new blog, it's a PWHL blog, but it's worth reading even if only for Dubois' dig at the Canadiens and the Rocket lol: https://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=125094

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yeah, not gonna lie, I don't think we'll understand each other on this one Pete, as for many other topics lol
- Pat1993

to be fair, how much does Pete really undertand nowadays ?

I mean at his age !


*runs

NYR-WAS is technically one of them.

I say technically because if Ovechkin taps into his former self he can win games with his play alone, but the odds are pretty stacked now against the caps lol.
- Pat1993

let see how he reacts to his coach throwing him under the bus last night !

The play before the Bruins 2nd goal. Where both Marchand and Bertuzzi hooked, dived, pushed, held the stick, etc. on each other while the refs did nothing was insanely stupid.

Could have given both guys 3 penalties each but noooo "let them play".

- Scabeh

seems so easy to just throw them BOTH in the box no ?

and throw their $50 sushi plate on the ice? No way
- Symba007

Arena Sushi ?

must be great....

i would have gone 4 for 5 on that too.

tavares was not cooperating.
- kicksave856

Sill ptsd from Perry

yeah, he's not getting a top4 D AND a top6 C. it will be one or the other, plus picks/prospects
- fidopro

he not even getting a top 6 C, its worth more than a said to be lazy winger ?

Bob Cole, the play-by-play voice of countless NHL games, dies at 90

1st overall pick in 2026

https://twitter.com/EPRin...tatus/1783539625270587544

Bob Cole, the play-by-play voice of countless NHL games, dies at 90
- Mashadar

RIP, 90 he a great age to go me thinks

RIP, 90 he a great age to go me thinks
- Xizord

Not sure I want to be around that age, seen what old is like on the body/mind and that is not my game.

But yes, a legend and a good life that brought a lot of joy to hockey fans, and just as importantly, a lof of grief to Leaf fans.

he not even getting a top 6 C, its worth more than a said to be lazy winger ?
- Xizord

Agree / Disagree on the above?

I would ike to trade for Zegras, as we lack pure talent, especially up front

but kinda like for harris + MTL first of this year ?

you can get a Barron or a 2nd too , lol

Agree / Disagree on the above?

I would ike to trade for Zegras, as we lack pure talent, especially up front

but kinda like for harris + MTL first of this year ?

you can get a Barron or a 2nd too , lol
- Xizord

Depending on who's still available when the Habs pick, there's a chance I'd be open to trading our pick vs Zegras.

Zegras is an incredibly skilled player. He'd be joining his buddy Cole Caufield on a team that's very well handled by St-Louis's leadership.

I think Zegras would look amazing on our team.

Depending on who's still available when the Habs pick, there's a chance I'd be open to trading our pick vs Zegras.

Zegras is an incredibly skilled player. He'd be joining his buddy Cole Caufield on a team that's very well handled by St-Louis's leadership.

I think Zegras would look amazing on our team.
- Scabeh

has Zegras' reputation of being lazy always been a thing, or did that start with the Ducks? because if it's the latter, playing on a team like Anaheim could explain a lot of things, it probably isn't all that motivational right now loll...

has Zegras' reputation of being lazy always been a thing, or did that start with the Ducks? because if it's the latter, playing on a team like Anaheim could explain a lot of things, it probably isn't all that motivational right now loll...
- Pat1993

It's not even a reputation of being lazy.

Ducks didn't offer him a big long term contract because they had doubts about his future as a centre, mostly based on how he was performing defensively.

Then everyone starting spinning that story, calling him lazy, having a bad attitude, not being easy to deal with.

All that about a guy who had just turned 21, after two 60+ points season on a bad team.

FFS Alex Kovalev wasn't a defense specialist and we all (frank)ing LOVED him.

It's not even a reputation of being lazy.

Ducks didn't offer him a big long term contract because they had doubts about his future as a centre, mostly based on how he was performing defensively.

Then everyone starting spinning that story, calling him lazy, having a bad attitude, not being easy to deal with.

FFS Alex Kovalev wasn't a defense specialist and we all (frank)ing LOVED him.
- Scabeh

yeah, it's kind of hard to evaluate a player's habits on a really bad team imho, his stats could indicate he sucks defensively but that's just because everyone around him is awful lol.

while I mostly agree on your Kovalev take, I always wished he had a little something more physically and on the defensive side to go along with his insane offensive skills, then he would've been a "complete player"...

