Extensions Signed NOW (Rank Last Yr, Rank This Yr)
Seth Jones, $4.7m (2017-2020)
D 20th 2018-29; 48th 2019-20
Seth Jones, $5.7m (2019-2023)

Jordan Eberle, $3.3m (2017-2020) RW 103 C 86; RW 76 C 67
Center 67   2.6
Jordan Eberle, $2.6m (2019-2022)

Dustin Brown, $4.6m (2017-2020) RW 36; 34
RW 34   3.6
Dustin Brown, $3.6m (2019-2022)

There's also one Buy-out for a player that has gone overseas to sign with Czech club HC Vitkovice.
Roman Polak, $1.8m (2019-2022) receives a 1-year non-NHL Buy-out.
Roman Polak, $2.1m (2019-2020) - 1yr non-NHL Czech b/o

At the "PAUSE"
36.0 @ 58.85
(ATL 2) 50.1 @ 54.15 (Div Winner 1)
(wildcard 1) 27.45 @ (MET 2nd) 33.45
(wildcard 2) 27.85 @ (PAC 2nd) 34.7

That's after 3 days of round 2, anything's possible. The suspense is driving me nuts. Really can't wait for more hockey. I might even be willing to settle for simmed FNHL games on someone's video game console.

Seems like a lifetime ago that we were in the middle of Round 2. I hope the NHL can get everything off the ground in July.

The NHL and teams are exploring various cities for this plan.

I do not believe a tournament format for the NHL Play-offs in a limited number of cities would work as the home team would want to properly profit from their existing home games. A tournament format would mean rental of facilities and lost revenue for a home arena.

What would actually work is an NHL re-start with "pre-season" games played in select designated neutral cities while waiting for all NHL cities to lift guidelines for "no public gathers" and ensure enforcement of public health and safety measures are put in place to allow arenas to be filled safely. Having worked in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo during the SARS outbreak of 2002-03, I can say that screening and checkpoints are key to keeping COVID-19 in check.

- DD

This is what I feel strongly about. My personal feeling is that unfortunately, federal governments have already completed their modelling of economic impacts given various scenarios. The US and Canada who I follow closely are working towards the dump debt on the public, keep the banks in control of the general population and the party in office wins while banks and corporations win long-term with everyone owing them money while staying compliant in underpaid desk jobs for years to come. It's a terrible economic play by Governments.

The worst part of all this, the frontline workers in all essential services are going to be taxed heavily down the road because they are the only ones generating earnings these days.

All IMHO.

- DD

I find people are very dismissive of the situation and almost daring the virus to find them. The younger they are, the more daring seems to be the trend which is dangerous. Our company has asked everyone to work remotely and use video conference tools. I've seen empty store shelves for milk, tissue paper, paper towels and toilet paper. I've been ordering groceries online and tipping the delivery people generously for being front line.

Hope every Franchise NHL owner is feeling healthy and well.