The Department of Player Safety is doing absolutely nothing to dispel the belief that:
a) it is doing a poor job protecting players
b) there is no Panthers bias
That hit could’ve paralyzed Zary. This will 2 light suspensions given severity of actions in last 2 weeks.
@ProducerDrew_ The Toews Makar pair have struggled defensively all tournament. Pinned in their own zone more than any other Canadian pair and struggling off the rush
@TheHockeyNews Is it just me who thinks Toews and Makar have struggled defensively all tournament? They look great in the offensive zone but have been pinned a lot defensively and have struggled off the rush
Maccelli has been fine. Not great, and I’d still like to see another gear, but fine.
Toronto has no concept of fine though. You either need to be a star or you have to look tough. Anything else will get you scapegoated. And now we have an org that operates like the fanbase, so..
@MattP1Tommy Do you feel the stewards keep Haas on a shorter leash for penalties than other teams as a carry over from the Grosjean-Magnussen-Steiner days? It feels like they’re much more likely to get penalties for incidents than other teams (or even mechanical flags that no one else gets).
@MattP1Tommy What do you think of the tv directing at the end? Acting like qualifying was over after George crossed the line and showing a shot of George’s helmet rather than any of the three drivers left (or even their times). Ignoring the Yuki qualifying narrative in the process.
@MarcelAndRogie@NHLRussell I think Danault’s line that finals run was:
Toffoli-Danault-Gallagher
Armia was on the fourth line looking at projected finals lines with Staal and Perry
@hamtaro826492 @DJNYCNY@JFreshHockey Well he doesn’t know if they’ll make any signings after July 1st either limiting their cap space. They won’t want to wait too long and risk losing him and missing out on other players too.
@DJNYCNY@JFreshHockey True, and I think he liked playing in LA. I’m sure he realizes he’s struggled these past few years because he’s both been bouncing between teams where he just hasn’t found a good fit. I’m sure he wanted to stay in LA where the finally found his game again.
@DJNYCNY@JFreshHockey I think it’s a “betting on himself,” style deal. A prove it deal. He had a great second half of the season in LA after a few rough years, hanging to recreate that for a full season next year to be able to get a higher AAV then he could right now.
@baditup420@ScoutingTheRefs Pretty sure the final Kings Oilers game knocked him and Dwyer out, probably the most impact bad reffing had on a game so far in these playoffs.