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  1. On 10/22/2017 at 5:30 PM, Thunder said:

     

    I admitedly don't watch that many Edm games. I'd be curious to know how the Edm fans on here feel about his game.

     

    In any case, I'm pretty sure he's not a perpetual liability in his zone and a turnover machine, so there is that.

     

    Our 2nd best forward right now IMO. Gives up nothing defensively, and provides decent offense. What we're seeing right now though, is him giving you 40-45 points quite literally on his own (essentially quality #2C numbers). He has an anchor on one side in Lucic, and a slow 3rd liner on the other in Strome, and isn't seeing any #1PP time even though his passing skills are sublime due to McDavid occupying the same spot. If he were right-handed (for the PP), he'd be seeing 55-60 points regularly. Also, he's 53% on the draw so far this year. He's a beaut and the Oilers are going to trade him because they gave all their money to Russell instead. 

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  2. Never realized how old Montreal's core really is until now. I mean, not old like Detroit, but..

     

    Price - 30

    Weber - 32

    Petry - 29

    Alzner - 28

    Gallagher - 25

    Pacioretty - 28

    Plekanec - 34

    Drouin and Galchenyuk are 22 and 23 respectively.

     

    If that window was open, it's closing fairly quickly already. Best prospects are probably Hudon, Scherbak, Poehling.. not exactly lighting the world on fire. If I'm MTL, I give this year one heckuva run, and if it doesn't work out, I start looking at the ol' rebuild.. But do it Philly-style where they did it on the fly, cause they're not as poached as Detroit is and players still have value. And start with getting that damn #1C.

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  3. 1 hour ago, James said:

    How about Pittsburgh?  GMJR is a magician... maybe he gets Colorado to retain salary on Duchene and brings him in as the 3rd line center in exchange for like a first rounder and a D prospect or two.

     

    Yes, I'm dreaming... there's no way it'll happen.  But if Duchene decides to hold out and not show up for camp, then maybe.

     

    Justin Schultz for Duchene ;) 

  4. The latest update to our forum software screwed something with our menu & theme up. It's getting to be a little bit late here, so I'll fix it up tomorrow. Hope that's OK with the boss :( 

    **Update: The latest update messed with a number of things with our forum template. I'm fixing a bunch of stuff, but if you notice other annoyances/glitches, please post below!

  5. 57 minutes ago, Ralphdog said:

    Ive got a soft spot for Davidson. I though given the right opportunity in Edmonton, he could have proven a very capable 5-6 .  The door is wide open for him now. I think by seasons end, he has that spot on lock.

    He was actually given the opportunity, and absolutely killed it for us two years ago. Looked like a very solid 2nd pair D. Took a step back last year (sophomore slump, if you will), but he's got the fight to be better than #5-6. Cheering like hell for him, I was so choked we dumped him.

  6. SJS has run Thornton - Pavelski - Couture down the middle before, all making big money. If the centers are able to carry a line, I don't think money matters *as much*, but the guys have to be able to shuffle around the line-up. Draisaitl has already, and I definitely think Nuge can be shuffled around too. Top six forwards on the team are still Mcdavid, Draisaitl, Nuge, Lucic, Maroon & likely Strome in that order, though your mileage may differ.

    If Oilers are worried about money, why the flip did Russell get $4m for forever? 

    For the proposed trade, I don't see Gallagher as being a good enough return for Nuge, by a decent amount.

  7. 2 minutes ago, djb738 said:

    As a Canes fan, I love the Williams signing. That team desperately needs some goal scoring forwards and Williams is just that. Plus, he has already won a cup in Carolina so maybe that is a sign of things to come.

    Carolina seems absolutely poised to take a significant step forward this year. You have what's looking like a stellar D, a new starting goalie in Darling, and a lot of legit NHL forwards with upside. Maybe still looking for that #1C, but otherwise it's looking *really* good for next year. Adding Williams to that locker room only helps.

  8. Going to move this to NHL News and make this our official thread!

    Signings so far:

    Adam Clendening to Arizona - $650k x 1 year
    Chad Johnson to Buffalo - $2.5m x 1 year
    Benoit Pouliot to Buffalo - $1.15m x 1 year
    Justin Williams to Carolina - $4.5m x 2 years
    Patrick Sharp to Chicago - $800k x 1 year
    Jordan Oesterle to Chicago - $650k x 2 years
    Jonathan Bernier to Colorado - $2.75m x 1 year
    Martin Hanzal to Dallas - $4.75m x 3 years
    Tyler Pitlick to Dallas - $1m x 3 years
    Trevor Daley to Detroit - $3.178m x 3 years
    Nick Bonino to Nashville - $4.1m x 4 years
    Kevin Shattenkirk to NYR - $6.65m x 4 years
    Ondrej Pavelec to NYR - $1.3m x 1 year
    Brian Elliott to Philadelphia - $2.75m x 2 years
    Matt Hunwick to Pittsburgh - $2.25m x 3 years
    Antti Niemi to Pittsburgh - $700k x 1 year
    Marc-Edouard Vlasic Re-signs in San Jose - $7m x 6 years
    Martin Jones Re-signs in San Jose - $5.75m x 6 years
    Dan Girardi to Tampa - $3m x 2 years
    Sam Gagner to Vancouver - $3.15m x 3 years
    Michael Del Zotto to Vancouver - $3m x 2 years
    Anders Nilsson to Vancouver - $2.5m x 2 years
    Dmitry Kulikov to Winnipeg - $4.33m x 3 years
    Steve Mason to Winnipeg - $4.1m x 2 years

  9. Sorry if I'm too late, but wanted to weigh in. I've only watched Rantanen once or twice, but I strangely really like his NHL upside. Something went seriously wrong in Colorado this year, and I wouldn't bet on it continuing. I think there's a greater chance of Rantanen being a part of #1PP, top line, etc. in COL than Nylander in TOR, and I'm also fairly confident COL will have their ship turned around by next year. I'd sit tight.

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