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Or a Marcus Foligno.

Vegas’ centre spine should not scare anyone. That does not look like a Stanley Cup contending group. William Karlsson, Chandler Stephenson, Nic Roy, Keegan Kolesar and Tomas Nosek. The rest of their lineup is good and they play hard and with pace. Two solid goalies as a last line of defence is huge.

For Reinhart

They are taking the game to Vegas at the moment. I wasn’t sure they could play at the pace Colorado and Vegas were at.

Nice hit by Romanov. Can’t believe Eric Staal has a prominent role on the Habs.

Vegas certainly glitzes it up. Love the fortress.

What could go wrong hiring a Trotz assistant?

Scott Gomez in his prime comes to mind.

He says money is not as important, code for my game has declined to the point where no one will offer big dollars anymore.

I don’t hear about Heiskanen alternating the Norris trophy with Makar for the next 12 years anymore. He took a step back and may return to that path. Dahlin is ready for a breakout year offensively. He needs the HC to let him roam and pair him with a responsible partner. More puck possession time for him means fewer defensive issues. Hardly anyone remembers how bad Leetch was at defense because he was a point producing machine. I think Dahlin can be better than Leetch defensively but to blossom he needs to be a rover.

Wherever Hall signs, get their first rounder for 2022.

It’s the Canadian media pointing fingers at Dubas that is putting Lou in the spotlight.The Little Cap Wizard doesn’t know how to build a team and that is causing much angst over here.

I worry about them kissing and making up. It may only last until the NMC kicks in. Jack’s year end comments sounded like a trade request disguised as a break in communications.

If there is another asset to be had it would tip the scales for me.

I’m thinking a Tampa repeat. Montreal has been the underdog in every series, even more now. Price could steal a game or two but I would not put money on the Habs. I would have loved a Tampa vs Colorado final.

He was basically zero vs the Islanders but the media don’t seem to talk about it. He was the guy that would put them over the top in the previous round according to the same people. I hope the league show him what he is truly worth with his next deal.

Then boot him out of the house and find some support for the kids.

That is interesting, I haven’t seen that type of tracking in Ontario. There must be some young and healthy people who were infected but didn’t get tested? May be higher than 12% in that case.

Your take on previously infected people having antibodies would probably be a higher percentage in anti mask/ anti vax regions. I am no expert but there are many who were infected and may not have been aware. Combined with a good vaccination rate, those areas would have good immunity in my opinion.

I’m on the fence and chose Beniers because of position.

I have only watched a few clips of Power at Michigan but he was impressive at the Worlds. He got better and played a larger role as the tournament went on. This shows me that he is good vs average NHLers and that he has the ability to adapt and develop quickly. I did not see elite skills but he was cool under pressure and often made the smart play. He is confident with the puck and has some good offensive instincts. I joked about elite reach but that will serve him well to maintain gaps at the next level. I am in the camp of making a deal with Seattle if they want Power and taking Beniers. This is based on wanting more forwards in the Sabres prospect pool. I am on the fence with those two and there is no more hockey to be played. I won’t be upset either way, Dahlin and Power could be the Sabres version of Hedman and Sergachev. Beniers as a ROR ceiling and a Cirelli floor is good too.

Power has elite reach. LOL

The German Nik Ehlers?

I doubt Byfield gets 56 points in the NHL next year.

RK would have had to use his timeouts in the first period of many games.