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Worst case is you waive him later, nobody bites, and you have to eat his cap hit for two seasons. And if we're at the point where we're waiving him later this year, I think it's fairly likely nobody takes the bait.

I'm no medical professional so take it with a grain of salt, but I've spent a good amount of time researching sports injuries. To me, that looks like a textbook MCL sprain for McCabe and I'd be surprised from the angle I saw if it was a full tear. I'd be surprised if he was out for more than 3 weeks, but I'm no expert.

Am I missing something with Bennett, is he more than a good bottom six depth player that plays hard and looked good in the playoffs? All this "Sam Bennett sweepstakes" and "Canucks don't have the necessary assets" talk seems a bit excessive. But I haven't seen him play in a while.

I'm not that knowledge about vaccine distribution, but I've got to imagine that giving spare doses to any specific group is easier said than done. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure these things only become at risk of being wasted if they're taken out of the deep freezer for use and then not used within a number of days. Most likely situation would probably be the patient cancelling their vaccination appointment. And I'd imagine that hospitals/pharmacies would be going FIFO with these things, and only taking as much as they need out of the deep freezers. If that's the case, the spare doses would only be onesies twosies, not whole lots, and would be very time sensitive. It would be tough to get those does to any specific sports team, school, etc. before the dose expires, and if you had time to do that you probably have time to get it to another at risk person.

Vogl now saying it's COVID related.

Personally, the only takeaway I get from that is that most of Olofsson's production has come on the PP, which is excluded from +/-.

I'd say the numbers that @IKnowPhysics is showing are in line with what I'm seeing out of Olofsson so far this season. I thought Olofsson was really starting to take strides in his 5v5 game in the second half of the season last year, but to me he's been invisible at best so far this season. Just from that standpoint alone, I think it's worthwhile to drop him to a bottom 6 line for a bit and let him get back to the basics. And Skinner has showed me enough to say that I'd like to see him moved up.

Weird timing. Just hope that everything is alright with JR and his family with how sudden this is.

I know St. Louis has holes at RD, but something tells me they would want more than Miller. That team's cap situation is complicated so I'm not sure if his cap hit would be an issue or not. I'm not a huge Dunn fan, but I do think he would be a decent trade target. Evens out our defensive handedness and could provide some offensive ability in a sheltered role.

Good movement, good finish on that PP. We need to start moving the puck through Hall in the slot more often on the PP. Caps are really pressuring us up high and leaving a lot of room for Hall to work if we could feed him.

I hope you're not genuinely putting that one on Ullmark.

Cannon.

The funny thing is that we have double the shots Washington does. This team is an opposing goalie's best friend. Cheap, weak, unscreened shots to boost your save percentage. But hey, our Corsi looks nice.

Clear cut check from behind in USA Hockey. NHL doesn't tend to call boarding unless they're in that dangerous 2-3 feet from the wall spot. It is what it is. This team is lacking in players who are able to give it back.

We've harped on this team for years about rushing prospects and not giving them a proper development plan. Now they're taking their time and we're giving them ***** for that. It stings a little to see Cozens out of the lineup, especially after his first NHL goal, but I'll trust that the people they pay for player development know better than I do. And I'd bet that these rest days are planned in advance, so there shouldn't be hindrance to Cozens' confidence here.

As is tradition. Great goalie, but man he can't stay healthy.

For what it's worth, Chad says he knows who it is and has ruled out Raanta, Rittich, Peterson, Miller, and Gibson. He also says the tricky part would be making the cap space work, which obviously brings Fleury to mind. Has Chad had inside scoop about any previous deals we've made?

Laine has developed into a much more rounded, hard working player in the past year or two. Very different player than when he first got that reputation. I think he would do just fine playing under Torts.

It would have to be Reinhart plus a substantial asset, and I have a hard time coming up with a 'plus' that makes sense. In a vacuum, I'd give Cozens for PLD. But in a cap world... I don't think we have the right pieces or enough need to be in the conversation for PLD. Winnipeg makes a ton of sense there.

Eh, I don't get the impression that his injury was anything serious enough to be a worry in games.

The folks over on the Sabres' Reddit page had a nice idea to donate to the Buffalo SPCA in his memory. Linus had a "Ullmark's Barks" fundraiser with them last year. I figured I would relay that message over here if anyone were interested. Their donation page is linked below: https://yourspca.org/donatenow/

Wishing him all the best. There's never an easy time to lose someone close to you, but it must be especially difficult being halfway across the world and in the middle of Covid.

I remember Friedman mentioning that we talked to Columbus as well for a goalie.

Meanwhile, our old friend Jimmy Vesey is causing a stir up in Leafland.

Bona-Fide Long-Term Injured Reserve is the term they use in the CBA, for those wondering.