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Dan’s Daily: Lowkey Rumors; Another Embellishment; Penguins’ Focus
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PHILADELPHIA —Only Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Muse spoke to the media Thursday, and his words will echo during and after practice Friday. The Penguins' new focus will be on winning a game, as Muse said with a capital emphasis on A game. We've got Muse's words, and some brutal analysis of parts of the Penguins lineup that could figuratively be placed on the missing persons list.
Elsewhere in the Daily, the rumor mill has turned regarding the Toronto Maple Leafs search for a GM, the Detroit Red Wings might do some real house cleaning of their roster, Columbus Blue Jackets are dealing with a culture change and a bevy of free agents that could lead to big changes. Carolina and Colorado are wagons, and Buffalo took the series lead over Boston . NHL refs are sending a message to star players, albeit very poorly, as Nathan MacKinnon was given a phantom embellishment call. And there's plenty of worry in Edmonton over Connor McDavid 's start to the playoffs.
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I heard the NFL Draft went very well in the city last night. I'm glad to hear it. I wandered around Philly last night looking for dinner. Where I stopped wasn't exactly great food, and in fact, the food was below average, but I got a sign to go there.
When you see that sign, how can you not go in? My best meal of the day was lunch at the Reading Terminal Market. There is a deli in one of the back corners with a pastrami special–covered in Thousand Island dressing. Simple and effective. Yes, please.
I haven't posted many travel stories this year, and I thought I was losing my wanderlust, but as I strolled through Philly, I realized I haven't lost my zest for travel, but the NHL schedule took away the opportunity. After Sweden in November, I don't think I had a full day in any city except one in LA and one I stole by staying an extra day in Vegas and going up to Salt Lake City the morning of the game. I hope next year isn't so hectic.
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Oh, and I had the night the airline dropped me off in Minneapolis because snow bombarded the east coast and that was as close as I could get. So, I stayed at the Mall of America Holiday Inn and wandered the desolate mall for a couple of hours. And tried on some shoes, but didn't like the fit. It's been a year, let me tell you.
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YouTube: I'd recommend avoiding the comments section as the Flyers fans invaded. But once I got rolling–it took me a couple of minutes to settle in as I had just hit publish on full length story–we did a pretty good Penguins Live Chat .
I really got rolling at about 4:30 into the video. After explaining how the Flyers are winning, Flyers' fans got pretty mad–as evidenced by the low-rent insults and group-think. They are a different beast.
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Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Amidst the carnage and chaos, the Penguins do have one player who has been there and done that regarding a 3-0 comeback. Goalie Stuart Skinner has been there–here's the locker room reaction to being down and Skinner's insights into how they can pull off a Penguins comeback .
Coach Dan Muse stressed, "win A game," with heavy emphasis on A as a singular act. Muse's comments and updated series analysis with numbers that prove some of the things that are making you angry. I didn't just do a simple quickie Thursday; we got into some real Penguins analysis .
For ALL things NFL Draft, and some pretty cutting analysis, just go to Steelers Now .
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Detroit Hockey Now: No one is untouchable. Those were the words of GM Steve Yzerman as his playoff futility hit seven years, and the organization's playoff-less run hit nine. There could be big changes coming for the Red Wings .
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NHLtraderumors.me: Unconfirmed but being discussed in prime time. Is Mike Gillis out of the running for the Toronto Maple Leafs open GM gig, and is John Chayka surging ahead ?
Chayka might be a steal, but he didn't do himself favors when he was the Coyotes' GM and got caught shopping for other jobs without permission. Hockey has a code–you can earn respect by playing dirty, but loyalty and honor are paramount. Even loyalty to an awful owner. Anyway…
The Athletic ($): So, what happens with the Penguins' little brother in the Metro? The Columbus Blue Jackets almost pulled off the miraculous comeback to make the playoffs, but ran out of gas and their coach ripped them for not caring enough. There are a handful of key free agents, so who stays and who goes ?
TSN Video: If you're asking about the level of concern, that means it is high. Connor McDavid is struggling, at least by his standards, and goalie Connor Ingram is not as good as he was down the stretch. Cause for panic in Edmonton ?
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Boston Hockey Now: Another loss. Another tough and hard fought loss. Jack Studley breaks down the latest Boston Bruins loss .
Colorado Hockey Now: Aarif Deen has the 10 takeaways from the Colorado Avalanche holding off another spirited effort by the LA Kings . In fact, LA has left it all on the ice in this series. But the Avalanche are rolling .
NHL refs might be getting out of control. This…THIS was embellishment?! Nonsense. The NHL and refs allow the playoffs to be a showcase of minimum contract grinders and pluggers, instead of star players, because those types run the game, and this is blatant proof:
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