Jun 15
"But when people get married, what do they usually say? Opposites attract. Maybe that's what we needed. The opposite guys. And then they create magic."
Whatever that means
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"But when people get married, what do they usually say? Opposites attract. Maybe that's what we needed. The opposite guys. And then they create magic."
Whatever that means
Canes winning the Stanley cup is a total analytics victory and a total hockey blogger victory. At least half of their front office staff is guys that were “if I was in charge…” posting in the 2000s-2010s. And then they got power over an actual nhl team and made them a perennial contender and eventual cup champion.
We asked some GMs who they’d pick to be a referee or linesman if they ever had that uncomfortable yet fun opportunity.
“Travis Konecny seems to have a lot of opinions,” Brière said. “Linesman? I’d go with one of my centers because they deal with the linesmen on faceoffs, so let’s go Sean Couturier.”
“Sasha (Barkov),” said Florida’s Bill Zito. “Sasha’s the best at everything, and he’d also be the fairest.”
“Esa Lindell as ref,” said Nill. “He’s got the most even demeanor. Miro Heiskanen as linesman. He’s the best skater.”
“Pavel Buchnevich,” Blues GM Doug Armstrong said. “He makes all the calls already.”
“I’d pick Zuccy (Mats Zuccarello), but he’s too opinionated,” said Guerin. “Brodes (Jonas Brodin) is one of the best skaters in the league, so he’d be the best linesman, and Spurge (Jared Spurgeon) would be the best ref because he’s the most level-headed.”
“I’d go Gabriel Landeskog as ref because he’s got a really good feel for the temperature of games,” MacFarland said, “and Josh Manson as linesman because you’ve got to have size to break up the scuffles.”
Darche picked Adam Pelech “because he’s so honest and would probably call penalties on us he’s so honest” and Jean-Gabriel Pageau as linesman “because nothing rattles that guy. He’d have no problem blowing a play down on a close offside.
“I’d pick Matthew Schaefer, but he’s too young and already gets too much attention.”
Tulsky didn’t want to pick a player: “I love all my children equally.”
Why an obscure rule lets NHL players become referees if officials no-show for games, Michael Russo
All of the other GMs playing checkers while Eric Tulsky is out here playing chess
Adding Jankowski has increased our scoring AND hotness stats
Thank you @bagelsunshinecoffee for making me laugh as always
Alex Nedeljkovic may not win the Calder Trophy, but he’s undoubtedly been the NHL’s most valuable rookie
Alex Nedeljkovic may not win the Calder Trophy, but he’s undoubtedly been the NHL’s most valuable rookie
Alex Nedeljkovic is the NHL most valuable rook.Image: Getty Images Earlier today, the three finalists for the 2021 Calder Trophy were named. If we’re being real though, only two men on this list have a chance at taking home the hardware: Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov and Carolina’s Alex Nedeljkovic. Jason Robertson was great this season for the Stars, but he was outpaced by Kaprizov in both goals…
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has he slept since the trade deadline?
Eric Tulsky, I am living vicariously through you at all times. I consider the entertainment of this all something you did for me personally.