Thanksgiving is the time when we typically get a sense of who the contenders are, which teams could find themselves as sellers, and what the trade market could start to look like. With that in mind, it’s a good time to open up the mailbag.
Last time, we had two columns worth of questions. The first talked about the CBA change that eliminated ‘paper transactions’, a prediction for an underperforming team, and if New Jersey could find a way to get the Hughes brothers all on the same team. Meanwhile, included in the second was what could be next for the Flyers, guessing the type of impact Jonathan Toews would have in Winnipeg, and if we could see a shift to more short-term contracts thanks to the projected bigger jumps in the salary cap.
You can submit a question by using #PHRMailbag on Twitter/X or by leaving a comment down below. The mailbag will run on the weekend.
at the 1/4 point, which NHL playoff teams from last year will not make it. The East in particular is so pinched together that it looks like 3 or 4 teams will be fighting for a spot on the last game of the season.
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How likely are the Capitals to figure out their Powerplay. They are dominating 5×5 but anemic on the PP
Which Head Coach gets fired first (my pick is well known)? :)
Too bad the NHL All-Star break won’t feature the same format as last year. What a wild success, I can’t imagine anything coming as unique and competitive.