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Thursday’s Dump & Chase: 500 Days of Summer

Posted on by Bryan Bastin
A crowded street outside Nashville Predators home arena Bridgestone Arena during the NHL Draft in 2023. The street is crowded with hockey fans among the neon lights of Broadway.

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ROP TV Ep 794 20th Century Hockey Chronicle Part 19
ROP TV Ep 794 20th Century Hockey Chronicle Part 19

Charlie Saunier continues his long-running offseason series chronicling the history of hockey in the 20th century. I’ve learned so much from watching these, and I promise you will too. And you’ll get to watch this first – the premiere goes live when this post does! Watch below!

Sanderson signs 8-year, $64.4 million contract with Senators | NHL.com
Defenseman had 32 points as rookie last season; deal begins in 2024-25

Personally, I think it’s an overpayment, but they’re investing their young star early – the salary cap looks to start increasing again soon, and locking Sanderson down to a full deal is a cost-saving measure for the future. But there are some upsides for the talented young blue-liner, as Bruce Garrioch explains below.

Garrioch explains why Sanderson’s eight-year extension a good deal for both sides
Bruce Garrioch joins SportsCentre to discuss the Senators signing Jake Sanderson to a big eight-year extension, and whether it’s surprising that Pierre Dorion made the move just days before new owner Michael Andlauer is set to take over the team.

As you can see via HockeyViz.com and Micah McCurdy, Sanderson has a league average offensive impact, but is extremely strong defensively, allowing 8% fewer quality shots than league average.

Fantasy hockey preview: How to draft your centers
Every roster needs to be built strong up the middle. Sean looks at the position to find his top picks, best sleepers, and more.

This might be handy for Predators fans – both for fantasy season as well as ideas to rebuild the depleted center stock with once-prized free agent pickups Kyle Turris, Ryan Johansen and Matt Duchene have all left the team.

OHL’s Niagara IceDogs add Bruce Boudreau as senior advisor | TSN
The Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League hired former NHL coach Bruce Boudreau as a senior advisor on Wednesday.

The IceDogs add NHL veteran coach Bruce Boudreau after hiring his son earlier this year.

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