# NHL 103 (2019/2020 season) pre-season thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 15, 2019, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-2019-2020-season-pre-season-thread/835538 "2019-06-15T04:10:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2019, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-2019-2020-season-pre-season-thread/835538/161 "2019-09-28T23:02:13Z")
My worry about guys like Smith is that when they make the team they end up as healthy scratches 5 out of six games, just sitting there as a round in the chamber for when the coach decides they are needed. If he does make it, I hope they give him real playing time, else just let him develop more where he can get some ice… ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-2019-2020-season-pre-season-thread/835538/162 "2019-10-01T19:47:48Z")
As the pre-season closes out, some good news for the Knights’ first games: [Sharks’ Evander Kane suspended for 3 games for abuse of official](https://apnews.com/889726adac7c4b8dbcff7c02904faff5) He’ll miss a game against Nashville in addition to the 2 against Las Vegas. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-103-2019-2020-season-pre-season-thread/835538/163 "2019-10-01T19:56:40Z")
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