Beef Invictus
Revolutionary Positivity
Contract update on Brink: Haven't started talking, don't expect issues.
Contract update on Zamula: Exploratory conversations, no urgency yet.
Instructions re: Criminal Defendant #1: None. NHL yet to provide guidance.
Ginning: Positive steps last 2 years, in the mix to break camp with Flyers next year.
UFAs: Staal not coming back, family reasons. They want Johnson to be Old Ben Kenobi this year instead of Staal.
Michkov update: Taking the 5th so as to not offend Putin
Kolosov update: Yeah, he's been homesick, it's been tougher to adjust than he expected, but DB doesn't think he'll head back to Russia or anything.
Couturier update: All good. Couts isn't going anywhere, Torts isn't going anywhere (subtext: so it better be all good, cause we're not doing anything about it if it's not.) Having a year back on ice likely to help.
Atkinson: What can we do with the cap? Lots to figure out there. (subtext: we're either trading or buying him out.)
Trade talks: Quiet on that front. Should pick up around the draft.
Did teams try to take advantage of you last year? Yeah, probably. Got what I wanted, though, so who cares?
Buy out Petersen? Yeah, that's in the mix.
Have you talked to Petersen's agent about that? Yeah.
lol they actually, truly, really want EJ. For culture. Because culture is more important than actually hockey ability.