from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

- This is how great the Tampa Bay Lightning are: They were 12-3 with Louis Domingue in goal when the great Andrei Vasilevskiy was out. Steve Yzerman may have picked a Stanley Cup season to leave his GM post with the Lightning.

- I was in the minority. I liked the trade when it happened. Call me crazy, but I still like the Shea Weber-for-P.K. Subban trade for both teams.

- The Ken Hitchcock method: Little-known Mikko Koskinen has a 7-2 record with a goals against average below 1.75 and a save percentage of .966 since the Edmonton Oilers made the coaching change at the start of Grey Cup Week. That’s what he does.

- John Carlson doesn’t get enough love for all he does for the Washington Capitals. He led all NHL defencemen in scoring last season, led last playoff season and is back in the lead again this year. And hardly anybody talks about him.

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