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32 Thoughts: Ideas to fix All-Star weekend for 2024 in Toronto

February 8, 2023

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Fixing All-Star weekend is now an NHL precedence.

Nevertheless you’re feeling about All-Star, it is a crucial showcase, and, no less than on Sportsnet, our executives say the abilities competitors tends to outdraw the sport itself. It will possibly’t be flat and uninspiring, because it was — for probably the most half — on Friday.

Toronto’s All-Star Recreation, again in 2000, was the quietest one I’ve been to, so energizing the viewers in 2024 will probably be important. What to do? I’ve concepts:

• Two hours for abilities, max. (Considered one of our executives mentioned it in all probability has to be two hours and half-hour to account for industrial time, however you get the concept.) Be strict.

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• Begin with a bang. Seize everybody’s consideration instantly. There was dangerous luck with Cale Makar wiping out to begin the quickest skater competitors. He went first for a cause; the hope he’d blaze a fantastic quantity, get the juices flowing.

Apparently, a couple of gamers puzzled about bringing again the draft. On Feb. 19, the NBA All-Stars will do their draft, then go proper to play the sport. It’s a fantastic concept, however I’d do it the evening earlier than, make it the official All-Star start line. Very first thing: announce the captains, choose the groups. Followers on tv and in attendance would find it irresistible.

And the gamers have proven they’re nice at it. The earlier drafts had been wonderful leisure.

As I perceive it, this was eradicated for two causes. First, the NHLPA didn’t just like the embarrassment of somebody being picked final and second, the NHL didn’t like the actual fact alcohol was consumed in 2016 as a result of it took issues too shut to the road. The second is simple to remedy. Being picked final? It occurs to everybody.

We’ve acquired to have thicker skins than that.

A few of you recommended choosing the groups by way of the time-honoured hockey custom of throwing in the sticks. I prefer it, good concept. However not as entertaining. This might be incredible.

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• Make a change to quickest skater. No extra tight corners. What occurred to Makar just isn’t one thing value risking. Think about pre-taping, and as an alternative of quickest lap, award the title to who can attain the best prime pace. Use a frozen pond/lake, or create a straightaway monitor of the NHL’s personal. Loads of room to go as quick as you may, and award the winner that method.

Attainable pushback: I’ve heard there might be a transfer away from pre-taped occasions. I perceive it on some degree; there’s concern pre-taping isn’t as thrilling for the in-arena crowd, even when the occasion is sweet. (I cherished the visible of a soaked Sidney Crosby standing in the dunk tank as David Amber interviewed Mikko Rantanen. It was hilarious, and if Crosby can play alongside like this, everybody ought to.)

Motive I’d hold this one: you’re going to want one thing to transition the sector ground from draft to the remainder of the occasions, it has potential to be nice and you may edit it tight.

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• Be certain folks with tickets are in their seats. If not, put children in the seats. Do one thing to get butts in the seats. You can’t have an empty-looking constructing, it’s terrible whether or not the occasions are taped or stay.

Florida simply opened a Jameson’s Whiskey Bar, and I confess I went in there in the course of the abilities competitors to see what it was like. It’s terrific. Busy, folks had been having a good time. However each individual in there means they’re not in an assigned seat.

Toronto’s infamous for empty seats shut to the ice.

• The accuracy capturing and hardest shot had been the very best elements of this yr’s occasion, so hold them. It’s unlucky the momentum was misplaced earlier than Nazem Kadri and Connor McDavid went head-to-head in the accuracy semifinals. It was riveting how McDavid — who actually wished to win — didn’t miss a goal and nonetheless misplaced to the massively aggressive Kadri.

The NHL ought to think about using a abilities marketing consultant to provide you with some other concepts. There are such a lot of inventive gamers who can do greater than ever. Whether or not it’s Darryl Belfry or Jari Byrski or Adam Oates or Yogi Svejkovsky or whoever, deliver in somebody who can design an occasion or two that can problem gamers and entertain followers.

• The gamers have to purchase in. Some do, however others don’t. It is a massive weekend for sponsors and tv. It doesn’t have to be a automobile crash like Calgary/Rangers, nevertheless it’s acquired to have some constructive viral moments. That’s necessary.

