The Blackhawks finally get a draft pick high enough to draft someone who may develop into a young, dynamic scorer they can rebuild around... and all it cost them was an actual current young, dynamic scorer they could rebuild around.
Hey remember when Crosby threw a water bottle
Hey remember when Crosby repeatedly slammed Subban’s head to the ice
Hey remember when Forsberg wasn’t offside
Hey remember when Sissons scored
Subban defending Rinne. Calling him the backbone of the hockey club and anyone criticizing his play “doesn’t know what they are talking about”
Adds: “Sick and tired of people criticizing [Rinne]”
It’s time we say goodbye to Pontus Aberg.
We will miss your speed, your potential, the cute IG posts of you and your daughter, the fact that you look so similar to Arvidsson, and of course your cool ass name.
Then there’s this goal, which blew our minds.
Later Pontus!
As much as everyone expected an end to Pekka's time in Nashville in the not-too-distant future, it's still very raw to think of a
#Preds
roster without
#35
. No other player has meant more to the franchise for as long.
This evening’s goalie interference update:
-Allen was kidnapped by two Bruins while in goal. Goal counted.
-Neal cracked his stick over Hellebuyck’s face. Goal counted.
-Doughty sat on his own goalie. Goal didn’t count.
Josi passed the puck 5 feet in the air on purpose and then *expected* Bonino to control it and sauce it back over. And it happened.
What a goal, what a game.
I know it's more complex than that, but the optics of the NHL pushing hard for players to "reconsider" going to the Olympics out of Covid concerns while simultaneously pushing forward with an All-Star weekend slated to happen during the games is... telling.
From what I’m hearing, no discussion about canceling NHL All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas at the moment. Clearly with NHL in triage mode over COVID, there are other priorities.
Would expect a robust debate over having so many players from so many teams converging in one spot.
Lots of hand wringing over the Hartnell-Fiala thing. That’s oversimplifying what’s happened here.
Much like Thursday was a team win, this is a complete team loss. It’s chaos out there.
17 wouldn’t solve the defensive problems and 22 isn’t causing all of them.