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A truly unique edition of The Beautiful Game, as the Ottawa 67's and the Barrie Colts get into a kerfuffle in the middle of the Teddy Bear Toss.
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One way to grow the game, is for the NHL to have what the AHL does: a Kerfuffle Cam.
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I'm guessing Roope Hintz remembers MacKinnon's crosscheck from last year that took him out of the playoffs.
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Gotta admit: nobody wants to hear this but Roope Hintz almost catching McDavid on a less than 100 percent foot was pretty damn impressive.
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Mikko Rantanen might be the first player I've ever heard get boo'ed simply because he's too good. Avs fans at least had cause (however misdirected). Jets fans might as well be chanting "please don't score."
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Steve Dangle with an absolutely righteous rant on the absurdity of NHL Player Safety calling Sam Bennett's suckerpunch on Brad Marchand a "hockey play."
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Pointed out by Ferraro, but it looks like Roope Hintz caught Mark Stone in the skates with his stick, which is what caused that unfortunate Miro Heiskanen sequence.
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I get it. Mikko Rantanen. One of the best wingers. You have to make it work. But that Johnston-Hintz-Robertson-Duchene-Harley power play unit was perfect.
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Absolutely filthy work from Wyatt Johnston to get back on his forehand OVER the defender's stick.
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lol "Well it's not an elbow that got him bleeding, which would be five minutes, instead it's a haymaker to the face. Which is obviously two."
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For Carolina Hurricanes fans. It's worth remembering that Logan Stankoven is still a rookie. This season was a perfect storm of obstacles. But he's closer to the player he was last season and in the playoffs: an endless forward. Here's a quick mix. Enjoy!
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Dallas, Colorado, Winnipeg, and St. Louis all going to Game 7 says a lot about just how good the Central is, and just how far the last one of them standing can go. Iron sharpens iron and all that.
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I keep seeing stuff about Roope Hintz blocking a shot, but the Sportsnet crew showed what looked like the obvious culprit: Nathan MacKinnon crosschecking Hintz along the wrist/hand area, which caused him to immediately stop gripping his stick with.
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I think I've seen more national coverage on Matthew Knies contributing to Toronto's middle six than Roope Hintz leading the league in playoff scoring.
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What's with this commentary? "Colorado seems flustered. They miss their brothers. They're not on the same page." I'm not one to call a series in advance, especially given how well the Avalanche can play from behind. But no, this just looks like Dallas is the better team.
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That hurts. Obviously, I have zero problem with giving Logan Stankoven up for Mikko Rantanen, but damn was it fun to follow him all the way from the draft put up video game numbers quickly after despite falling into the second round. And damn will he be missed.
This looks real nice ⚫️🔴
ALT Graphic of a jersey swap featuring Logan Stankoven in the Canes black home sweater
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Working on a hockey guide for hockey newbies and bandwagoners. What are the most common terms somebody just getting into hockey should know? (In general. Could be about the game itself, the rules, the players, coverage, anything.)
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Not a single Dallas Star defender in the red throughout these playoffs. Impressive shit.
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Frenzy in Finland as Florida and Dallas stop being polite and starting getting real.
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"I didn't think the act was that vicious." Dave Jackson, analyst, describing a vicious act.
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Wyatt Johnston puck jacking Cale Makar and then beating the rest of the Avs on the penalty kill officially settles the 2021 re-draft debate.
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Actual postgame quicktake: as many discussions as people want to have about all the Vegas extracurriculars, the bottom line is that Dallas just eliminated the defending Cup champs at the height of their powers. The journey is far from over, but that's a hell of an accomplishment.
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"Embellishment is the toughest call for a ref to make." - No. The toughest call for a ref to make is the right call that could affect the outcome of a close game.
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I liked what Carolina did. Maybe that's a hot take or me "carrying their water" just because I like Tulsky. But how many GMs would have squeezed that much out of Plan B? I'd argue their real window is next year when they can dump Burns, bring in Nikishin and spend all $37 million
In full, Eric Tulsky's opening statement at today's media availability:
"Our organization is characterized by an aggressive approach.
Our forecheck tries to put pressure on. Our defensive zone coverage tries to be aggressive.
On and off the ice, we want to be aggressive whenever we can.
Being aggressive means taking some risks. It means taking some chances.
If you only make moves when you're 100% you know exactly how it's going to work out, you're going to miss some opportunities to make the team better. That's not what we want to do.