• Lastly, there was a minor hockey match (the Florida Publicity Cup) happening on the identical time, for 2007-, 2008- and 2009-born gamers. It was unaffiliated with the NHL, however I noticed a number of the children at abilities. Lot of excellent groups and gamers there. It may not be a nasty concept for the league and union to host a match of their very own in the course of the weekend. Don’t know should you may match championship video games into the principle enviornment schedule, however seeing them in attendance made me suppose there’s some sort of alternative.

THOUGHTS

1. For the file, Jim Rutherford denies he’s contemplating resigning from the Canucks. Vancouver’s acquired a variety of choices to make, on and off the ice, however he’s decided to lead that course of.

2. Whereas speak has picked up, it’s nonetheless a poker sport between the patrons and the sellers. The sellers are asking massive returns, with the patrons claiming they received’t pay it. There’s nonetheless time, with the most important items together with Timo Meier, Vladimir Tarasenko, Ryan O’Reilly, Jakob Chychrun and Patrick Kane.

3. We’re going to have a greater concept what Kane and Jonathan Toews are considering round 10 days earlier than the March 3 deadline. On some degree, they hoped that there might be a method to keep, however that’s dissipating. The Blackhawks need to transfer on and the truth of what Chicago is doing has set in on each. The massive query is what number of groups each gamers are prepared to contemplate. A couple of gamers at All-Star praised Kane for taking part in by way of one thing that clearly is bothering him, particularly since Chicago is hoping what they get in return advantages the rebuild.

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4. Dylan Larkin had an excellent line about what fellow All-Stars had been saying to him in Florida: “Guys are asking why it hasn’t acquired finished but, stuff like that.” That tells you what you want to know, that his friends imagine Larkin when he says he needs to be a Pink Wing.

5. We’ll see if Bo Horvat’s eight-year, $68M extension strikes the road for Larkin and Steve Yzerman. Typically, Yzerman digs a trench and doesn’t go a lot additional, though Nikita Kucherov pushed Tampa Bay’s ceiling to $9.5M two months earlier than Yzerman resigned from the workforce. I don’t imagine that’s the place we’re going right here, however what it reveals is that typically, issues can transfer.

Larkin’s finest attribute is that, as a centre, he’s tough to substitute. High-line centres are very exhausting to discover. My guess is that this ends someplace in the eights. If Yzerman believed he couldn’t signal Larkin, he would have traded him final summer season earlier than the captain’s no-trade clause kicked-in.

6. Now that the Islanders have Horvat signed long-term, I believe Lou Lamoriello makes use of the subsequent five-to-seven video games to decide what he does for this season. Identical goes for Nashville.

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7. Buffalo’s long-term technique — newest with Dylan Cozens — is the sensible one. You probably have a cornerstone participant, lock them up for so long as you may. The worth by no means goes down. My perception is Montreal needs the identical path with Cole Caufield. Get time period.

8. Talked about earlier than that Boston has checked out left-shot choices like Jakob Chychrun and Vladislav Gavrikov. The Bruins additionally seem to be contemplating Luke Schenn on the correct.

9. The Flames are believed to be in on Schenn too, though they could wait to see if it is smart for them based mostly on the standings. You’ll be able to see the likelihood, due to Chris Tanev’s accidents. Tanev is as massive a gamer as they arrive, however even he can’t overcome the whole lot. There’s been a push from some in the Canucks group to hold Schenn. I believe it is determined by what’s supplied. If Vancouver deems it too low, they received’t transfer. However there’s loads of curiosity, which usually pushes up the value.

10. I don’t suppose Toronto trades for a goalie until they’re satisfied it’s a greater possibility than what they’ve in the NHL and even the AHL. The Maple Leafs have restricted cap area and commerce capital. Going for a goalie makes it more durable to do different issues. They need to add each on defence and up entrance.

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11. As US Secretary of Labour Marty Walsh prepares to take over the NHLPA, the factor heard most over the past week was, “It doesn’t matter what anybody thinks, we have now to current a united entrance.” A fractured union will get crushed in negotiations, and, in hockey, we’ve seen that earlier than.

