FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A later flight near the Florida beach in 85-degree weather. While I solve that excruciating complication of life’s worry, the sports world was rocked Thursday evening by the extent of the gambling scandal and arrests across the NBA. The NHL is paying close attention. Meanwhile, the NHL trade chatter is on the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames, a TSN analyst absolutely trashed a Boston Bruins player, and the Pittsburgh Penguins survived and thrived during an onslaught by the Florida Panthers.
It was quite the game Thursday night. It was like watching a Rocky movie. Every time the hero was being battered, pummeled, and defeated, he rose for a rousing minute before the beating returned, only to win in the end.
Also, Parker Wotherspoon was quite curious to see your memes on his two-footed launch into the pile. If you read the report card, he actually didn’t know he did it.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Trade conjecture, speculation, analysis, and what the Penguins could ask in return. There are three teams reportedly hunting for what the Penguins have, so we connected the dots in the Penguins trade speculation.
It was a big day for quotes and conversation, so we brought you several. Caleb Jones really enjoyed talking about getting to play against his brother, Seth. And, Paul Maurice broke down the Penguins’ new style of play. And Anthony Mantha talked about the Big Boy line and Justin Brazeau. It was an informative Penguins notebook.
The recap became a bit chaotic as the game became quite chaotic. The Penguins looked good and earned a lead. Florida looked dominant, but the Penguins kept countering with quick-strike goals. Oh, and Tristan Jarry was brilliant. From Sunrise, Florida, here’s the Penguins recap.
And it took a bit to write the report card. There was so much to break down–from a quick explanation of the Penguins’ defensive scheme and neutral zone structure to…the pummeling, and who rose to the challenge, but also who fell. The Penguins’ analysis is sharp.
Florida Hockey Now: The chief vibe officer of the hockey world, the postgame drinks host for all hockey writers, the inimitable George Richards, also writes hockey. Here is the flip side of the Penguins’ win, and it is all about the effects of the Florida Panthers’ loss.
NHL Trade Chatter, News, & National Hockey Now
Sportsnet: The 32 Thoughts has little trade talk, but what could become a mass exodus in Calgary and a preview of Gary Bettman’s comments on the NBA betting scandal that rocked the sports world Thursday.
NHLTraderumors.me: Frank Seravalli got more in-depth on the potential centers the Vancouver Canucks could target via the NHL trade wire. He did quickly float Kevin Hayes, too.
In the meantime, the little aggregator website that does a nice job of catching stray stories on podcasts noted that TSN analysis Craig Button appeared on Seravalli’s podcast and absolutely teed up, broadsided, and destroyed Casey Mittelstadt.
The Athletic ($): The Toronto Maple Leafs are struggling to get their act together early in the season. Now, coach Craig Berube is experimenting with loading up his top line and going all in.
TSN: The NBA gambling scandal, which included arrests and allegations of game tanking and prop-bet fixing, has the complete attention of the NHL.
Detroit Hockey Now: The Red Wings are fading after a hot start, and it looks far too familiar to the problems that have plagued…and plagued them. Bob Duff hammers the Detroit Red Wings.
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