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I'd argue there is currently no hot hand in the US net, and certainly, this past season's performances are no indication of who will be the hot hand when the Olympic roll around. Hellebuyck's playoff performance would give me pause if I was putting together an Olympic team. I wouldn't be naming...

After another so-so playoffs, can you blame them?

An off-season 3-on-3 tournament - not team affiliated, but with things like Team McDavid, Team Matthews, Team MacKinnon, etc. - could be fun. No need to prolong the season for it. All Star games suck. They're boring. Expand the skills competition and leave the game out of it.

I like having a fixed date for free agency, it just should be like June 25th.

If the NHL still had the discussion period they trialed for a few years, I think a sign-and-trade would be more of a possibility, but, in the current system, he'd have to have a destination in mind already, for sure. I'm still hoping the Leafs can get something in return for his rights, but...

It's not, that's for sure, but, guys like Marner hitting UFA is not a common thing, either. In the last decade or so, only Tavares and Panarin have really been comparable UFAs.

Technically, Tkachuk to Florida was a sign-and-trade, though, as an RFA. You don't really see any for UFAs, but, at the same time, you don't see a ton of guys who other teams might pay to get the extra year on hitting the open market, either.

Some form of Stockholm syndrome? I dunno, but I’m right there with you. See if he’ll sign a big one year deal. He did grow up a Leaf fan.

OEL was a declining asset at the time, glad the Leafs didn't pursue that one. Doubt Buffalo would have considered a deal with the Leafs for Eichel and, when they moved Reinhart, he was nowhere near what he has become in Florida (he was a 20 goal, 50 point guy for basically his entire stint with...

Not many. Those types of players don't move around all that much. If you take away guys who were only willing to go to specific destinations, you're left with guys like Chychrun, Meier, and DeBrincat as the best available options. I wouldn't have moved Nylander or Marner for any of them, and the...

It's not beyond repair, but it will take serious effort and more time than any administration will ever have.

If it's a problem, it long pre-dates Bettman. That being said, I don't think it's a problem. The Selke is a forward only trophy. The Art Ross and Richard are essentially forward only trophies. In general, in a typical season, forwards dominate the awards - especially the Hart. In a season where...

He was clearly the most valuable player in the league this season. I don’t see the issue. It happens so rarely.

Shocking. The bear murdering brain rot vaccine skeptic is tilting things to his uninformed and harmful POV. Par for the course for this administration, unfortunately.

Okay, but that is ultimately the problem - it's not an apples to apples comparison. Kreider isn't being dumped on Anaheim the way Marleau was on Carolina (especially considering they had to take on the full $6.5M cap hit on the buyout, since Marleau was on a 35+ contract). So, you're talking the...

Big difference in intent and perception here. Anaheim (and likely some other teams) thinks Kreider can still play and produce at a level roughly worth his salary/percentage of the cap, and intend to keep him around (and they might be right - with how big a mess NYR were last season, I'm not sure...

Unless he stayed out until the playoffs, that wouldn't have mattered.

They are, apparently, looking to make some changes to the LTIR playoff loophole in the next CBA. What that will look like - if it comes to fruition - is obviously still TBD, but, it didn't take the Leafs doing it to get the league to look at it. It became enough of a widespread issue for that to...

I mean, sometimes, it feels like this is the case all year long.

As things stand, Turnbull should be considered part of the bullpen until he shows he can handle a starter's load.