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# From the Branches: A hot long weekend!
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/from-the-branches-long-weekend/
- Published: 2016-07-29T11:34:32.000Z
- Updated: 2016-07-29T11:34:32.000Z
- Description: It's officially the middle of the off-season
- Author: Species
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:27

It's the start of a hot and sunny long weekend in the GTA. I hope you have somewhere cool to stay!

There is a big name on the arbitration schedule today, Tyson Barrie. His hearing will start at 9:00AM. Barrie earned $3.2M last year and is now asking for $6.0M. This could be one of the rare cases where a team chooses to walk away from the arbitration award, though a trade is much more likely. Remember that even after the hearing is over there is still time to hammer out a deal. The two sides have right up until the arbitrator files the decision, which is usually 24-48 hours after the end of the hearing.

[Five blockbuster trades that almost happened - The Hockey News](http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/down-goes-brown-five-blockbuster-trades-that-almost-happened/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Down Goes Brown reviews that time Stamkos was almost traded, and four other Blockbusters that never were.

[Breaking Down Film: Weber and defensive-zone breakouts - Eyes On The Prize](http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/breaking-down-film/2016/7/28/12253644/breaking-down-film-shea-weber-in-the-defensive-zone-breakouts-video-analysis-habs-predators?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
\[Species: an in-depth, though very GIF heavy, look at [Weber's](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54409/shea-weber?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) performance with Nashville.\]

[Bruce S. Meyer joins Players' Association as Senior Director: Collective Bargaining, Policy & Legal](http://www.nhlpa.com/news/bruce-s-meyer-joins-nhlpa?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
\[Species: Just when you had forgotten all about CBA's and lockouts, the PA reminds you they are already planning for the next one!\]

[Jimmy Vesey, Blackhawks, Rangers and the short list - Puck Daddy](http://sports.yahoo.com/news/jimmy-vesey-blackhawks-rangers-and-the-short-list-185926805.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
VESEYMANIA!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kessel gets the Celine Dion treatment, and it's beautiful - PensBurgh](http://www.pensburgh.com/2016/7/28/12315570/phil-kessel-gets-the-celine-dion-treatment-and-its-the-most-beautiful?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
You'rrreeee heeeeerreee, there's noooothing I feeeaaarrr...

[Jets defend choice of Bobby Hull as hall of fame inductee - CBC](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/jets-bobby-hull-hall-fame-debate-1.3698139?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
The [Jets](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/winnipeg-jets?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) are defending its decision to induct Bobby Hull into its new hall of fame after a local critic argued that he should not be honoured because he had been accused of domestic violence in the past.

> Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip is now a celebration in NHL '17\. [https://t.co/Q6Xoc0icKO](https://t.co/Q6Xoc0icKO?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) [July 29, 2016](https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/758841582137188352?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)