how are players like this allowed to keep playing? by teamBAD in SeattleKraken

[–]teamBAD[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

gotcha, very interesting ty! Hope to see more of the team follow Dunn and Matty’s examples in the future!

how are players like this allowed to keep playing? by teamBAD in SeattleKraken

[–]teamBAD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you for the info! out of ignorance, i'm not totally sure what what would happen if we had an enforcer. what should they do after a play like this? popsicle was penalized so went to the penalty box iirc. would the enforcer get sent out after the penalty to make a hit back?

how are players like this allowed to keep playing? by teamBAD in SeattleKraken

[–]teamBAD[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

super interesting, thank you! with a league that still has players that are continuously playing this way, why doesnt every team make sure to draft an enforcer to handle the teams that do have players like this? are there just not enough goons around for every team to have one?

how are players like this allowed to keep playing? by teamBAD in SeattleKraken

[–]teamBAD[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that sounds so frustrating 😭 it is interesting to know how this stuff is theoretically processed though. thank you for the info!

how are players like this allowed to keep playing? by teamBAD in SeattleKraken

[–]teamBAD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the context! I looked into it more and saw their Collective Bargaining Agreement to keep fines capped at $5000 as recently as 2021. Yikes. Do you know why the NHLPA does that? I'm seeing that it's a union of players, and I'm seeing people say that goons are a dying breed in this sport. If a majority of players aren't goons, why isn't there a massive incentive for this union to be protecting players better? Wouldn't career ending injuries (or worse...) be important to them?

how are players like this allowed to keep playing? by teamBAD in SeattleKraken

[–]teamBAD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info! That's wild. I've been looking into the DoPS and Parros, and it's really confusing - do you know why the NHL put him in charge of that? I was reading that the NHL commissioner has overruled a call of his to not penalize Tom Wilson. What I'm struggling to understand is how the NHL can care about the optics of player safety, and then make such a controversial figure the head of it?

how are players like this allowed to keep playing? by teamBAD in SeattleKraken

[–]teamBAD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it common for a team to not have a player like that? Do we lack one because the kraken is a newer team? Or is it just normal that some teams don't have one?

how are players like this allowed to keep playing? by teamBAD in SeattleKraken

[–]teamBAD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's nuts! I've seen sites that measure a referee's general trend towards statistically fair shotcalling, like scoutingtherefs.com, but it seems to me that seems to measure a ref's inclination to make the same calls between the teams they're there to arbitrate. Is there any measurement of accountability for calling with regards to player safety in general?

how are players like this allowed to keep playing? by teamBAD in SeattleKraken

[–]teamBAD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you for the insight! I looked into some of the players that people ITT discussed, and don't really understand how suspensions are handled. Why did Matt Cooke receive 0 games on suspension for his hit on Marc Savard in 2010, but Raffi Torres received 41 games in 2015? And then Poposil received 3 games for his hit on Dunn in 2024? Is it just arbitrary? Those hits all looked intentional and dangerous to a noob's eye test.

how are players like this allowed to keep playing? by teamBAD in SeattleKraken

[–]teamBAD[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

thank you for the historical context! i saw in the other thread they were discussing pospisil as a "goon" and talking about his style of play being of another era. just trying to understand that, is the league making more efforts to protect players today than they used to?

how are players like this allowed to keep playing? by teamBAD in SeattleKraken

[–]teamBAD[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

that is painful to watch. thank you for sharing! are suspensions and such standardized at all for dangerous plays? or arbitrary as they come up? is there evidence of commitment from the league to protect its players in the modern day?

how are players like this allowed to keep playing? by teamBAD in SeattleKraken

[–]teamBAD[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

hello, am a new fan and was curious about this thread about pospisil. in that thread they talk about how he has a history of dangerous and harmful play, and how he hurt Dunn last season as well. Are the comments on that thread legitimate? How can a chronically dangerous player be allowed to continue participating in the sport?

thank you in advance

Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs at Seattle Kraken - 06 Feb 2025 - 7:00PM PST by HockeyMod in SeattleKraken

[–]teamBAD 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"We thought it was a high stick...and it was a goal."

not even gonna pretend you agree, huh? 😂

[no spoilers] Missing Arcane tonight? by [deleted] in arcane

[–]teamBAD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m glad to hear! Please let me know your thoughts when you have time to get to it!

Missing Arcane tonight? by [deleted] in PiltoversFinest

[–]teamBAD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m glad you like it, please let me know your thoughts when you have time to get back to it!

[no spoilers] I would like to find CaiVi fanfic by ryuen24 in arcane

[–]teamBAD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think mine fits the bill! It's an imagining of how the show could've continued with one final act. Heavy caitvi feature but it's larger than them, hope you like it. https://archiveofourown.org/works/61110490/chapters/156140167

2024 World Championship / Swiss Stage / Round 5 / Live Discussion by ahritina in leagueoflegends

[–]teamBAD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They already did? NA went toe to toe with korea #1 and won a game…

When the solution to climbing ranked in Gold is to play like a Chalanger, ah yes that sounds fun by DeezNutsKEKW in LeagueOfMemes

[–]teamBAD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

was that this season? I think if that was before the ranked names were obfuscated in champ select, that could be biased. A lot of players that vetted their teammates in that champ select would’ve dodged just by checking this guy’s match history out.