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Yeah, it sounds a little strange. Kamloops is also much closer to home than Red Deer.

I like the idea of scoring threats on three lines. Matchups will be tougher for other teams and DG can go with whoever is hotter as his go to line.

No question his offense is way better than his defense. He will continue to improve in both areas. Look at it this way, if he/Sabres have the puck for the majority of the time he is on the ice, that means there is less defense to be played.

Interesting that he wanted out of Kamloops, in my opinion it is a quality CHL program. I will keep an eye on Red Deer to see how he develops there. They paid a first rounder and a decent ‘03 Dman for Lindgren so he has value in that league. Masters is a 2021 4th round pick of the Wild.

Mike Babcock says he has retired from coaching. This past season he was the HC of the University of Saskatchewan. The Leafs are still paying him $6M plus this year so I guess he isn’t struggling financially.

Hard to say. It is not a best on best tournament without them. To my knowledge the NHL has not put sanctions on Russians, but the IIHF has banned them from their events.

Power’s offense often comes from joining the rush or vacating the point. This will cause some odd man rushes the other way but if he picks his spots well and forwards cover for him there will be more GF than GA. He skates well and obviously has tons of reach so getting back in the play will happen too. Because of limited PP time I don’t think he will have a Seider like season, but I think he can put up 40 points. Because of his 1OA status he will be in the ROY conversation.Some great work on special teams will help him gain some favourable reviews.

Is it the Islanders with 19? I hear that in the playoffs from the CBC guys.

Most of the Canada vs USA games have been great hockey. The women are making inroads at coaching, scouting and management roles in the NHL. Even if they cannot compete directly with men physically, there is no restriction to having the skills to find talent, develop motivate, train players and create strategies at the highest level.

I love the best on best hockey, too bad the Olympics didn’t go through this past winter. I would prefer the World Cup being in September, it just seems to get the season started right.

Similar skill set to Bryson. He will play when injuries take out a few Dmen. There is more talent and support around than in his last stint so he will do fine in that 7-8 role.

Spencer Sova, I believe.

I better not “fall in love” with players, they are all eligible to be moved. It is hard to think ahead and realize guys will have to be moved/cut to make room for the next wave. Just as we are seeing a group that can become a true core. If it is a true core then they get to stay, but some good players will probably leave for cap/prospect reasons.

Me too.

I think KA will have that discussion with KO. He may not want to go anywhere but if he does they may re-sign him (a la Tkachuk).

Makarov is the reason they changed the eligibility rules. He was almost 32 at the end of that season.

It will be a tough road but the Sabres are better and will be in the hunt. I think they fall short unless they avoid injuries and the goaltending is above average. I believe a lot of the non playoff teams have gotten better, which will erode points from the top teams. I don’t see the wide disparity in points like last season. Eight 100 point teams is unlikely, Boston and Washington will drop the most but Tampa is weaker and I feel Florida will drop a few points.

Power and Quinn having Seider/Raymond like seasons is possible, that would move this team up into playoff contention.

Dahlin, Power and Samuelson, the Big Three?

Maybe a year in WHL could help. He is probably squeezing the stick so tight. He should be scoring at this level.

Or the Leafs in the playoffs.

Östlund should be on the December team. It is crazy that Sweden has not won this title many times. They have had so much talent over the years and won most of their preliminary round games.

That was a wild finish! I am happy with the win but I would prefer 5 on 5 OT to decide a championship. At least it wasn’t a shootout.

Better than a shootout but yeah, only about 9 guys play in OT.

Great third period for Finland, tying up the game. Overtime here we come. Canada’s PP could have sealed the win but went 0 for 7.