Dave's a mess wrote: Fri May 15, 2026 2:17 pm No hockey tonight. BOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Might have to actually socialize or at least talk to family. What a waste of a Friday night.

This is hilarious! Love a sense of humor!!

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri May 15, 2026 5:22 pm Well the World Championships started so there is that. Good to see Holloway get one for Canada vs Sweden

"see"? is this streaming somewhere?

T.C. wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 7:24 am

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri May 15, 2026 5:22 pm Well the World Championships started so there is that. Good to see Holloway get one for Canada vs Sweden

"see"? is this streaming somewhere?

Onhockey(dot)tv

This is going to be such a disaster.

BluesSK wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 9:18 am visningberubeskada.jpg

This is going to be such a disaster.

Hey I called it last week. I think it's a good match. He'll need to go get a goalie. I think Binner would be more open to going there if Chief is in house.

BillP. wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 11:00 am

BluesSK wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 9:18 am visningberubeskada.jpg

This is going to be such a disaster.

Hey I called it last week. I think it's a good match. He'll need to go get a goalie. I think Binner would be more open to going there if Chief is in house.

You did call it. I think it's a terrible idea. If they hire them and it leads to Binnington getting traded there, I'm all for it. If I'm an Oilers fan I'm very worried.

Dave's a mess wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 12:56 pm

BillP. wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 11:00 am

BluesSK wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 9:18 am visningberubeskada.jpg

This is going to be such a disaster.

Hey I called it last week. I think it's a good match. He'll need to go get a goalie. I think Binner would be more open to going there if Chief is in house.

You did call it. I think it's a terrible idea. If they hire them and it leads to Binnington getting traded there, I'm all for it. If I'm an Oilers fan I'm very worried.

Toronto media is BRUTAL tho compared to everywhere else so maybe EDM would be more accepting of him

Ozzies09tc wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 6:29 pm

Dave's a mess wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 12:56 pm

BillP. wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 11:00 am

Hey I called it last week. I think it's a good match. He'll need to go get a goalie. I think Binner would be more open to going there if Chief is in house.

You did call it. I think it's a terrible idea. If they hire them and it leads to Binnington getting traded there, I'm all for it. If I'm an Oilers fan I'm very worried.

Toronto media is BRUTAL tho compared to everywhere else so maybe EDM would be more accepting of him

It has nothing to do with the media accepting him but it has everything to do with his "coaching" methods. He's a motivator and not an X's and O's guy and his tenure would wear out very quickly. Do McDavid and Draisaitl need a motivator? No. What they need is a guy who is going to put a system in place built around their two stars so that the rest of the team can execute.

A little more talent on the bottom end and defense wouldn't hurt either.

Berube would provide none of that.

As for Binnington, I see no way he goes to Edmonton. I'm sure it's been brought up to him before and he hasn't accepted it so the issue is dead. I don't think him and Berube are pals anyways.

BluesSK wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 9:30 pm

Ozzies09tc wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 6:29 pm

Dave's a mess wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 12:56 pm

You did call it. I think it's a terrible idea. If they hire them and it leads to Binnington getting traded there, I'm all for it. If I'm an Oilers fan I'm very worried.

Toronto media is BRUTAL tho compared to everywhere else so maybe EDM would be more accepting of him

It has nothing to do with the media accepting him but it has everything to do with his "coaching" methods. He's a motivator and not an X's and O's guy and his tenure would wear out very quickly. Do McDavid and Draisaitl need a motivator? No. What they need is a guy who is going to put a system in place built around their two stars so that the rest of the team can execute.

A little more talent on the bottom end and defense wouldn't hurt either.

Berube would provide none of that.

As for Binnington, I see no way he goes to Edmonton. I'm sure it's been brought up to him before and he hasn't accepted it so the issue is dead. I don't think him and Berube are pals anyways.

Exactly right. Imagine asking Connor McDavid to dump and chase. Berube was a great fit for the Blues because they had a great D Corps and a bunch of hard working forwards that didn't necessarily need the puck on their stick to make a play. Closest thing they had was Robert Thomas, who was a rookie when Chief arrived. McDavid is a good player with or without the puck, but you don't want him playing a different system than the rest of the team.

