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  1. His cap hit is 3.37M if he is in the NHL. A team can only bury 1.075M of a player's cap hit in the minors - Baertschi still counts for 2.291M on the cap when in the AHL. Clearing waivers doesn't change his cap hit. It's where he plays that does - NHL or AHL. Canucks can trade him with up to 50% retention - that portion then stays on the Canucks' books.
  2. Canucks are ranked 18th in 5v5 goals - they've actually allowed 2 more than they've scored. The difference is the powerplay where they are top-3 in scoring.
  3. Lavoie tweeted that Colorado and Boston were also in on Coleman - brings prices up. Coleman looks to have been one of their top PKers with 2:47 per game - at F only Zajac played a few seconds more than him. Stamkos, Hedman are hitting their 30s. Feels a bit like the same reasoning behind the Zucker trade for Pittsburgh - maximise the time where your stars are still playing at a high level.
  4. Fitzgerald just said in his interview that they are very comfortable with Blackwood. Doesn't sound like they would have interest in Demko. Would think they will look for a veteran back up goalie in the summer.
  5. He does talk of bridge players if their kids aren't ready. He also says that for now he has no plans to sign anyone - he was being asked about their UFAs. It sounds like they will use the rest of the season to evaluate what they need and then make the moves over the summer. He doesn't think they'll be contenders the next 2 years and have to continue to draft and develop.
  6. After winning the Cup GM Armstrong was talking about how he thinks size is imperative on D because it makes it so much harder for opponents to get to the scoring areas - he compares having size on D to playing through a car wash. Stecher doesn't bring high end offence to compensate for his lack size.
  7. NJD seems to be going full youth movement and it doesn't sound like they are willing to take a veteran with term in return. Will be hard for the Canucks to make something work. Fitzgerald says his strategy is to build around Hischier/Hughes and have a bunch of players in that age range grow together.
  8. And none for NJD either. They have Blackwood in goal who they really like. They have Brodeur who is pretty well positioned to evaluate goalies. No reason to add Demko and block Blackwood. Fitzgerald says he's building around Hischier/Hughes - both are rather slight. Madden is not going to dislodge them at C1/C2. If Madden is C3 it makes them so light down the middle.
  9. NJD going full youth movement under Fitzgerald. He says he wants to build around Hischier/Hughes and have a bunch of players in that age range just grow together. Coleman is signed for another year at 1.8M. Has 21 goals and is 28 years old. Not the right age group.
  10. 1.8M for another year. 28 years old. Top penalty killer and already 21 goals on the season. Fitzgerald talks of building around Hischier/Hughes. He wants to have a bunch of players in that age range who can grow together. Looks like the Devils are looking to open up spots and limit the number of veterans.
  11. Howard is UFA. Zetterberg doesn't use a roster spot. Baertschi has 1 more year and Eriksson 2 and they use up 2 roster spots. Detroit has no upcoming UFAs at forward - only RFAs. If they add 2 veterans at F - it reduces the spots for their young forwards and limits the cap to sign them. They already have Adbdelkader, Nielsen, Helm, Filppula, Glendening. They are rebuilding and trying to get younger. They also have to keep cap flexibility as their RFAs need new deals.
  12. They believe in Kaprisov and have Fiala. David Poile made the bet that Fiala will become a 30 goal scorer when he traded him. He's had no one to set him up this season and had to create the goals himself. Boeser has mostly played with elite playmaker Pettersson.
  13. That's the ask though per Friedman - see below. Pretty much guaranteed that he is not going anywhere. The Wild have plenty of wingers and their wing prospects are doing really well. They are missing high end Cs. They have Khovanov and it seems like Boldy played some C but that's pretty much it. They have no C2 and have been forcing wingers to play C. Staal has slowed down and his age is showing. Getting a C1 is a desperate need. Getting a winger like Boeser is an unnecessary luxury - in a few years it would be different. They are stuck with Parise, Zuccarello, are really high on Fiala and Guerin thought so much of Kaprisov that he traded Zucker to create a spot for him. Guerin wouldn’t discuss specifics, but, according to industry buzz, the most asked-about player on his roster is Jonas Brodin, followed by Mathew Dumba. (I’d bet there’s a bit for Marcus Foligno, too.) I don’t get the sense he’s inclined to do anything with either, unless it involves an elite centre, or maybe a No. 2 centre, providing that includes something extra — like a couple of first-rounders or something along those lines. Whatever the case, Guerin could have made several moves already, but showed patience. The biggest beneficiary may be the Wild itself, because it would have been easy to give up on Kevin Fiala, now on a tear. “Big difference,” Guerin said. “He’s driven.”
  14. Guerin wants a C1 in return for Dumba. They have too many wingers and no playmaking Cs. Boeser's scoring ability would be wasted in Minnesota with how they are set up. Vanek was a Gopher hero and fans turned on him in Minnesota because he couldn't maintain his production with how they were set up.
  15. Not Guerin though. It was Fenton that wanted Boeser for Zucker. He's no longer in charge. Guerin is looking for a C1.
  16. Minnesota is the best team in the league at limiting quality chances against. Their goals against is about very poor goal tending but personnel wise they are excellent on D. They have no use for Stecher - too limited offence and no physical nastiness. Friedman says elite C1 or C2 + 2x 1st round picks for Dumba - it's pretty much guaranteed that Guerin won't find what he is looking for. They are going to have to draft that C1. Boeser's scoring ability would be wasted in Minnesota for now. In a few years maybe but in the immediate it just doesn't make sense. He wouldn't make their team better. The Wild are trying to rebuild. Why do you think they traded a veteran in Zucker for futures?
  17. Fiala is worth more to the Wild than Boeser.
  18. Boeser would have trouble succeeding in Minnesota. They have no playmaking Cs to set him up and have very limited speed - he's not one that can create separation with his skating.
  19. Fiala is a RW. He has no C to play with - there's no one to set him up. Koivu (demoted to 4th line), Rask (buyout candidate and regular healthy scratch) or Donato (winger moved to C and often scratched) have been his Cs - they don't come anywhere close to Pettersson. Since 1 November he is 0.82 (14 goals) to Boeser's 0.70 (9 goals). Fiala was on PP2 until recently vs PP1 for Boeser. This trade really makes no sense for the Wild. Soucy has emerged as a top-4 D that allows Guerin to trade Dumba to get a C1. Khovanov is one of their best prospects that also projects as a top 6C which is a major area of weakness. Here's the latest title on Fiala:
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