Friday’s “First Call” will allay concerns of those concerned that Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin may be traded.
Or, on the other hand, it could upset those who wanted to see it moved.
Tom Brady will also have an operation. One outlet predicts Antonio Brown will stay in Tampa while Le’Veon Bell may move on from Kansas City.
And the “GOAT” map gives some interesting results.
No movement for Malkin
For those of you wondering if Ron Hextall-Brian Burke Penguins’ new brain confidence is going to consider trading in Penguin star Evgeni Malkin … not.
At least that’s what TribLIVE’s Mark Madden said to open up his 105.9 The X. Thursday radio broadcast. He actually hears that Malkin may get a contract extension.
“Here’s what I was told about the penguin rebuilding process under Ron Hextall and Brin Burke,” Madden said. “Sid is not going anywhere. We knew that. I was also told that Evgeni Malkin is not going anywhere. Whatever Hextall and Burke do doesn’t involve dealing with Evgeni Malkin. Not now. And never. “
Madden wasn’t finished there.
In fact, Geno is expected to receive a three-year contract extension at the end of the season that would synchronize Geno’s contract with Sid’s length. Any changes made by Hextall and Burke are made to keep Sid and Geno. “
Not only will this report serve as a volley for those who claim the change in management will lead to an eventual layoff of Malkin, but it may also lead to a containment recent speculation that Crosby might open up to the prospect of a deal with Colorado to play with Nathan MacKinnon.
Or any other place that seems appealing.
Destination unknown?
On WednesdayFirst call“We’ve provided you with a number of potential targets for some free Steelers agents, courtesy of Pro football focus.
Then it hit me. We didn’t check in with our good friends Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown!
So I returned to the list to see where they expected to land in 2021. And PFF suggests Brown be the 29th free agent on the NFL board this year. The prediction is that he will stay in Tampa Bay for a year, $ 2 million fully guaranteed (with incentives that can increase the value of the deal to $ 4 million).
As for Bell, it’s ranked 89th with an expected destination in Miami, where the Dolphins Bell will sign at $ 10 million for two years (a total of $ 5 million guaranteed / fully guaranteed on signing).
That’s not much for Le’V. But it is enough for a nice new jet ski.
Are we calling the election?
When I see a multicolored map of the United States, usually half of it is red. Half is blue. It’s a Tuesday in November. I’m six beers deep and furious about what happened to the American democratic process.
This one is … somehow worse.
It is the “GOAT Map” from BetOnline.ag. A state-to-state vote on who is considered the “greatest athlete of all time”
And oh man There are many states by Tom Brady there. I see 20.
With Arizona, Texas, Florida, Michigan, and Pennsylvania in his favor, I’ll give Brady the electoral victory in college pic.twitter.com/x93QdnsvJz
– Ben Volin (@BenVolin) February 11, 2021
Stop the count!
Meanwhile, I was 11 for Michael Jordan and 11 for LeBron James. And Serena Williams was stronger than Ralph Nader and carried four states.
Waiting! Pennsylvania voted for Brady? Between Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers fans, that sounds lazy to me. I think we should challenge these votes.
I mean, it usually works fine. Right?
After all, the coordination is flawed. The votes were counted via “geotagged Twitter data”.
I mean, not quite as bad as the electoral college. But still not great.
Under the knife
The Tampa Bay Times reports that Super Bowl winner Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will have minor knee surgery.
ESPN.com says It is unclear which knee was injured and when it happened. Jenna Laine reports that the operation “has been planned for months”.
Laine wrote: “Brady wore braces on his left knee during the Buccaneers Super Bowl boat parade on Wednesday. However, wearing the braces is not uncommon for the 43-year-old Brady, who also wears them to golf and other leisure activities. “
She adds, “Brady has not been featured on the Bucs’ injury report all season.”
That seems familiar to me
Former penguin Jordan Staal did his best to impersonate Bobby Orr in a 5-3 win for his Carolina Hurricanes in Dallas on Thursday night.
OK. Not quite. But it wasn’t bad.
Jordo 4 hard pic.twitter.com/TCVOeYsLxq
– Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) February 12, 2021
Staal also had support. He has up to 11 points in 11 games this season.
Tim Benz is a contributor to Tribune Review. You can contact Tim at tbenz@triblive.com or over Twitter. All tweets could be republished. All emails can be published unless otherwise stated.
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