French Collection

I know, I’ve been up since 4:30.

Agree. The good GMs are able to get players to take less money in order to have more to spend on other assets. Crosby, Bergeron, Marchand, etc… Chicago and Tampa have won multiple Cups by keeping a core and re tooling the rest year by year.

Fox gets points and won a Norris trophy but he is not as dynamic as Makar or capable of controlling the entire ice like Hedman. I prefer Dahlin’s game.

Kevin Weekes is a knowledgeable guy, I like the way he breaks things down. Emily Caplan has been around hockey for quite some time. She speaks well, I’ve seen her be a gust on Sportsnet’s Tim and Friends. Oh, and Ferraro is my favourite colour commentator. I love his work at TSN.

I am starting to warm up to this idea, there is no way the Leafs could match. He will probably have to give them a big discount if he wants to be on that team. An added bonus is we remove their best goalie option. He seems like a good guy and is loved by his teammates, KA likes those types.

Hey, Environment Canada just issued a tornado warning for your area.

He would have some stories. He’s been in the NHL since 1975.

If I play my cards right, I could be kissing this girl by midnight.

Agree that talent is a good thing and I would prefer a loaded roster to JAGs. They have talent but too much cap allocated to 4-5 guys. There is no middle class because the other 20 guys have to be near minimum wage. However, my point is I don’t think Dumbass is a cap genius by giving up a first rounder to get a team to take a contract. He’s just desperate. A cap genius finds a balance by staggering contracts and having a pipeline of ELCs. We hammer GMTM for trading a first for Lehner. Imagine giving a first rounder to have a team take Okposo.

By giving away 1st round picks just to take a contract you are not replenishing your pipeline of players on ELCs to replace the talent that prices itself off of your team. It also means you have mismanaged your cap by giving big money and too long of a deal to players that you can’t even give away.

The media over here refers to Dubas as a cap genius. We will see how he can navigate these issues this summer. I don’t consider him a genius when you give a team (Carolina) a first round pick just to take Marleau and his contract off of your hands. They loved Marleau for his leadership and how much he helped their young guns grow.

I tried by using the word but. There must be a way to troll Leafs’ fans with those pics. Myers has come over to the Sabres fanbase.

Yeah, he is a huge Leafs fan, but a good human being.

Florida down 2 games to nothing vs Tampa. 1st rounder from the Panthers may turn out better than 32nd seen on a lot of mock drafts.

Experience, they don’t panic. They blocked a ton of shots this game and did the same thing in game 7 vs the Leafs. Even Stamkos blocked a few, it was a parade to the trainer’s room for a while.

Nice to see him score. This will help his confidence. Not that Kazakhstan is Russia, but he got half of Canada’s goals.

May we have someone close to RJs abilities to be our guide, punctuate the highlights and keep us engaged.

That is terrifying, stay safe.

Mitts, 16OA and Johnson was an idea. Portillo’s name thrown around as a sweetener later because they didn’t think that was enough.

It just seems that they keep descending down this path away from being an NHL team and Bettman keeps singing kumbaya.

Sportsnet is reporting that the Coyotes cannot have their logo at centre ice. The university’s logo will be there permanently during their games. Bettman must be proud. Auston Matthews to the rescue!

As long as it doesn’t resemble the NBA where both teams score at will and then start playing some D in the last two minutes. I like the fast, swashbuckling type of game. Teams would need 2 good goaltenders because of the amount of shots they would face.

Avs had twice as many shots and play was in the Blues end most of the game. Binnington had a lousy season but has found his game. Husso is probably going to sit for this series.

Nick Paul played his junior hockey here in North Bay. Good kid. He has an awkward skating style but he gets there. He is a big body who can play C or W. He scored the game winner for Canada at the World Championship last year, on the team with Power. He wore an A in Ottawa. He reminds me of Gaustad. He has earned a larger role with Tampa now that Point is hurt.

Manitoba boy, not surprised.