It's not even a reputation of being lazy.

Ducks didn't offer him a big long term contract because they had doubts about his future as a centre, mostly based on how he was performing defensively.

Then everyone starting spinning that story, calling him lazy, having a bad attitude, not being easy to deal with.

All that about a guy who had just turned 21, after two 60+ points season on a bad team.

FFS Alex Kovalev wasn't a defense specialist and we all (frank)ing LOVED him.
- Scabeh

« Albie O’Connell l’a recruté et l’a coaché [à Boston University]. Il m’a dit : c’est un grand incompris. C’est un aimant pour les médias, en raison des jeux acrobatiques qu’il fait. Peu de joueurs font ça, et c’est controversé. [John] Tortorella dit que tu ne peux pas faire ça.

« Mais ensuite, comme personne, il est très dévoué, il a tout un QI de hockey et il est très facile à diriger. Quand tu lui dis de faire A, B et C, il le fait. Il a besoin de directives et il va les suivre. C’est aussi un coéquipier incroyable. Je sais que je l’ai cloué au banc à Columbus parce qu’il commettait des revirements. Mais il était le premier à attendre ses coéquipiers sur la glace pour les féliciter à la fin de la prolongation. Ça en dit long sur son caractère. C’est un gars qui pense à l’équipe en premier. »
_ l’entraîneur-chef de l’équipe, Greg Cronin

Bob Cole, the play-by-play voice of countless NHL games, dies at 90
- Mashadar

RIP to one of the all-time greats.

RIP to one of the all-time greats.
- Snots33_77

Not sure I want to be around that age, seen what old is like on the body/mind and that is not my game.

But yes, a legend and a good life that brought a lot of joy to hockey fans, and just as importantly, a lof of grief to Leaf fans.
- Mashadar

« Albie O’Connell l’a recruté et l’a coaché
- fidopro[à Boston University]. Il m’a dit : c’est un grand incompris. C’est un aimant pour les médias, en raison des jeux acrobatiques qu’il fait. Peu de joueurs font ça, et c’est controversé. [John] Tortorella dit que tu ne peux pas faire ça.

« Mais ensuite, comme personne, il est très dévoué, il a tout un QI de hockey et il est très facile à diriger. Quand tu lui dis de faire A, B et C, il le fait. Il a besoin de directives et il va les suivre. C’est aussi un coéquipier incroyable. Je sais que je l’ai cloué au banc à Columbus parce qu’il commettait des revirements. Mais il était le premier à attendre ses coéquipiers sur la glace pour les féliciter à la fin de la prolongation. Ça en dit long sur son caractère. C’est un gars qui pense à l’équipe en premier. » _ l’entraîneur-chef de l’équipe, Greg Cronin

ah, c'est tu lui qui avait faite un "Michigan move" pour scorer?


en tout cas les commentaires élogieux du coach sont pas mauvais c'est sûr lol... les Ducks vont demander la lune.

RIP to one of the all-time greats.
- Snots33_77

For sure.

ah, c'est tu lui qui avait faite un "Michigan move" pour scorer?


en tout cas les commentaires élogieux du coach sont pas mauvais c'est sûr lol... les Ducks vont demander la lune.
- Pat1993

plus d'une fois oui

« Albie O’Connell l’a recruté et l’a coaché
- fidopro[à Boston University]. Il m’a dit : c’est un grand incompris. C’est un aimant pour les médias, en raison des jeux acrobatiques qu’il fait. Peu de joueurs font ça, et c’est controversé. [John] Tortorella dit que tu ne peux pas faire ça.

« Mais ensuite, comme personne, il est très dévoué, il a tout un QI de hockey et il est très facile à diriger. Quand tu lui dis de faire A, B et C, il le fait. Il a besoin de directives et il va les suivre. C’est aussi un coéquipier incroyable. Je sais que je l’ai cloué au banc à Columbus parce qu’il commettait des revirements. Mais il était le premier à attendre ses coéquipiers sur la glace pour les féliciter à la fin de la prolongation. Ça en dit long sur son caractère. C’est un gars qui pense à l’équipe en premier. »
_ l’entraîneur-chef de l’équipe, Greg Cronin

Finally! Something positive about the kid! He always seemed so likable to me. Nice to hear quality comments coming from someone who was helping develop him.