Hockey Thread 2021 Season

am the only one who read that name as -

Bronson Pinchot?

Good news on a Monday morning

Great news. 

Just read the Sharks have signed Fredrik Claesson to a one year, two-way, 700K, deal.

CARRICK, TREVOR S.J

CLAESSON, FREDRIK S.J

DESIMONE, NICK S.J

GABRIEL, KURTIS S.J

MELOCHE, NICOLAS S.J

SUOMELA, ANTTI S.J

STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 11, 2021 – NBC Sports has announced its team of more than 20 game and studio commentators for its coverage of the 2020-21 NHL regular season, which begins Wednesday on NBCSN with a tripleheader headlined by the defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning against the Chicago Blackhawks. As a result of approximately 100 regular-season games in four months combined with COVID protocols, NBC Sports will use a deep roster of game and studio commentators in a variety of different combinations, with some occasionally calling games from remote locations.

GAME COMMENTATORS

NBC Sports will utilize nearly 15 play-by-play commentators and analysts throughout the 2020-21 season. Kenny Albert, Brendan Burke and John Forslund will headline the group of play-by-play commentators. Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Pierre McGuire and AJ Mleczko will lead NBC Sports’ game analyst team, all appearing on the season’s opening night Wednesday Night Hockey tripleheader. U.S. Olympic gold medalist Kendall Coyne Schofield, who has appeared numerous times on NBC Sports’ NHL coverage, will take on a recurring role as a game analyst this season.

In addition, many analysts, such as Olczyk, Anson Carter and Keith Jones, will contribute to both game and studio coverage during the year. In some instances, game commentary will originate from remote locations, including NBC Sports’ International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn.

NBC SPORTS’ 2020-21 NHL GAME COMMENTATORS
Play-by-Play* Analysts*
Kenny Albert Eddie Olczyk
John Forslund Brian Boucher
Brendan Burke Pierre McGuire
Mike Tirico AJ Mleczko
Gord Miller Kendall Coyne Schofield
John Walton Keith Jones
Randy Hahn Anson Carter
*These are not paired commentary teams.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOCKEY TRIPLEHEADER SEASON OPENING NIGHT DETAILS

The 2020-21 NHL season begins on NBC Sports’ Wednesday Night Hockey tripleheader on Jan. 13 on NBCSN. Broadcast information is below:

Date Coverage Commentators Time (ET)
Wed., January 13 NHL Live Kathryn Tappen, Keith Jones, Patrick Sharp, Bob McKenzie 5:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire 5:30 p.m.
Chicago at Tampa Bay John Forslund, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Colorado Brendan Burke, AJ Mleczko 10:30 p.m.
NHL Overtime Kathryn Tappen, Keith Jones, Patrick Sharp 1 a.m.*
*Immediately following game coverage

STUDIO COMMENTATORS

Kathryn Tappen and Liam McHugh return as the hosts for NBC Sports’ NHL studio coverage alongside analysts Jones, Carter and three-time Stanley Cup champion Patrick Sharp. In addition, Stanley Cup-winning head coach Mike Babcock and 13-year NHL veterans Ryan Callahan and Dominic Moore will contribute to studio coverage during the season.

NHL insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger also reprise their roles for the 2020-21 season, appearing during studio coverage on Wednesday Night Hockey.

NBC SPORTS’ 2020-21 NHL STUDIO COMMENTATORS
Hosts Analysts Insiders
Kathryn Tappen Keith Jones Bob McKenzie
Liam McHugh Anson Carter Darren Dreger
Patrick Sharp
Mike Babcock
Ryan Callahan
Dominic Moore

I hope Arizona loses every game this year after the screwing they gave that kid they drafted who was an idiot at 14 years old. 

So just heard.... Evander Kane is declaring bankruptcy, may terminate his contract citing "health concerns" for newborn baby.

Does anyone know how much of that will hit the cap for the next 4 years?

The lengthy list of athletes who squandered millions of dollars only to file for bankruptcy has a new member, San Jose Sharks left winger Evander Kane. Despite signing a seven-year, $49 million contract extension in 2018, Kane filed for Chapter 7 in the federal bankruptcy court in the California city of his team.

