It was a fun opening night of round one last night. Your recap:
Tonight’s games:
Pittsburgh vs. NY Rangers – 7 p.m., CBC
Detroit vs. Tampa Bay – 7:30 p.m., Sportsnet
Minnesota vs. St. Louis – 9:30 p.m., Sportsnet 360
Winnipeg vs. Anaheim – 10:30 p.m., Sportsnet
Thursday Links:
- Sean McIndoe: 10 Observations in the Aftermath of ‘The Slash’ (Grantland)
There may not be a combination of teams in the league that are any worse suited to handle this kind of situation. Montreal fans and media are obsessed with the team’s history and status, yet weirdly predisposed to view everything through the lens of shadowy conspiracy; Senators fans and media are almost cripplingly insecure about their place in the hockey world and prone to overreact to even the tiniest controversies.
I - Michael Traikos: Are Toronto Maple Leafs, Peter Chiarelli a good fit? Ex-Boston Bruins GM’s resume is strong, but maybe not what the team is looking for (National Post)
But is Chiarelli what the Leafs are looking for? Would he want to come into a situation where the team is years away from respectability and already has a parts of its management team in place?
I - Sean Fitzgerald: Don Cherry says Toronto Maple Leafs have ‘too many sucks,’ need to bring enforcers back to ‘get respect’ (National Post)
Don Cherry has continued his campaign to get the Toronto Maple Leafs back to punching other teams in the face, using his playoff debut on Wednesday to allege the current roster has “got too many sucks.”