If the team was already winning Cup after Cup after Cup, maybe that would be a time to be conservative, but we haven't gotten where we want to be yet. So we need to keep taking chances and trying to push things forward.
Ultimately, that means you’re taking some risks.
When you’re bringing in a player like Mikko, the upside of having that work out long-term is worth that risk in my mind.
Obviously, we didn’t want it to end with him being traded away; that wasn’t the goal, but that trade allowed us to bring in other pieces that will help us. It brings in a player who is going to be a long-term fit for us, who plays like he was born to be a Carolina Hurricane, and it brings in a lot of draft capital to help us keep reloading the team going forward.
Ultimately, that’s a fit with how we want to run this organization, and we’re comfortable with the way it ended up."
ALT Eric Tulsky sitting behind a microphone at a press conference last season.
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Matt Rempe with an elbowing major and a game misconduct on Miro Heiskanen. As long as hockey keeps hem and hawing over what constitutes point of contact, players will cross the line.
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I'm guessing this is Jim Nill's face in response to every time ESPN starts wishcasting about Mavrik Bourque being on the trade block.
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Thomas Harley: elite. it's more than just a Dallas Stars sports meme per Dom's updated Net Rating. The real test will be if Harley permanently takes over Miro Heiskanen's spot on the top PP unit -- a spot he arguably deserves.
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Matt Duchene with the proverbial monkey off his back when Dallas needed it most. Also: great work from Marchment and Pavelski (!).
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Re-watching Game 1, and not enough can be said about the Thomas Harley effect in all three zones. Dude really is a star. (Chart hugger's note: his total xWAR this season, or expected Wins Above Replacement of 4.8, was above the Norris Finalists of Hughes, Makar, and Werenski.)
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NHL Network with this trade proposal and Elliotte Friedman said it would be "tough to include Dellandrea in a rental." Which is hilarious because even as a Ty Dellandrea truther, I can't think of a move I would do quicker.
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As of today, @MoneyPuckdotcom has Dallas as the team with the highest odds of winning the cup. This is obviously a small sample size glitch in the matrix, but Tanner's model clearly favors certain parts of Dallas' game over others.
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Despite being the combined weight of a dachshund, Wyatt Johnston and Logan Stankoven are net front machines.
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A lot of Dallas Stars tidbits in this one: namely that the smoke around Jason Robertson is being weakened, and that a Mikael Granlund extension is looking less likely.
Stanley Cup Game 4 reaction pod. Still can’t believe what we saw last night
Also: news, information and analysis.
Links to your preferred podcast, here:
sportsnet.ca/podcasts/32-tho… Enjoy!
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Roope Hintz took a series worth of poor play and cold shooting, and did his level best to purge it all in one game.
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You have my permission to quote tweet this in hindsight shame, but man. If Dallas gets through Colorado -- and assuming good health -- it's hard to imagine Vancouver or Edmonton being serious obstacles towards Dallas making the Finals.
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This better be about Dallas getting a PWHL team because I'm totally ready to cover it.
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I've been thinking about this. If Dallas buys out Suter, they'll be working with around $19M. That's basically Harley's new deal, a 2-3 year Tanev deal, and a 3-4 year Duchene deal. Given their need at RHD, I wouldn't even be surprised if they're already talking about it.
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I'd love to see NHL officiating in other sports. Like, in football, offsides only gets called when teams are in the red zone. In boxing, one nutshot is allowed for every exchange of five low blows. Et cetera.
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Postgame quicktake: Dallas' run shouldn't be diminished just because Edmonton was the "inferior." They just took out two former Cup winners. Maybe they will have lost to the current ones. Lots of criticism is warranted. But they're the rare contender who will get even better.
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Matt Dumba is nearing completely absolution of his sins with this destruction of Devin Shore.
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Roope Hintz leads the league in expected offense per 60 in all situations. Not enough is said about the season he's having.
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Somebody on reddit posted this from The Athletic’s 2021 draft day losers piece while it’s totally unfair to Wheeler, it’s also hilarious.
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I realize there are cap constraints, and it's too early to admit to sunk costs, but there are no two ways about it: Lian Bichsel is one of Dallas' six best defenders.
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Neil Graham is probably too obvious as the next Dallas Stars coach. The Texas Stars are not as good as it should be on paper, but they're still playing hockey in June. But David Carle...to me that's THE guy. Pipedream or no.
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Lian Bichsel immediately putting a stamp on his NHL career.
