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Dan’s Daily: More Teams Chasing Miller Trade; Penguins Crosby or Bust

The Canadian media focused on two things Tuesday. Some bemoaned Connor McDavid’s suspension, and others chased the now red-hot NHL trade chatter surrounding J.T. Miller. Two Metro Division teams have joined the fray to acquire Miller from the Vancouver Canucks as Vancouver’s season goes splat. The Pittsburgh Penguins have a faint pulse in their playoff chase, but their chances rest on Sidney Crosby alone. Elsewhere in the Daily, Corey Perry avoided the nachos to score a goal against Washington, and the Utah Hockey Club had several patents for potential names rejected.
Since many of you follow me on X as well, you saw my pictures from Hollywood. This city is perhaps the weirdest, most impossible place to quantify. There remains the optimism that brought millions from the East—the sunshine, palm trees, and mountain vistas. Yet there is abject poverty and extreme wealth side by side. To enter all of the shopping in downtown LA, from the regular Ralph’s grocery store to Burlington Coat Factory, I had to pass multiple levels of security guards. The Burlington employees had to let me enter the shoe aisle.
Also, Hollywood is really not what you picture. The Hollywood sign is about a third of the size you expect. I went to Hollywood, saw it all, and have no reason ever to go back. It was more disappointing than a Christopher Nolan movie (Batman trilogy excluded).
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Hockey Now: We put the Penguins trade rumors under the microscope. There was an over-the-top report out there that needed to be examined. We also discovered just how important Sidney Crosby is to the Penguins this season. Check out the Penguins one-timers.
Joe Brand and Hannah Kirkell joined me on this week’s No Pucks Given podcast. With practice this morning, we combined the pod with a Live Chat, so the first 35 minutes are the podcast. In the next hour, we got lots of trade proposals and good questions about the future and the playoffs. Here’s the video version of the No Pucks Given podcast.
Here’s the audio version to download.
I can’t believe how many people watch and participate in these live chats. Hey, the more the merrier!
NHL Trade Talk, News & National Hockey Now
New Jersey Hockey Now: The rumors are hot now. The New York Rangers can’t seem to get the J.T. Miller deal done, so how about the swamp monsters hiding in their shadow? Here’s the latest, as the Rangers now have Metro competition willing to part with young players. The late-breaking report also linked the Carolina Hurricanes and the New Jersey Devils.
TSN: Craig Button wasn’t kind to the Ottawa Senators’ playoff hopes. He took Ottawa to the woodshed after a disappearing act against the Rangers. It was a good beatdown of one of the playoff hopefuls.
Ottawa Hockey Now: One of the problems in Ottawa is they revolve around one player, and if he’s not scoring or creating chaos, they aren’t very good. And right now, they aren’t very good. Danny McCloskey writes–what’s wrong with Brady Tkachuk?
Leon Draisaitl hammered the league over the Connor McDavid suspension. He didn’t mince words on the NHL’s decision to suspend McDavid for three games.
McDavid cross-checked a player in the face. Punch next time.
Philly Hockey Now: What are the Penguins’ rivals up to? Flyers general manager Daniel (Danny) Briere delivered his mid-season press conference. He addressed everything from the prospects pushing for playing time and the goalie situation to the Flyers’ trade deadline outlook.
Detroit Hockey Now: Many of the Red Wings you may remember from the 2008 and 2009 Stanley Cup wars with the Penguins have come back to the Detroit fold. Nicklas Lidstrom, Nicklas Kronwall, Kris Draper, and more work for the organization. One who doesn’t, though everyone seems to want him to come home but can’t make it happen, is Pavel Datsyuk.