Around the League 24-25

[Chef Boi RD]

And so it begins, the demise of the CHL and rise of the NCAA. Reschny and Verhoeff off to North Dakota. Verhoeff is expected to go top 5 in 2026. It’s concerning seeing top end talent in the CHL heading south, meaning the CHL talent level drops with all its best going south. We’re becoming the CFL of the major juniors. How soon do the likes of DuPont, McKenna, Maddox Schultz follow?

https://www.sportsnet.ca/juniors/articl ... th-dakota/

[Blob Mckenzie]

You smell like piss.


Hard night at the Ivanhoe?


Sometimes....... there's a man.....


You are turning into Walter Sobchak.

[Cousin Strawberry]

You smell like piss.


Hard night at the Ivanhoe?


Sometimes....... there's a man.....


You are turning into Walter Sobchak.

Chef would definitely switch out the loot for his shit stained ginch

[Blob Mckenzie]

Megs I felt like Piggy from Lord of the Fleas.

[Cousin Strawberry]

Megs I felt like Piggy from Lord of the Fleas.

Blob was like Ebenezer Scrooge waking up at night haunted from the ghosts of past present future. These demons would manifest to him any time, any place.

He looked like someone tripping balls with VR goggles swinging wildly, running on the spot...etc

[Chef Boi RD]

You smell like piss.


Hard night at the Ivanhoe?


Sometimes....... there's a man.....


You are turning into Walter Sobchak.

In the late 90’s early 2,000’s the Ivanhoe re-emerged from the ashes of the great DTES yesteryear as a hot spot hostel for young travellers. It was a scene, hip…pre-hipster era, competing with the Cambie which was leading BC in beer sales at the time. It’s a shit show now. It will never get better, stick a fork in the entire DTES. The Number 5 is on its last legs. The clock is on, sad. End of an era, we are dead. The Muzzy’s own Vancouver now

[Megaterio Llamas]

And so it begins, the demise of the CHL and rise of the NCAA. Reschny and Verhoeff off to North Dakota. Verhoeff is expected to go top 5 in 2026. It’s concerning seeing top end talent in the CHL heading south, meaning the CHL talent level drops with all its best going south. We’re becoming the CFL of the major juniors. How soon do the likes of DuPont, McKenna, Maddox Schultz follow?

https://www.sportsnet.ca/juniors/articl ... th-dakota/

Not necessarily. There is no longer any real reason for American kids to play in the USHL. other than the elite kids in the U18 team.

The CHL gets younger, the NCAA gets older, and leagues like the BCHL suffer. IMHO, of course. We'll see how it plays out. I like to see kids have options.

[Chef Boi RD]

And so it begins, the demise of the CHL and rise of the NCAA. Reschny and Verhoeff off to North Dakota. Verhoeff is expected to go top 5 in 2026. It’s concerning seeing top end talent in the CHL heading south, meaning the CHL talent level drops with all its best going south. We’re becoming the CFL of the major juniors. How soon do the likes of DuPont, McKenna, Maddox Schultz follow?

https://www.sportsnet.ca/juniors/articl ... th-dakota/

Not necessarily. There is no longer any real reason for American kids to play in the USHL. other than the elite kids in the U18 team.

The CHL gets younger, the NCAA gets older, and leagues like the BCHL suffer. IMHO, of course. We'll see how it plays out. I like to see kids have options.

The CHL losing a couple seasons on star junior players like Reschny and Verhoeff is gonna hurt in attracting people to the games and it will lower the talent level of the CHL on the whole if it’s top junior players are skipping out before they are done juniors to play in the NCAA. The NCAA has taken over as the league where the best junior talent plays, bottom line.

[Megaterio Llamas]

And so it begins, the demise of the CHL and rise of the NCAA. Reschny and Verhoeff off to North Dakota. Verhoeff is expected to go top 5 in 2026. It’s concerning seeing top end talent in the CHL heading south, meaning the CHL talent level drops with all its best going south. We’re becoming the CFL of the major juniors. How soon do the likes of DuPont, McKenna, Maddox Schultz follow?

https://www.sportsnet.ca/juniors/articl ... th-dakota/

Not necessarily. There is no longer any real reason for American kids to play in the USHL. other than the elite kids in the U18 team.

The CHL gets younger, the NCAA gets older, and leagues like the BCHL suffer. IMHO, of course. We'll see how it plays out. I like to see kids have options.

The CHL losing a couple seasons on star junior players like Reschny and Verhoeff is gonna hurt in attracting people to the games and it will lower the talent level of the CHL on the whole if it’s top junior players are skipping out before they are done juniors to play in the NCAA. The NCAA has taken over as the league where the best junior talent plays, bottom line.

It's for the better. I hated seeing owners like John Paddock treating kids like Connor Bedard like their personal property. It's exploitation. It's good that they have options now.

[Megaterio Llamas]

John Paddock was like "I'm not trading Bedard to a playoff contender at the deadline, I own that little bastard and I'll keep him here with my loser franchise and make money off him."

I'm fine with these people losing their stars. That system is a relic of the past.

[Chef Boi RD]

John Paddock was like "I'm not trading Bedard to a playoff contender at the deadline, I own that little bastard and I'll keep him here with my loser franchise and make money off him."

I'm fine with these people losing their stars. That system is a relic of the past.

It definitely is a relic of the past. The writing is on the wall.

[Megaterio Llamas]

Rick Tocchet on His Coaching Journey from Vancouver to Philadelphia

Rick seems to be doing the interview at the Flyers' excellent practice facility.


https://youtu.be/N0PN69s0S_4?si=ISMRewTBapUyymdr

[Madcombinepilot]

Gourde signed for 2.3m x6 years.

I like that kinda deal for Sherwood…


If this team has an identity problem, and a core chemistry problem -from too much turnover and locker room schisms and is trying to convince Hughes to stay, find a few guys that Hughes gets along with (Sherwood is reportedly one of them) and lock them up on value contracts like that.

MP3 is a good value contract and plays well behind Hughes. Lock up a Sherwood (great crowd pleaser and energy guy), figure out who Hughes clique here is and keep them here. Make it fun again. Solve the locker room, solves the compete level, solves the identity problem, solves the losing problem.

[Lancer]

Gourde signed for 2.3m x6 years.

I like that kinda deal for Sherwood…

Even if last season was his plateau, then I would take that deal for Sherwood every day.

[Picker of Cherries]

Rather use Sherwood as trade bait. He had his career year and has his peak value right now.
His hits didn’t hurt any of the bigger defensemen.
Definitely not worth a Gourde like contract.
Sell high and replace with a downgrade in Sammy Blais who fights a bit and hits to hurt but will cost a whole lot less.