from Jack Todd at the Montreal Gazette,

Biggest disappointment of the NHL season to date? The Rogers Sportsnet game productions are still a mess. They seemed to be getting better the second half of last season, but it’s back to your basic dog’s breakfast. George Stroumboulopoulos still looks like he wandered in off the set of Sprockets and is trying to figure out what he’s doing on a sports telecast and it goes downhill from there.

And how long is it going to take the Sportsnet people to figure out that John Bartlett is the best play-by-play man they have, bar none?

Lies, rumours & vicious innuendo: People hereabouts like to complain Michel Therrien can’t develop young players, even though Max Pacioretty, P.K. Subban and Carey Price all reached the pinnacle of the NHL on his watch. But what about Smug Jon Cooper in Tampa, who can’t seem to make it work with Jonathan Drouin? …

And yes. If Marc Bergevin can make a deal for Drouin, well — in a heartbeat.

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