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2019-20 Miscellaneous NHL/Hockey News Thread

Nothing to see here, just Zack Kassian doing Zack Kassian things. Under rule 49.3, that’s supposed to be a match penalty. Shockingly (or not), no penalty was called by Dan O’Halloran or Pierre Lambert. When Skinner played for the Canes, he picked up a 1 game suspension for kicking. Considering Kassian’s disciplinary record, he sould probably just book a flight to New York now.

 
Zach Kassian has been invited to New York. That puts a 6+ game suspension on the table. Suffice it to say, Edmonton will be down 2 forwards on Sunday.
 
LeBrun says it’s 3 years at $3 million per, putting him in the top 1/3 in the league.
The twins behind Evolving Wild put up a stat chart showing a decided decline in offensive production coinciding with steady defensive numbers under Mo in Winnipeg, and I saw it and just went "umm ... yeah. Tell me something unexpected next time." In a league where nobody wants to take a risk on a coach, Mo is the ultimate in known quantities. He is what he is, and Winnipeg wants more of it. Fine. At least he's a decent human being.
 
Zach Kassian has been invited to New York. That puts a 6+ game suspension on the table. Suffice it to say, Edmonton will be down 2 forwards on Sunday.
100% given ... except that this is the NHL and when it comes to player safety, nothing is given. That kick was pure horsecrap and Kassian deserves to have a gigantic book thrown at him. Maybe a series. I'd suggest Carl Sandburg's 6 volume Lincoln biography, personally.
 
Minnesota has fired Bruce Boudreau. No word in who the replacement is but Dreger says there will be an interim for the rest of the season and a replacement in the offseason.

Edit: Dreger says that assistant coach Dean Evason is the interim head coach. So another former Whaler takes over behind the bench.
 
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Jay Bouwmeester had surgery to place an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) in his chest. The device restores the normal heart rhythm. He’s still in the hospital in Anaheim.

 
Minnesota has fired Bruce Boudreau. No word in who the replacement is but Dreger says there will be an interim for the rest of the season and a replacement in the offseason.

Edit: Dreger says that assistant coach Dean Evason is the interim head coach. So another former Whaler takes over behind the bench.
I mean ... Brucie isn't the problem in Minnesota, but fresh GM, fresh broom I guess. Boudreau can coach, no doubt. He's a stubborn little cuss and he's probably got a limited shelf life, but there's no way that guy is the "the problem" in Wildland.
 
Kassian waived his right to an in-person hearing so it will be conducted by phone. I presume that still leaves 6+ games on the table because DPS met their obligation by offering it.
 
Kassian gets a 7 game suspension. And our old friend Ferland lasted a period in Utica before experiencing concussion like symptoms.
 
I'm thinking Ferland needs to shut it down for the year (maybe longer) and find a better concussion specialist for treatment. I know the Canes dodged a bullet there, but you hate to see a guy with that much career in front of him struggling to even play a whole game.

Oh, and less than 10 for Kassian is ridiculous. Apparently they gave him a discount since nobody got injured, but that's kind of BS if you think about it.
 
I'm thinking Ferland needs to shut it down for the year (maybe longer) and find a better concussion specialist for treatment. I know the Canes dodged a bullet there, but you hate to see a guy with that much career in front of him struggling to even play a whole game.

Oh, and less than 10 for Kassian is ridiculous. Apparently they gave him a discount since nobody got injured, but that's kind of BS if you think about it.

Ferland is only 27, but he needs to take a long hard look in the mirror and see if it’s worth it.

On Kassian, I figured 8-10 games. That’s 2 botched disciplinary actions this week, after only fining Chara for a cross check to Gallagher’s throat.

Evander Kane has a hearing for elbowing Neil Pionk last night. Apparently he caught Hanifin earlier this week too. And Erik Karlsson is out for the season with a broken thumb. He finishes with 6 goals, 34 assists for his $14.5 million actual this year.
 
Ferland is only 27, but he needs to take a long hard look in the mirror and see if it’s worth it.
And Erik Karlsson is out for the season with a broken thumb. He finishes with 6 goals, 34 assists for his $14.5 million actual this year.
I feel bad for Ferland and am glad we didn't pay him :(
And with regards the excellent Value We have ?Erik Karlsson?
 
Ferland is only 27, but he needs to take a long hard look in the mirror and see if it’s worth it.

On Kassian, I figured 8-10 games. That’s 2 botched disciplinary actions this week, after only fining Chara for a cross check to Gallagher’s throat.

Evander Kane has a hearing for elbowing Neil Pionk last night. Apparently he caught Hanifin earlier this week too. And Erik Karlsson is out for the season with a broken thumb. He finishes with 6 goals, 34 assists for his $14.5 million actual this year.

kane got 3 and is complaining about it.
 
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