It is Wednesday, my dudes.
We’ve reached the second-last Wednesday in July, which means August is almost here, which means summer is almost over. Don’t panic.
There hasn’t been a ton happening across the NHL lately, which tracks, considering it’s late July. Dev camps are over, rookie camps are a ways away...you know the drill.
Hockey Canada recently announced that it’ll be bringing its entire Four Nations coaching staff to Milan for the Olympics next year, with Jon Cooper, Bruce Cassidy, Rick Tocchet, Pete DeBoer, and Misha Donskov behind the bench.
Columbus forward Yegor Chinakhov very publicly requested a trade, which at least gave people something to talk about.