Brad Penner-Imagn Images [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/71bee2fe-721f-430b-87b7-bc92c15a1f5b.webp] Brad Penner-Imagn Images 1. When do you figure the Rempe-Rippers will agree that Matt is a legitimate big-leaguer? (Answer: Only after he wins the Hart Trophy?), 2. Name the 2025 Stanley Cup-winner? (Answer: Winnipeg, or Florida, or Edmonton or Washington or Colorado or Dallas, but never Toronto!) 3. Who's better as the Best NHL Player – McDavid or Draisaitl? (Answer: Neither. Sorry, you have to win The Stanley Cup. Ovechkin!) 4. What's wrong with NHL officiating? (Answer: Nothing. The only thing that can keep up with hockey's supersonic speed is instantreplay.) 5. Who's the best fighter in the NHL? (Answer: If you ask Matt Rempe he'll tell you that it's Mathieu Olivier of Columbus. So will The Maven.) 6. Why can't the Maple Leafs ever win The Stanley Cup? (Answer: There is such a thing as "tradition!") 7. Will John Tavares return to Toronto next season? (Answer: There is such a thing as "Pyjamas!") 8. When will the Rangers get around to naming a captain? (Answer: What's the rush? It's only the middle of March!) 9. Seriously: Why can't Toronto win The Cup this year? (Answer: Same as every year – goaltending, goaltending, goaltending.) 10. How did Marty St. Louis get to be such a good coach? (Answer: He played for John Tortorella in Tampa Bay.) 11. What has Barry Trotz learned in Nashville? (Answer: That managing and coaching are as similar as bluebirds and crocodiles.) 12. Which NHL coach could be a stand-up comic if he ever left hockey. (Answer: Listen to a Paul Maurice presser and you'll know soon enough!)
