Around the League: It Smells Like Hockey!

[BertCorbeau]

Bergevin... Re-signing Byron for 4 years...

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Fabbri is hurt again that poor guy

 

[Daisy Jane]

Fabbri is hurt again that poor guy

again?
Same knee?

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

again?
Same knee?

no apparently it isn't knee related. But still, I feel for the guy

 

[Animal]

Bergevin... Re-signing Byron for 4 years...

That team needs to choose a direction. Reminds me of the old leafs... not good enough to make the playoffs, but still not rebuilding. Last year should've been a big enough warning sign.

+I should add, I'd much prefer if they don't choose a direction, better for the leafs

 

[Cleetus]

no apparently it isn't knee related. But still, I feel for the guy

oh wow the kid cant catch a break, so much talent there too.

 

[deletethis]

That team needs to choose a direction. Reminds me of the old leafs... not good enough to make the playoffs, but still not rebuilding. Last year should've been a big enough warning sign.

+I should add, I'd much prefer if they don't choose a direction, better for the leafs

Byron is like Matt Stajan circa 2008-09-10 getting primo ice time with Montreal's best forwards (Galchenyuk, Pacioretty and Gallagher) inflating his production. Like Stajan, he isn't a nothing player but he's replaceable bottom 6 fodder and it's insane when these guys get paid well. I think also like Stajan in Calgary, there's a real need to lock him up to boost the GM.

 

[LeafsNation75]

The Flyers are introducing a new mascot and wow is all I have to say at the design.

 

[MoreMogilny]

The Flyers are introducing a new mascot and wow is all I have to say at the design.

Wow I guess I didn’t really need to sleep tonight

 

[LeafsNation75]

Here is something you don't see everyday. During the Stars and Panthers preseason game in Tulsa, Oklahoma apparently Alex Radulov was having trouble with his jersey and asked a fan sitting 2nd row behind the wearing his jersey since he was wearing the same size to borrow it for the remainder of the game and he said yes.

Dallas Stars Player Borrows Jersey from Fan, Wears In Game!

 

[Mr Hockey]

 

[Cor]

Sparks is better then both of them, and McElhinney is a proven NHL backup.

Sparks: 17GP | 0.893 SV% | 25 years old | 0.936 SV% last season (AHL)
McBackup: 186GP | 0.909 SV% | 35 years old | 0.934 SV% last season (NHL)
Hutchinson: 102GP | 0.910 SV% | 28 years old | 0.935 SV% last season (AHL)

Based on career stats, and last year stats, there is an arguement to be made that Hutchinson is the best option out of the three to claim off of waivers. He has a good sized NHL sample, he performed well last year. Still on the right side of 30.

I'm pretty certain that all 3 would clear waivers. Mainly because there's no one looking for a goalie. There's quality goalies in free agency who didn't even get PTO's. Maybe WSH takes a chance on one of them, but that depends on what their plan is for Ilya Samsonov and how they view Pheonix Copley.

Heck, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Leafs place all of Sparks, Pickard and McBackup on waivers. If they clear, their value increases slightly because a team can trade for them and then stash them in their AHL team. It also allows the Leafs to extend their final decision by, I believe it's 30 days before whoever is in the NHL needs waivers again.

 

[valeriammm]

The Flyers are introducing a new mascot and wow is all I have to say at the design.

Looks like the habs mascot after a crack phase

 

[Morguee]

The Flyers are introducing a new mascot and wow is all I have to say at the design.

Hartnell back to the Flyers?

 

[ShaneFalco]

Looks like the habs mascot after a crack phase

It was hilarious on twitter reading comments

 

[LeafsNation75]

Looks like the habs mascot after a crack phase

I said to myself he looks like a much scarier version of Youppi.

 

[ShaneFalco]

 

[valeriammm]

It was hilarious on twitter reading comments

Drugs are bad SAMMY

 

[LeafsNation75]

I'm a huge fan of the Halloween series and just hearing them add the theme in that tweet just made my day.

 

[ShaneFalco]

 

[LeafsNation75]

He also loos like an orange version of Chewbacca.

 

[LeafsNation75]

For those who might not understand the joke that's from the movie It.

 

[LeafsNation75]

You can also say their mascot looks like Sean Couturier.

 

[Slyfox]

So happy we got rid of Lou.

 

[LeafsNation75]