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NHL Rumors and Speculation
- SN590 Radio: Elliotte Friedman on talks with Canadian Provincial governments: BC, Ontario, and Quebec had issues with the NHL proposal – “Now British Columbia looks like the main province that is still the holdout.”
BLH’s Thoughts: I’m not as up to date with things back home in Canada as I’d like to be when it comes to COVID, so this question might come off as a bit ignorant, but can anybody tell me why the health authorities in British Columbia are okay with allowing uncontrolled individuals come into Vancouver from all corners of the globe on an hourly basis, but hockey teams who will be under strict rules and regulations so as not to become infected are a massive risk to the population?
- Bruce Garrioch (Ottawa Sun): Sens GM Pierre Dorion: “Once we have all the details (on the season start) we’ll be ready to go. The team we have right now is the team we’ll see at camp.”
BLH’s Thoughts: I’m weird, I like shitty hockey teams, and so I’m very intrigued with how the Senators are going to do this season. Can a spine that includes Thomas Chabot, Matt Murray, and Brady Tkachuk have a little bit of success?
- David Pagnotta (The Fourth Period): “With the NHL season now set to start on January 13th, I’m hearing the regular season will end in early-May and the Stanley Cup Playoffs will wrap up in mid-July.”
- Rick Westhead (TSN): Southern Ontario Likely to be in lockdown until at least mid-January. The OHL hopes to start on Feb.1st, but several agents are advising players there is a possibility the season will be canceled.
- Chris Johnston (Sportsnet): There’s increased urgency to have discussions with the NHL’s remaining UFAs now. Mike Hoffman, Mikael Granlund, Sami Vatanen, and Travis Hamonic are among those that are still available.
BLH’s Thoughts: If you were a betting person, would you bet on the amount of those named above getting pro-tryout offers over or under three?
- Marc Brassard: Anthony Duclair says Ottawa only offered him a 1yr deal which he rejected, not a 3yr contract at $4.25M. Says those rumors are comical.
Duclair dit que les Sénateurs lui ont offert seulement un contrat d'un an, pas un contrat de 3 ans (à 4,25 M $/an). Offre qu'il a refusée. Qualifie les rumeurs de «comiques».
— Marc Brassard (@mbrassard) December 19, 2020
BLH’s Thoughts: I heard this rumor on Oilers Now with Bob Stauffer on Friday. It seemed a bit far-fetched when I heard it and I guess it was according to Duclair. I mean, who would turn down three years at over $4M?…
- Pierre LeBrun (The Athletic): NHL has scheduled a Board of Governors call for noon ET on Sunday. They have also scheduled a General Managers call at 2pm ET on Sunday.
- Scott Powers (The Athletic): President of Hockey Ops and GM of the Chicago Blackhawks Stan Bowman said he wants to see out his vision and could possibly look into hiring a GM underneath him in the future.
BLH’s Thoughts: I feel like it’s time for the Blackhawks to get some more fresh blood in there. Maybe it’s come to the point where a new vision is required going forward…
- Jeremy Rutherford (The Athletic): St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong says the team will have the ability to add player(s) once Alex Steen has officially been put on LTIR. Vladimir Tarasenko is on track for re-evaluation in February.
BLH’s Thoughts: Mike Hoffman would look fantastic in a Blues uniform…
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— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) December 20, 2020
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My hometown’s university hockey team needs help due to cutbacks and obviously financial pressures thanks to the pandemic, so they’ve set up a Go Fund Me to try and raise enough money to keep their program alive.
I can’t even begin to imagine how many hours I spent as a boy running around the Max McLean Arena in Camrose at Vikings games. It has to be in the hundreds as my dad took me to as many as we could get to and add in all the Viking Cup games. Without this hockey program, many people wouldn’t have been able to be introduced to the likes of Henrik Lundqvist, Dominik Hasek, Mike Comrie, Olli Jokinen, Mikko Koivu, PJ Axelsson, Dave Tippett, Fernando Pisani, Petr Klima, Sergei Zubov, Ziggy Palffy, Milan Hejduk, Andrei Markov, Henrik Zetterberg, Tuuka Rask, etc. before they became NHL superstars and that’s thanks to the Vikings and the fine people over the years that have worked tirelessly to keep things afloat.
If you have time, visit the Go Fund Me, and if you have an extra buck or two, help out. I know it’s not easy these days, but Camrose without the Vikings would leave a massive hole in the fabric of that town.
Yes, this is something near and dear to my heart…https://t.co/zpPI0i4rVn
The @UofA_AugVikings hockey teams need some help to make future seasons possible after provincial and university budget cutbacks. #GoVikingsGo #gofundme— Jess Jackson (@thewrongjess) December 17, 2020
