The Official 2026 Off-Season Thread: Revenge of the Nerds

[CH1]

Elliotte has enough time to have Claude write an article on Sportsnet.ca for him (with the AI dash abuse and all) before anyone else breaks the news. He really is on an island as the only one to trust.

EF is actually a journalist....most of the other guys are in it for the likes

 

[Preston]

if CNN (55+) has that election numbers guy, so can TSN!!!

Fair point, but my counter argument is that sports fans are a different breed than election night viewers, where the only thing there is to watch are dudes explaining numbers!!!!

Source: I've been in the same room as boomers any time a slightly non traditional hockey stat is referenced on a broadcast. Lots of rage involved.

 

[CH1]

RAGE IS GOOD FOR PROFITS (ask Fox News)

 

[thehabhater]

The only people who still have cable are 50+ year old boomers (and presto) that despise numbers. They know their audience!

If the boomers stopped paying for the broadcasts, how much longer would the rest of the non-boomers have access to the broadcasts that they are stealing from streaming sites?

 

[thehabhater]

EF is actually a journalist....most of the other guys are in it for the likes

And he gigs part-time as the "source" for the rest of the "insiders".

 

[MindzEye]

If the boomers stopped paying for the broadcasts, how much longer would the rest of the non-boomers have access to the broadcasts that they are stealing from streaming sites?

Forever.

There's more money online than their is on television, by a lot.

 

[LeafGm]

God, if only FloydianLeaf was still with us. Him threatening violence against Ratface’s family again might’ve been enough to get him to think twice about coming here.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

What in the world are they thinking with this hire? Just because Mats may be buddies with him, you don’t bring in the longtime face of a rival organization who was hated here all those years.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

What in the world are they thinking with this hire? Just because Mats may be buddies with him, you don’t bring in the longtime face of a rival organization who was hated here all those years.

None of the players care about that

And most fans are sensible enough not to

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Ah, the voice of treason.

 

[Preston]

View: https://x.com/i/status/2074539255875908011

 

[fergy57]

I mean, I don't hate any one of those pics as a bigger picture staff.

 

[Pwner]

Imagine what could have been. Lol.


View: https://x.com/i/status/2074547200114171993

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Obviously Mats must really be close to him.

 

[CH1]

Alfie takes over if they have to fire Hiller mid season

 

[hockeylover]

View: https://x.com/Stinging_Metal/status/2074541894978175249?s=20

Lmao

 

[hockeylover]

View: https://x.com/JFreshHockey/status/2074532514576691553?s=20

It’s a bit icky but also a massive troll.

 

[hockeylover]

View: https://x.com/beep_sens/status/2074535019259838760?s=20

Didn’t realize he was already an assistant in Ottawa and jumped ship?

 

[hockeylover]

View: https://x.com/JacobBillingt10/status/2074535482298437779?s=20

(They were 8th actually)

 

[hockeylover]

View: https://x.com/joeyferg/status/2074542741522899248?s=20