Panthers @ Leafs - Mar. 25th, 7:00pm - TSN4, TSN 1050

[Zee]

Did Marleau not see it was 2 on 0?

 

[Guilt Trip]

O-Dog is my new hero.

And I agree with McKenzie, just get rid of the whole thing.

Not able to watch, what is this in reference to?

The Caps visit to the White House...two Canadian players elected to skip the event.

So what did O Dog say? He wouldn't go either?

All 3 said that but O'Neill didn't mince any words about why. 

Love the O Dog. He'd be the perfect replacement for Grapes when he retired.

 

[herman]

Marner?s jumping practice finally pays off

 

[Hobbes]

O-Dog is my new hero.

And I agree with McKenzie, just get rid of the whole thing.

Not able to watch, what is this in reference to?

The Caps visit to the White House...two Canadian players elected to skip the event.

So what did O Dog say? He wouldn't go either?

It was a quiz question but I forget the exact wording...something along the lines of "would you go?"

Paraphrasing, O Dog said no f'ing way because the current resident there is the cause of a lot of BS in the world right now. Bobby Mac was of the opinion that the NHL should avoid anything to politicize the league (which is effectively all the visit is in the first place) so no. Poulin didn't elaborate on his reasons but was a pretty emphatic no.

 

[ZBBM]

Perhaps lost in this is Andersen made 3 great saves on the last 2 PPs to prevent shorties.

 

[lc9]

Put my daughter to sleep and JT gets the Hattie, nice. 

 

[herman]

Nylander has two assists tonight and they?re both on Tavares goals.

 

[ZBBM]

Kadri almost belts one in.  He's looked good.

 

[L K]

So the Leafs magic number is 6. 

Montreal has 88 points with 6 games left and can max out at 100 points.  The Leafs hold the tiebreaker with ROW and at best Montreal can tie them at 44 ROW.  The Leafs hold the next tie breaker in head to head games with a 6 points to 2 point lead.  Good stuff.

 

[herman]

Can you guys stop shoving dudes into Andersen please

 

[Zee]

Our own guys are trying to hurt Freddie to show how much faith they have in Sparks

 

[Highlander]

why aren't they resting Anderson a bit? Especially as the Panthers are head hunting.

 

[L K]

How about Holl doesn't run over Andersen next time.

 

[L K]

why aren't they resting Anderson a bit? Especially as the Panthers are head hunting.

No reason to pull a goaltender in a game he is scheduled to get a win in.  Teams just don't do that.

 

[lc9]

I was unaware of the cap hit rules for retiring players.  If luongo retires in 2 seasons the canucks get a $8M cap hit.  How does that work?

 

[herman]

I was unaware of the cap hit rules for retiring players.  If luongo retires in 2 seasons the canucks get a $8M cap hit.  How does that work?

Contracts signed after 35+ years have cap hits remain to prevent circumvention of the cap by way of ?early retirements? off longer term. The signing team gets the hit.

http://www.colliganhockey.com/nhl-cba-35-older-contracts/

 

[Zee]

Nice play by Marincin to sweep that puck behind the net on that 2 on 1

 

[Zee]

Kadri handling the puck like it's a grenade

 

[lc9]

I was unaware of the cap hit rules for retiring players.  If luongo retires in 2 seasons the canucks get a $8M cap hit.  How does that work?

Contracts signed after 35+ years have cap hits remain to prevent circumvention of the cap by way of ?early retirements? off longer term. The signing team gets the hit.

http://www.colliganhockey.com/nhl-cba-35-older-contracts/

Do you think if that rule went away it would be rampant problem?

 

[Zee]

I love you Rielly but up by 3 you don't have to pinch like you're trailing