As a result of the search committee did a fantastic job of conserving Walsh’s title personal till final week, questions and considerations spilled out in a short time. First, there have been revelations about Bruins proprietor Jeremy Jacobs’ donations to Walsh. The Boston Globe reported the Pink Sox, principally owned by John Henry (who added the Pittsburgh Penguins to his portfolio), contributed $10,000 to Walsh’s 2014 mayoral inauguration and transition. As somebody who isn’t loopy about politicians of any social gathering, I discover that world greasy and anticipate nothing much less. However these across the NHL/NHLPA lengthy sufficient to bear in mind the Alan Eagleson days are extraordinarily delicate about this. They need data giving them cause to imagine this received’t be the identical factor; they need the method to decelerate, to be satisfied the gamers aren’t dashing right into a mistake.

A nasty, nameless e-mail was circulated to brokers final week arguing in opposition to the rent. Initially, it tried to rally help for Mike Gillis, however then eliminated his title. (I can’t think about Gillis would have wished his title on that.) Regardless of the case, the choice committee pressed ahead, conveying pleasure about Walsh. That enthusiasm has satisfied the remainder of the gamers to again the selection.

12. One other connection for Marty Walsh: his chief labour counsel in Boston was Alexis Finneran Tkachuk, from the massively profitable Fitzgerald/McNeil/Tkachuk household.

13. Walsh’s most necessary job will probably be getting to know the rank-and-file, and he ought to instantly dedicate himself to doing that. Whereas he could also be a hockey fan, he doesn’t intimately know this group. On his method out, present Govt Director Donald Fehr warned the subsequent few years (heading into CBA discussions) will probably be extraordinarily difficult. Take a look at the ages of the choice committee: Kyle Okposo and Kevin Shattenkirk (34), Ian Cole and Sam Gagner (33), Nate Schmidt (31), Justin Faulk and Zach Hyman (30). What are the needs of the youthful gamers, who will kind the spine of the union for years to come?

14. Heard that one of many different critical contenders for NHLPA management was CFLPA Govt Director Brian Ramsay. He performed a decade as an offensive lineman with Toronto, Hamilton and Edmonton, earlier than negotiating two CBAs between gamers and the CFL.

15. 2023 Hobey Baker nominee Jackson LaCombe from the College of Minnesota has indicated he’ll signal with Anaheim as soon as this season concludes. One of many NCAA’s top-scoring defenders, LaCombe — taken thirty ninth general in 2019 — may have develop into a free agent this summer season. There would have been loads of curiosity. That’s an excellent hold for the Geese.

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16. There’s additionally some curiosity in Ethen Frank, who received the AHL’s quickest skater competitors this week. He’s with Hershey on a non-NHL contract, however there may be phrase Washington needs to signal him and is predicted to accomplish that. If not, there can be others chasing him.

17. There may be phrase former Belleville head coach Troy Mann started the method Tuesday of defending himself in opposition to allegations of impropriety. A couple of weeks in the past, Jeff Marek heard that marriage was headed to divorce, however unsure anybody noticed it taking part in out this fashion. Mann has one other yr left on his contract and was not fired for trigger, so I took Ottawa’s launch of philosophical variations at face worth. There may be proof the NHL Senators weren’t pleased with what was occurring on the AHL degree. Then got here reviews of a lack of belief, and that story unfold on the AHL’s All-Star occasion. Mann has no alternative however to battle again. You’ll be able to’t let that stand if it’s unfaithful.

18. Over the subsequent few weeks, anticipate the Senators to start culling the herd of potential possession teams.

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19. Talking of the AHL, it seems Henderson (Las Vegas) and Coachella Valley (Seattle) have been as impactful in that league’s revenues as their mum or dad groups are in the NHL. Sturdy additions.

20. I believed an 84-game schedule is likely to be on the docket in March’s GM conferences, now I’m not so positive. What I do suppose we may get is a dialogue on cutting-down the variety of exhibition video games.

21. As talked about throughout All-Star, the NHL is legitimately taking a look at an out of doors sport in Florida. However, final weekend, we witnessed the conundrum. Two days of excellent climate (which was superior), then a day of driving rainstorms that had automobiles up to the highest of their wheels in water. That’s an enormous, massive fear.