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This is why I don't understand the Roope Hintz criticism: this is now his third consecutive season breaking the 30-goal barrier. Yes, he won't finish with the same amount as last season and the year before but 37 is A LOT. And he's playing tougher minutes!
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One of the things that deserves mention in re-watching the Dallas vs. Colorado series is that yes, Chris Tanev was the star of the show in defending Nathan MacKinnon, but it took a village. Lots of players showed out and played MacKinnon heavy, including the forward lines.
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Thomas Harley's defense has been unreal. Especially when you consider his age (just finished his first full season) and instincts (puck mover).
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First the Bennaissance. The the Seguinlightenment. I tried real hard to come up with a Mason Marchment time period motif, but yea -- I'll leave it to smarter Stars fans.
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This is just stupid. Chris Tanev is playing like an elite top pairing defender even at his advanced age -- 75 percent retained! -- and Jim Nill gave up a grab bag from the flea market.
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If Jim Nill is able to make this work without sacrificing a move to help the blueline, cool. Hard to see a universe where they can do both, however.
Dallas Stars and Mikael Granlund's reps led by Todd Diamond/Mark Gandler slated to chat again today. Mutual interest in getting something done but Stars likely have to move money to make it work.
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Still thinking about the Chicago fan ignoring the bloodletting to enjoy some nachos.
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Glen Gulutzan as Dallas' new coach doesn't fill me with existential dread, nor rainbows and gumdrop smiles. We'll just wait and see.
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Postgame quicktake: it's great that Thomas Harley is elite and is coming into his own, but not being able to muster more than 19 shots against an awful Philly team might prompt another 'short' Pete DeBoer press conference.
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Mavrik Bourque extended for one year to Dallas, for $950,000 (!). Damn that's good value. A rookie already rating like a two-way bottom sixer, and is super disciplined. Surprised he didn't take the inexplicable playoff scratches personally.
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My yearly 'Heiskanen Needs to be Moved Back to his Strongside' essay doesn't need many words this time. Just watch this clip. Of Heiskanen scoring on his strongside.
MIROOOO 🚨
@HeiskanenMiro’s first goal of #IIHFWorlds comes at the perfect time for @leijonat and ties it 1-1.
#FINUSA #IIHFWorlds @DallasStars
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There are a lot of criticisms you can aim at the Dallas Stars. I don't believe for a second that being "soft" after three consecutive Conference Finals appearances is one of them.
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Watching the Texas Stars tonight and you should to. Without any cap room, don't be surprised if Justin Hryckowian (semi-realistic), Matej Blümel (very realistic if signed), Arttu Hyry (needs a strong camp), and Antonio Stranges (needs a miracle) make cases in training camp.
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Tough break for the NHL if the defending Cup champs and this year's Cup favorites are gonna both be eliminated in Round 1 of the playoffs. They might have to actually promote fresh matchups.
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Postgame quick take: Dallas is an elite team who doesn't need an elite performance to win games, and that's kind of what they've been doing so far.
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The Athletic did my boy Wyatt Johnston dirty. Below Luke Hughes and Matty Beniers in a 2021 re-draft??? (Go off Stars fans but keep it civil in my mentions at least.) One thing I can't be civil about though: Knies belongs nowhere near a standalone tier w/ Stankoven and Guenther.
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Unfair of Mavrik Bourque to do that to Logan Stankoven like that, overtaking his AHL lead in points without a way to defend his title. Bourque is up to 60 points by the way.
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Five foot f'all or not, Logan Stankoven is a mad dog on a bone. Kid's gonna play in the NHL and be just fine.
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Ryan Suter is not the player he was even a year ago. Realistically, the Stars will ride out the contract but his performance isn't even third pair quality right now. For perspective: Nick Seeler, currently on the 3rd pair with Rasmus Ristolainen in Philly...rates better.
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No offense but let's face it. Matt Duchene is THE reason that Marchment and Seguin are operating as a three-man unit.
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This is not recency bias. Cameron Schmidt and Brandon Gorzynski are immediate top 10 material in Dallas' prospect pool. (Yes it's a little shallow for obvious reasons, but that's still really good value.)
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About time. Suter was totally fine in the playoffs, but after seeing Pavelski's loss to Father Time, you simply couldn't take the chance that the same would happen to Suter. Especially with Lian Bichsel on the cusp.
The Dallas Stars are buying out the remainder of Ryan Suter's contract.
With one year remaining on Suter's deal this move will add $1.4 million on the Stars cap for the next two seasons.
The Stars will save $1.4 million with the buyout.
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