from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

- Centres faster than Brayden Point in the NHL: Connor McDavid. Nathan MacKinnon. Then who?

- Jon Cooper figures Washington”s John Carlson wins the Norris Trophy. “Look at his numbers,” said Cooper. “He’s elite.” His general manager, Julien BriseBois, doesn’t agree. If he was voting, he’d pick with his own defenceman, Victor Hedman. It’s an easy top three with Roman Josi of Nashville. The question is, which order do you place them? And do you actually have awards in a season that doesn’t necessarily end?

- Who’s the best goalie in the NHL? For the first time in a long time, there is no obvious answer.

There is no Patrick Roy. There is no Dominik Hasek. There is no Martin Brodeur, maybe not an Ed Belfour....

Tampa’s Andrei Vasilevskiy won the Vezina last year, but won’t win it this year. Price isn’t even a candidate. Tuukka Rask and Connor Hellebuyck have the best statistics this year, but neither goalie is what you’d call generational. This is a new decade and there’s time for someone to step forward.

more hockwy talk including a plan for the NHL to recapture lost revenue...