(Spoilers) The thread where CALIFORNIA LOOOOVE~!

[SeanDMan]

https://twitter.com/GarrisonFive/status/368050821746786304

Jason Garrison stole Roberto Luongo's tires.

[Lowerdeck]

Nashville really really doesn't like Chicago, or anyone from there.

I was alarmed by just how many Hawks fans were in Boston during the Cup Finals. If Nashville fans are being shut out by Chicago fans - then I see the point of this. But how well does Nashville actually draw?

[Sweet Holy Moses]

Ottawa's been trying to keep Leafs and Habs fans out of their arena for years. They even went so far as to ask their season ticket holders to not give away/re-sell tickets to Leafs and Habs games. Then they realized that those are the only games that are guaranteed sell-outs, and have the best atmosphere.

Nashville's just shooting themselves in the foot, I think. Never alienate paying customers.

[TGWL]

That also happened during the playoffs 2 years ago with the Rangers/Devils at the Rock.

[caucasianheat]

Yeah, really dumb. Detroit conversely is promoting the shit out of Montreal and Toronto coming through this season.

Anybody holding season tickets or routinely go to games? Somehow I don't think this has ever come up...

[Ruki]

I've only been to one game. Planning on going to my next in October. That's the problem with the Leafs only coming through once s year.

[TGWL]

I can't wait to see more games from the Wings against Islanders, Devils, and Rangers. Islanders/Devils tickets are still rather cheap, well compared to the Rangers, at least.

[Lowerdeck]

St. Louis is now on the list of teams wanting Chicago fans out.

Bruins tickets cost way too much for my blood.

[TGWL]

Craig Anderson tweet a photo regarding the size difference from his old pads to the new CBA requirements.

https://twitter.com/CraigAnderson41/status/370683899556270082

Smaller goalies shouldn't have much of an issue, but tall goalies might suffer here.

[SeanDMan]

So a blogger by the name of Travis Yost has been doing articles linking Eugene Melnyk to some businesses and charities overseas, suggesting a money trail that either means Melnyk is being kept afloat by foreign investors, is funnelling/laundering money in these organizations, or a combination of the two, all while refusing to spend to the salary cap to keep his team competitive. Melnyk denied the reports, calling Yost "a random, useless blogger" with no important information. Then things got interesting. Yost vanished; his content (and only his content) was deleted from the hockey blogs he posts on and his Twitter account was deleted. Yost popped back up to defend him and say he'd been hacked only to have everything then removed again. He then came up under a new username and traced the hackers to Ukraine, which is where Melnyk's money trail led. That post was also removed, though the hackers can't hack the google cache. So, it sounds like the days of fraudster NHL owners with shady connections are alive and well, even in Canada!

[Plubby]

Good grief. It's like something out of a really awful movie.

[TGWL]

Henrique signed with the Devils. 6 years, 4 million per year.

[Toe]

Hey, Nonis. Can you please get Kadri and Franson signed before camp?

[I_Like_EWR]

If not Franson, at least Kadri. I really would like them to get signed soon.

[Toe]

Cody Franson is more valuable to the Leafs then people think. And the defence didn't exactly get better over the offseason.

[Ruki]

Yeah, Franson is super important.

Sell Liles for a 4th, then sign Franson for 3-4 at 3 or 3.5.

Kadri? 2 year bridge, similar to Subban.

[TGWL]

Sell Liles for a 4th? How much salary are you retaining with that?

[Ruki]

$0!

He is still a good defenseman. We just don't need him.

[Ruki]

Teemu is back. And wonderful.

[Sweet Holy Moses]

Teemu is without question my favourite hockey player of all time. Possibly even favourite human being ever. I want to be him when I grow up.