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NEW TAKE: what should fans actually want in a team owner? - plus takes on all 32 teams
What We Learned: How do you know if a team owner is actually good at owning a team?Being a good NHL owner isn't easy, but there are three main traits that separate them from the many bad owners across the league.perfecttakes.beehiiv.comNEW TAKE: it's the weekly free post from me, with takes on: - whether macklin celebrini took a discount - the possible contract for quinn hughes - what's going on with detroit's GM search? all you gotta do to read is sign up for the free tier. you can't even name a better price than "free"
Take Town: Celebrin good times come onA new contract for Macklin Celebrini, the possible starperfecttakes.beehiiv.com
Premiering now for free on YouTube, it’s our AEW Redemption review. @wrestlingbrain.net is joined by @rlambert.bsky.social to go through the entire show. Let’s see how it went: youtu.be/OFA2SqoAhPM?...
AEW Redemption Full Show REVIEW w/ Ryan LambertYouTube video by Wrestling Brainyoutu.beNEW TAKE: the NHL has a history of teams just deciding a big contract like leo carlsson's doesn't count as precedent for future signings (doughty/karlsson in 2019, marner also in 2019) - plus a quick take on all 32 teams
What We Learned: Will NHL GMs just decide the Carlsson contract doesn't count?The AAV on Leo Carlsson's deal is so big that most of the league might partake in the time-honored tradition of pretending it's not real.perfecttakes.beehiiv.comnew take: ahead of the world cup final, can the NHL find new ways for its own international tournaments to capture the public's imagination like FIFA did this summer?
Can the NHL take any inspiration from FIFA's World Cup?Everyone loved the World Cup this summer, but is there anything at all the sport of hockey can borrow to increase the impact of its own international tournaments?perfecttakes.beehiiv.comnew take: here's my weekly notebook — free to everyone who signs up for the newsletter — with thoughts on: - why yzerman failed - how teams should be using cap space - why the days of yzerman/verbeek-style "hardass" GMs are over check it out!! thank you!! perfecttakes.beehiiv.com/p/take-town-...
Take Town: I Think You Should SteveThe end of the Yzerman era in Detroit was a long time coming, and the bad team he built now steps into an uncertain future. Just another crazy July in the D.perfecttakes.beehiiv.comnew take for @thehockeynews.bsky.social: dylan larkin won the trade standoff, and finally nuked the yzerplan in the process. thehockeynews.com/news/latest-...
So Long, Yzerplan: Steve Yzerman's Reign Of Error Ends As Red Wings' Larkin Saga ContinuesThe Detroit Red Wings were one of the NHL's worst teams under GM Steve Yzerman. Now, a new GM must handle Dylan Larkin's trade request and reconsider the ideal return, writes Ryan Lambert.thehockeynews.comnew take for @thehockeynews.bsky.social: elias pettersson still has potential value for the canucks, and any team that trades for him thehockeynews.com/news/latest-...
Canucks Should Trade Elias Pettersson ASAP After Carlsson Offer Sheet And Nurse TradeNHL teams are willing to take on big contracts as the salary cap rises rapidly. That should make center Elias Pettersson a trade candidate worth targeting from the Vancouver Canucks.thehockeynews.comnew take for @thehockeynews.bsky.social: the habs have their core locked up and money to spend. they should probably spend it soon thehockeynews.com/news/latest-...
Montreal Canadiens Must Do More Than Lock Up Their CoreThe Montreal Canadiens took important steps last season and locked up most of their core. That doesn't mean they're all set to contend for the Cup, however.thehockeynews.comnew take: the ducks had to match the leo carlsson offer sheet, but that doesn't mean it's necessarily a good idea perfecttakes.beehiiv.com/p/the-ducks-...
The Ducks matched the offer sheet, but they're not out of the woodsJust because they had no other choice but to match the Leo Carlsson offer sheet doesn't mean it's all gonna work out for them.perfecttakes.beehiiv.comnew take: who's to blame when a team owner puts the names of his wife and five kids on the stanley cup, ahead of a guy who played almost 40 games for them last year? it's not as simple as you might think. perfecttakes.beehiiv.com/p/oh-so-i-gu...
Oh so I guess it's bad to love your family now???We're all accusstomed to rich people's self-aggrandizement by now, but shouldn't it be someone's job to say no?perfecttakes.beehiiv.com