In theory, the NHL does have a rule to prevent players from wearing the jersey incorrectly. Players must make sure to use the tie in the bottom of the jersey and to tie it with the pants. Also, players must not slip their jersey into their pants, but there is a certain laxity in this regard. We are a long way from the days of Wayne Gretzky, but many players still slip their jerseys into their pants, such as Connor McDavid and Matthew Tkachuk. Journalist Elliotte Friedman had indicated in his podcast 30 Thoughts that the referees were going to be less strict on rules 9.1 and 9.5 and that they were not going to give penalties if the jersey slipped in the pants during play. Referees to issue a warning if a player’s elbow pads are visible. If the player does not recover them, he could receive a penalty as for all previous infractions.
Absolutely. The most-watched Stanley Cup final in Sportsnet history to date was the Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning in 2021 – 3.6 million people domestically. The following year, the Sportsnet/CBC combo lost almost half of the spectators, according to Statista data, when the same Lightning faced the Colorado Avalanche this time. The 2022 playoffs had started off on the right foot, with an Edmonton-Calgary duel in the second round. The phenomenon is not new: during the 2016 playoffs, in which no Canadian team participated, the ratings dropped by 60% compared to the previous season.
Several things come into play when analyzing Lance Stroll’s performance this season. Let’s remember he managed 6th, 4th and 7th in the first four races of the campaign, and he just beat Alonso by a rung in Spain; he therefore has the capacity to perform at this level. Besides the question of “self-esteem”, to use your words, the main question is why it cannot be constant. In Miami and Monaco, the Quebecer obviously did not perform up to the height of the vehicle he is driving. Yet he has the ability, he has already demonstrated it a few times – even if he has never reached the level of Alonso. Still, to say that Stroll wouldn’t be in a stable without his dad seems pretty harsh to me. You have to qualify.
It is an index that measures the quality of shots, on a scale of 1 to 10. In the example above, it is the quality of forehand shots. The index is generated by artificial intelligence software, and takes into account, among other things, the speed of the shot, its depth and the rotation rate of the ball.
Despite all the concerns heard last summer, players who had returned to Russia for the summer were able to return. This was notably the case with Alexander Romanov, Denis Gurianov, then a member of the Stars, and Vasily Podkolzin and Andrei Kuzmenko, of the Canucks. News that Kirill Kaprizov was wanted by Russian authorities after allegedly buying a “military ID card” in 2017 to evade compulsory military service also caused a stir in July. The striker was finally able to get to the Wild camp in time. The most high-profile problematic case of the summer of 2022 was that of Ivan Fedotov, a Flyers prospect, arrested for a story similar to Kaprizov’s and sent to a military camp. Fedotov has no stats in 2022-23, but according to various media outlets he will play in the KHL next season. In the Wild’s season report, Kaprizov said he did not know if he was going to return to Russia this summer. Romanov confirmed that he would go.
