Actually now that I thought about it first day of free agency is not July 1st this year.

If the expansion draft is before free agency wouldn’t that mean players who go ufa this year need to be protected still? Say landeskog for example? I might be missing something here. I forgot about the free agency date and thought the expansion draft was after FA but it’s before. The draft is July 21st iirc (from 30 seconds ago) and free agency is on July 28th
- 10inchTerror

If you don’t protect a UFA Seattle can take them and they own their rights until free agency. It makes no sense to protect a UFA.

If UFA begins before expansion Seattle is (frank)ed because they don’t know who to target.

Scheifele deserved 2 minutes for charging. Period.

If you don’t protect a UFA Seattle can take them and they own their rights until free agency. It makes no sense to protect a UFA.

If UFA begins before expansion Seattle is (frank)ed because they don’t know who to target.
- Feds91Stammer

Ah yeah ok I remember this all now from vegas. They could take an impending ufa but might now be able to sign them would be the drawback.

Anyone know how to listen to Maddens interview with Zburke?

Barnaby has a good take on the hit...

https://twitter.com/MattB...tatus/1400476112006823941

Burke was just on Madden

My favorite moment was he said he asked Sully why he didn't play Reeves and Sully told him the whole line was so bad he couldn't trust them on the ice. Can't disagree.

Said his mind had changed since he took the job about the core being finished. Said they have no draft picks and very little coming from WBS so at sone point something has to give but it's not time yet. Will consider extensions for Malkin and Letang.

Not much else different from what Hextall said. Says Sully did too good a job all year to be fired and despite a poor end he thinks Jarry was a main reason they won the division so he's comfortable with the goaltending.

Yohe coming up soon.
- Tojo.

That line was atrocious. However, Reaves was the best player on it. He just didn't have another role. I don't really remember who played over Reaves. Rowney was center (PK). Kuhnhackl too (PK). Rutherford didn't give Sullivan much to work with.

Burke was just on Madden

My favorite moment was he said he asked Sully why he didn't play Reeves and Sully told him the whole line was so bad he couldn't trust them on the ice. Can't disagree.

Said his mind had changed since he took the job about the core being finished. Said they have no draft picks and very little coming from WBS so at sone point something has to give but it's not time yet. Will consider extensions for Malkin and Letang.

Not much else different from what Hextall said. Says Sully did too good a job all year to be fired and despite a poor end he thinks Jarry was a main reason they won the division so he's comfortable with the goaltending.

Yohe coming up soon.
- Tojo.

That's not why Sullivan didn't play Reaves and everyone knows that. It does make for a good excuse though.

Barnaby has a good take on the hit...

https://twitter.com/MattB...tatus/1400476112006823941
- Rinosaur

Haha yea it was good. I literally laughed when he changed his voice and said this isn't 1985 lol

Scheifele deserved 2 minutes for charging. Period.
- Grinder47

No. Period.

Haha yea it was good. I literally laughed when he changed his voice and said this isn't 1985 lol
- 668710

Anyone defending MS when he literally would have stopped the goal if he played the puck is a moron.

You want big and tough and cheap and good (maybe- given a fair shake and evaluation) then give Radim Zohorna a legit look next year.
- RuutuRock’emLikeU2#37

Yes.

Anyone defending MS when he literally would have stopped the goal if he played the puck is a moron.

- Feds91Stammer

That's what I don't understand about this play at all. Put your stick out and I don't see how he scores.

That line was atrocious. However, Reaves was the best player on it. He just didn't have another role. I don't really remember who played over Reaves. Rowney was center (PK). Kuhnhackl too (PK). Rutherford didn't give Sullivan much to work with.
- madmike71

I agree.

That's what I don't understand about this play at all. Put your stick out and I don't see how he scores.
- acdc1206

A) Miss the poke check
B) Knock the puck in the net
C) Evans initiate contact

Where's Sorokin?

A) Miss the poke check
B) Knock the puck in the net
C) Evans initiate contact
- Thunderbolt

Would have been pretty hard to whiff on but regardless, he took the 0% option rather than options that actually had a chance of saving the game. Selfish, poopty play.

I think Boston is doing a much better job of diffusing the Islanders forecheck. They are getting it out of the zone as quickly as possible to reduce the effectiveness of the Isles physical forecheck some thing I wish we would’ve done but did not.

Anyone defending MS when he literally would have stopped the goal if he played the puck is a moron.

- Feds91Stammer

You’re already losing the game. Take the dude out. If you don’t make that hit you’re a wussy.

I think Boston is doing a much better job of diffusing the Islanders forecheck. They are getting it out of the zone as quickly as possible to reduce the effectiveness of the Isles physical forecheck some thing I wish we would’ve done but did not.
- powerhouse

That’s because the pens are not as good as the Islanders.

That’s because the pens are not as good as the Islanders.
- Grinder47

Meh... In net for sure. Mediocre tending from Jarry easily wins that series. Nobody overcomes comically bad tending like that.

You’re already losing the game. Take the dude out. If you don’t make that hit you’re a wussy.
- Grinder47

Yeah way better idea than trying to tie the game.

Meh... In net for sure. Mediocre tending from Jarry easily wins that series. Nobody overcomes comically bad tending like that.
- madmike71

I don’t think so. Pens could hardly muster over 2 goals a game. The idea of the high scoring, out skating pens was a two year deal and is over. They will sell it to you for 3 more years though.

Well he got four games...

Would have been pretty hard to whiff on but regardless, he took the 0% option rather than options that actually had a chance of saving the game. Selfish, poopty play.
- MacPatty

The man couldn't see how a poke check was fallible. I gave him three possibilities, I'm sure there are more.

Scheifele got four games.

Well he got four games...
- PittsPens

Clown league.