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it's for @OverPowerYou

@CallawaySabresto the white courtesy phone...

I think this is allowed under the present rule.

80 points in 47 games with a hat trick last night.

Just because it is possible does not mean it is necessary. It is unnecessary. That's all correct, but he works for the Marlies' arena, which is owned by the city of Toronto.

Not necessary.

Yep. These guys still, STILL need to learn to win together.

He wasn't a Toronto goalie, though; he's not even a Maple Leafs employee (contrary to some reports). And if it happens in Game 7 of the Finals, oh, well. Teams have lost series because four defensemen were injured; I don't see a problem with a team losing a series because two goalies went down.

Liger with someone behind him to handle the cap mathematics. Yes I would seriously give him a shot. LGR4GM!!!!!

#2, 92, #1.

Lehner.

Best 2C UFA, though. Negative, wyld, the pattern is full. Go Florida! Didn't we have a Panthers fan here until last season?

The NHL is getting in its own way again. It is "re-examining" the emergency back up goaltender "EBUG" rule. This is stupid. First, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Very rarely has an EBUG had to dress for a game. Only twice in the expansion era has an EBUG played, according to something I read in The Athletic while I was on the can the other day. (Here, have some eye bleach.) That's twice in approximately 60,000 games, if memory serves. That means "it ain't broke." Second, EBUGs get eyes on screens. Ryan Vinz dressing for (not playing in) a game made news. Scott Foster playing 14 minutes for Chicago made big news. David Ayres made intercontinental news. He's been on talk shows; the highlights have been everywhere. For once, people were talking about the NHL. The NHL is parched for publicity in the US sports marketplace. Now it wants to fill the lone oasis with sand. Not smart.

Taking both of these as facts, which they are, I still think it's smarter to sit him down. I don't want to see a small issue become a bigger one that lingers into late summer.

May as well give him some rest for a few. Especially on the road.

A good way to stay sober is to play the Jimmy Vesey drinking game. Every time he scores, you take a drink.

meh

Did you notice last night that he wasn't giving up the juicy rebounds? He's gotten better. Vegas didn't have to do a lot for him.

Not so sure about the second sentence. Anyway. Goodnight all.

"The clock is becoming your enemy here with 2:26 left." Brilliant, Rob.

On 21 hours' rest.

Yep

He wasn't the coach.

Miller screwed up but Hutton needed to get over and shut the back door.

I'm not going to pin the first two on Hutton--those both were the children of bad defending and a lazy center--but that third one is on him.