from Luke Fox of Sportsnet,

- That the general managers are considering rule changes to 3-on-3 overtime — eliminating regroups once gaining the offensive zone or installing a shot clock — feels unnecessary and potentially disastrous.

The offside review has been more hassle than it's worth, and the spirit of the original rule has been supplanted by Zapruder film–like studies that interrupt game flow and wipe goals off the Jumbotron.

Imagine stopping a fun 3-on-3 back-and-forth to analyze in slow-motion if the puck left Nathan MacKinnon's stick before the 10-second shot clock or if Miro Heiskanen brought the puck over-and-back by a hair over the red line.

Ugh.

Be careful not to open another Pandora's box here.

- Hands up if you had 37-year-old Jonathan Quick ranking second leaguewide in goals-against average (1.98), earning nine of a possible 10 points in his decisions (4-0-1), and tracking a career-best save percentage (.928).

This after the 37-year-old netminder sat on the sidelines for the Vegas Golden Knights' entire Cup run and settled for a $825,000 contract with the New York Rangers.

Big W for the olds.

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