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  1. I don't particularly like John Tortorella, but his post-game transcripts are always the first I read.
  2. My esteemed colleague Ted Cooper says the #Kings are embellishing/diving as much or more than the #Canucks.
  3. @jbaraldi11 I think Sergei Makarov should be in as well. Was first-time eligible in 2001.
  4. @ETAB4U Pavel Bure was first-time eligible in 2006. He will, of course, be considered again and IMO should get in.
  5. We're looking for a couple of knowledgable hockey fans to be part of our Poolbook 2012-13 office draft June 6. thehockeynews.com/articles/47258…
  6. @JLJax12 @kevinoDandC points out Jamie Benn played 82 NHL games in 09-10, then 24 AHL playoff games so it's not unprecedented.
  7. @JLJax12 Not saying it's not good for him, just strange. Wouldn't see Landeskog In Lake Erie or RNH in Okla City would you?
  8. Doesn't seem right Jake Gardiner is playing in the AHL playoffs after a full season (75 games) in the NHL.
  9. Watched AHL Marlies play the Heat in Abbotsford last night. Sad to see all those empty seats. Had to be 80 percent empty.
  10. Thought I saw Dean McAmmond interviewed in intermission of Phx/Nsh game. It was his doppelganger, #Coyotes Mikkel Boedker.
  11. #Flames Jokinen, not being honest about UFA status: "You know, I haven't really been thinking about that, to be honest."
  12. On March 18 with just 10 games remaining in season, #Kings were 9th and #Coyotes 10th in NHL's West. Look at them now.
  13. My order for June 26 Hall of Fame 2012 induction class among first-timers (max of 4): Sakic, Shanahan, Sundin, Roenick, Joseph, C. Lemieux.
  14. @billmeltzer You're right about #Stars Gulutzan. Maybe if the season ended in March. If season ended in December, Yeo from #Wild would win.
  15. Shame #Coyotes Tippett and #Predators Trotz not finalists for coach of the year, but strong field with Hitchcock, MacLean, Tortorella.
  16. @wayne_chow You nailed that one. No one does Bob Cole better than Bob Cole.
  17. This must be the first time three NHL teams from one division (NYR, Phi, NJ) made it to the second playoff round.