My issue with NTC and NMC for teams

 Not necessarily a bad thing, but the issue with them for me is there's too many of them now. I find if teams are not succeeding, it's because of the NTC and NMC. 

Now, I don't think they should take them out of the game. I just think the NHL should have a limit per team as how many players have one. For example, I think it should be in between 3-6 players. Say three players, one of each position. Or say five maximum per team. I think it's a good rule because the issue I notice is once players sign the contract, they just stay and don't play their top game as players in the minors likely deserve those spots more than them. 

My reason for disliking them is in the NHL it's not as manly as it used to be. It's gotten a lot softer, as players don't want to play for teams that either have cold weather or high taxes. I think they should be happy to be in the NHL and making that kind of money. I mean, Winnipeg is good because you can be called up and sent down without the stress of leaving your wife and kids behind. But some players don't see that, but in Winnipeg's case it's valuable because they can maybe find a hidden gem in the minors just like Martin St. Louis. But what some players don't understand is nothing can be taken for granted in the NHL and you gotta work hard while also taking it serious.

I love the salary cap, and Winnipeg shows it. The reason I like it is because players need to understand it's a team sport rather than a me sport. If a player cares about winning they'll make sure they take an evenly respected piece of the pie rather than the whole thing which has proven to cause a downfall similar to the Blackhawks.  If they want that extra cash, nice weather, or low taxes, they gotta work hard for it and the player in the NHL that deserves their money the most right now if you ask me is Connor McDavid, maybe more. It also shows because veterans take discounts because they know he's worth the money and will take a big part in taking them up a mountain. Matthew Tkachuk in my opinion also deserves his money as he works hard and what he's doing as well is helping to try growing the game. 

The biggest example for me here is Pierre-Luc Dubois. He felt he deserved more money, and made the LA Kings look stupid by what they traded for him only for it to turn into Darcy Kuemper. But he also felt he deserved it after leaving Columbus on bad terms, also Winnipeg considering he had a place there and even his family lived there. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Dakota Joshua traded to Toronto

Where do I begin... maybe that I wrote how he was one of the underrated players in the NHL. Except the thing is it's no longer Vancouver. Now, for all I know maybe Dakota Joshua wanted out, but this return is beyond brutal and unacceptable by the Canucks. With Toronto, I think we'll see Dakota Joshua's true potential as he truly is an underrated player who can do a lot more than your average hockey fan thinks. Vancouver getting a forth for Joshua, this is just like the Silovs trade but maybe worse given they were key players for the Canucks. If I'm trading Dakota Joshua away I'm expecting something as high as a second-round pick and a player with a good contract.  As for Toronto, this is an excellent pick-up for the Leafs and this is going to improve their penalty kill a lot which in my opinion is something that could use work this off-season. Toronto is the clear winner of the trade.
Read more

The curious case of Elias Pettersson

I think Elias Pettersson is still a good player who can return to his full form one day and still has potential to be an offensive threat in the NHL. Based on what I've seen he does work hard, but there's parts he needs to learn to improve his game. He was well on track once upon a time, but I think locker room issues soured things for him last season. It may take one or two seasons, but I think he has a similar comeback Marcus Naslund did.  Pettersson had an outstanding season before they brought JT Miller in. In Miller's defense, he was not one for a young core but needed to be on a team he could do a lot more on. But if the Canucks never traded for Miller I think Pettersson would've been the producer every single season. In 2019-20 he finished second in scoring after JT Miller; in the playoffs that year in the bubble, he and JT Miller both tied the lead in team scoring with eighteen points. In 2020-21 he missed most of the season but had twenty-one points in twenty-s...
Read more

PWHL Draft First-Round Recap and Predicting the 2026 PWHL Season

 The third ever PWHL Draft had happened recently held at the Hard Rock Casino and Resort in Ottawa, Ontario, which was special considering they introduced two new teams: PWHL Vancouver and PWHL Seattle, both of which held the final picks of the draft.  1. New York Sirens -  Kristýna Kaltounková - F - Colgate University - A consistent point producer from the Czech Repbulic, the Sirens took what is believed to be the best player in this draft. Can be looked to either make plays and has a promising shot bringing what is believed to be a long PWHL career. What  Kaltounková also has in her game is height which is a huge advantage in this sport. I think this pick instantly improves the Sirens and gives Sarah Fillier a line-mate for a long time. 2. Boston Fleet - Haley Winn - D - Clarkson University - The Boston Fleet take an offensive defenseman from Clarkson and defender of the year. But another key highlight of her career is winning various gold medals in junior tourname...
Read more