The Oilers big problems are roster issues. McDavid is going to produce 125 points at minimum. Draisaitl is going to score 50 if he plays close to 82 games. The bigger questions are if they can find more than one reliable D pair and a goalie that's at least league average. Their depth scoring cratered this year too, which meant McDavid and Draisaitl had to play more minutes than ideal (McDavid averaged 23).

It's going to be a big big summer in Edmonton. I don't trust Stan Boman to figure it out, but it'll me amusing to watch him try.

Dave's a mess wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 12:56 pm

BillP. wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 11:00 am

BluesSK wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 9:18 am visningberubeskada.jpg

This is going to be such a disaster.

Hey I called it last week. I think it's a good match. He'll need to go get a goalie. I think Binner would be more open to going there if Chief is in house.

You did call it. I think it's a terrible idea. If they hire them and it leads to Binnington getting traded there, I'm all for it. If I'm an Oilers fan I'm very worried.

Well, I think the Chief will have more offense to work with having both McDavid and Dry Saddle as opposed to Matthews and Nylander.

If he can get a goalie to seal things up then I give him a shot. I just think McDavid is going to bolt anyway so the whole thing is going to blow up one way or another there so why not take a shot with Berube. He did come close with the Leafs his first year. Up 3 games to 1 on Florida and up 2-0 going into the 3rd period of Gm 5. They were close.

If I am being honest, losing a 2nd round pick because you didn't make your team available to the media is crazy work.

that's absolutely insane. losing a draft pick because you didn't answer inane questions for 30 minutes is bonkers. HOWEVER... it was far from his first offense. he was warned. so, i think this falls in the "play stupid games, win stupid prizes" category.

T.C. wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 7:26 am

Outstanding. The generic European accent on the ref really adds to the enjoyment.

Ref cams, mics between the benches to hear the chirping. Bring the fans closer to the game. It's not a tough concept at all.

I don't care about interviewing the coach on the bench where you just get cliche answers. I want inside the game! I want the curtain lifted.

Some of the best content the Blues did is when they had the youtube video showing the behind the scenes of their Draft. The conversations, the trade discussions etc.

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 9:20 am Ref cams, mics between the benches to hear the chirping. Bring the fans closer to the game. It's not a tough concept at all.

I don't care about interviewing the coach on the bench where you just get cliche answers. I want inside the game! I want the curtain lifted.

Some of the best content the Blues did is when they had the youtube video showing the behind the scenes of their Draft. The conversations, the trade discussions etc.

Yeah, a little less filtered content would be great. I'd rather hear two guys chirping at each other than hearing Andy Strickland doing some interview.

BluesSK wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 9:40 am

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 9:20 am Ref cams, mics between the benches to hear the chirping. Bring the fans closer to the game. It's not a tough concept at all.

I don't care about interviewing the coach on the bench where you just get cliche answers. I want inside the game! I want the curtain lifted.

Some of the best content the Blues did is when they had the youtube video showing the behind the scenes of their Draft. The conversations, the trade discussions etc.

Yeah, a little less filtered content would be great. I'd rather hear two guys chirping at each other than hearing Andy Strickland.

Fixed that for ya.

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 9:20 am Ref cams, mics between the benches to hear the chirping. Bring the fans closer to the game. It's not a tough concept at all.

I don't care about interviewing the coach on the bench where you just get cliche answers. I want inside the game! I want the curtain lifted.

Some of the best content the Blues did is when they had the youtube video showing the behind the scenes of their Draft. The conversations, the trade discussions etc.

"But little johnny can't watch now because of the foul language"

i've advocated for this for years. with the current era of streaming technology, there is absolutely no technological reason you couldn't give folks a choice of which audio feed to hear. like, say, announcers or arena/ice level audio. so this is a great example of how open and flooded with coverage this tournament is versus the NHL where in-market guys like me can't even watch their home team without being extorted by RSNs and the NHL cosigns this model. it's not difficult.

T.C. wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 11:07 am i've advocated for this for years. with the current era of streaming technology, there is absolutely no technological reason you couldn't give folks a choice of which audio feed to hear. like, say, announcers or arena/ice level audio. so this is a great example of how open and flooded with coverage this tournament is versus the NHL where in-market guys like me can't even watch their home team without being extorted by RSNs and the NHL cosigns this model. it's not difficult.

