Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it was a bad thing in any way, and social distancing is something we should practice until a vaccine comes and something our culture should embrace afterwards.
Not every city is the same, so the strategies they use/used should be tailored accordingly. Here in Chicago, the response, the timing and so far the duration seems appropriate. I am not invested enough to make much of a guess on other places.
Yeah, responses should be tailored to the specific population in a specific community.
I'd rather have gotten that CBJ deal so Eric ****ing Brewer never wears the C for four seasons here
I think you'll find that the rules will be changed such that whatever day the UFA period opens for this pending offseason is the day that you can extend contracts with only one season remaining, though that is just my speculation. I doubt they will open up the can of worms you would get by allowing players to extend July 1 when the current season will not even be completed unless a determination is made before that date to cancel the rest of the season and playoffs.
Since then, Boston extended Halak to a not cheap deal, so they might not have as much room now, and I saw a report that Colorado isn't interested in big name players. That at least takes away some of the top teams. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out, and if Petro does leave what does he value.
Steen isn't going to play on the second line when everyone is healthy.
Not per se how I'd do it, but this is what I expect:
Sanford - O'Reilly - Perron
Schwartz - Schenn - Tarasenko
Blais - Thomas - Bozak
Barbashev - Sundqvist - Steen
Defense is probably going to change depending on the opponent with Scandella - Parayko as the only fixed pair.
Steen on the second line? Wtf? Yeah thats not happening. Steen played on the 4th line all of last seasons playoffs. 3rd line is highest he goes
