MACGYVER DAILY: SUPER CUP & NHL

ANALYSIS REAL MADRID VS MALLORCA:

"BANK OF THE DAY."

Barcelona dismissed Athletic Bilbao yesterday.

Now the idea is for Real Madrid to do the same with Mallorca.

It’s likely to be a fairly one-sided affair.

Los Merengues now have all their key offensive players available. Federico Valverde and Jude Bellingham in central midfield, out on the wings = Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr. Up front – Kylian Mbappé. Decent firepower and five players who all like to pull the trigger, even in less-than-ideal situations.

Mallorca will drop deep, try to slow down the tempo, focus on occasional counterattacks, and place great emphasis on set pieces. They are likely to face a barrage of shots. Regardless of who guards the net (Greif or Leo Roman), it’s going to be a sweaty day at the office. Greif recorded five saves against Getafe. Leo Roman let five balls past him against Barcelona earlier in the season but also managed to make four saves.

ANALYSIS NY RANGERS VS NEW JERSEY DEVILS:

VALUE PICK OF THE DAY.

Hudson River Derby.

Here, a thriving NJ Devils team takes on the role of favorites, despite being on the road.

It’s puzzling that things just aren’t clicking for the NY Rangers. They simply can’t string together multiple solid performances.

Adam Fox had this to say after the recent loss to the Dallas Stars: "Okay, one point is better than none – but we need to start winning games and not just rely on someone else to do the job."

The star defenseman has contributed plenty of assists, often following rebounds from his own shots.

The strangest part, however, is that he hasn’t had greater personal success in terms of scoring. He logs tons of Powerplay time and is one of the players most often starting shifts in the offensive zone. One goal so far – it could/should have been in double digits. He scored 17 goals last season!

It has to break loose soon, and 7.00 is really intriguing.