Michael Traikos
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TRAIKOS: Is it too early to put Sheldon Keefe on the hot seat? Here's what fans are overreacting to after a first week in the NHL
Sheldon Keefe should be fired. Marc-Andre Fleury should retire. And the Vancouver Canucks and Ottawa Senators should start thinking about the draft.

With two goals in two games already, bet on Pittsburgh's Jake Guentzel to score against Montreal
Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby, who on Monday was named the NHL’s first star of the week, is a -256 favourite to record at least a point in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.

Will Erik Kallgren make at least 24 saves for the Maple Leafs tonight? Hmmm, let's consider the opponent
With Matt Murray sidelined for the next month or so, third-string goalie Erik Kallgren is expected to get his first start in net for the Toronto Maple Leafs. It’s not a coincidence that it comes with the Arizona Coyotes as the opponent.

TRAIKOS: Why the Coyotes — and several other NHL teams — are tanking for Connor Bedard
TORONTO — In Connor Bedard’s first 10 games this year, the No. 1 prospect in next year’s NHL draft scored nine goals and 10 assists, while providing a full season’s worth of jaw-dropping highlights.

TRAIKOS: It's a matter of when — not if — Alex Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record
Moments after the loss, the guy who needs something like three more 40-goal seasons to break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time scoring record was slumped over in the visitors’ dressing room stewing over all the opportunities he missed in the second straight game without finding the back of the net.

With Patrik Laine out of the lineup, don't expect Columbus and Tampa Bay to light the lamp
Offence shouldn’t be lacking when Tampa Bay plays Columbus.

TRAIKOS: Carey Price's send off salute another reminder of the void Canada has in net heading into the next Olympics or World Cup
With a pair of worn-out knees that can’t get into the butterfly these days — much less make it up a flight of stairs without causing him to wince in pain — the chances that we’ll see Carey Price in net for the Montreal Canadiens again this season, or ever again, is looking less and less likely.
