Ramblings: Bounce Back Candidates (May 20)
Cam Robinson
2020-05-20
Regular update that gives absolutely no indication of when the draft will occur or what the NHL playoffs may look like this summer:
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says he’s hopeful today’s Canada-U.S. border announcement “will not materially affect the resumption of play timelines we are currently contemplating.”
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 19, 2020
I’m going to go ahead and assume that non-essential travel will indeed include athletes. But then again, we’re talking about a billion-dollar industry that holds a decent amount of sway in government circles, so who knows.
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If you haven’t already, go ahead and read this
“The purpose of this story is not to drag everyone in hockey, or the sport itself, into the mud. This is about the biggest problems facing the game I love — and how we can fix them.”@Dreamer_Aliu78 calls out racist abuse in the hockey community.https://t.co/KTL7ERds3O
— The Players’ Tribune (@PlayersTribune) May 19, 2020
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Over at DobberProspects, we’ve begun to release our Fantasy Organizational Rankings series. This piece always delivers a plethora of goodies for those in deep keeps and dynasty leagues. This year, our Special Content Manager, Peter Harling has been tabulating the results from myself, our Director of European Scouting, Jokke Nevalainen, our Director of North American Scouting, Tony Ferrari, and our remaining Associate Editors.
The proof, as they say, is in the pudding.
2020-21 DobberProspects Organizational Rankings: 31-26 https://t.co/P8KCaw94h3 pic.twitter.com/lttEKDtPBc
— DobberProspects (@DobberProspects) May 18, 2020
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Mikkel Boedker signs a two-year deal with HC Lugano. In announcing the new contract, the Swiss team says it “will wait for” Boedker in the unlikely event that Ottawa Senators are required to play more games in 2019-20. https://t.co/bsAaD9gfn5
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 19, 2020
This is super interesting. Boedker, who was dealt for Mike Hoffman less than two years ago, is now out of the league. Hoffman, by the way, was on pace f