Tony Fresco

Found this: Billy Coutu was the first, and to date only, player banned from the NHL for life for violence in 1927; he assaulted referee Jerry Laflamme and tackled referee Billy Bell before starting a bench-clearing brawl during a Stanley Cup game between the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators. The penalty was commuted after two-and-a-half years, but Coutu never played in the NHL again. Raffi Torres was suspended 41 games in 2015 (the same number of games Shane Pinto was suspended for gambling issues). Torres was for an illegal check to the head on Jakob Silfverberg and interference (longest non-lifetime suspension in NHL history; suspension length was issued because Torres had nine previous instances of NHL rule violations which required supplemental discipline rather than the check itself)

Matt Rempe of the Rangers was ejected for the 4th time in 22 career games. He will also receive an in-person hearing for this hit and had already been suspended once for elbowing..

Ehlers could be part of the return in a 3-way trade. Likely not necessary if the move is for a guy like Marcus Pettersson from Pittsburgh, but in a bigger deal ...

At 28 years old and 3 straight pt/gm seasons on a weak team, I'd hardly say he is past his prime. Although he has requested a trade, he has a full NTC, so he'd have to approve the destination. The big risk is his $8.7M price tag for the next 6 years, taking him to 34. This would also block Lambert's potential development as a C. Even if Larkin approved a trade here, I'd prioritize Top 4 D over 2C.

That didn't take long. Montgomery to St Louis. https://x.com/NHL/status/1860692037810389103

This was interesting. KC not the only former Lady Byng winner with a Gordie Howe just trick.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/11/22/loyal-and-stubborn-to-the-end Finally there is someone looking for accountability in the media. Hamilton in today's Free Press states "O’Shea’s tunnel vision cost Big Blue big time"

St Louis might be an option. He was a player there and spent some time as assistant coach as well. Also, I believe his wife is from there.

Puljujärvi is 26 years old. No longer a prospect. Time to start producing. Good start to the year for him, albeit in a small sample size.

I think McGroarty is most likely destined to be a winger. he's a gritty net front presence with good puck instincts, but not fast enough, nor a strong enough puck distributor to play center.

Might impact the Stamps, who could move into a playoff spot next week with a victory over the Riders and a Blue wins over the Elks.

100% agree the media drooling over Rourke make it easy to cheer against him. However, I don't quite understand all the flack he has taken for his "unforeseen detour" comment. He's never said it was an unfortunate detour, only an unexpected one.

Sure. I'm not saying he's the saviour. We do know he ran a successful business for decades, and was able to sell it to have enough capital to take this on. Likely deserves a chance to be judged on his actions and results rather than a 60 second video clip.

We're so quick to judge based on appearances. Maybe he's just not accustomed to being interviewed on a national TV broadcast. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/cfl-s-edmonton-elks-announce-alberta-businessman-larry-thompson-new-owner-1.7295612 Per this article, He is a life long fan of the team and a season ticket holder since 1972. Also .. "There's no doubt that Larry's more comfortable on a road-building project, or working on his hobby with his antique cars and motorcycles, or actually sitting here as a fan in row one. But now he's the owner of a CFL franchise."

I got Starlink for up at the cottage. Love it. Get speeds of just over 200 Mbps. The hardware deal makes it a no brainer.