Florida’s Ben Chiarot has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Head-butting Tampa Bay’s Ross Colton.

— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) May 18, 2022

Wait a second wasnt there someone who got suspended a game for headbutting this playoffs

Parros spun the wheel again rather than just stick to the same punishment again didnt he

Call me crazy but I consider Evander Kane apart of the Oilers core now and I really hope he signs a 3yr 5.5ish deal

is this supposed to upset me or something? lol

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Nurse was suspended for G6 for headbutting

The problem is Oilers have 9.7 mill in cap and need to extend JP, Yamamoto, Mcleod, if you sign him for 5.5 then that only leaves 4.2 mill to spend between the 3 of them

And the goaltending tandem would be Smith/Skinner. I know Smith has been good but remember he has so many injuries beforehand and missed time.

Oilers are probs better off spending on a goalie to tandem with Smith.

yeah I know, I am just hoping that they can buyout Kassian or find a way to get rid of Keith. also Skinner is gonna be in the NHL next year so him and Smith probably gonna have to be the tandem

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Even though they got a lot of high picks, they were never really put in a position to succeed and they kept Quinn who was awful for developing players. They were bad but I don't feel like they ever took development seriously and I don't think it's all on the prospects, either.

Put Paul Kariya in charge of player safety, not a guy who couldn't play and made his career off being a goon

i get what youre saying, im just saying gorton didnt really rush the rebuild. Dolan meddled and drury did his bidding, gorton told him to pound sand.

"Without identifying Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner by name, Toronto Police say officers are “feverishly” working to solve Monday night’s carjacking of the hockey player."

-Toronto Sun.

Not totally sure what you two are talking about (I think the Isles quartet of top pair guys they’ve produced and Trotz’s impact or something) but anyway I just wanted to chime in that you don’t necessarily need to be huge for Sutter to get the best out of you. Kylington’s breakout can largely be attributed to Sutter as well and he’s more reliant on his speed (a rush defender rather than a stay at home banger). He’s also turned Gaudreau into a high end defensive player this year, mostly via speed/takeaways (good stick = don’t have to hit, because Johnny hitting you is only slightly more impactful than a feather). As long as he has buy in, he’ll evaluate your strengths, figure out how they can be used defensively, and tell you how to perform, then it’s just up to the player to run with that. The only thing he doesn’t accept is lack of effort. Not sure if that’s applicable to Trotz because he’s always been out East and (no offense) watching the Isles play makes me want to never watch hockey again, but yeah idk maybe this is interesting.

I agree and Sutters teams have always been high end possession teams. The thing with Sutter is he allows his top guys to make reads and take risks as long as they take care of their own end. Trotz doesn’t allow his forwards to make reads, they have to stick to the system. So while he let Barzal carry the puck in transition, he made him play it safe inside the offensive zone. .

I agree the isles for the last two years have been a terrible product and that’s mainly because Trotz turned the isles back into a country club atmosphere. he believes if you’ve been in the league long enough you’ve earned the right to have bad weeks, even months. Which is why guys like Chara, Bailey, Martin, Cizikas, Greene were locks to be in the lineup.

Spurgeon:

Fun fact: the last time Patrice Bergeron wasn't in Top3 of Selke voting was in 2011.

Tony DeAngelo could have 0 penalty minutes and still win it , other things don't matter
(Would never in a million years happen that Tony would get no penalty minutes)

First ballot Hall of Fame?

IMO absolutely
400 Goals
20-plus goals in 10 consecutive non-lockout campaigns
four times Selke Trophy winner
Stanley Cup Winner
World Junior Championship Gold
Olympics 2 Gold
World Cup of Hockey Gold
Spengler Cup

Oh so you wanna trade for Filip Zadina? It starts with all your draft picks the next 5 years, your best forward, defensemen, goalie and prospect

Zadina + Wings 1st this year + Hronek for Caufield + Romanov
Who says no?

You should see what they ask for Erne

You should see what they ask for [insert 30 year old 7th round pick who has ties to Yzerman].

As they should honestly. He’s like Connor McDavid with a little bit more of an edge

Not sure if Serious, but Montreal.

Easily MTL, Zadina’s not looking great, Hronek and Romanov cancel out so it’s pretty much Caufield for 8 OA and no one of Caufield’s caliber should be available at 8