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NHL Mailbag: Stanley Cup Final, offer sheet madness, NHL free agency

By Dave Stevenson

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 29: Charlie McAvoy #73 of the Boston Bruins and Joel Edmundson #6 of the St. Louis Blues get tangled up during the second period in Game Two of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on May 29, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 29: Charlie McAvoy #73 of the Boston Bruins and Joel Edmundson #6 of the St. Louis Blues get tangled up during the second period in Game Two of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on May 29, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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This week’s NHL mailbag takes a look at the Stanley Cup Final, NHL free agency, offer sheets, and which dogs would make the best hockey players.

With the Stanley Cup Final underway, it’s time for this week’s NHL mailbag. This week’s topics include the Cup Final, NHL free agency, the latest NHL trade rumors, which dogs would make the best hockey players, and other fun topics.

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Stanley Cup Final Questions

Who are you personally rooting for?

I’m just rooting for good hockey. But as a Washington Capitals fan, watching Alex Ovechkin raise the Stanley Cup last summer was indescribable. I’m not selfish. Ergo, I’d love to see another tortured fanbase end their drought. And as bad as the Capitals’ drought was, the St. Louis Blues drought is worse – they’re the lone initial expansion franchise without a Stanley Cup.

On the other hand, Tuukka Rask shutting up his haters, watching Brad Marchand trolling people with the Stanley Cup all summer long, and seeing Zdeno Chara probably feed birds from the Stanley Cup would be mighty entertaining. Marcus Johansson winning a championship after being traded by the Caps despite being a key player for them would make my heart warm as well.

Is the Stanley Cup Final fixed for the Bruins?

Listen, here’s why I don’t get all this talk of conspiracy theories in the NHL – this would involve me admitting I think the higher-ups are competent enough to rig something without it failing. The Bruins have always drawn a lot of penalties, probably because they take a lot of them too. Those two things tend to go together.

Also, come on. The refs haven’t been good, but they’re humans like all of us. And unlike us, they’re not allowed to fix most of their mistakes. It’s remarkable that the league isn’t pushing for more reviews. Hockey isn’t like football, which takes at least three hours to play sixty minutes. So, in a way, the league is affecting the outcome of postseason games. Just not directly. Stay woke.

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