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I believe you both have access to PMs, no? Also, this seems like a great contract for a 40-60 point d-man.

I might be losing it. I was looking at Vermette. Jesus. It looks like he had a decent turn-around with Anaheim for his advanced stats though. ...although it looks like they sheltered him a bit - or at least provided him more offensive opportunities.

Good real-life contract, not a great fantasy option.

Yzerman...I miss you! Please come home.

Yeah, that's going to diminish the return you get on Karlsson by quite a bit - not to mention the future product you put on the ice. I'd be incredibly salty if I were an OTT fan.

I know he was hurt all of last season, but 925K? Sheesh. The year before, Fabbri had .57 PPG. They must be really concerned about that ACL.

I don't know. Fantasy-wise, it's an OK contract. But, in the real world, I'll take that seven days a week. Jimothy Timothy has put up almost 60 points the last two seasons. He plays between 15-17 minutes per night, two of which are on the PP. Plus, there is the potential that he sticks on a line with Stamkos and Kucherov. To me, it's not a question -- I'm taking on that contract. In fact, if you have JT Miller in another league and want him off of your books, holler at me. Here are some comparables (name; age; AAV; PPG last season): JT Miller; 25; 5.25M; .707 Niederreiter; 25; 5.25M; .508 Zibanejad; 25; 5.35M; .653 Palat; 27; 5.3M; .625 R. Smith; 27; 5M; .896 Tatar; 27; 5.3M; .415 (thank you, Ken Holland) B. Schenn; 26; 5.125M; .854 Obviously these aren't perfect examples, but were likely used in discussions wth TB.

WOO!

https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/qualifying-offers-thread-discussion.2507747/

I thought you were giving the line-up and I was like, “those might be the wrong positions.” Nice work, Canes! Their D was pretty good last year. Now, it’s slightly better and still improving with each year. Scoring should be improved with Svech. Do you think they’re targeting any FAs? Whatre they going to do with goaltending? Ride out Darling?

Damn, and I thought my re-entry picks would be useless. Maybe I shouldn’t have traded them away. Ha!

My guess is that the Nucks end up with Hughes. In any case, here's my list: 1. Dahlin (BUF) 2. Svechnikov (CAR) 3. Kotkaniemi (MTL) 4. Zadina (OTT) 5. Dobson (ARZ) 6. Bouchard (DET) 7. Hughes (VAN) 8. Tkachuk (CHI) 9. Wahlstrom (NYR) 10. Boqvist (EDM) 11. Hayton (NYI) 12. Smith (NYI) 13. Farabee (DAL) 14. Kravtsov (PHI) 15. Samuelsson (FLA) 16. Veleno (COL) 17. Kupari (NJD) 18. Bokk (CBJ) 19. Lundestrom (PHI) 20. Noel (LAK) 21. Sandin (SJS) 22. Denisenko (OTT) 23. Kaut (ANA) 24. Wilde (MIN) 25. Alexeyev (TOR) 26. Miller (NYR) 27. Merkley (CHI) 28. Dellandrea (NYR) 29. Thomas (STL) 30. Berggren (DET) 31. Woo (WSH)

Nor would I, haha.

But also loses a 1C, so...

LOL. A re-signed Patches?

I have an anniversary dinner with the girlfriend tomorrow, so I'll be turning off my phone and watching the first round tomorrow morning.

This 4th overall selection reminds me of the situation with the Islanders in 2014. They had the 5th overall pick and had to decide whether to give Buffalo that pick or gamble on the first-rounder next year being lower. They gambled and that pick ended up being #21. Good call, right? Well, they used that 5th overall pick to select Michael Dal Colle (impact TBD). If I'm Ottawa, I absolutely make this pick. Yes, it's a gamble, but what're the chances they're bottom five in the league next year? Even with the garbage that's happened this off-season, anything can happen in the NHL. Plus, they have some nice young players who could make a difference: Chabot, L. Brown, C. White, Batherson, Dzingel, Chlapik, Formenton.

Yeah, I guess I'm speaking in an ideal world. But, in Hoffman's case, it's the actions of his girlfriend on another person. For Voynov and Watson, they are directly responsible.

But what about the optics??!?!?! Fuck that! One of your "potential" players beat his wife. You don't want that person in your organization whether or not they're good at slapping a rubber disc around.

I really hope this isn't the case...

Yes, this. Haha! Although, IDGAF, send him to Russia. JK

It's the Predators. They seem like a well-run organization. If he did this and it's verified, he'll be off of the team - without a doubt. With any luck, again if it's verified, he'll get the same treatment as Voynov.

But they didn't want to trade within the division, I'm sure. That's a little rude of the Sharks' GM...and I love it.

He's almost a year younger than other draft-eligible prospects. That's huge. I think concussions are a concern. Hasn't he had two already?

Didn't Kotkaniemi perform pretty well with the aerobic fitness tests at the Combine?