The filling detailed liabilities of $26.8 million and assets — largely three homes — of $10.2 million. And the filing included a note that warns he may not even play this year.

“Debtor may terminate his contract and he may opt out of the season, as allowed under current rules, because of health concerns given the recent birth of his first child,” the bankruptcy petition said. “Should he terminate his contract or opt out at a point in the season, Debtor will not receive his salary.”

The NHL opt-out deadline for the COVID-19-shortened season, which starts this week, was Dec. 24, and the bankruptcy petition is dated Jan. 9. Kane’s lawyer, Stephen Finestone, did not immediately reply for comment to clarify how Kane, who has been practicing with his team, could still opt out.

The complaint listed nine lawsuits, court actions, and administrative proceedings with lenders, six of which are active. The largest is with Centennial Bank, which filed a lawsuit last week against Kane and the Sharks seeking $8.3 million.

“The Team is complacent in the Borrower’s breach of the Security Agreement, and either refuses or is unwilling to directly deposit the Pledged Payments into the Designated Account as required under the Security Agreement,” Centennial charged in its complaint. The team declined to comment.

Athletes filing for bankruptcy is an unfortunate trend in professional sports. High-profile names include Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Michael Vick, Vince Young, Warren Sapp, Antoine Walker, Kenny Anderson, Lenny Dykstra; and in the NHL Jack Johnson, Darren McCarty and Bryan Trottier.

Many athletes are overwhelmed with newfound wealth, investing in businesses and funding friends and family. They quickly plow through their earnings (Kane in his petition lists his income as negative $91.131.13 a month).

It’s unclear how the 29-year-old Kane, who has earned $52.9 million in team pay during his 11-year career, according to capfriendly.com, lost his money, but there are a few clues in the petition. Last year, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas settled a lawsuit against Kane for unpaid gambling bills. According to the Chapter 7 petition, in the last 12 months, he lost $1.5 million gambling.

The petition also listed seven dependents, all as living with him: his 6-month-old daughter, his sister, 27, his uncle, 54, his mother, 55, another uncle, 59, his father, 60, and his grandmother, 77.

What could lead to $26.8 million of debt was not spelled out in the petition for Chapter 7, a process which protects individuals or companies from creditors and provides for liquidation of certain assets to pay debts. Kane listed 47 creditors, ranging from a host of individuals to banks like Centennial and Scotiabank, to his former agency Newport.

The petition also disclosed he has a claim against Sure Sports, the loan broker that arranged the Centennial credit. “Claims against Leon McKenzie and Sure Sports LLC related to business advice and obtaining loans for Debtor,” the petition noted, referring to the CEO of the loan broker. “This includes violation of the Florida Broker’s Act, Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practice, Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty.”

Sure Sports is listed in the petition as having an American Arbitration Association proceeding against Kane, and as a creditor for $1.2 million. McKenzie did not reply for comment.

The petition also shows he is valuing at $1.88 million a counterclaim against Rachel Keuchele, a woman who in 2016 sued him alleging battery. The case still is live in Erie County Supreme Court in New York, and he countersued her in 2018.

In his note to the bankruptcy petition where he warned he might opt out, Kane painted a grim picture for his creditors of his earnings this year.

“A typical season includes 82 regular season games,” according to the document. “The current season has 56 games scheduled and Debtor understands that even if all scheduled games are played, his salary will be adjusted based upon the reduced number of games. To the extent some of the games do not go forward because of the pandemic (or any other reason), Debtor’s salary will be further reduced. Moreover, Debtor understands that under the current collective bargaining agreement between the players’ union and the owners, 20% of his salary will be withheld and will be released to the owners under the ‘profit sharing’ structure of the agreement due to the anticipated significant reduction in revenues across the league

I don’t know how this works so forgive me but...

If Kane opts out for ‘safety reasons’ is it not really just a way to help his bankruptcy claim since he no longer will be earning any income?

Is there any chance his teammates won’t see it that way?

Hopefully it won't count against the cap if he opts out.

www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/kane-continues-as-mr-money-phone-to-jets-fans-565557652.html

Looks like Balcers made the team too, Ottawa could claim him back if they send him down

For some reason I remember him being about NHL ready when he was traded. His nhl stats do not impose confidence though.