lordstanley

If that is the case, I would trade him in whatever is faster than a heartbeat. Because he was drafted #15 overall. So Yzerman would be crazy not to trade him for a #13 overall this year, for example. I'd be shocked if any GM would part any 1st rounder at all for him.

And up until last week wasn’t Chayka managing 15 Wendy’s franchises, having been out of hockey for 6 years? Edit: Yes. But it was 50 franchises. .

I am confident the Tigers will survive and Skubal will return, but because of this he will only be able to go 5 innings in the deciding game of a playoff series, not 6.

I doubt you could get more than a 3rd rounder for Cossa straight up right now. So he won't be the centrepiece of a trade, but could be used to push another deal over the edge.

I wonder if Yzerman would have made that pick if he had had only one 1st rounder that year. Seems like teams with multiple 1st rounders in one draft often reach with one of them, although I have no data to back up my perception. And by reach, Wallstedt and Cossa were both rated as 1st rounders but I too am against drafting them in the 1st round - development time too long and unpredictable. The Habs got 17 starts this year from a 21-year old 3rd rounder and 43 starts + playoffs from a 24-year old 5th rounder.

Colorado's goal total matched Montreal's shot total. Avs beat Wild 9-6.

Yep. If you’re at home and think you’re the better team, you can’t let it come down to a bad break, bounce or call.

Schedule is out. Sabres-Habs is probably the only 2nd round NHL series I’ll watch. Good news is that’s it’s alternating nights with the Pistons all the way through

Yes.

They filled the lower AND upper bowls of the Bell Centre for the watch party today.

It’s funny because Montreal was inept on offense but even with more shots Tampa didn’t have a ton of great chances. The Lightning all seemed to want to take it into the zone solo

Habs win. Leafs’ closest geographical rival Buffalo and Leafs’ closest historical rival Montreal show how to win a playoff series

15.3 seconds to go. Habs have missed 3 chances at emoty net

2:12 to go. Have to expect a wild final push by Tampa