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3 hours ago, buddha said:

according to spotrac, the jets have $39 million in cap space available next year.

 

They will have to sign 6 UFA and 4 RFA skaters though....it will be interesting to see how they decide to spend it.  This is probably Ehlers' last big contract at age 29 so he might want to test FA to get the most money with teams eyeing that cap increase.  Pionk is kind of in the same boat for them too.  Just at a quick glance I'd say Ehlers is probably....one of the top 3 or 4 pending UFA with Marner, Bennett and maybe.... Boeser and Donato? Among forwards at least. 

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Toronto is intriguing...they have Marner and Tavares as UFA'S and Matthew Kniess as an RFA.  Offer sheets are generally frowned upon...but I might load up a poison pill to go after Kniess. He's young and has the size we lack

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50 minutes ago, Shinzaki said:

Toronto is intriguing...they have Marner and Tavares as UFA'S and Matthew Kniess as an RFA.  Offer sheets are generally frowned upon...but I might load up a poison pill to go after Kniess. He's young and has the size we lack

would you trade a first and a third for knies?  that's what a decent offer sheet will cost you.

Posted
1 hour ago, Shinzaki said:

6-3, 230lbs and 20+ goal scorer who's 22?  Yep... 1st and a 3rd would be cheap

I think it depends on our lottery luck:

Get a top 3 pick (not very likely) and I would say no.

No lottery luck (most likely) and I would say DEFINITELY yes.

Posted
21 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

I don't think the Leafs have any interest in trading Knies and I doubt Yzerman would go the hostile route.

they should be open to trading picks (and players) for finished talent this year.

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57 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

I don't think the Leafs have any interest in trading Knies and I doubt Yzerman would go the hostile route.

He probably wouldn't..but he needs to be open to the concept

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Stop speculating on the big names  It's pointless.  Yzerman won't go for those.   He's going to do the same thing he's been doing the last 3 years.   Mid-Level veterans, holding onto or acquiring draft picks.    Yawn.     This plan is going nowhere.    The easiest sport to make the playoffs and it's 9 years now.   It's a complete failure. 

Make Yzerman President and hire a new GM and give them real GM powers.      Like the Harris role with the Tigers.   That way you didn't fire the sentimental fan favorite.  

 

And what the hell happened to Dylan Larkin at the 4-Nations tournament?   Not the same guy.     Nor was Raymond. 

 

Now you start getting into the Wasting Careers territory.  

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34 minutes ago, buddha said:

good.  its time to lose.

they cant make the playoffs, might as well improve that draft position.

It is not yet mathematically impossible for the Wings to finish last in the Eastern Conference, although that chance looks to be about to be snuffed out with the Bruins losing to Chicago. 

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11 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

It is not yet mathematically impossible for the Wings to finish last in the Eastern Conference, although that chance looks to be about to be snuffed out with the Bruins losing to Chicago. 

given the wings' schedule, i think its pretty good odds that they lose their remaining games.

larkin has been injured, they should sit him.  call up danielson.

Posted (edited)
11 minutes ago, Shinzaki said:

Quit watching in the 2nd period...Pistons are so much more entertaining this year

As are the Western Michigan Broncos. Wow.  

 

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1 minute ago, buddha said:

larkin has been injured

the admission will come with a surgery announcement at some point in the off-season that he suffered some injury at 4 nations and just played through it the rest of the way.

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19 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

As are the Western Michigan Broncos. Wow.  

 

Old line CCHA guy from my college days...was disappointed when my BGSU Falcons didn't follow Western and Miami into the NCHC

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20 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

the admission will come with a surgery announcement at some point in the off-season that he suffered some injury at 4 nations and just played through it the rest of the way.

He's definitely missing that high gear...Raymond appears a step behind also.  

Posted
14 hours ago, lordstanley said:

So I guess Copp is out for the year by now?

He was declared out for the season back in February.  Coincidentally it was directly before their 6 game losing streak that kinda put the season into a tailspin....

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That and Larkin and Raymond coming back from Four Nations a step slower.  We may need to look elsewhere for a 1C.  Larkin has the talent..but he lacks the durability you want from the guy ostensibly pulling the wagon

Posted
14 minutes ago, Shinzaki said:

That and Larkin and Raymond coming back from Four Nations a step slower.  We may need to look elsewhere for a 1C.  Larkin has the talent..but he lacks the durability you want from the guy ostensibly pulling the wagon

1C’s don’t hit the market or get traded very often.  It’s going to be a challenge to find a team willing to part with theirs.  

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