The big reason why you'll never get unfiltered live audio is that the players/coaches/refs would absolutely never agree to it. Half of them would get cancelled the first night. I'm not taking a position on any of that, but that's the reason you'll never see it. The behind the scenes stuff you used to see on the HBO series or the newer Amazon series is probably as good as you'll ever get because the teams/players won't give up control as to what gets put out there publicly.

stlblues1226 wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 10:08 am

BluesSK wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 9:40 am

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 9:20 am Ref cams, mics between the benches to hear the chirping. Bring the fans closer to the game. It's not a tough concept at all.

I don't care about interviewing the coach on the bench where you just get cliche answers. I want inside the game! I want the curtain lifted.

Some of the best content the Blues did is when they had the youtube video showing the behind the scenes of their Draft. The conversations, the trade discussions etc.

Yeah, a little less filtered content would be great. I'd rather hear two guys chirping at each other than hearing Andy Strickland.

Fixed that for ya.

Very true. I tried listening to his podcast a few times and gosh, what an ass he is.

Dave's a mess wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 2:21 pm

T.C. wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 11:07 am i've advocated for this for years. with the current era of streaming technology, there is absolutely no technological reason you couldn't give folks a choice of which audio feed to hear. like, say, announcers or arena/ice level audio. so this is a great example of how open and flooded with coverage this tournament is versus the NHL where in-market guys like me can't even watch their home team without being extorted by RSNs and the NHL cosigns this model. it's not difficult.

The big reason why you'll never get unfiltered live audio is that the players/coaches/refs would absolutely never agree to it. Half of them would get cancelled the first night. I'm not taking a position on any of that, but that's the reason you'll never see it. The behind the scenes stuff you used to see on the HBO series or the newer Amazon series is probably as good as you'll ever get because the teams/players won't give up control as to what gets put out there publicly.

You're right.

Even if they tried a disclaimer before the game like jackass does, the players/coaches/refs would still get canceled in this pussy culture

Ozzies09tc wrote: Thu May 21, 2026 9:26 am

Dave's a mess wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 2:21 pm

T.C. wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 11:07 am i've advocated for this for years. with the current era of streaming technology, there is absolutely no technological reason you couldn't give folks a choice of which audio feed to hear. like, say, announcers or arena/ice level audio. so this is a great example of how open and flooded with coverage this tournament is versus the NHL where in-market guys like me can't even watch their home team without being extorted by RSNs and the NHL cosigns this model. it's not difficult.

The big reason why you'll never get unfiltered live audio is that the players/coaches/refs would absolutely never agree to it. Half of them would get cancelled the first night. I'm not taking a position on any of that, but that's the reason you'll never see it. The behind the scenes stuff you used to see on the HBO series or the newer Amazon series is probably as good as you'll ever get because the teams/players won't give up control as to what gets put out there publicly.

You're right.

Even if they tried a disclaimer before the game like jackass does, the players/coaches/refs would still get canceled in this pussy culture

Cancelled for what?

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Thu May 21, 2026 9:43 am

Ozzies09tc wrote: Thu May 21, 2026 9:26 am

Dave's a mess wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 2:21 pm

The big reason why you'll never get unfiltered live audio is that the players/coaches/refs would absolutely never agree to it. Half of them would get cancelled the first night. I'm not taking a position on any of that, but that's the reason you'll never see it. The behind the scenes stuff you used to see on the HBO series or the newer Amazon series is probably as good as you'll ever get because the teams/players won't give up control as to what gets put out there publicly.

You're right.

Even if they tried a disclaimer before the game like jackass does, the players/coaches/refs would still get canceled in this pussy culture

Cancelled for what?

F-bombs, calling each other pussies/pieces of shit, things said about other players moms etc

running it on a delay, if they want to censor the no-no words, would be fine, i guess.

but also, we don't necessarily need mics on the benches and in the sin bins. just ambient ice level sounds would be fine with me. you wouldn't hear anything you wouldn't also hear sitting in the lower bowl.