and grab, no ?

[@numtwelve12]

The trend I have noticed is how many people are talking about “career years” lots of players are having. Are the players just getting better? Is the game better overall? It’s just interesting to me

[@colecolettecole]

the game is getting better ~ the players are more skilled & higher hockey iq ~ watch any nhl clips from the early 70s ~ looks like beer league ~ theres a hockey youtube channel called ' hockey pyschology ' that has a video on that called ' are nhl players getting too good at hockey ' ~ also with all the skill & smarts smaller players are entering the nhl without a second thot ~

[@CurriedBat]

For like the 12th season in a row, the most exciting player on the Canucks is their goalie.

[@travis43]

1. apply the ref standard to this, if it was a shot in real time, it was a shot. 2. this is how goals are scored now, it sounded like it was a critique rather than an observation 3. this is a result of salary cap and no trade/movement clauses 4. I hear the "it was that second crosscheck that got the call", like you said, what about the first one? 5. the maths don't lie I guess 6. gotta find that balance 7. living in a non hockey area all I hear about from people are the negative events 8. I think the PA would fight having to be specific about injuries for gambling 9. soft is so subjective and bias not worth the discussion 10. true, often the next years 1st overall pick is named before the current season starts

[@stackula99]

Elbows and Kneeing are becoming a problem too Shannon. And whether it's intentional or not right?

[@NidoAce]

It wouldn't shock me if the sportsbooks/sites were getting extra info and they're content to keep the public in the dark so they'll place worse wagers.