Sad news of Mike Bossy passing away at 65 from lung cancer.  One of the best goal scorers the NHL ever had.

RIP

Goalie change for Boston.

"Ryan Hartman flipped off Evander Kane on Tuesday night and came away looking like the good guy.

The Minnesota Wild first-line center got into a tussle with Kane, something of a pariah in hockey right now, and as referees separated the two, Hartman flipped Kane the bird while adding some choice words. The NHL fined Hartman $4,250 for the gesture.

By Wednesday, fans had found Hartman’s Venmo account and money started pouring in to pay his fine. Even Kane’s ex-wife joined in with a $200 donation. Kane’s travails of the past year-plus are too numerous to mention in detail."


Evander hasn't learned much it seems, he's playing well and so everything in his world is rosy but his ex donating is pretty funny

So…Getzlaf is retiring at the ripe old age of 36. Two things come to mind: 1) damn, I remember when he was a rookie and 2) I guess that means the Ducks are gonna be DEEP in the rebuild for the next couple years. I think he'd stick around if there was a potential for another cup in 1-2 years.

Great thread by Chris Pronger about some of the financial pitfalls many pro athletes fall in. 

https://twitter.com/chrispronger/status/1511061515956551682

Doesn't surprise me. 

NHLPA should have a "Welcome to the NHL" seminar to cover this as required for all new players signing their 1st contract.  Follow it up with a refresher course every so often, especially during the 1st 5 years. 

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Gold!

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 Thank God they finally found a way to keep him from licking other players faces

tjlincoln wrote:

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Ian Mendes tweet today: About the idiot Canadian truckers

Harass soup kitchen volunteers ✅
Disrespect Terry Fox statue ✅
Dance on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ✅
Carry signs and flags with swastikas ✅
Throw beer cans at journalists ✅

Don’t tell me you came to our city in peace.

And don’t tell me you represent “real Canadians”.


🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Jackasses galore, these things even had Confederate Flags

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 been trying to ignore this stuff but had to blast Matt Duchene on twitter. He said he's ALL in favour of getting our freedoms back, but do it respectfully. Rich, privileged, coddled pro athlete who could literally drop everything and do anything, apparently is lacking his freedom. you couldn't be more out of touch. 

"I'm going to see myself on TSN or ESPN for a week, so not happy about that. But it was a great move." - Sam Montembeault [Zegras lacrosse goal]

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Leafs just blew a 4-1 lead vs a true Cup contender and lost the game 🤣🤣🤣

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 where have i heard this before?