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Geno Malkin’s camp will be reaching out to Kyle Dubas this week to discuss when they’ll be sitting down to talk about Malkin’s future.

Wow. Steve Simmons says he spoke to 20 people around the league. 1 supported the Chayka hiring, 19 said it was a "sham" and called Chayka a "con artist," "liar," "salesman" Nobody around the league respects Chayka. Wow. 😬

What a perfect way to go into a Champions League semi-final second leg for Arsenal. Massive energy boost to players, fans, everyone.... Still lots of work to be done in the league, but tonight's result will turbo-charge what should already be an incredible atmosphere tomorrow night. West Ham on Sunday is obviously massive, but it's all about Atletico now. A huge opportunity awaits. Can't wait.

It was rumored SSG would be entering the CDL last year and while we did discuss with multiple groups, we ultimately passed for a few reasons. What we found after deep diving into the economics is that the license, which would be “transferred” at a cost, was more of a liability than an asset. The real value is the brands attached to the license, making it hard to justify a heavy cost to obtain it. The cost to operate vs revenue potential would also make it impossible to be competitive in the current ecosystem. The other issue entering as a new organization was the lack of available talent to build around. Challengers does its job cycling new talent to the CDL teams but lacks purpose for a Challenger teams to improve with limited opportunities to compete against the best. I would love to run a similar program like we did in Halo but for Call of Duty and hopefully one day we will get the opportunity if it ever returns to an open system.

The Flank Watch Party reacts to @SupeeR_3 immediately going to twitter on the facecams 😭💀 Octane: “HES SHOWING THE TWEET”😂😁

OMG BEN J VS ABUZAH 😭🔥

Closed it out 💪 @OpTicTexas | #GreenWall

Family 💛

That’s a wrap. It opened with many of us (include me) tanking for Gavin McKenna. Lottery odds, long looks at draft boards, the quiet acceptance of what this was supposed to be. Somewhere along the way, it drifted off script. A handful of players who weren’t meant to carry anything gave people a reason to keep checking in. Thanks to everyone who followed along. The mock beat reports, the Skinner quotes, the increasingly unnecessary wardrobe changes for Erik Karlsson. The shirts, the hats. It was all very serious work people like myself do on the beat. Now the offseason arrives with its usual lack of clarity. There is a version where this turns into an Ol’ Yeller summer and a few familiar names are dealt with in ways that feel abrupt. There is another where it’s framed as a retool on the fly. Either path says something about where this is going in Dubas’ plan. For the playoffs, the rooting interests are straightforward. Anyone playing the Philadelphia Flyers will do. Beyond that, the Buffalo Sabres are my team now. They have waited long enough and tend to treat visiting fans like invited guests, at least when I go up there. Out West, the Minnesota Wild are who I will be rooting for. I’m not sure why, but I feel like they’re due. The preference, as always, is that the Stanley Cup remains in the United States. We’ll see what the Pittsburgh Penguins decide to be next. Younger would help. Better would be ideal. The free agent market and draft will point the way, or at least suggest one. Until then.

No matter when it's finally over, we're thankful we got to watch ANOTHER playoff series featuring the Penguins big three 🐐🙌

@HunterHodies Tonight he was Arty Hasek

One of the best playoff goaltending performances from a Penguins goaltender in quite some time. He was an absolute rock.

Obviously, I know it didn't end in the Penguins' favor, but this really was a magnificent season and completely unexpected. Probably the most fun season since 2017, tbh. Don't let this loss take away from that.

@penguins Proud of you boys❤️ you made hockey fun again!

Final.

@kelsey_surmacz4 They made hockey fun again. I love and am proud of this team. I hope someone in the media lets them know how proud we are of them!❤️

That's a shame, man. Silovs deserved better. The Penguins had so many opportunities to end this. 1-0 is the final with the minutes fading away in OT. The Flyers win the series, 4-2, and the #LetsGoPens are eliminated in the first round. Heartbreaking loss.

@HunterHodies I’m so proud of this team❤️ thank you for making hockey fun again @penguins

That's the first game that they really didn't deserve to lose in this series. They played their asses off all night. Left it all out there.

@kelsey_surmacz4 Undercover

Mantha. Good lord.

Ben Kindel is scoring tonight, either way. Hopefully it involves a net.

@kelsey_surmacz4 Shitting myself watching this.. we better destroy them.

How are we feeling, #LetsGoPens fans? Here we go.