Non-Minnesota NHL News XXII

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Continued from XXI.

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[StealthClobber]

Gordie Howe noooooo D:

 

[Fremitus Borealis]

RIP, Mr. Hockey.

 

[gphr513]

Real bummer to hear about Gordie Howe. Wish I could've seen him play. RIP.

 

[Generic User]

Gordie Howe and Ali within a week of each other..

 

[Engebretson]

RIP Mr. Hockey

 

[TaLoN]

Brutal year to be a famous person...

 

[Bruce Granville]

Might be an usual year for 88 year old persons, though.

 

[TaLoN]

Backstrom signs one year deal to play in Finland.

http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2016/06/10/report-former-wild-goalie-backstrom-signs-one-year-deal-in-finland/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs&yptr=yahoo

 

[gphr513]

 

[Hall of Faber]

This isn't going to go well at all. Yeo should of stayed away from a bigger market.

 

[Wild11MN]

Wow. Wonder how he and Tarasenko will get along.

 

[Fremitus Borealis]

Well... everything I dislike about Hitchcock is pretty much the same as with Yeo.... so I guess it's a "good" fit?

 

[gphr513]

This isn't going to go well at all. Yeo should of stayed away from a bigger market.

A bigger market? I would think St. Louis would be one of the smaller markets in the NHL. Certainly it's bottom half, right?

 

[Engebretson]

Please put him in charge of the Power Play

 

[Hall of Faber]

A bigger market? I would think St. Louis would be one of the smaller markets in the NHL. Certainly it's bottom half, right?

St. Louis is hell of a passionate sports town is more of what I meant. I just laugh to myself when I think what if Yeo started out in Philly. He would of needed a therapist!

 

[Engebretson]

Blues fans don't seem particularly happy about already naming him head coach after Hitch steps down, and I can't say that I particularly blame them. Armstrong must really love Yeo as a coach if he's willing to already name him head coach for 2017-18 without seeing who's out there in the coaching market next offseason.

Also, TIL that Mike Yeo "overachieved" with a weak Wild roster.

 

[Avder]

Interesting.

Gives Yeo a year of studying under a true hall of famer coach, which could potentially close any and all holes in his coaching plan and get him to fully reach his potential.

If so, man, this ****ing division.

 

[BigT2002]

Good. St. Louis will suck then

 

[Engebretson]

Stars PBP announcer Dave Strader has been diagnosed with cancer

Best wishes to him in the upcoming battle

 

[NHL1674]

Interesting.

Gives Yeo a year of studying under a true hall of famer coach, which could potentially close any and all holes in his coaching plan and get him to fully reach his potential.

If so, man, this ****ing division.

It'll be all good for a couple of years until he starts playing favorites again.

 

[TaLoN]

Wow. Wonder how he and Tarasenko will get along.

I don't think Tarasenko is going to like him much.

 

[StealthClobber]

Stars PBP announcer Dave Strader has been diagnosed with cancer

Best wishes to him in the upcoming battle

I hope he pulls through. One of the best in the business right there.

 

[Fremitus Borealis]

Okay I love Phil Kessel, but this is great

Phil Kessel places full-page ad in Toronto Star thanking Toronto fans for driving him out of town

Kessel also sent $50,000 to the hot dog vendor he used to frequent in Toronto at the corner of Front and John Streets. The gift was anonymous, but the vendor said it came with a note that read: “From a big fan and Stanley Cup champion.”

“I don’t know who else it could be from,” said the vendor. “Obviously there are no Stanley Cup champions here in Toronto. Phil may have a bigger waistline than most hockey players, but he has an even bigger heart. I’m happy for him and I miss seeing his face every day and sometimes twice a day.”

 

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