Juklitz

Great. Can´t be worst than the current one, but at least would be funny. Still believe it´s another campaign for fox piss.

Hey there. As active hockey european fan, I like that idea. Some points.. - when it´s organized by club, it sucks. Real proper atmosphere is there, when it´s fully managed by fans. No given balloons, clap hands or s*** like this. - I mean, they are also paying for it, it´s not for free, not paid by club. Actually, these choreos, flags, etc., this stuff is not very cheap and takes time and lot of effort to manage. Usually, these people organizing these things spent most of their free time with preparations etc., it´s nearly full-time hobby - which means, you need fans core, who will be maintaining these thing and these people, you won´t summon them by waving magic stick, in traditional clubs, this is nearly religious role. - in big arenas, even the best fans are not able to make proper atmosphere. Yes, you will find many highlight videos from Sweden, Switzerland etc., but if you will go there, you will find many games basically ´silent´ - which means - these big arenas with sofas, jumbotrons etc., this is killing atmosphere, because you need enormous effort to get on this level there. You will find, that the best atmosphere is on old fashioned stadions for couple thousand people. It´s very simple, sound conditions are way better. For example, stadium for 4-5k people need like 1000 active supporters to have some real level. You know, I can remember, last year I was to Milano, italian football fans are considered to be one of the best in Europe. Stadium was full, 60k fans. Most of them very loudy and active. But I was not able to hear them from the other side. - it brings many issues. As mentioned, real atmosphere should be out of club control. Which brings many issues - lot of drunk agressive retards, very vulgar chants etc. But that´s the price. Anyway, hools culture is in Europe mostly connected to football, not hockey. Modern hockey is spreading aroung the Europe, I don´t like it. I want to go to hockey match, have a beer, stand there in cold air, take some booze, go for a sausage. Have a good times with friends, chant as loud as it´s possible, see away sector crying. No stupid cheerleaders, mascots in retarded suits, no advices what can and what I can´t do from some green-suited iq60 simpleton.

There´s short czech interview with Libor Sulak: http://nhl.cz/nhl-mi-otevrela-oci-hlasi-sulak-red-wings-ho-sleduji-i-ve-finsku/5013919 On pre-season camp: huge experience, but felt himself he should go back to Europe for one more year. On future plans: he should go back to Detroit after the season. This was agreed with Red Wings management. Horcoff visited him during the last game, made some notes for him on his play. ... Sulak is trailing 3rd in PPG in highest finish league (Liiga) with 0.86 points per game. Leading is 3rd 2017 OA Miro Heiskaken, second some guy with one game. He spent last two seasons in EBEL league (which is Austria-Switzerland-Hungary-Slovenia-Czech league project, but generally considered to be pretty low level, but better for juniors and development than czech league). By the way, he was born in Pelhrimov, same as Martin Frk.

If it´s fox piss, then it´s BIO.

Did you ever hear of his Smarty drinks? He has probably worst marketing campaign ever. Source of good memes czech internets... (turn subtitles on and set up automatic translation to eng.)

Benefit of player development in better conditions. It´s very common.

No, it doesn´t work. This logic is cascaded on national levels as well, as derblaueClaus mentioned above. Every single national soccer league is working the same - you´ve got like 2-3 teams who are in the mix (and that´s the good scenario), the rest is just to have schedule filled. What´s the league about, where 80% of teams would like to play safety mid.

What is unseen, that cap space in NHL is making whole league more competetive, comparing with UEFA Championship League. I´m not watching this anymore, it´s like Real, Barca, Chelsea? Will ManC make it finally? What a drama to watch. These clubs can easily overpay every single offer in the whole Europe, one can say this is interesting, ok, but it´s like NHL after 2000, with only couple clubs were able to sign multiple top contracts. And that difference between each others budget, is in soccer way, way wider.

Czech audience already hyped

Funny fact is, that the same could be said about Arizona. They will sign him for 8.25per and he will be 30+ once they (if / maybe) make p-o (and no, I don´t trust them). This is why I believe Sens should trade EK. I do get why to keep such a player, but in the other hand, Arizona can point on random A++ player in the league and ask to bundle him with another A grade prospect plus 1st round. Win win, they will get their reward in 4-5 years when they will be in real(!) mix and contender could get top D in his best. At least this is what makes sense for me.

In the meantime, Machovsky is back in CZ and is pretty ...eh... about Red Wings approach. Saying they didn´t count with him from the beginning and ruined one year of his career.

