🏒 So…the Vegas dudes lost a second-round draft pick, and their coach— John “Chuckles” Tortorella—was fined $100,000 for not complying with the NHL’s post-game media guidelines. It says here that most fans find those post-game Q&As feeble, superficial, and painfully boring. But, as you know, little Gary Bettman must always get his way.
🏒 Serious question: How is Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman still employed? He has botched the assignment ever since he arrived there. Firing the coach doesn’t change that reality or solve their problems. The fact that they have been granted permission to interview former Toronto coach Craig Berube is curious. We’d love to be a fly on the wall the day Berube tells Connor McDavid that, moving forward, he’ll be playing dump-and-chase hockey rather than transporting the puck end-to-end. We’d also like to be there when McDavid says, “Um…no.”
🏒 So, the Canucks have the two identical Sedins sharing the president’s role. It would be highly entertaining if, after a few more bad seasons, one of them gets fired. Just one of them. And once that happens, how can anyone be sure it’s the same Sedin showing up for work every day?
🏒 If the Buffalo Sabres had a real goalie, they would still be playing. It’s like trying to win in football without a franchise quarterback. It’s like trying to win in baseball without a legitimate closer. It’s like trying to win in basketball without a reliable three-point shooter. It’s like trying to win in soccer without pretending to be injured every three seconds.
🏒 If Vancouver fires coach Adam Foote after one tumultuous season behind the bench, why would anyone else agree to interview for the position? The entire season was a management-created circus that left the roster in tatters. If management is so brilliant that it can evaluate a coach under those absurd conditions, why did it hire him in the first place?
🏒 Was former Buffalo Sabres GM Kevyn Adams cheering for his former team during the first two rounds of the 2026 playoffs—to strengthen his claim that he and he alone deserves credit for the successful rebuild? Or was he secretly hoping they would lose…because he’s human?
🏒 The Anaheim Pumpkins…er Mighty Ducks…er Ducks need to cut back on all the orange in their uniforms. Is that an unfair request? For many franchises, the answer would be yes. But, since joining the NHL, Anaheim has changed uniforms more often than Taylor Swift changes outfits on tour. What’s one more redesign at this point?
🏒 There was a time when Memorial Cup champions had to survive multiple playoff rounds against regional opponents to earn the title. There was no such thing as single-elimination hockey. Each series required multiple victories to advance. Now, league champions only need to win three or four games over a one-week span to capture the trophy. Stranger still, a “host team” can stumble through an entire season in its own league and still end up lifting the hardware. That’s so Canadian…isn’t it?
