from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

- The worse the Calgary Flames play, the less relevant Brian Burke becomes. Time was, you had to pay attention to everything Burke did or say. The Flames are 27th in the NHL after missing the playoffs last year and that coming after the Leafs missed the playoffs in every season Burke was in Toronto. Right now Burke has become all bark, no bite.

- Under the department of how-is-this-possible: Nathan MacKinnon, with all that speed and skill, is 120th in the NHL in scoring. We demand both a recount and an investigation as to why ... Garth Snow drafted Ryan Strome, passed on Mark Scheifele, drafted Griffin Reinhart, passed on Morgan Rielly and Jacob Trouba, drafted Michael Dal Colle, passed on William Nylander and Nikolaj Ehlers. You want to know why the Islanders are struggling, see Snow’s first-round picks.

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