The ‘24-‘25 boredom thread..

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Bear was injured when the Caps signed him, he wasn’t expected to play more than half of last season. According to his stats, he played in 24 games last year before he sought out the player assistance program for mental issues. I honestly don’t remember if he played well or not.

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Hey Mick.. opinions?

https://www.nbcsports.com/nascar/news/cup-teams-seek-to-transform-sport-with-lawsuit-against-nascar

I agree it being a France family dictatorship. On the money end, I hate to defend nascrap, but they do own 12 11 tracks and that is an expensive endeavor.

Chicago Street Track

• Darlington Raceway

• Daytona International Speedway

• Homestead Speedway

• Iowa Speedway

• Kansas Speedway

• Martinsville Speedway

• Michigan International Speedway

• Phoenix Raceway

• Richmond Raceway

• Talladega Superspeedway

• Watkins Glen International

[Mickstix]

I've not been following Denny and Jordan's lawsuit, tbh. I've just heard Denny saying how much money nascar earns over what they pass on to teams. I guess him and Jordan are the only ones with the balls big enough to challenge them. Have to see how it turns out! In the old days, Big Bill and Bill Jr would of probably tried to force 23XI out of the sport. But the France's they have running the show now are incompetent in comparison. Not that I'd agree with them doing it, but these guys are soft, woke, greedy, etc. They've tried everything they can think of to be like the NFL, except when it comes to compensation. lol

I just saw this morning that they had an interview on Sirius Nascar channel and their lawyer was spitting some facts they didn't like, so they took the interview off the channel.


https://twitter.com/dennyhamlin/status/1841881063846552121

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I’d imagine this is a big part of why Tony Stewart told NASCAR to screw themselves

[Mickstix]

Most likely.

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down 3 more, still need to cut 2 by Monday at 5pm..

https://novacapsfans.com/2024/10/04/washington-capitals-place-ethan-bear-michael-sgarbossa-luke-philp-on-waivers/#more-446090

[richkrt99]

well no surprise their I guess, but it sucks for Bear and Sgarbossa...well it sucks for all, but WTF is Philip?

So cut 2 more of:  Vrana, Miro, Milano, Cristall

Im assuming Miro gets a spot by default, and Cristall is too costly to burn a year so its down to Vrana and Miro?  I mean if Vrana will play for peanuts, give him a 1 year deal, but I'd assume he would then just go play Swiss/Euro for more money

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headed to Hershey..

https://novacapsfans.com/2024/10/05/washington-capitals-michael-sgarbossa-luke-philp-ethan-bear-clear-waivers/#more-446120

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Caps need to cut two guys by Monday afternoon. A couple comments during tonight’s game indicate Milano’s job here could be in jeopardy.

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https://novacapsfans.com/2024/10/06/washington-capitals-place-hunter-shepard-on-waivers/

[Mickstix]

Redskins smoked the Browns. 34-13, was over at halftime. JD5 with another outstanding performance. Boys appear legit! Next week is a big test. Baltimore.


Hamlin plays chicken little again this week in Talladega.. -17 points to the cutoff and running like 28th or something (20+ seconds off the lead pack) coming to 4 to go, when the big one happens. Finishes 10th, +30 going into the go-kart track elimination race next week! 

[Surreylily]

You do understand that come next Satrday, this thread will be invalid.

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You do understand that come next Satrday, this thread will be invalid.

why

 

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Redskins smoked the Browns. 34-13, was over at halftime. JD5 with another outstanding performance. Boys appear legit! Next week is a big test. Baltimore.


Hamlin plays chicken little again this week in Talladega.. -17 points to the cutoff and running like 28th or something (20+ seconds off the lead pack) coming to 4 to go, when the big one happens. Finishes 10th, +30 going into the go-kart track elimination race next week! 

I watched Degga today, mostly for the inevitable wreck. The 4 wide was interesting. Not sure what Hamlins problem is. I can understand the hang back strategy at a couple of these tracks, but this dumb assed stage racing and points doesn’t allow that old school shit anymore. Dude got lucky as hell today.

I was also thinking, before the wreck, that this two wide plate racing is stupid. If there was no wreck the winner was going to be one of the front four because no one could pass.

[Mickstix]

I don't even like plate racing anymore. The cars are all the same speed and never give up any handling. 3-4 wide and there's nothing to do but ride around until you get desperate, then ram into someone trying to make something happen.  It's all a track position game played with fuel milage, then pray you don't get hit too hard by a push or caught up in someone elses mess.


I'll take the old 2-3 wide 10 deep all day over this crap. Back in the day cars gave up, you could lose the draft, you had room to pull out and try to pass. Saving fuel was a rarity unless there was a timely yellow near the end, where you could stretch it and possibly steal one.


I dunno how Denny got back to 20+ seconds behind. Our coverage cut out for Hurricane Milton update. He must of had an issue on pit road? But he played the chicken little game from lap 4 or 5 when he tried a move that didn't work and fell to the back. Very lucky to still be in contention going into Charlotte (cough) roval (cough) ghey (sneeze) (cough). lol

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These two got sent down because it didn’t require them to be put on waivers. Cristall is too young for the AHL. It appears this opens the door to sign Vrana, no word on that yet.


https://novacapsfans.com/2024/10/07/washington-capitals-loan-ivan-miroshnichenko-to-ahl-hershey-andrew-cristall-to-whl-kelowna/#more-446203

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I dunno how Denny got back to 20+ seconds behind. Our coverage cut out for Hurricane Milton update. He must of had an issue on pit road? But he played the chicken little game from lap 4 or 5 when he tried a move that didn't work and fell to the back. Very lucky to still be in contention going into Charlotte (cough) roval (cough) ghey (sneeze) (cough). lol

It looked like Hamlin got shuffled back in the drafting, like how Bush tried to make a pass at the end and immediately lost about 6 spots.

[Mickstix]

Him and Gibbs were both 20+ seconds off the lead pack. So, something they did lost em' the draft. Getting shuffled doesn't normally do that, especially not JGR cars. I read somewhere they took tires instead of just fuel? That may of done it if everyone they pitted with only got fuel.. Either way, lucky ducks to miss that wreck and get his points back.

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https://novacapsfans.com/2024/10/07/washington-capitals-hunter-shepard-clears-waivers/#more-446223

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Not sure if I like this, hopefully it works out..

https://novacapsfans.com/2024/10/07/washington-capitals-sign-jakub-vrana-to-one-year-775000-contract/