Good morning,

Hope everybody is getting through this heatwave successfully.

I'm about ready for some hockey action, so the new blog looks ahead at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, which starts Sunday, and will be quickly followed by the World Juniors re-run.

Also, some thoughts on the free agent market and how John Klingberg's predicament might be a bit of a foreshadowing of why J.T. Miller's situation seems to be at a bit of an impasse...

https://www.hockeybuzz.co...or-hockey-fans/194/118292

I see not much has changed in here since yesterday.
- VanHockeyGuy

Since 2011 lol

Wow you didn't like the Lays Commercials



- SRam19

Technically he’s right. No Dermott is zero years, which makes them younger, unless… he’s younger than the current average, which would in fact bring the average down, making them younger.

Personally, I would have preferred they kept the 3rd and just rode out the season with whatever trash they had, or even unloaded some more while teams were desperate to make a splash thereby freeing up some space. But I get why they didn’t, bubble…
- 1970vintage

Finally, some common sense.

Danton Heinen signs for 1 million, a player who provides good 3rd line numbers, adds a bit of puck pressure.
Canucks have signed and/or traded for 2 players similar to that, over the past 2 offseasons, but have paid almost 5 million for each 1 of those players.
I said it last year under Benning, Garland is a 3rd liner, and I don't know much about Mikheyev, but he sounds like a 3rd liner as well.
Paying 5 million each for 2 players who are 3rd liners, and not centres, is IMO a overpayment, by about 4 million, between the 2 players.
Hopefully Mikheyev proves me wrong and becomes a valuable 2nd line player.
- Reubenkincade

More common sense.... I like it.

Just cause someone on here says dumb things like Miller is better than thachuk or has no value, dowsnt make them true. What are you, new?!
- neem55

Duh