Who would win in a three way steel cage match: Gritty, Boomer or Steely Mcbeam?
— BubzDaSpookyGhostMan (@Bubblezdapirate) September 24, 2018
Gritty and I didn’t even give it a second thought. Gritty has bath salts eyes and you don’t mess with that. Not only is Gritty amped up energy wise, but he’s crazy enough to do anything. One second he could be carrying on a semi-coherent conversation showing no signs of malice and the second you turn around he’s attacking you trying to chew your trachea. Gritty looks like an organism they found in Bobby Clarke’s blood and combined it with the ninja turtle ooze. He should fit right in with the organization.
I think Gritty is great, but I would advise people to enjoy him from a safe distance or risk becoming a statistic.
Is Riikola the type of player you give a shot to on the bottom pairing this year, or send him down to develop?
— Ryan Cummings (@VP_RyanC) September 24, 2018
What do you think of splitting the awards up by conference? Kind of like the NFL and MLB where there is a MVP, ROY, Norris, Vezina for each. Then keep Art Ross, Ted Lindsay, And Rocket Richard for the whole league. I think it would be nice for more players to get recognition
— Lionel Hutz (@tpenguin44) September 24, 2018
Looking ahead, I count 8 U/RFAs on the last year of contract. Who will still be here after the deadline and who would you resign?
— Nathan Iverson (@oldmaniverson) September 24, 2018
Do you favor Malkin Kessel together or split up on two lines?
— Joshua Carns (@CarnsJoshua) September 24, 2018
It really depends on what the roster looks like. The wild card here is Daniel Sprong. If he can play top nine minutes then you can afford to put Kessel with Malkin. That leaves the option of playing Rust, Hornqvist, or Sprong to play with the third line. If Derick Brassard is playing center you have a better chance of having a competent third line that doesn’t need Kessel. If they are going to play Brassard in the top six on wing then I don’t see how the third line would be consistently successful without splitting Crosby, Malkin, and Kessel on three separate lines. The great thing about having depth is that you have a lot more legitimate options than your competition. There are cases for keeping Malkin and Kessel together as well as apart. They have until April to figure it out.
Is Josh Allen good?
— Garret Smith (@Smitty0717) September 24, 2018
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— Ryan Wilson (@GunnerStaal) September 24, 2018
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