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It was definitely a set play, executed by two of the best players in the world (Lindholm and Pastrnak). But that's kinda the deal with the Leafs isn't it? A good team might get burned on a play like that, a great team shuts it down. It's Game 7 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. If you don't know where David Pastrnak is at all times then you're going to get burned eventually.

Sooooo….Nate Danielson hulking out is a positive turn of events eh?

CHL players can play in the AHL on an amateur try out contract after their CHL season is complete. But if they’ve still got CHL eligibility they have to go back to the CHL (or NHL) the following year and can’t play in the AHL. There are a few caveats to this: -if a player is on loan to the CHL from Europe (Zadina) then they don’t have the same restrictions. - if a player turns 20 before a certain date (Danielson) they only have to play their D+1 year in the CHL but don’t have to go back the 2nd year.

Shanahan probably is on the hot seat, but he shouldn't be. He's not the reason the team sucks, that's the GM. Shanny has been through three different GMs (Lou, Dubas, Treleving) and largely gave the leeway to shape the team how they chose. He's not the guy that puts a roster together. The guys who ARE responsible for that have consistently failed to recognize that having four excellent offensive players means jack squat if you can't defend. They can keep rearranging deck chairs all they want, but until they trade a high end forward for defensive help it doesn't matter who their President, GM, or coach is.

They should trade Marner for help in defense, strip Tavares of the “C”, and then re-sign Tavares at 5.5 mil after his deal expires next season. You’d get help on defense, send a message to the remaining roster, and get short and long term cap relief.

Lots wrong with that play. Rempe's hit was probably not illegal...but it was most definitely predatory. Most guys don't follow through on a hit like that because they're not trying to actually injure guys. That said, TVR needs to not admire his pass. Rempe is huge and barreling down on him and TVR is completely unaware because he's watching his pass. Playoff hockey for you.

Read up on Andrew Gibson, he's going to be a good one and I think he's probably one of the defense prospects most fans are sleeping on. Good defensively, booming shot, and very aggressive. I really think he's going to surprise people.

Just be patient, you'll get to see a lot more Berggren goals starting in October.

Rockford's goalie was a wall last night too. Hell of a shot by a guy I hope starts using his shot more. Lombardi is going to be a really good player if he can add some strength and start playing more aggressively. He defers a lot, which may be due to the fact that he's a rookie. Once he realizes he can dictate what happens on the ice he's really going to pop. Kasper had a strong night too. No points, but was a wearing Rockford's defensemen out on the forecheck and ultimately drew a penalty that got GR on the board.

Three point night for Nate Danielson and a sweet goal by Lombardi to send the Griffs to overtime (which they won). Look for the Griffins highlight package tomorrow because Lombardi's goal was an absolute snipe.

Had me at "casual dating"...lost me at "living women".

Down the stretch it seemed like every game we'd get pinned in our zone and we'd be chasing the puck and scrambling and it was Kane's line on the ice every single time. The dude's a detriment at even strength and while I had a lot of fun watching him I'm happy if he's moving on. I don't expect him to play "defense" per se, but he doesn't even try to win puck battles and that can't happen in the top six.

Maybe, as long as the ask wasn't anything significant. He'd essentially fill the role that Perron does (2nd/3rd line complimentary winger). But so does Fabbri, and he's already on the team. You've got Mazur who could probably fill that role as well. I just don't see a ton of value in it personally. At forward I'm really only interested in Sharangovich.

If you go back and look you'll see that I've been a big fan of Reilly Smith for a long time. But his best days are behind him and his contract is pretty rough. We need a few wingers LIKE Reilly Smith, but I'd pass on the actual Reilly Smith.

Johansson would have to clear waivers to play in GR next season and he almost certainly wouldn’t. Yzerman more or less said during his presser that Johansson would be in the NHL next year but his role would be dependent on how he plays.