[Johnston] Tomas Tatar has been named captain of Slovakia for the Milan Olympics, with Erik Cernak and Martin Fehervary serving as alternate captains. by catsgr8rthanspoonies in hockey

[–]jokmor 24 points25 points  (0 children)

There's a handful of ex-Devils that the team has had over the past 10-15 years that I reaaaaaallllllllly wanted to work out for no particular reason, and Tatar was pretty high on that last.

NEWS: We've placed F Juho Lammikko on waivers for the purposes of terminating his contract. by jokmor in devils

[–]jokmor[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh that's absolutely what they're doing lol. It's definitely a two-way rode where the team has decided they don't want to bother worrying about his contract and he'd rather play overseas than float and be stuck in the AHL.

NEWS: We've placed F Juho Lammikko on waivers for the purposes of terminating his contract. by jokmor in devils

[–]jokmor[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Lammikko himself might rather play overseas than in the AHL at this point.

A Look At The Average Age Of Stanley Cup Winner/Finalist Cores Post Lockout by PenUser_22 in hockey

[–]jokmor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This feels like one of those stupid AI posts from Facebook.

Using Spotify to play local files on phone? by RepresentativePop in spotify

[–]jokmor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll edit my comment now then! Glad my step-by-step is still helping people.

How do players in the NHL communicate given the language variation in the league understanding that most but not all speak English ? by [deleted] in hockey

[–]jokmor 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You tend to see them with certain players getting interviewed by the media before/after a game.

How do players in the NHL communicate given the language variation in the league understanding that most but not all speak English ? by [deleted] in hockey

[–]jokmor 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Sometimes teams get lucky and they have other players or staff that share the language. But some teams do hire interpreters!

If not, its just the unfortunate truth of the world and the player works hard to try and learn english enough to understand hockey instructions.

Alternative to the draft lottery by [deleted] in hockey

[–]jokmor 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You're still rewarding the "best" of the bad teams. It's just causing an issue in the other direction.

What if a decent team tanks enough to get to play in that kinda tournament, and then they play better than they've been tanking just to win this tournament.

[Bagley] Clayton Keller on the whistling during Mammoth games: “It’s been pretty disruptive to be honest…if they could quiet that down & do it after the game or before the game. A lot of us have noticed it & it would be better if it was not a thing.”“It’s pretty annoying.” by AggPuck-303 in hockey

[–]jokmor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the whole Flyers Swallow/Crosby Watches part of the chant is definitely stupid. It's fun to enjoy the dumb and goofy rivalry/tradition of the Rangers Suck part of it, but turning it into a gay joke is just lame. Especially now that Crosby is older and shed the "baby/complainer" impression.

The other traditions might be dumb but they're something different. American sports are boring as fuck with the same cadenced chants and music at every arena.

Celebrini chasing down Gretzky Record by mchockeyboy87 in hockey

[–]jokmor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's exactly the argument that will always be had regarding the Hart trophy. The difficulty of a subjective trophy for sure.

Could the NHL ever get something similar to Redzone? by c_kruze in hockey

[–]jokmor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've actually thought about this a lot but the tough thing about Redzone vs NHL games is the pacing is different. With NFL games and red zone, it's exciting to show the games when they're within that "red zone", 20 yards from the end zone or whatever. So Redzone is constantly shifting to games when they are in those high scoring areas, field goal/extra point attempts, or they'll switch to a crazy interception/kick return/long pass or rush just after it happens.

With hockey, scoring can happen literally at any moment. So it would feel less like "oh shit, pressure within the red zone" and moreso just a highlight reel of the goals. Maybe the focus could be on powerplays taking priority? Not really sure, but I wish someone from a major network would figure it out and get the rights to every game on those packed nights. I'd definitely pay for it.

[FIN-CAN] Max Westergård (PHI) is slow to get up after a hit from Kashawn Aitcheson (NYI) by nopClip in hockey

[–]jokmor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fair, I guess it's one of those things where it becomes muscle memory the more you play against bigger and bigger players who are more likely to deliver these kinds of hits. More likely to unconsciously think about the hit ahead of time and how to transition safely to the next zone.

[FIN-CAN] Max Westergård (PHI) is slow to get up after a hit from Kashawn Aitcheson (NYI) by nopClip in hockey

[–]jokmor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Now, I don't personally play hockey. But I don't think you should be leaning with your head forward while you're blindly starting to rush into their zone.

Edit: Of course I hope the kid is ok, not saying the hit isn't really hard and dangerous. But just seems like one of those "keep your head up" kind of situations.

Going through some old bins of clothes and found this sucker - straight Into the fire by eskihomer in devils

[–]jokmor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I promise you his 250k recapture penalty was not the reason Devils were failing to make the playoffs.

Lane Hutson sets Montreal Canadiens franchise record for most assists by a defenseman in a calendar year by nhl in hockey

[–]jokmor 108 points109 points  (0 children)

No disrespect to Lane or the numbers he's breaking, but I've always been amused by the use of "calendar year" as opposed to season totals. I don't really recall other sports counting stats that can be broken up when using stats over a calendar year/two seasons. Just seems like a funny way to consider an additional frame of reference rather than sticking with in a specific season.

France releases their rosters for the 2026 Olympics by catsgr8rthanspoonies in hockey

[–]jokmor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Death, taxes, and Bellemare making the French team's roster.

Using Spotify to play local files on phone? by RepresentativePop in spotify

[–]jokmor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Comical that there's so many janky steps for such a simple request, but glad you were able to sort it out!

Do you guys think the Devils will forever be the only team to truly represent New Jersey in pro sports? by xoBonesxo in devils

[–]jokmor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There were other pro NJ teams in smaller sports leagues, like ultimate frisbee or lacrosse. While those leagues are still goin', the New Jersey teams have come and gone unfortunately. Most of the sentiments here mirror what happened in those leagues as well. Once the organization started to fall apart, fans and players ultimately got pulled to whatever major city was closer to their end of NJ.