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  1. With the timing of the Lindy hire and it seeming like they knew he was going to be the guy, it makes me curious about Marty Wilford and Matt Ellis still being on staff.  Is there a chance these guys actually stick around?  Did Lindy just want a chance to meet / interview them?

  2. 1 minute ago, RochesterExpat said:

    Yes, but his contract might be up this year. Assistant coaching contracts aren’t public information so people are speculating (or hoping in my case) that he might be available.

    I think he just signed there last year?  Seems very unlikely he would have been on a 1 year deal.

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  3. 1 hour ago, #freejame said:

    My rough math for worst case scenarios based on purchase price and estimated current value is a tax bill of $920M on a profit of $2.3B. Selling 25% at the same prices nets a tax bill of $550M.

    The below article details our tax implications for owning sports franchises. I think it’s safe to say nobody needs to feel any sympathy for the Pegula’s tax bills.

    https://minnesotareformer.com/2021/07/15/the-billionaire-playbook-how-sports-owners-use-their-teams-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes/

     

    I'm not saying anyone needs to feel sympathy.  I am 100% on board with estate tax (especially for anyone inheriting over let's say a million dollars.)

    Just explaining that he may be doing this as part of estate planning to help his kids cover the cost of retaining the team(s).

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  4. 2 hours ago, #freejame said:

    Q claims that he was told that there was an incident between a player and coach that should be addressed and he said he didn’t want a distraction for the team from a Stanley Cup chase. If he truly didn’t know the severity of the issue, I don’t see how you can fault anyone in his position for waiting to address it. Which brings me to the next point.

    Chevy wasn’t punished because it was deemed it was his boss, Bowman, who was responsible for handling the issue. I don’t see how the same doesn’t apply to Q. 

    Its all complete speculation as to who is being honest, who feels remorse, who has done enough reconciliation and rehabilitation. 

    I don’t think we will make a move for him, so it’s all moot. 

    If he's the head coach and hears there's an incident between a player and a coach, shouldn't he want to know what the issue is so he can address it (and determine how to address it in the correct manner?) Don't you want a leader who's not going to delegate something this important?
     

  5. 5 hours ago, shrader said:

    Even little things like sitting around in the lobby expecting an apology.  Who does that?

     

    Again, not sure if you read the article, but according to it she spoke with the director of the league immediately following the game to confirm if that it was supposed to be an adult league, not a men's league.  He told her he was appalled at their behavior and was going to go speak with the other team about it.  If I remember correctly he suggested she stick around to hear what the other team had to say.

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  6. Hmm, seems like you are giving them a pass...

    You're also blaming her (seems like something else must have happened to provoke it) while also acknowledging that some dudes in hockey might be ***** "Still lots of guys playing who grew up with a different game / culture"

     

    What happened that provoked the taunts?  One of their team got penalized for an illegal body check, they didn't like the call and took it out on her instead of the ref....
    To me that's a lot easier to believe than that the head coach of a Division 1 hockey program put herself in the cross hairs just to stir some *****. 

     

     

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  7. 54 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

    If she's complaining about not getting special treatment because she's woman, then she shouldn't play.  

    She's not - read the article 

    She was checked - 
    The other player got a penalty because checking is illegal in just about all non-pro adult leagues
    The other team screamed insults at her the rest of the game and said they didn't want her there

    It is special treatment, just not the good kind.

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  8. 18 hours ago, shrader said:

    I absolutely flattened a woman in my beer league one time. We were skating parallel completely unaware of each other and then we both turned into the same lane. It felt great until I realized who it was. She was a very good player who definitely belonged out there, but she had no chance in that collision. 

    Did your teammates spend the rest of the game letting her know she was unwelcome?

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  9. I play in leagues and pickup games that are primarily men with some better women's players.  I've never even looked at the rules, but I've also haven't seen an intentional check in the last ten years at least, and if anyone did I know everyone else around would quckly shut it down.  We're old, we have jobs, we can't afford to get hurt.

     

    Unintentional contact, sure it happens, but I think anyone who's on the ice (Male or Female) is taking that risk knowingly.  I think it was kind of strange for her to wait for an apology, but if the league took her $, I don't think she should be treated any differently than any other of the players (And without reading the article - I am assuming she was targeted with this check for being a Woman - maybe that's not the case and it's being overblown.)

  10. 5 minutes ago, inkman said:

    I know that’s what you want and he probably deserves buts it’s not happening.  Kevyn isn’t going to say “whoops, I guess I screwed up my big UFA signing in the off-season, off to Rochester Connor.”

    I like to think he's smart enough to know that only winning is going to save his job, and keeping Connor up isn't helping him there.

  11. Last night was dreadful

    I'm trying to remind myself though that we're basically playing .500 hockey without our best player, and with several other key guys not playing like themselves or possibly playing injured.  If we can stay at .500 until Tage gets back, if we can see guys like like Kulich or Benson (and eventually Quinn) show they are ready to contribute this season doesn't have to be lost.

    Before last night I was thinking that Levi should be playing in Rochester, but now I'm not sure Comrie is a better option (definitely not fair to judge either though on last night's abysmal team performance.)

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