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Monday Hockey Thoughts

03/29/2021 at 1:17pm EDT

from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet,

- I will admit this even if it makes me look unprofessional, but I’m rooting for a Buffalo victory. No one deserves this level of on-ice misery in such a mentally challenging isolation season.

With two weeks until the trade deadline, no GM is using more data than Kevyn Adams. The Sabres are out of the race and not pretending otherwise. I thought he did well to get two picks for Eric Staal, and Adams tried for a second-rounder before committing to Montreal. The advantage for him right now is some other teams (Arizona, Columbus, Nashville among them) are holding because they’re suddenly in the race.

Adams was believed to be discussing something with struggling St. Louis. I wondered if it would be Taylor Hall, but received pushback on that idea, so we’ll see where it goes. There are a ton of teams calling to see what he’s willing to do, and what it will take.

- I’m another one who believes Luke Glendening is very much on Edmonton’s radar. (Tippett is not the source for this.) Makes too much sense, but the challenge for the Oilers is getting outbid by a higher pick than they want to exchange.

I heard that his Detroit teammates jokingly compared Glendening — when in the face-off circle — to a dog eying a ball. His eyes never leave the puck in a linesman’s hand. He’s completely focused on it and ignores all else. Guess that’s why he’s at 64 per cent.

- According to multiple sources, Peel, devastated by what happened, threw himself on the grenade and took full responsibility, apologizing to the Predators post-game. Apparently, he’d seen a replay of his call on the video screen, realized it was a miss, and was annoyed at himself.

Most of the current and retired officials who were willing to discuss the incident said they understood the decision. They didn’t like it, and felt terribly for Peel, but they understood. A couple of them brought up disgraced ex-NBA referee Tim Donaghy, who was caught betting on games in 2007. (Let’s just state for the record, I don’t believe Peel was doing anything remotely similar or unethical.)

“When that happened,” one said, “the NHL immediately reached out to us. They asked us if there was anything they needed to know.”

more on Tim Peel and other notes of interest...

Stars Of The Week

03/29/2021 at 1:07pm EDT

NEW YORK (March 29, 2021) – New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox and Northwell Health – Long Island Jewish Medical Center RN Deena Trupkin have been named the NHL’s “First Stars” for the week ending March 28.

Throughout the 2020-21 season the NHL is celebrating the remarkable efforts of the off-ice stars who make it possible for us to play our games amid a pandemic by honoring frontline healthcare heroes from the regions represented by the League’s weekly and monthly “Stars.”

Trupkin, a Rangers fan since birth, is a registered nurse in maternal fetal medicine at Northwell Health – Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y. At the height of the pandemic, she was reassigned to work in labor and delivery. Her role became even more essential to many laboring women who could not have the in-person support of their partner or family due to the unknown threat of COVID-19 on newborns.

Trupkin’s fandom of the Rangers spans generations. Her grandfather had season tickets for more than 60 years and her daughter’s middle name is Madison, after Madison Square Garden. Trupkin is very proud to share this weekly honor with Fox, who hails from Long Island (Jericho, N.Y.).

Rounding out the “Three Stars” of the week are Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas and Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros. More on each NHL player’s performance can be found below:

A Monday Practice

03/29/2021 at 11:52am EDT

Ansar Khan tweets,

Jonathan Bernier (lower body injury) getting some work before practice with goalie coach Jeff Salajko.

Bobby Ryan skating without pads before practice.

added 12:10pm, Khan...

lines/D in practice:
Fabbri-Larkin-Zadina
Filppula-Namestnikov-Mantha
Svechnikov-Rasmussen-Nielsen
Helm-Glendening-Erne
Gagner is not skating. Smith was there at start but no longer on the ice. Ryan skated earlier
DeKeyser-Hronek
Staal-Merrill
Nemeth-Djoos
Biega-Stecher

added 12:24pm, Khan,

power play units:
Nielsen (for Smith?) net front, Erne (bumper), Larkin-Zadina (flanks), Hronek (point).
And
Fabbri (net front), Filppula (for Gagner) bumper, Svechnikov-Mantha (flanks), Djoos (point).

NHL Short Notes

03/29/2021 at 6:32am EDT

THREE HARD LAPS

* Alex Ovechkin continued his goal-per-game pace since March 11 as the nine-time Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy winner moved within four of Auston Matthews for the League lead in tallies this season.

* Just days after The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers began streaming on Disney+, Anaheim rallied for a multi-goal comeback victory (which are commonplace in the film franchise) and Florida forward Anthony Duclair scored the winner on a penalty shot by beating Jake Oettinger via a move reminiscent of the “triple-deke”.

* Patrick Marleau is set to move past Mark Messier on the NHL’s all-time games played list when the Sharks welcome the Wild to SAP Center.

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