nfreeman

What a great movie.

My impression of TG over the years is that he can get pretty worked up about things. I would guess that for someone who is inclined that way to begin with, family drama can really take things to the boiling point. He'll probably delete the tweet once he cools off. And hopefully reconcile with his brother at some point too.

Nailed it. Eichel to Calgary for MT? Who says no?

I agree -- I kinda expect him to be in Rochester.

So the open container law is still cramping your style? Very nice.

On the pressure on Canadian teams -- I think it's analogous to the pressure on NFL teams here, which is much higher than the pressure on US NHL teams. As for heaven on earth -- I was referring to Banff, Lake Louise and that surrounding area, which spills over into BC (as I'm sure you know). I haven't been to Vancouver or the BC coast, but I hear great things about it. My understanding is that Calgary has grown quite a bit over the last dozen years or so. We stayed in a downtown area that had a pretty nice pedestrian area with a bunch of outdoor restaurants and cafes -- so not NYC, LA, Miami or Toronto, and I understand that young, wealthy athletes often want that kind of scene, but it was still pretty nice IMHO.

Resurrecting this thread in case anyone's interested. As I mentioned in the TV/movies thread, the last 2 episodes of BCS have been outstanding.

I guess I’m not that concerned about the Russian prospects being permanently barred from coming here. I can see it not happening this season, but beyond that it doesn’t seem likely.

Yes — these last 2 episodes have been outstanding.

Yes, unless they get a good return in trade for Tkachuk. But with only a year left on his contract, odds are it won't cushion the blow much.

Interesting. I have a theory that the Canadian NHL teams are more prone to make boneheaded and rash management decisions because they are under much more pressure -- both from fans and from the fear of losing players to US markets -- than the US NHL teams are. This would kinda fit that theory. I was there recently for a couple of days and it seemed like a pretty decent city -- and it's close to the Canadian Rockies, which are pretty close to heaven on earth.

He must've told them he was going to UFA, and they've learned their lesson from the Gaudreau debacle. That stinks for Calgary fans.

Comrie and Olofsson.

This is obnoxious.

Well, you might not like the NBA, but it is an enormously successful league -- much more popular and profitable than the NHL -- where everyone involved is making huge amounts of money. And calling the owners "fools" is simply denying reality, as revenues and franchise values have skyrocketed. The NBA's demise isn't coming anytime soon, and if it does arrive, it's highly likely to be well after the NHL's. The bolded is obnoxious. As for your views on morality, the NBA is no more or less morally corrupt than any other sports league. Has the NHL done anything about the molestation scandal in Chicago or the concussion issue? Has the NFL done anything about its concussion issue or reduced life expectancy among its players?

But Krebs scored a lot in juniors — 60 pts in 38 games in his last junior season, and 68 pts in 64 games the prior season.

I think Cozens will get the 2nd most ES minutes out of the centers, will put up about 46 pts and will usually play with KO, assuming KO still has gas in the tank (as he did last year). LW on that line could be a revolving door and could be situational — Krebs, VO, JJP, Zemgus and Asplund are all candidates.

Now you’ve done it @PerreaultForever — he’s mad at you! I do recall looking overmatched against TB though — but they were the 2-time defending champs! They should’ve been much better and they were. But we’ll be better next year and they’ll be a bit worse.

I thought Krebs was also excellent at carrying it up the ice and driving it to the net. It might not happen this year, but the finish will come.

I would be pretty surprised if this were to happen. I haven't been a fan of Mitts', but trading him now would be selling him when his value is quite low. It just seems much more prudent, and likely, to get him in the lineup and producing regularly so DG and KA can see what they have in him when he's healthy and in a non-dysfunctional situation. I suppose they could've decided that they've seen enough from Mitts and they are pretty confident that he's going to wash out, but this just doesn't seem likely.

I will be pretty surprised if Joker isn't Power's partner or isn't in the top 4 if the top 4 pairings are jumbled. I think the organization likes Joker quite a bit and that they brought in Boosh to solidify what would've been a shaky Bryson-Fitzie 3rd pair -- not because they thought Boosh would compete with Joker for a 2nd pairing slot. I also think Bryson probably has more leash than just this year, although I agree that he could play himself off the roster if he's lousy.

Does anyone know what the "prospects" threshold is? Is it the same as the NHL "rookie" definition? I'm wondering who we're going to see from Ottawa and NJ, each of whom have a bunch of good young players who might be too experienced at this point to be considered prospects.

Yes -- I was also thinking there is likely a psychological coaching component at work here. But I also think that Peca wouldn't say that about someone who he didn't think had the potential to be a really effective scorer.

I will be pretty surprised if a cap move delivers to the Sabres a F who is good enough for KA to want to take ice time away from the guys in their projected top 12 -- i.e. I think KA would only bring in a F -- in a cap move or any other kind of transaction -- who was an undeniable, extremely compelling player. I think if it happens, it's much more likely to deliver a Dman to the Sabres than a F.

Because JJP is much faster and more powerful than Kucherov, of course.