22. Nashville pitched an out of doors awards present this summer season, mainly the place the concert events had been held in the course of the 2017 Stanley Cup Closing. It’s a incredible concept, and my guess is there’s some component of it. However, once more, there was concern about committing to a full out of doors present. Too unpredictable.

23. Philadelphia’s had two days of attention-grabbing bulletins. First, a observe from John Tortorella detailing the place he thinks the Flyers stand, that includes the road: “I’m not going to lie to you — and I would like to be clear about this — we’re not there but. This yr was step one in constructing the way forward for the Flyers and restoring our status as one of the crucial revered groups in hockey.”

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The Rangers scored massive after they did this a couple of seasons in the past, a transparent, sincere message of what they had been considering. Philadelphia’s had hassle admitting a rebuild, however that is unmistakeable. The truth that Tortorella was chosen to be the face of this message is an indication the group feels their followers will settle for it most coming from him.

Second was telling followers with season tickets that the price of April’s three house video games will probably be credited in the direction of 2023-24’s renewal. (These with a half-season plan get two video games’ credit score.) Ticket costs in the principle bowl is not going to enhance for the fourth straight yr. When you’re going to ask your followers for persistence, you higher reward them. Sensible play.

24. Nice teammate tributes for Jamie Benn as he performed sport 1,000 on Monday in opposition to Anaheim. A t-shirt worn by all of the Stars, everybody taking warmup helmetless like he does. And, most significantly, a win. He seems to be rejuvenated taking part in with Ty Dellandrea and Wyatt Johnston, positively seems to be like he modified his exercise type, too. A infamous attention-avoider, I’ll at all times bear in mind his post-game interview from the 2014 Olympic semifinal when he scored the one objective in a 1-0 Canada win over the US. We joked off-camera that the objective meant he’d have to do a variety of interviews, and he mentioned with amusing, “That’s the one dangerous factor about scoring it.”

25. I can’t discover the video, however David Backes chased Benn after the opening draw in St. Louis’s first assembly in opposition to the Stars following these Olympics. One thing he mentioned to Backes acquired below the Blues’ captain’s pores and skin. Benn scored the successful objective that sport.

26. Some suits that will make sense: Anaheim’s Dmitry Kulikov for Pittsburgh, on the left facet.

27. Additionally: James van Riemsdyk in Minnesota. The Wild are wanting for scoring.

28. Jacob Trouba was the principle subject of dialog following the superb Calgary/Rangers sport on Monday. However what actually stood out to me was Sammy Blais going proper after the fearsome Milan Lucic. That’s a participant who is aware of he’s on the roster bubble. He is aware of if he doesn’t play exhausting for a coach that craves it, he’s in hazard of waivers.

29. Boston’s Brandon Carlo did some analysis into an low season adjustment. He switched his skate to a Bauer boot, and went to a Marsblade beneath it. The chassis of the Marsblade “rocks” on the blade, and Carlo mentioned that’s had a constructive impact when he turns and battles.

30. Arber Xhekaj’s youthful brother, Florian, is getting consideration at OHL Hamilton. Draft guru Sam Cosentino thinks he will get chosen in June.

31. Take a while and hear to Bill Belichick on Tom Brady’s podcast. There’s so much value listening to, however the way in which Belichick describes Brady’s skill to “see” the sector stood out.

“The issues I discovered from Tom as a quarterback was how to see the sport as a quarterback, as an alternative of as a coach. Tom would say, ‘You understand, I can’t see that. I’m probably not taking a look at that.’ I’m going to cease teaching that then, as a result of should you can’t see it, no one else goes to see it. So let’s see the way you see the sport, and let me be taught from you.”

There’s extra and it’s so good. Lately, I beneficial a guide referred to as Tremendous Bowl Tales, and simply completed it over All-Star Weekend. The entire guide was about why groups had success. There’s one overriding arc — that the gamers and coaches acquired to a degree the place they understood what one another was attempting to do. They didn’t at all times agree, however they acquired it. One of many quotes is alongside the traces of, “In faculty, you may win with nice expertise or nice teaching. Within the professionals, you may’t win with out each.” Man, do I imagine that, and I imagine it much more in media. There was a lot good recommendation on the podcast and in the guide of why good groups are profitable. I actually discovered all of this eye-opening.

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