Torey Krug a winner, Edmonton adds their defenseman and skill and speed trump the draft board …

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It isn’t that difficult to start this morning, despite the oodles of news.

Mike was a beast yesterday. My rough count is 5,251 words of fantasy hockey.

I’ve been meaning to word count one of my busiest days, and I suspect it would approach that neighbourhood. So believe me, those are long days. Typically, I’ll shift around a couple sports and writing formats, too, so it isn’t even as gruelling.

Mike was straight ahead with fantasy hockey articles Friday.

Impressive, my friend, and it shows why he really is one of the best out there. Well done, Mike.

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I suspect the Boston Bruins will be dragged over the coals for their moves Friday, and perhaps, they should be.

Obviously, moving Dougie Hamilton was ill-advised. Furthermore, it doesn’t make sense to me how it was necessary, especially after cap space was cleared by shipping out Milan Lucic.

Yes, I know the moves weren’t announced in that sequential order, but isn’t as if they were 100 percent in isolation of each other, either.

Pivoting to Lucic briefly — and looking at the positive first — that was an excellent deal for Boston.

Lucic is a slow, north-south winger who is already showing signs of being past his prime at 27. There are a number of elements of the game he brings that stats cannot quantify, but really, he scored 18 goals last season and isn’t a power-play threat.

He has also consistently played with the best offensive players the Bruins have, so it isn’t out of the question to suggest he has been buoyed statistically in that regard. Additionally, he has never logged big minutes, which is something unlikely to change with the Los Angeles Kings.