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Does anyone know what Toews’ cap hit will be? I think bonus money counts up front, but is a playoff bonus different. A $2 million cap hit would be great, but a $7 million cap hit is an overpay. And he may well get that on the open market. Then my big concern is if that is the bar set, how much will Kyle Connor cost us in his next contract. Hope to see an extension on him soon at $9.5 million before the free agency lunacy drives up his price to &12-13 million per.

Does this signing spur Ehlers at all to stay? We can’t offer him a first line role, but if we have a stronger second line that allows him to get 1A line minutes and point production, is that enough to keep him here?

Schoen

Kenny Lawler

Nathan Rourke

Amazing season. Division title, President’s Trophy. Thrilling win for the ages over the Blues. Frankly played the Stars even if not outplayed them if you look at the series as a whole. Just too much adversity to overcome, not enough puck luck, and just enough missed opportunities to make the difference. Now we’ll hear the injury report that Morrissey likely playing with a busted shoulder and now torn knee ligaments. Scheifele playing with a concussion. Valardi a back or shoulder injury that never healed. Ehlers coming off a broken leg and not 100%. And I’d wager a bunch more we don’t know about (Schoen, Gus, Stanley, maybe Connor). Loss stings now, but what a tremendous year.

Just got evacuated from the Whiteshell last night. Hopefully my home is still standing when I return. We need a solid steady downpour for a couple of days.

KFC!!!!!

FIFY. 😁 Games like last night are why I love sports. Threads like this are why I hate sports fans Now I am picking on @captaincanuck12 but I will say to your credit you have been here all year, win or lose, and even if you have thrown in the towel the odd time you speak as a fan who wears their heart on their sleeve and will always come back with hope for the next game. Your negativity is borne of frustration in the moment, but you don’t quit on this team in the big picture. You are good to have around and are ultimately a loyal supporter, no doubt. What drives me nuts are those “fans” who were silent all year when this team marched to the President’s Trophy, and then crawled out of the woodwork after game 4 to remind how lousy this team has always been when the chips are down, how Hellebuyck is a fraud, how Cheveldayoff must be fired, etc. and then constantly disappear and are quiet when the team wins and proves them wrong for the 60th time this year, just waiting for their next chance to say “see I told you they suck” at the next moment of adversity. It’s beyond feeling upset and negative in the moment, it’s like they can’t be happy unless they get to feel validated moaning and bitching about how useless the team is. I will never get those who seem to want to be perpetually angry and prefer to tell everyone “I told you so” if the team doesn’t win it all, which given the pure mathematical stats of it is about as safe a bet as you can make (31 out of 32 teams fail every year). The old adage is true - “sports is not there to make you happy, sports is there for you to be miserable in a large group”. I just don’t get the appeal of watching and acting like you hope they lose so that you have the opportunity to complain about how lousy they perpetually are and validate your negativity to the public at large. Why watch at all? Tough way to go through life. Now, the Jets may crash and burn in 4 straight next series, and it won’t change what’s great season this has been, how hard they have worked, and what entertainment they have brought us all year. Their achievement should be celebrated, not maligned. Rant over. See you in Round 2. P.S. It was never in doubt, says this Jets fan. 😉

Tibia is a leg bone

Panthers lost game 3 huge.

View from the upper deck after 1: very sloppy period by the Jets. Lots of passivity in their own end, both goals on missed assignments and turnovers in their own end. Refs don’t seem to have a handle on the game yet, tossing players on the faceoffs, no clear indication of what they will let go and what they will call. All that said, the Jets showed how quickly they can flip the switch and take over the game. I think they will get the jitters out of their system and start to take over from here. Perfetti has come to play.

6 years $42 million.

April 17 update: The playoff brackets are complete: West - Winnipeg (C1) vs St. Louis (WC2) Dallas (C2) vs Colorado (C3) Vegas (P1) vs Minnesota (WC1) Los Angeles (P2) vs Edmonton (P3) East - Washington (M1) vs Montreal (WC2) Carolina (M2) vs New Jersey (M3) Toronto (A1) vs Ottawa (WC1) Tampa Bay (A2) vs Florida (A3)

Yeah. Nothing.

April 14 update: Winnipeg Jets - Everyone else - Eliminated

Wonder if this will be in the building tonight with Bill Daly?

