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Controversial thoughts on O'Reilly, normal thoughts on Pysyk, Gelinas, Etem  and more... *** Some re-signings, and then I'll talk about what I think of the player in fantasy hockey. Because what else is there to discuss on July 15? Montreal signed winger Michael Bournival to a one-year, two-way contract worth $600,000 in the NHL. Although [...]

The impact of Sharp and Saad on Hossa; Saad in Columbus, Stewart in Anaheim;  and more... *** When a key player is traded in the offseason, one of the first things I look at is how other key players on his former team performed when he was out of the lineup. Even if they don't [...]

My thoughts on Anders Nilsson, Tarasenko, Schultz, Tolchinsky, McDavid, expansion and more... *** I was borderline about to do a review of this deal later Monday when it was announced, but figured it was too small and only worth touching on in the Ramblings. However, it actually could have a surprising impact. I'm talking about [...]

My thoughts on Boedker, Nyquist, Wilson, Gelinas, Larsson, MDZ, Holtby; and more... *** It being the long weekend, the latest news in hockey isn't much. But one thing that did happen was the salary arbitration deadline. Players who file for arbitration (or have it filed for them by the team - club-elected arbitration deadline is [...]