I think that was one of his sons trying to interrupt and save face before Wirtz continues to step in it and make a fool of himself. If this isn’t an example of the old adage of a fish rotting from the head down, then I don’t know what is.
If Drury is smart he takes Smith with a 2nd for future considerations. Weaponize that $35m in deadline cap space. They could probably send out Janmark as well. They really need to more for next year as well. They are already at the cap for 17 players. It's going to be fascinating to see how they pull it off.
I think there is going to be an "interim" attached to the hire. Kent Hughes and Marty are really tight-they coach against each other at the U16 level now, with Kent's Eagles team consistently beating up on Marty's Mid Fairfield squad.
What a complete and utter joke. Bettman’s approval of this plan speaks volumes as to his reluctance to ever sanction moving them to Quebec City - or any functioning hockey market for that matter.
It was definitely interference, but It didn't look like a head shot in those replays. It looked like his head bounced because the shot from the side was unexpected. I'm not sure DOPS *should* be in on that one. (Hathaway does remain a POS, however).
Where I am on this as well - should be a game or two, if only to discourage predatory garbage like this from bums like Hathaway who toe the Matt Cooke line
It would be funny if the coach responded with something like “Lat Tightness In Right side”
While it's very bullshitty that Stone is going on LTIR - I'm really looking forward to seeing those two play together. Excited to finally have the Eichel saga behind him. Hopefully he kicks some ass out there and comes home in 4 years.
Perhaps Dom was referring to this? Trading Ritchie and a 2nd for Dzingel and Lyubushkin. I don't know enough about the Coyotes players in that deal to comment, but jettisoning Ritchie has to be a bit of addition-by-subtraction.
that’s not nearly as funny. Jettisoning Ritchie, even for a limited player, is decidedly not funny.
