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It could be. Or it could be just obfuscation like the dreaded "lower-body injury"! Long gone are the days when we'd actually know whether someone is seriously injured or not.

Let's plan to check at the end of September and find out who is right! 😊

It could be that those days off are exactly what the new medical team is recommending. We don't know whether there is a minor injury or whether they are just making sure he has enough rest to make it to game 82 without being exhausted.

I think he will probably find a spot on another team where he is a better fit for their needs. But that's just a guess, we'll know more in six months.

Interesting comments on Allen from Montembeault and Primeau on Arpon Basu's weekly notebook on the Athletic. It seems that Allen was spending more time mentoring Montembeault as opposed to Primeau, whether because of perceived potential or because Montembeault was more receptive.

One thing to remember is that a lot of hits means that your team probably doesn't have the puck much: legal hits require the opposing player to be the puck carrier. So, top teams have fewer hits, all other things being equal.

The top line played 21+ minutes (almost 25 for Suzuki!) and Newhook/Armia played over 17, so there really wasn't a lot of ice time left over for the third and fourth lines.

We'll see what Primeau can do. This season he has been far better than the last two--I was ready to write him off after those--but it really is a small sample size. We'll have a better idea after next season.

The Leafs really should have been called for that slash on Armia's stick ... although it probably wouldn't have changed the result.

This year is OK for learning experiences. The key is learning from them, and not repeating them next year.

Not only the goal, but Matheson did exactly what St-Louis wants them to do: he skated hard and found open space, and that's what put him in position to score the goal.

5-2 final, with Mailloux and Andersson scoring in the third. 1g+3a for Gignac, 28/30 saves for Kaskisuo.

It's working pretty well even with Armia. Am happy to see that St-Louis has stepped away from the forward line blender for the time being!

Woah, that is one nasty colour combination! 😮

No contracts coming back ... but, in any case, there are no roster limits as of this afternoon, if I understand correctly.

We'll have one open four months from now.

So ... that's how the 1% live (and play) ...

Maybe they would like to add Gallagher to that ex-Hab line? 😂

Agree on both points. The second line has been very good on this road trip, though. Roy-Dach-Newhook might have some potential yet.

I believe Brian wrote these in the fall, before Struble was called up.

What's in it for Anaheim?

I think these are the lines for tonight. Who will be 4C though? Pezzetta? Caufield - Suzuki - Slafkovsky Roy - Newhook - Armia Gallagher - Evans - Anderson Pearson - Pezzetta - Ylonen Matheson - Guhle Xhekaj - Savard Struble - Harris Allen Primeau

Definitely voodoo. And no one expected Lindgren to play 90+ games in the NHL, either. That said, having Fowler ranked third is still encouraging. Hopefully this time the voodoo is on our side.

Scott Wheeler of the Athletic ranked Fowler as third-best goalie prospect in the NHL, behind only Wallstedt and Askarov (and ahead of Knight and Levi).

And that's a legit winning streak, too, with eight regulation wins.