Cathy Squires

A lot happened yesterday for a Friday in summer, catch up here.

(One part is really important.)

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It’s a long wait for the draft this year, so the cart is coming before the horse, and we’re rating the Top 25 Under 25 Maple Leafs prospects now.

Athletes in Canada and the United states speak the truth about racism and police brutality.

In a fitting tribute to our times, this year’s lottery is also only half baked to go along with the playoff format which still isn’t actually finalized.

This covers the return of players to small-group workouts and the rules for use of the facilities, but does not come with a firm date.

Nothing is decided, and no one knows anything. Just remember that when someone says something that upsets you.

Today’s Retro May post is a fresh look back at the Kadri trade.

Time to give credit to the people who maintain the information we use every day.

Or so it now seems to the NHL.

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Brooks re-signs.

We’ve long been resigned to him leaving as a UFA, but what if he’d stayed?

Can the league find a way to survive intact in a world where fans might not return to games for months?

We’ve never stopped talking about him since.

He will remain with the team for the rest of this season, if there is a rest of this season.

Least of all us.

The Hockey Hall of Fame said yes to that five times.

Is that enough to make him an NHLer?

What about that other junior-aged player who is under contract?

All 2019-2020 KHL contracts have now expired, and some of those players will sign in the NHL

Even the news is imaginary now.

Everyone is rediscovering the old adage about where the devil lives. (It’s not the Prudential Center).

The AHL, ECHL and CHL are in a very different boat, however.