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Morning Skate: The NHL’s silly season is finally here
Montreal’s big move opened the floodgates. Hopefully.
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Lace ‘em up. Time for the Morning Skate.
Consider the NHL silly season open for business!
As you were driving home from work yesterday, the Montreal Canadiens were pulling the trigger on a move that could change the landscape of the Eastern Conference playoff picture.
Michel Therrien is out. Claude Julien is in.
The NHL trade season has been stagnant for longer than usual, but it only takes one team to make a big move like this for the floodgates to open. We’ll see if Vegas moves to scoop up Jack Capuano or if other teams scramble to trade for big trade chips, afraid the Canadiens will first.
Finally, things are getting interesting.
Anyway, here’s our takes on the Julien news:
- The Canadians poured rocket fuel on their rivalry with the Bruins.
- Our Habs blog calls this a “necessary decision” as they resume their collective dance party.
- Our Bruins blog says this will define the tenure of the Bruins’ front office.
- Now we want nothing more than a Bruins-Habs playoff series.
ANOTHER SUSPENSION COMING
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And you thought the Gustav Nyquist thing was bad. He’ll have a hearing with the NHL this afternoon.
THIS VALENTINE’S DAY CARD DIDN’T AGE WELL
THE AVS ARE THE NEXT DOMINOES TO FALL
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OK, so that Bruins-Avs trade thing we speculated about didn’t come to fruition.
But there’s enough talk swirling around Boston, Montreal, and Colorado to wonder if the next BIG NEWS THING will come from that trio. The Bruins have more than a few options in trades with the Avs.
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