April 15 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas - Clinched playoff spot Colorado - Clinched playoff spot Los Angeles - Clinched playoff spot Edmonton - Clinched playoff spoke Minnesota* - 1 St. Louis - 3 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 3 Vancouver - Eliminated Utah - Eliminated Anaheim - Eliminated Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - Clinched playoff spot Toronto - Clinched playoff spot Tampa Bay - Clinched playoff spot Florida - Clinched playoff spot Ottawa - Clinched playoff spot New Jersey - Clinched playoff spot Montreal - 1 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 1 Detroit - Eliminated NY Islanders- Eliminated NY Rangers - Eliminated Buffalo - Eliminated Pittsburgh - Eliminated Philadelphia - Eliminated Boston - Eliminated *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Remaining clinching/elimination scenarios: Montreal clinches playoff spot and Columbus is eliminated if: - Montreal gains a single point or better against Carolina April 16, OR - Columbus does not earn regulation wins in both their games against Philadelphia April 15 and against NY Islanders April 17 Minnesota earns a playoff spot with: - a single point or better gained against Anaheim April 15, OR - a loss of any kind by St. Louis against Utah April 15, OR - a loss of any kind by Calgary in either game against Vegas April 15 or Los Angeles April 17 St. Louis earns a playoff spot with: - a regulation win against Utah April 15 (would hold the tiebreaker against Calgary), OR - a win of any kind and a regulation loss by Minnesota against Anaheim April 15 OR anything less than two regulation wins by Calgary, OR - a point gained against Anaheim and anything less than two wins by Calgary, OR - a regulation loss by Calgary in either game, or losses of any kind in both games Potential playoff match-ups: Washington (M1) vs. Montreal/Columbus (WC2) Carolina (M2) vs. New Jersey (M3) Toronto/Tampa Bay (A1) vs. Ottawa (WC1) Tampa Bay/Toronto (A2) vs. Florida (A3) Winnipeg (C1) vs. St. Louis/Minnesota/Calgary (WC2) Dallas (C2) vs. Colorado (C3) Vegas (P1) vs. Minnesota/St. Louis/Calgary WC1) Los Angeles (P2) vs. Edmonton (P3)

With the Oilers as the late game no doubt. Winnipeg will no doubt be shuttled to the “west coast” time to accommodate either Toronto or Montreal being the early game. Get ready for 8:30 pm start times.

Divisional races as of April 12: Central: Winnipeg has clinched a top 2 spot and home ice advantage in the opening round. Have also guaranteed home ice advantage in round 3 over the Pacific champion. Will clinch top spot in the Conference and home ice through the first 3 rounds with a single point gained or lost by Dallas, or if any Dallas game is not won in regulation. Will clinch home ice throughout the playoffs with a combination of 6 points gained or lost by Washington. Dallas has clinched a top 2 spot and home ice in round 1 Colorado is guaranteed to finish 3rd in the division Minnesota and St. Louis can each finish anywhere from the top wildcard spot to 9th in the Conference and out of the playoffs. Pacific: Vegas has clinched top 2 in the division and home ice in the first round LA can finish anywhere from 1st to 3rd in the division. Edmonton can still finish 2nd or 3rd in the division Metro: Washington has clinched top spot in the Conference and home ice advantage through the first 3 rounds. Carolina and New Jersey are guaranteed to finish 2nd and 3rd in the division respectively and will face each other in round 1 with Carolina having home ice advantage Columbus, NY Rangers, and NY Islanders can finish anywhere from bottom wildcard spot to 12th in the conference Atlantic: Toronto and Tampa Bay can finish anywhere from 1st to 3rd on the division Florida can finish anywhere from 1st on the division to the top wildcard spot Ottawa can finish anywhere from 3rd in the division to the bottom wildcard spot Montreal can finish anywhere from top wildcard spot to 12th in the conference Detroit can finish anywhere from bottom wildcard spot to 12th in the conference

April 12 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas - Clinched playoff spot Colorado - Clinched playoff spot Los Angeles - Clinched playoff spot Edmonton - Clinched playoff spot Minnesota* - 3 St. Louis - 4 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 4 Vancouver - Eliminated Utah - Eliminated Anaheim - Eliminated Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - Clinched playoff spot Toronto - Clinched playoff spot Tampa Bay - Clinched playoff spot Florida - Clinched playoff spot Ottawa - Clinched playoff spot New Jersey - Clinched playoff spot Montreal - 3 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 3 Detroit - 1 NY Islanders- 1 NY Rangers - 1 Buffalo - Eliminated Pittsburgh - Eliminated Philadelphia - Eliminated Boston - Eliminated *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Today’s clinching/elimination scenarios: Montreal clinches a playoff spot with: - a regulation win against Toronto (Montreal would hold the tiebreaker against Columbus), OR - anOT/SO loss and a loss of any kind by Columbus against Washington Columbus is eliminated with: - a regulation loss, OR - a regulation win by Montreal, OR - an OT/SO loss and an OT/SO loss by Montreal (Montreal would hold the tiebreaker advantage in any of these 3 scenarios) Detroit is eliminated with a Montreal win or OT/SO loss NY Rangers are eliminated with: - a Montreal win or OT/SO loss, OR - a loss of any kind against Carolina NY Islanders are eliminated with: - a Montreal win or OT/SO loss, OR - a loss of any kind against Philadelphia

Got my pair to game one today at noon. Resale market. Very pricey but that is to be expected.

If you ignore the quotes and merely answer the bolded part, the answer is always “no”, regardless of the article or issue at hand. The Hockey Writers are hackS, IMO. Just write “provocative” hot takes for click bait.