The Michkov situation is a great example of how players/agents would certainly navigate around any proposed "if you request a trade your NTC should be voided" change. You can force a trade in lots of different ways while never officially asking for one.
There’s a simple answer here
Kaplan report is correct - he hasn’t formally requested a trade from the flyers.
Weekes is correct - he prefers a fresh start, and his camp is circulating this to a top insider.
They aren’t conflicting, it’s just the exact reporting
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Guys, I got to talk to Dominik Hasek at the HHOF induction ceremony tonight and I asked him what he liked best about his time with the Sens and he said that because he lived in Kanata, he loved going to the rink because it was so close and I said ME TOO and now we’re best friends
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If I remember correctly, the normal waiver priority rules apply so if the Sens put in a claim, they would grab him if no one with higher priority claims. Then, if it turns out zero teams put in a claim besides the Sens, they would be free to assign him directly to the AHL.
Crotty & Pitlick (MIN) on waivers
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May be worthwhile just to get Crotty back for overall organizational depth and if they can’t assign him to the AHL immediately, they can try to send him down themselves or keep him up and send Yak down for a bit.
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The problem mostly is that Kleven-Yak has been pretty awful and I’m not sure it’s due to one guy or the other but it’s a bad combo regardless. And Spence is too good to play bottom pairing so this is what you end up with.
Interested to see where this goes. Matinpalo's played well but I'd like to see them rotate, especially at home where they have the favourable change. #GoSensGo
I said it before... Spence emerging as a true top 4 RD will make it hard for Yakemchuk to find a role.
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Listen, I’m certain there were worse d-men on the team in their expansion era but Cody Ceci feels like the worst if only because the team kept treating him like he was Chris Pronger. 20 hard matchup minutes in all situations every night to a guy who didn’t understand hockey.
"What’s your favourite Sens memory?" is too easy to fake. To find the real sickos you need to start asking people who they think was the worst defenceman to ever wear a Sens jersey. Personally I'd say Jared Cowen.
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Getting from Ottawa to Toronto by plane or train without encountering some weird travel delay challenge. Failed again today, gonna just walk next time.
Just east of Brighton on Friday morning. Driver got out and called emergency services to stop train, but didn’t get the message on time. No injuries.
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There's a lot of talk about the problem with the Sens PP with much of it targeted it at coaching. I don't know where the blame should go but when I watch the PP, the problem to me seems to be some dumb on-ice decisions with the puck and lack of execution on making clean plays.
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I'm not entirely sure that's a coaching or even personnel issue. Most times, a powerplay goal is a result of 1-2 players making a couple slick, smart plays in order to free up the right guy for a clean shot. That's a skill issue to me, not coaching.
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You can create all the set plays you want and rotate guys around but if you can't have 2 guys saucer the puck and give short, quick passes to each other that they receive and move quickly, then you're probably not going to end up getting the high danger chance.
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Blais is probably who they wanted to call up originally but he had been out of the BSens lineup for the last week or so (presumably injured).
ROSTER UPDATE: Sammy Blais has been recalled and Xavier Bourgault has been loaned to the @BellevilleSens: ottsens.com/4ilJclv
MISE À JOUR: Samuel Blais a été rappelé et Xavier Bourgault a été cédé aux @BellevilleSens: ottsens.com/4iTRWiT
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Also, I understand he’s a former first rounder, but I continue to not really see the point with Bourgault, at least as an NHL option.
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Tons of really positive things are going on with the Sens this season so far but Claude Giroux refusing to be written off as an offensive contributor is my favourite.
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I continue to be baffled around the timing of this publicly stated request when the guy is going to be a UFA this summer. You can write your own ticket anywhere then, you couldn’t just play out this season and maybe Tampa deals you at the deadline anyways knowing you are leaving?
Agent Dan Milstein confirming that his client Nikita Kucherov is playing today and moving forward while awaiting his situation to get resolved:
“Of course,” said Milstein. “He loves playing hockey. He will play while I will take care of the business side going forward.”
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