🏒 To absolutely no one’s surprise, just like Cinderella’s pumpkin moment at midnight, Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen’s clock struck twelve and he’s back in the press box eating popcorn.
🏒 Better late to the party than never…the NHL’s elite players (Matthew Tkachuk, Quinn Hughes, Mitch Marner, Dylan Larkin, Darnell Nurse etc.) have suddenly discovered what the NBA’s divas figured out years ago: It’s easier to seek placement on an existing contender than to lead your current team to prominence incrementally. After all, why spend years pouring the concrete when you can just show up in time to cut the ribbon at the grand opening?
🏒 Toronto Sun “columnist” Steve Simmons actually called Mike Babcock a “deplorable human being” in his column today. Clearly a “said the pot to the kettle” situation.
🏒 Most of the hockey “insiders” who grace us with their click bait fiction are now prefacing their latest creations saying, “I’m hearing that” prior to their actual “scoop” This provides plausible denial should the information prove to be totally baseless.
🏒 If the Vancouver Canucks select Caleb Maholtra in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft, his father and new Canucks head coach Manny Maholtra may need to get creative to deflect the inevitable nepotism questions. Perhaps adding Mrs. Maholtra to the coaching staff would alter the media’s focus, while also ensuring that Caleb will eat his broccoli every day.
🏒 Speaking of the NHL Entry Draft, HockeySpy.ca is offering a $1-kabillion reward to the first team brave enough to skip the mandatory thank-you tour and simply announce its selection without first saluting the hometown watch party, the host city, the television audience and the reigning Stanley Cup champions.
🏒 Not all that long ago, the NHL featured two players named Sebastian Aho. As of today, one Sebastian Aho has returned to Sweden, leaving the NHL with just one Aho. Only players named Johnson, Jones or Smith can relate.
