RegDunlop

As a real world deal, this could be one of those contracts that looks better with time (and salary inflation), but only if Wilson keeps producing like he did last season, and last season was an outlier on a lot of levels. After Wilson's performance in the playoffs, I could understand something like 4x4, but 5x6 is too much money and too much term in my view.

If he’s a 60-point D-man, nice contract. If he’s a 40-pointer I’m not so sure. But that said, we are seeing some pretty serious inflation for D lately. More importantly, is there news on whether he will be switching back to number 55? Because “Dumba55” was the greatest locker room nameplate ever.

Way too much.

Just out of curiosity, what were Helle owners budgeting? I had him as an 8.5 cap hit (with bonus) this year, so I'm about $500k richer.

GREAT deal for both Helle and the Jets. They'll be signing songs about it, I'm sure. As a Helle owner, I'm pretty psyched about this one.

Agreed. And Halak is better than both those guys.

Care to elaborate? Because I don't see it. All I see is the Jets clearing cap space to maybe sign the FA who was supposed to come to MTL in the first place.

I'd be okay with 6.5 for Stastny - you have to offer him something over what Winnipeg can afford (I haven't done the math but I doubt they could afford this). That said, if Stastny walks for big money rather than staying on his current line, he's an idiot who may gave blown his current chance at a Cup.

Does Lindholm have more of a chance of breaking out now, or less?

That’s true. I’ve actually had the good fortune to see Koskinen play against Talbot live. I was sitting behind the net so I watched both goalies a lot. Talbot’s team won, but Koskinen was the better goalie in my opinion.

Happy to hear you guys think I'm going too far when I say full rebuild. It's just that when I look at what Montreal has to offer and what it can get, I don't see them becoming a true contender unless Price plays his very best hockey, in which case anything can happen (just ask Gilbert Dionne). Weber's great but without a puck mover next to him, he's useless. As for Price for Helle, I'd pull the trigger on that so fast, it makes me think it's not a viable option.

Neither would I, unless the third overall pick also "lost his love for the game" this season. I've been hard on Bergevin and I will continue to be hard on him. But trading for O'Reilly would be really, really stupid. It's time to stop bailing this sinking ship - we're going to have to go full rebuild here. $7.5 million over the next 5 years for an aging centre is not the solution.

I don't know, but I do know that Veg will not be the only one to lose his mind if the Habs draft Kotkaniemi. Drafting to meet current needs has never made sense to me.

Hughes over Boqvist? Who says?

Ha ha! So heppeh you not mad about second Bryz team. May the best Bears win!

Thanks guys, and my apologies to clarry and the original Bears. I will happily admit that they are Ottawa here - I am merely Sasktachewan. In any event, I'm sure there's enough love for Bryz (Bryzgalove?) out there to justify two teams named in his honour.

So Beregvin gave a French-language interview to explain the trade that was posted to TVA Sports a few hours ago. Here's the link: http://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2018/06/16/bergevin-sexplique-sur-lechange-de-galchenyuk Here are a few of Bergevin's explanations. “They are different players.” “A trade is not judged by goals and assists.” “This was a hockey trade.”

This is great stuff. Thanks for sharing. It's so cool to see the team and the public connecting in an unscripted way, with everyone just being chill with one another and having a good time.

My vote goes to Kuz as well, but the actual voters will ensure it goes to Ovie. Better storyline, better marketing for the game overall.

Bah! I'd like to see Ovechkin against 5'8' goalies with tiny pads you only see in atom hockey today, trying to make "skate saves" because the butterfly style doesn't exist yet. He would have destroyed Bossy.

I think it'll be Tampa given their experience in clutch games over the years (and Washington's). But go Caps go! I hope this is Ovie's year.

I've loved the Vegas Cinderella story all year. But is anyone else thinking this has gone too far? An expansion team winning the Cup just feels wrong, especially considering the draft rules this season. Personally, I'd like to see Washington make the finals and beat Vegas. After all, Washington was the worst expansion team ever, and the franchise has waited nearly 45 years for this. Washington's fans truly deserve a cup.

I was sure of two things going into this season - Vegas would have a losing record, but Vadim Shipachyov would have a good year statistically. Shows what I know! At this point, I'm hoping for Pittsburgh-Vegas: Revenge of the Flower.

Whether it's Zadina or Svechnikov, I look forward to many years of arguing what position he should play and ruining his confidence in the process. Let's get it started right away, here on Capwise. Zadina is a renowned sniper, but I say he should play goalie!