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A friend messaged me Friday morning asking if the Blue Jackets were cursed, but I was rushing out the door and didn't think much of it other than, "ugh, now what?" Local radio must have been holding off on an official announcement to say anything, because I didn't find out about it until my boss broke the news to me. Just felt kind of numb all day. For anything Jacket to be gathered with friends and family and tragically die is hard to fathom.

Apparently the Habs have circled back on Mattias Norlinder and have offered him a contract according to his agent. He's also weighing an offer from a Swedish team. https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/alGkz5/avslojar-modo-och-mattias-norlinder-overens

Yes, Armia can do a lot of things. It will interesting to see what version of Armia we get this year. He had 17 goals in 66 games which is pretty decent. It is the last year of his contract so you would think he will be very motivated.

Yeah. Give him a chance to rehabilitate his game but exactly as you say, on the 4th line. Tell him to focus on solid D, physical play, hard in the corners and on the puck, don’t worry about offence. If we start to see the re-emergence of Steamroller Josh then you can move him up. If he starts to flatline as a 4th liner, and if you can persuade Molson to eat the salary, you send him down the minute a more promising kid needs the roster time.

It brings to mind what happened to Luc Bourdon, but this is even worse (if such a thing were possible) because it’s two young men killed by a drunk driver. Horrible, horrible, horrible news, and as a father I don’t even want to imagine what the boys’ parents are going through. Unimaginable.

This is just awful.

Obviously, condolences to his family and friends ... and especially to his sister, whose wedding they were to attend today ... imagine having your wedding anniversary (even if the ceremony is re-scheduled) be an annual reminder of your brothers' deaths. A reminder to us all to both (a) think twice before getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol ... you are rarely if ever as sober as you think, and it can take so little an impairment to result in tragedy ... AND ... (b) to always drive with caution ... this might even have happened were the driver sober ... too many (selfishness/self-importance?) drive with a lack of patience.

Start him on the 4th line, or in Laval, and have him EARN every second of TOI he receives ... DO NOT overvalue any good performances in TC or the pre-season ... he is not I-M-O part of the long-term solution so benefit of the doubt (and TOI) must go to players who are.

Condolences to his family and friends ... and especially to his sister, whose wedding they were to attend today ... imagine having your wedding anniversary (even if the ceremony is re-scheduled) be an annual reminder of your brothers' deaths. A reminder to us all to both (a) think twice before getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol ... you are rarely if ever as sober as you think, and it can take so little an impairment to result in tragedy ... AND ... (b) to always drive with caution ... this might even have happened were the driver sober ... too many (selfishness/self-importance?) drive with a lack of patience.

Don't know what else to add. Another terrible tragedy because somebody decided to get behind the wheel while impaired and so many lives affected.

From what I read, it wasn't a motorcycle accident...they were riding bicycles and were killed by a drunk driver, who attempted to right-hand-side pass another driver that had moved over to give them space. The night before their sister's wedding too...just horrible.

A brutal tragedy that destroyed two lives and ruined a wedding. One decision by one person has crushed many lives. Brutal

Riding their bikes after their sisters wedding rehersal, the wedding is today. Driver was weaving in and out of traffic and drunk. Johnny leaves behind a wife, a six month old, and another toddler Unreal So tragic and preventable.

Such Horrible news and how fragile life is. RIP peace to both Johnny and his brother. 🙏😞 Such a freak accident! https://6abc.com/post/oldmans-township-bicyclists-killed-new-jersey-salem-county/15245621/? https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/blue-jackets-johnny-gaudreau-brother-matthew-gaudreau-killed-in-cycling-accident So sad, while riding their bikes , shocking tragedy.

Holy crap what a horrible tragedy. Columbus is a cursed place

I’m not sure how to title this thread. But it’s terrible news. I just wanted a place for us to pay our respects to Johnny and his brother who were apparently killed in a motorcycle accident. This sends shockwaves through the hockey community. just wanted to send some love to the Gaudreau family.

Unfortunately it is. I’m absolutely heartbroken.

Hate to put this out there but there are rumors flying on Twitter of a tragic event involving Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew. Man I hope it isn’t true.

Ivan Demidov - one goal (3) - (SO: 1/2) - SO GWG https://habsprospects.com/index.html August 30 games Kazakhstan vs Austria 8:00 am - Final Olympic Qualification Group D (Bratislava, Slovakia) David Reinbacher - Vinzenz Rohrer - Vityaz Moscow Oblast vs Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod vs 8:30 am - KHL Pre-season (Megasport Sport Palace, Moscow, Russia) Bogdan Konyushkov - Lada Togliatti vs Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk 5:00 am - VHL Pre-season (Chelyabinsk, Russia) - Watch online Yevgeni Volokhin - JHC Spartak Moscow at Khimik Voskresensk 6:00 am - VHL Pre-season Dmitri Kostenko - Daniil Sobolev - Timrå IK at IF Sundsvall Hockey 1:00 pm - SHL Pre-season Oliver Kapanen - Ilves Tampere at TPS Turku 11:30 am - Liiga Pre-season Aatos Koivu -

Armia, unlike Anderson can defend well and be on the PK at least. Would be great to see Armia continuing to play same as he ended last season, with 3pts 12 shots in last 5 games. So, where in the heck do you put Anderson? He would be pretty useless in a checking role on the 4th line and Dvorak/Gallagher/Roy/Newhook are all better arnt they? Matheson-Savard Barron-Guhle Mailloux-Xhekaj Hutson, Struble, Engstrom in Laval? Or is Guhle-Matheson Savard-Hutson Barron-Xhekaj +some vet to eat hotdogs as 7th man? more likely? Still seem a pretty inexperienced group no matter how you cut it.

I agree with all of this. His terrible hockey IQ is the main reason he’s not a stud 30-goal, 50-point power FW. My only point is that prior to last season he was still a useful if overpaid member of the team. We can dwell on the limitations of ‘good’ Anderson but we shouldn’t ignore his merits. The problem is that last season he was a complete boat anchor.

Thing with Anderson, even when he was producing he always seemed like the third wheel. He always was always out of sync with his linemates. He was accepting using his size and speed, but couldn't actually mesh with anyone. He should have been traded the year before, even though he had a reasonably decent year, because the guy just does not have any hockey sense. His like the tin man without a brain in the wizard of oz. if somehow he is in a position this year where he gets productive, we should IMMEDIATELY trade him. Doesn't matter how big he is. Hockey IQ is just not there. And at his salary, you do need a hockey brain!

And they got one. Dude was unreal in the faceoff dot. Fantastic defensive player. That 70s dynasty was incredible. Screw fan polls. No team touches the 77 habs. Greatest hockey team ever. Gainey and Jarvis with Larry and Serge backed by Dryrden? Good luck scoring a pp against that.

Oh lawd 😍

Reinbacher had an assist and was listed on the top pairing in Austria's loss to Slovakia. Rohrer was the fourth line RW and didn't have a point.