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Good luck finding the game that marks the halfway point. I've always looked the halfway point on a team by team basis. It looks like all teams will have played there 41st game by the end of this weekend except St. Louis.

A Boeing theme. You may be on to something!

A lot of people don't know what a Kraken is. Most will only see a snake. I don't think a snake can be a part of a NHL team logo but the colours work.

I agree. He's made a noticeable effort to stay on the ice and focus on his offencive skill instead of his physical dominance. But his rep will always follow him and he'll always lose when it's 50/50.

Arizona?

I think Talbot owners should worry. Koskinen is the better goalie and Hitchcock may want to go with the new guy. If he can help Edmonton be a better defensive team, the biggest fantasy winner could be Koskinen. But the point about Chiarelli is dead on. He's mostly responsible for creating the problem. I feel for Oiler fans. It seems like Lucy, Charlie Brown and the football. Always talking oneself into believing only to face the same reality.

Thankfully, we increased the IR slots to 5 this season. I think the newly added Overager rule and 5 IR slots have kept a number of teams in the mix that would not be without the rule refinements. James did a great job crafting the rule changes that we made last season. It's almost seems like he has a crystal ball to see the future.

Are we seeing the rise of a Great Finn to backstop the Oilers into the playoffs? How did he look live?

I believe Rinne has become a much more valuable asset to trade at the end of this season. Saros will have to wait but Rinne already had some time on the IR and I expect him to spend another stint on IR before the New Year.

If Tuch remains a second line player with PP time for the next 7 years, the Knights will look brilliant. Being a new franchise, I think they made a great move locking up a quality player with lots of potential. 4 to 5 million seems to be the sweet spot for second line players. But Tuch has the talent to be a 1st line player with the skill of a Marchand without the licking. It's a gamble but I think Vegas wins this one.

Unfortunately, Justin seems to be jinxed.

My last comment on the state of fighting in the NHL, it's a lot better than it use to be. We're down to about a couple dozen incidents requiring a suspension per season. And unlike a decade ago, the NHL has a process that's become fairly effective in dealing with an incident.

I spent my teenage years living beside the Forum but even though the Canadiens were winners back then, I was never a big supporter. I was born in TO, married in TO and my daughter was born in TO. For a couple of decades, I wandered without hockey being a part of my life. During the last couple of seasons, I've been cheering again for the Blue and White. My inner Leaf is breaking through. Now I need to attend the next Canadiens/Leafs game at the Bell Centre wearing my Tavares jersey. I'm certain I'll learn some new french swear words.

He should have licked him.

My Tavares jersey is in the mail! Never been a big fan of the red and white, especially the last few years. When I married, her 3 brothers made me swear an oath to the blue and white. I feel like I'm going back to my roots. GO LEAFS!

Blood sport tonight in TO. Mathews and Tavares are going to make the Canadians defense look like swiss cheese and Price will be a very busy goalie. Canadiens better stay out of the penalty box. 6 to 2

Looking forward to this season when the Cup comes home to the True North. Go Leafs. Go Oilers. Go Jets.

Dumb. So dumb. A $5 million man does not need to prove he's a tough guy. He needs to be a better scorer. Even though he's on 2 of my teams, I hope he gets enough of a suspension that makes him grow up.

Montour, his old Anaheim teammate would have loved this deal instead of the bridge deal he received.

The HUEL is DONE! The ECFL - Round 4 Pick 7 The IFHL- Round 3 Pick 14

What if Boston had traded Krejci and Backes and had kept Seguin? Would that have been a formula for a Cup?

Fantrax describes their new app as a PWA (progressive web app). If you go to their help pages, Fantrax has a fairly good info page on how to get an app on your phone.

Now you can have a translator robot by your side. Language soon will be a forgotten barrier (2 decades). This could explain a lot about why the Canadiens have become what they are.

It's looking a better for Raleigh but the forecast could change again. New Jersey looks OK but I've never seen a storm's track that is so close to land change so dramatically. It could surprise again. I believe the biggest problem for Raleigh will be power. Florence is a big storm that's going to put some very heavy thunderstorms way inland. With the ground already saturated in this area, hundreds of trees will be falling on powerlines.