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Yeah, me too. But in this case, it was a match penalty for intent-to-injure, for which he’s suspended for.

Man, not liking how this first round is going so far. And now looks like Kadri is out for the rest of the 1st round. But since when is a match penalty only 10 PIMs? Shouldn't it be 15? (5 min major + misconduct).

Had Coleman been injured, or had Bennett had any history at all, the suspension would have been much longer. Just a stupid, stupid play, that fortunately didn’t end up worse.

It must be nice to have a team so good it can qualify for the playoffs without him!

3 PP assists for Hedman, win for Vasi... Not sure who’s happier that Kucherov is back: @Master Mind or me?

I don't think you get 3 Calder finalists in 3 consecutive years without a coach who knows how to develop talent. I don't think that's the problem. If I had to guesstimate what the problem is, it's the assistant coaches, primarily Baumgartner. But I'd rather can the whole coaching staff than try to keep the status quo.

Sure, if the “something else” is Pettersson or Hughes. Winnipeg gave up a lot for Dubois. Don’t see them flipping the switch and trading him away for anything less than an overpayment.

I somewhat disagree. For 3 reasons: 1) Teams have had over a year to adjust to the flat cap. Last year it was a surprise no one was prepared for. 2) Teams need to convince fans to come back and part with their money for tickets next year. A high-profile free agent signing builds interest and sells tickets. 3) There are 23 more jobs available next season. Every team (except Vegas) is going to lose someone on the expansion draft, in many cases freeing up money along with them. Many teams will be looking to fill holes, there will be lots of competition. Because of this, I suspect this year’s free agency period to more resemble previous years than the one-off of last year.

I find it quite baffling that someone actually believes one side is clearly at fault for this mess.

I wouldn’t judge a guy on this season. The whole year was a mess - professionally, and personally. Everybody is struggling with the craziness of this pandemic in different ways. Miller watched his former team win the Cup, then got stuck in a country he couldn’t leave to see his family, then has his main line mate struggle for a 1/3 of the season, then miss the rest of the season. And the team has flat-out sucked. If he’s not happy about the situation, then good - he shouldn’t be.

Size may be an issue, but it’s worth a shot, if he’s wanting to come here on a 1-year deal. This team desperately needs more skill - our PP2 is a dog’s breakfast. If Tkachyov pans out, him and Pod could possibly make something out of it, and could be 2/3 of an effective 3rd line (finally!).

Son of something, alright.

It looked like you had a really good shot, but then it was discovered that Colorado added a player at the deadline who was missed on pickup. There’s still a chance you could catch them, but it’s a long-shot now.

We’re not a very good team. Spending a bunch of assets to dump 1 year of salary and adding one decent forward is not enough to put us over the top. And it’s a terrible idea for the long-term. Even Benning - a guy who has been notoriously optimistic about his team - clearly said it’s going to take another year. Let’s pick our top-10 stud, and ride out the bad contracts. Hopefully a healthy Petey and some progression from the young guys will at least make us a playoff team again next year. Then take our shot in 2022-23.

Maybe @Tylez got a little too excited.

Carolina Hurricanes 2021 Playoff Roster Alex Ovechkin - Nazem Kadri - Reilly Smith Andre Burakovsky - Paul Stastny - Charlie Coyle Riley Nash - Ross Colton – Josh Archibald Gerald Mayhew - Mark Jankowski – Radim Zohorna Joe Snively Victor Hedman - Mikhail Sergachev Jeremy Lauzon - Alec Martinez Ben Chiarot - Justin Holl Jon Merrill Dan Renouf Andre Vasilevskiy Jake Allen Black Aces F – Alan Quine, Mitchell Chaffee G – Oscar Dansk

Schmidt has a 10-team NTC. I promise you Buffalo is on it. And really, despite being a lefty, he’s our best RD, and by a sizeable margin. Unless he indicates he wants out, trading him would be a step backwards.

The last 2 games they played against each other were penalty-filled, with Florida dominating. But gotta think Tampa were just resting and waiting, they will be a different team in the playoffs. Bolts in 6.

Winnipeg should benefit from the extended break in the North playoffs. But still think they won’t be able to contain McDraisaitl with that defence. Oilers in 6.

Tough to say with the health of key players on the Capitals. I’m gonna guess they’re not in good shape, and say Boston in 5.

Carolina in 6. But only because Saros will steal a game or 2.

Pens are rolling, and Isles are not. Can’t see Pittsburgh taking them lightly either, after getting swept by NYI last time they met in the playoffs. Pens in 6.

On the surface, this looks like Leafs in 5. But the team that is probably helped most by this delay for the North division playoffs is the Habs. Not only to potentially get key players back healthy, but also for the new coaching staff to finally get some time to work on stuff in practice. The first game should show if Montreal are a rejuvenated team - if so, Habs in 7.

It’s a good thing @Monty has 3 Flames players (said no one else ever). He’s very likely to pass NYR (who have no Flames or Canucks) after the playoffs have started. Anaheim might also catch Colorado with 3 Canucks, but Colorado has Holtby so he might get some points too.