🏒 So, Boston’s Charlie McAvoy—who treated Buffalo’s Zach Benson like a human baseball with a two-handed stick swing (no harm done) that possibly caught the attention of the Boston Red Sox—gets a longer suspension than Radko Gudas did for shredding Auston Matthews’ knee? Pathetic.
🏒 Every year at playoff time, NHL dictator Gary Bettman and his deputy Bill Daly emerge and start talking. Which one is less believable whenever they speak? We’re not certain, seeing as how our mute button activates automatically the moment they open their mouths.
🏒 Memo to all the giddy media dudes suggesting another Canadiens dynasty is on the horizon: Montreal’s captain Nick Suzuki was totally invisible at the 2026 Winter Olympics—aside from one fluke deflection goal. Not to be outdone, he was even worse in the Tampa Bay playoff series—aside from another fluke deflection goal. On top of that, his sidekick Cole Caufield is quickly learning that his 3-on-3 triumphs during the regular season don’t count for much when time and space vanish during the 5-on-5 playoffs. Yes, there’s still time to fix that this spring. But dynasty? C’mon.
🏒 Watching Vancouver Canucks supporters freak out over the 2026 Draft Lottery results was highly entertaining. It’s not as if most left-coasters don’t already hate Toronto. But the flood of social media claims that the lottery was rigged is a sad commentary on how stupid, stupid can be. The Canucks came into the event with a 72% of not winning the top pick. And when those odds worked against them as expected, it’s all rigged? There’s a 72% chance their tinfoil hats need to be readjusted.
🏒 The Nashville Predators have been searching for a new General Manager for months now. Unless they act soon, Nashville icon Dolly Parton may emerge as the lone remaining candidate.
🏒 The Toronto Sun’s Steve “Look at Me” Simmons told podcasters that he doesn’t care who supports him or who hates him as long as he is attracting readers. Which confirms what many already know: he doesn’t give a damn who he smears or how he smears them, as long as it attracts attention his way. When someone first shows you—and then tells you—who they are…believe them.
🏒 Tampa Bay’s point-producing machine Nikita Kucherov can thank his lucky stars (are all stars lucky, or just some?) he doesn’t play for a Canadian-based team. In his past four playoffs, all of which saw the Lightning fail to advance past the first round, his goal output has vanished: 2023: 1 goal; 2024: 0 goals; 2025: 0 goals; 2026: 1 goal. That wouldn’t fly in Canada. In Tampa, he’s still their hero.
🏒 Just once, we’d like to see an upcoming draft eligible prospect take a pass on the NHL’s useless combine, which the league didn’t even think was necessary until the NFL made it “a thing.” And at the same time, tell NHL teams that their laughable player interviews (where they try to catch young kids off-guard with really off-the-wall questions) is a non-starter as well. If, after watching these kids play for several years, NHL talent evaluators can’t figure out how good they are and/or will be, how does the answer to a stupid question clear things up?
