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The first full week of The Quickie is now in the books. Here’s a rundown on the five episodes from last week, in case you didn’t get a chance to listen in.
Why I’m cheering for the Rangers to make the playoffs
My sincere apologies if you're not over 1994.
— Trevor Beggs (@TrevBeggs) October 21, 2019
On today's episode of "The Quickie," I'll tell you why I'm cheering for the New York Rangers to make the playoffs.
LISTEN: https://t.co/rIIRikq3Lt pic.twitter.com/r2vlyRw799
Look, the New York Rangers are a fun hockey team to watch. They’re piling up the shots and chances, and looked much more dynamic offensively than that New Jersey Devils team that the Canucks saw the day before.
As much as I want to see fun, exciting hockey teams make the playoffs, the Rangers are still a flawed hockey team. They’ve given up the most scoring chances per game in the league by a wide margin.
John Tortorella is a thug
John Tortorella is a thug.
— Trevor Beggs (@TrevBeggs) October 22, 2019
The guy just kicked skin cancer to the curb and he continues to make the most with a team that everyone pictured outside of the playoffs.
I show him some love and talk about #CBJ's playoff odds on The Quickie: https://t.co/rIIRikq3Lt pic.twitter.com/KYvTdlAfLn
The former Canucks head coach was in the news last week for multiple reasons, with overcoming skin cancer and shitting on the shootout being near the top of the list.
One of Tortorella’s biggest coaching challenges has come this season with a depleted Blue Jackets team. So far this season, he’s been able to squeeze the most out of a team that many expected to finish outside of the playoffs.
Can Patty save the Sharks?
Can Patty Marleau and his youthful exuberance help dig the #SJSharks out of their early hole? Because one glaring issue should have Sharks fans concerned.
— Trevor Beggs (@TrevBeggs) October 23, 2019
I give the vet some love and poopoo on a local kid on the latest episode of The Quickie.
LISTEN: https://t.co/BfQdxlACiT pic.twitter.com/a8xloyDonx
So far, so good for Patrick Marleau this season. Even though he turned 40 before signing with the Sharks, he started off strong with five points in his first five games.
As for the rest of the team, well, they’re flawed to say the least. A 5-2 loss to the lowly Ottawa Senators on Sunday did nothing to quell the questions. Teams like the Canucks or the Arizona Coyotes are probably seeing some early opportunity with the Sharks sliding down the standings.
Could the Comets beat the Sens?
After watching the Utica Comets pot 29 goals in their first five games I posed the question, could they beat the Ottawa Senators?
A portion of Canucks nations seems convinced.
Who wins in a contest right now?
— Trevor Beggs (@TrevBeggs) October 24, 2019
The Comets now have 35 goals in their first seven games. This shouldn’t be too surprising with the talent they have down there right now, but it’s still nice to see the offence come to fruition. Currently, Utica is the only unbeaten team in the AHL with seven wins to start the season.
Badass Sir Binny & the rematch
Jordan Binnington does his damage without words. He gets a little tire pumping from me while I preview the best #NHL game of the weekend on The Quicke.
— Trevor Beggs (@TrevBeggs) October 25, 2019
Catch my five-minute take here: https://t.co/hWtQOPVYz4 pic.twitter.com/gtpl9Uy6TJ
Jordan Binnington added another chapter to his story last Thursday after his altercation with Los Angeles Kings forward Kyle Clifford.
Binnington is the last goalie you want to chuck knucks with #stlblues pic.twitter.com/hqZP6sl3Ic
— Gateway Grinders (@gatewaygrinders) October 25, 2019
The incident became even funnier when Kyle Clifford said after the game that Binnington didn’t speak a word to him and that he was “like a mute.”
Binnington has had a strong start to the season with a .912 save percentage, which is a little bit more human that last season.
I also talked about the Stanley Cup rematch, which ended in a 3-0 Bruins win. Kudos to you if you listened to my betting advice on that one.