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They should know that were not above rioting for intersquad games too.

Well... Better luck next year.

Fake Dreger sucks.

You sound like you need a hug and a brisk walk.

Are signings on hold now too? Could they theoretically sign him during the shut down, or is that shut down too?

A lot can happen in a couple months, but with the cancellation of many public gatherings and events continues to grow, how will that affect this draft? Will they put all the GMs and staffers together on the draft floor? Will players attend? If the season is suspended, then will the draft happen while the late playoffs are still going? So many thoughts.

Trump's European travel ban would have kept him from meeting the team immediately anyway. All this might be moot, as the NHL season is almost certainly going to be suspended. Craziness.

Gosh, that must be one huge dream.

Just the jet lag could take a week to get over.

I have read that, and it is the opinion that I'm choosing to believe. I don't have the ability to cut through the muddy waters of this conversation, so to me I won't know until Benning puts out a press release. My question was more about what the value of a reserve list spot is to the Canucks. Would they be so casual as to put him on that list without knowing he could play? I'm actually asking what that value would be, because I know a spot on the 50 contracts list is pretty valuable to the team, especially as College players are signing. Is a reserve list spot so invaluable that they would put Tryamkin on it without doing their homework to know there was a reason to have him in there? You know what I mean? I'm assuming Benning and his team are not incompetent, and using the fact that he is taking up a spot on a list that wouldn't make any sense for him to be on if Benning didn't think he could play to show that the opinion you quoted is more likely to be correct. But I'm also wondering how strong that thought is by asking what the value of his spot on the reserve list is to the team, because I don't think it would be squandered if it has value.

Would the team have had use for Tryamkin's spot on the reserve list if he was intelligible? Why would they put him on there out of hope that he was eligible? Wouldn't they do their homework before they bother putting him on the reserve list? Or is a reserve list spot not that important?

Boeser is back in, so they would need to make a roster move of some kind to bring Tryamkin in. Watch for Markstrom to go on LTIR or Benn to go down. That would be an indication they're trying to sign him.

June 5, 2019 Todd Diamond: “I sat down with Jim in Buffalo last week and discussed Nikita’s situation,” he told Postmedia. “There is a lot of time between now and when Nikita would be eligible to sign an SPC (standard player contract). We will be in touch throughout the season and see how things play out.” Between Benning and Diamond I am sure someone knows (and has known since before the season started) whether or not Tryamkin could play this year. It makes no sense that both sides would be so incompetent that there is this much smoke around a deal that couldn't be made. I would be completely surprised if he is ineligible at this point.

Can you post the link again?