As I´ve already mentioned, he was top 3 goalie of czech Extraliga last year in cup contender team, had excellent numbers. BUT in the other hand, Wings has terrible record recently with czecho-slovakian players. But I believe he´s way better choice than Avs made with Pavel Francouz.

Top 3 goalie in czech league last year, but doesn´t count. Suprised he agreed with Wings, while RW has recently BAD record with czecho-slovakian players. Anyway, Sulak and Hronek had very good WC.

This one was obvious, he didn´t want to stay overseas... Funny/interesting fact - he signed contract with Sparta Prague, who just acquired Uwe Krupp as a head coach.

https://hokej.idnes.cz/filip-hronek-ahl-grand-rapids-detroit-red-wings-all-star-pj4-/nhl.aspx?c=A180424_141241_nhl_elv Czech interview with Hronek..nothing special. Wanna transl? Just said that Sulak was hit with puck in his mouth and is injured.

Nashville. I like them for some reason, years of tough work, no bitching around their stars (which they don´t have). Funny every time they have a game with Red Wings, I´m asking myself if this team is rly contending. Then I recall last year p-o performance and yes, this team has the_balls, no matter some people keep underrating this squad. I don´t trust Pens this year, their Crosby-Malkin-Kessel combo is deadly and can do some magic, but I can´t see them on the same pace as last year.

Mrazek is not what concerns majority of Flyers fan right now. That Haks is able to bench Ghost in OT. He´s playing usually Lehtera istead of Patrick on PP (and he put him on PP against NYI and guess what?), organisation does prefer Hagg over Sanheim.

When he can be bottom pair guy? Now? For sure he can. Maybe mid-pair, I can imagine him playing mid-pair right now. In some bright future version of Red Wings? I´m really not sure. Fact he´s over XO now doesn´t mean he´s proper bottom pairing guy for a team which maximum is more than ´to be in the mix´. I just don´t know it and current roster is missing these comparables. Knowing recent history of D youngsters we have - yes, I have doubts. But that´s nothing against Hicketts, I like him and yes, I hope he proves me wrong.

It´s fine to give Hicketts some shots. Next year he´s going to compete for a spot together with Hronek, Cholo, maybe Sulak and maybe other guys, guess he´s going to be on shorter side of the leash. Yeah, he´s fine, but have serious doubts about his ceiling. Don´t forget next year is last one for Kroner, XO and also Jensen, so 18/19 will be interesting season to see who really wants to make NHL.

Con-ten-ders!

Both Elliot and Neuvirth out for the season, I´ve heard.

https://hokej.idnes.cz/matej-machovsky-ahl-echl-grand-rapids-petr-mrazek-fb7-/nhl.aspx?c=A180309_120958_nhl_elv Hereby quite honest "interesting interview" with current GR Machovsky.. Not even sure if you are interested in translation, but... ok, let´s try. - "I was told I´m not going to make AHL, while goalies there are well paid there. I didn´t really expect this is NHL organization but what could you do..." - "I was signing the contract with idea of fighting for AHL starter spot. Ok, I´ve said, I have nothing to lost. Then they signed another goalie. They probably felt pity of him that nobody want him or what." - Interview was done prior to Mrazek trade. "I will finish the season here. I don´t have intention to continue in US next yeat" - "Yes, AHL is sort of motivation for me. I believe I´m doing my best." - "I will stay if they will pay me. Otherwise I´m leaving, .. I believe I´m good enough to don´t play somewhere in some ECHL" ...funny part about his overseas experience. - If you ask some citizen here about the city, they will mention just where some fast foods are. Not really surprised about their obesity. You switch on the tv and you´ve got like nine minutes of fast food and coke commercials mostly within ten minutes . Or medicines or army. Kind of brainwashing online. Keep track with Kardashians etc., I don´t really get that..." - "Green brains. Got army all around the world and paying tribute for every single soldier guarding some beach somewhere." - But he´s also positive. "People are more friendly here. Better than in CZ. Really trying to help you." He does enjoy GR as very nice city with good cousine etc. - About his fight "I´ve been always dreaming about this. Pity that guy was just blocking me, probably understood that wouldn´t be good for him. "

Spoke to some Flyers fans, saying that game was awful from their side overall.

Holland saying he´s looking to 20/21 with deep dive, I´d expect 4M/3Y..