RegDunlop

I love NCAA hockey but it's very seldom on TSN, Sportsnet, RDS, or TVA. Anyone know of a website where I can stream the games? Would have love to see Hughes vs. Hughes last night. Anyway, James raises a good point about the European games. They've certainly screwed up the standings with the disparities in games played. You'd the think teams that have only played two would have played last night to catch up.

Ça sent la coupe! Ok not really but still - impressive performances by the Habs against Toronto and Pittsburgh, two of the better teams in the league. This Montreal team may not have much talent, but so far it is showing that it has speed and hustle. This is going to be a rough year but at least they’re competing out there.

I think this discussion illustrates the difficulty of finding the right “place” for fighting in the game. Some people thought the NHL had done that by eliminating “staged” fights. But then you have situations like this one, where the question of whether Eller consented (either by taunting or trying to fight back) is certainly debatable. We’re never going to find the right place for fighting in the game and we’re never going to all agree in situations like this. I think that’s a very strong argument in favour of banning fighting altogether. I hate to say it, and I don’t want to open up a much larger can of worms here... but as much as I love old time hockey, I think this incident and the discussion around it show that it’s time to move on.

Anybody got a good recipe for crow? It’s always good to be cautious with expectations (remember Latendresse’s first preseason?) but I’m starting to believe in Kotka’s potential.

Anyway, I had Nurse around $5 million as well, but today's reports suggest he wasn't even asking that much - he was looking for something in the 4M range.

Uh... yeah. What Ralph said!

Nurse and Morrissey’s contracts are both pretty good. So, savings!

I'm a happy Nurse owner (well, co-owner) too. What amazing savings this season on the Winnipeg blue line!

Sixth this year. He's obviously a very good player - I just thought he might sign for a little less. I guess 10M is becoming the new standard for elite #1Cs.

Manny Legace? Sad that we won’t get a chance to see Zetterberg for one more season, and that he won’t be able to mentor all the young guys in the twilight of his career. Seems that’s always been part of the model in Detroit.

Regardless of how his season, and the rest of his career, turn out, he is to be congratulated for speaking out about two serious health issues that still carry a lot of stigma in 2018.

To say nothing of the goaltending. Still, I think that's pessimistic.

Whoa. Seems high even for Seguin.

How long until the Wings are back in business? It seems like this thing could get turned around quickly with Stevie at the helm and all the great 2018 draftees. Maybe a couple of years?

Patches. I don't trust Bergevin as far as he can throw a puck. Into his own net.

I believe Nicklas Backstrom was prevented from playing in the 2014 Olympic Final for taking pseudo-ephedrine but was ultimately cleared of any doping violation. Ulf Nilsson (another NHL player) doped in international competition. As for guys who got suspended from NHL play, Sean Hill comes to mind. Interestingly, Bryan Berard tested positive for steroids he had taken during the NHL season, but was only suspended from international play.

Yeah, great idea. I'm down.

I dream of a Leafs-Jets final, with Toronto losing in seven and Auston Matthews crying like a baby in Mike Babcock's arms. As long as the Toronto futility continues, it doesn't matter how.

Same here.

Unbelievable stat in La presse about Gibson: of all goalies having played at least 150 games since 1955-56, Gibson has the best career save percentage (.923). Dryden, Rask, and Hasek are all tied for second with .922. I would never have thought that Gibson belongs in the same conversation as Hasek (or even Dryden for that matter). With all that in mind, this is an excellent deal for Anaheim.

Oh wow I did not notice the Modified NTC. Ouch. Me neither. A lot of guys could have put up those 35 points with his linemates. Sure, he made them better this season, but that's not worth anything close to a six-year commitment.

Too many of us who grew up playing contact sports in the 90s (or earlier) have had incidents where we look back and realize we’ve had untreated concussions. Scary stuff - Veg’s story especially. As for Crawford, beyond my fantasy interests, beyond rooting for a guy’s good health, and beyond rooting for a good kid from Chateauguay who proves that Quebecers can still play goal... I’d really like to see him come back because I’d like to know how much of a difference he can make on a team that’s not stacked.

So he’s hockey’s Ricky Williams? I don’t know. So few guys have their life-after-hockey planned out and I think that’s what keeps a lot of them coming back. They just don’t know what else to do with themselves. But I also think Crawford may have something left to prove. I bet he wants to show people he can be Roy rather than just Dryden. He’s won the Cup, but wouldn’t it be nice to steal it?

By the sound of what Waite has been saying it seems that at this point, they're just making sure they don't rush him back. I'm guessing it's a concussion and they want to be extra careful.