Not “news” exactly, but things to muse about
It has been a slow mid-July for the NHL and my LHH productivity reflects that. What passes for news is “some guy said this about some guy” and “hey, we’re going to move your LHH cheese again but it’ll taste great, we swear.”
The next signpost up ahead is Max Tsyplakov’s arbitration hearing date on July 29, though it’s surely even odds that he and the team reach a contract agreement before then.
But we owe ourselves fresh threads! This is a fresh thread. Some things to muse upon:
- Matt Martin talked about his new role, the Noah Dobson trade, his time with the Leafs and other stuffs with two podcast co-hosts I find difficult to listen to. #sendmethetranscript Probably worth your while though. (I won’t keep harping on this, but it’s a new era when others in the org are allowed to do interviews.) [YouTube]
- Speaking of new eras, new opportunities for season ticket holders like attending select practices, open skates, etc. [Newsday]
- An evergreen discussion that will have new chapters this year, or at least during training camp: Mat Barzal’s ideal position. Thomas Hickey says it’s on the wing. [THN]
- Hitmeister-turned-broadcaster Cal Clutterbuck is “competing” in the NY State Open. [NHL]
- Are you an entertainer? Can you hype? Apply with the Isles. [Isles]
Elsewhere
- Nothing really happening elsewhere. But here’s the offseason rewind on the Kraken, now helmed by Lane Lambert: “We’ll be strong structurally, but we will also create offense, and we’ll play fast, we’ll be aggressive, we’ll be at the net in the offensive zone, we’ll shoot pucks.” Prove it! [NHL]
- And here’s Stan Fischler on the Panthers’ hope of becoming a dynasty. They would be the first — despite all the dynasty interruptus impostors — since the 1980-83 Islanders. [NHL]