*The boys have the Sharks tonight, without their fearless leader. It’s the Sharks so… you remember what happened that one time. Anyhoo, obviously all of the players back Torts and are heading into this game confident they’ll win for him. [NBC Sports Philly]
*The boys on the 32 Thoughts pod had some thoughts about the suspension, noting that the whole mess really makes it tough to trust NHL officials. Which, yes, that, and also a lot of them stink at their jobs. [BSH]
*Like most people, though, NHL refs like John Tortorella. Because at the end of the day he’s a nice guy. [The Athletic]
*In some ways, this suspension came a good time for the team to be able to avoid the spotlight a little. After that giant stinker of a game in Tampa. [BSH]
*Alright so post-deadline, how are things looking for the org? Like, from an assets perspective? [Inquirer]
*One of the new additions might actually be able to bring a little something to the lineup. [BSH]
*Here’s how things went for the rest of the Metro last week. Really only one team loading up. [BSH]
*Looking ahead to Thursday’s game, we might not have to deal with one of Toronto’s many scoring threats. [TSN]
*And finally, thought we were all wrapped up on the deadline, but what’s one more set of grades between friends, huh? [ESPN+]
