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Dan's Daily: Former Penguin Goes Off; Tocchet Close to Decision

Mikael Granlund waved goodbye to the Winnipeg Jets as they left the ice. The former Pittsburgh Penguins winger completed his first hat trick since 2017 as Dallas beat Winnipeg 3-1. It was Granlund's night. The rumors are swirling that Rick Tocchet is close to accepting one of the open head coaching jobs, and all signs point to Philadelphia. The Colorado Avalanche are due for a shakeup this summer that includes chasing a big-name free agent but also trading away a couple of players. The Calgary Flames could make a splash in the NHL trade waters, and we explored just what a perfect Pittsburgh Penguins offseason would entail. I don't know about you, but this time of year, I'm forcing myself to watch hockey. The NHL season should be wrapping up about now, not getting to the halfway point of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I surrender. I can only imagine that the tap dancing and gymnastics to maximize ticket sales and TV ratings during the regular season would be offset by the significant increase in TV ratings if the NHL took center stage in May instead of mid-June. Advertisement I know a lot of people are rewriting history today. I know because I got a few texts. But perhaps it's worth a bit of a notebook to revisit Granlund's time in Pittsburgh. Also–today is Live Chat day! Note the different start time–We'll go at 12:05. We'll see if a few of our folks who take lunch at noon can join in. Here is the link to our YouTube page. Make sure you like the page so you get notified of these little events and see all of our videos and podcasts. Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Oh Sidney Crosby. The French defense was no match as he spun off one defender, breezed by would-be defenders, and froze the goalie. Check out this goal, as Crosby again led Team Canada to victory. Advertisement The next few months are a big deal for the future of the Penguins. Of course, the team will still be here in 10 years if general manager Kyle Dubas has a lousy summer, but it's go time for the rebuild. Here's what a perfect summer for Dubas and the Penguins roster looks like. Steelers Now: OK, here are the Ireland game details for the Pittsburgh Steelers. A former NFL QB ripped the black and gold's offense, calling it the most depressing offense in the NFL. That's a pretty good indictment of the Steelers. Pittsburgh Baseball Now: Gee, get a hit with a runner in scoring position? Nope. The wet noodle offense flopped again, and another good pitching performance was wasted by those terribly constructed Pittsburgh Pirates. Advertisement They do have a GM, right? …Right?! NHL Rumors, News, & National Hockey Now Philly Hockey Now: The rumors are swirling, and the cryptic tweets from insiders who tease but do not report are piling up that a decision is being finalized. Rick Tocchet has a few choices on which job he wants, but the rumors are all pointing to the Philadelphia Flyers. Colorado Hockey Now: Trade a couple of defensemen? Yep. Let a big-name free agent walk? Yuppers. Go after another big-name free agent to fix everything? Double check. It's going to be a rock-em-sock-em offseason for the Colorado Avalanche. Granlund was the man Tuesday night. The hatty vanquished Winnipeg, giving the Stars a 3-1 series lead. The league website doesn't show it, but Spitting Chiclets tweeted a great video of Granlund waving goodbye as Winnipeg left the ice. Dallas is looking pretty, pretty good. Advertisement Daily Face-Off: The Calgary Flames might go big-game hunting very well. The rebuild talk of a summer ago has been replaced by 'Go for it' sentiments. And sources say Calgary is poised to go big-game hunting. New Jersey Hockey Now: Send those offer sheets. Let's introduce a little chaos. James Nichols chose violence when describing the potential RFA targets for the New Jersey Devils. Florida Hockey Now: Winners of two straight, confidence and optimism are growing in the Sunshine State. Coach Paul Maurice says the Florida Panthers have an increasingly healthy Matthew Tkachuk. TSN: The Vancouver Canucks have had conversations with Quinn Hughes and the two sides have come to an understanding, though we don't really know what that means. However, the team is already down to a few finalists for its head coach. Advertisement And it was an ugly, contentious wrap-up to seven days of cross-examination of E.M. in the sexual assault trial of five 2018 Team Canada members. Cal Foote's female defense attorney made a point to dissect her shoes. The attorney pushed a scenario suggesting E.M. didn't want to leave the room because she didn't go through the act of properly zipping up her high-heeled shoes. I wonder if men and women will see that fact differently, or disregard it entirely. That's the end of seven days of testimony. This case. I've never seen anything like it. The post Dan's Daily: Former Penguin Goes Off; Tocchet Close to Decision appeared first on Pittsburgh Hockey Now.