The five-hour-long arbitration hearing has taken place and now we wait until Sunday for the settlement, or for the two sides to strike a deal before the arbiter’s ruling is announced.
Leafs expected to argue in part that Bernier's started only 158 NHL games. Not a definitive sample for a goalie.
— James Mirtle (@mirtle) July 31, 2015
Like with the PK Subban case, the two sides can continue to work on a deal up until the second before the ruling is announced on Sunday.
Friday Links:
- Travis Yost: Make or break year for Bernier (TSN Radio)
TSN hockey analytics writer, Travis Yost joins the show to discuss the unpredictability of Jonathan Bernier, which might be the perfect scenario on a Leafs team that is using this year to evaluate.
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Postmedia: Ex-Leaf Sergei Berezin arrested for alleged food stamp fraud (Canoe.com)
Ex-Toronto Maple Leafs forward Sergei Berezin, 43, and his wife Lyudmila Ustakova were arrested Tuesday morning and are being held in a Palm Beach County jail. Berezin and Ustakova, who live in Boca Raton, Fla., are facing two charges of defrauding Medicaid of an amount between $10,000 and $50,000, according to a police report.
I - Dom Galamini: The Glass-To-Crosby Scale (Own the Puck)
It doesn’t take itself too seriously but it can still convey a powerful message. The #GlassToCrosbyScale…
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Ken Daneyko: Lou’s Method (The Players Tribune)
You frequently hear about once-in-a-generation prospects — players that come around once every 10 or 20 years — like Gretzky, Crosby, and now, Connor McDavid. Well, Lou is a once-in-a-generation hockey mind. And in many ways he is an anomaly in this industry. While most general managers are pincushions for the fans and media, Lou has engendered a respect and admiration that you simply don’t see that often in any sport.
