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Well it seems that there's a rumour around that TB wants Ristolainen. EG and RR's value seems 'on a par', so maybe we'll get to find out EG's value.

You shot me down by quoting RU DavidPratt. Ouch !

50/ 50 that you're correct. I think this is one that needs to be addressed next training camp at the earliest. There are a handful of NHLers playing today that have had somewhat parallel concussion ( /neck ) issues. Skinner in Buffalo, iirc, was one concussion away from ending his career.

So the only d-man from our current roster would be Hutton.

No, no you don't ! You have him tied to a whipping post and the alpha male in you needs to have satisfaction. Gudbranson had about half a dozen o-zone moments last night. I think he may have ended up behind the NYI net on one rush. He had 4 official shots on goal, one which Lehner was lucky to keep out of the net. Perhaps you missed last night's game. Let me guess, you also 'like' Sutter, Eriksson, Tanev and Edler.

NT with 2 assists and over 23 min TOI today.

Jett Woo and the MJ Warriors on various SN channels @ 12:30pm Saturday. ( 23rd Feb )

Well, Leighton clears. McKenna on waivers at the same time. Probably we'll stand pat, but who knows ?

Well it's 6:50 PST Wednesday. Usually these transactions are known at 6am. I love CapFriendly ( even removed my ad blocker ) but they seem much quicker when TML are involved in any way.

The turtle derby is frustrating. If we miss the playoffs, we're picking ( using realistic prognostications ) anywhere from 6th to 12th. If we make the playoffs, we're almost certainly picking 16th. I both want to see a post season and am scared at how that could backfire on us. A healthy team might be able to hold their heads high, but Murphy's Law has not been our friend. I will always take a win over a tank, but I think that a post season has more negatives than positives.

This is 100% opinion and has no factual context. Doubt that he had any 'option' re taking a draft pick ( my opinion ).

Who should we expect to be called up ? Six d-men only and the Canucks play a day sooner than the Comets ! Doesn't really make sense. I believe that we will add that 23rd roster spot. If that means a Comet's call up, I'd guess that Sautner would be the likely option.

Watching the first clip is quite disappointing. I have been a big, big supporter of Evan McEneny, but he plays his man badly, giving him way too much space. He should not be allowing his man the freedom to pick and choose where he wants to shoot from !

The 16 teams that make the playoffs start drafting after all the non playoff teams have picked ( barring trades ). As of today, we are just out of the playoffs, but there are three eastern teams with records better than us, so we would be pick #12. If we make the playoffs, we are almost certainly 16th in points. If we are out after the first round, our pick would be #16 ( 1st after the 15 non playoff teams. )

Yes, really have no idea where the truth lies. I totally expected Carl Neill to be signed. Neill may end up with better stats over Brassard or Subban. Believe his skating nixed a signing. Don't know where Brassard falls in the good/ bad skating question. His offence, like Neill and Subban's is very good.

Don't know what JB has in mind for Brassard, but the Eliot signing makes me think that his chance of an ELC is less than 50/ 50 !

Comets come back from 3 goals down to win in O/T.

Plus.....in Utica, Sautner, McEneny, Chatfield and Kero, and in junior, Eliot.

Think we have 6 undrafted players on our 23 man roster !

Could not disagree more ! AG must return to Utica if the 'nucks are out of the post season race ! Look how much he soaked up during his recent stint there. Being part of a Utica playoff run is exactly what he should be involved in !

....or perhaps no proof at all. JB may have been working on this an hour after Demko was out of action. Great when assumptions become facts.

Can't work out how the Canucks view Leighton. The amount they're playing him makes it seem as if they like what they see. He is rising to every challenge. Kulbakov was playing fairly well. He seems to have ups and downs, but didn't do too badly. You'd think that the 2 goalies would alternate, but Leighton has 3 of the last 4 ( going on memory ). Would not be surprised if he's offered an AHL contract.( I think that a NHL contract would mean he has to pass through waivers ? )

Total rubbish. Sounds like 5th hand information from HF boards. Facts are JB was transparent 2014/ 15/ 16. It ended there. In 2014 it didn't matter. The 'big 5' were just that. We picked 6th. No need to fool anyone. If anyone in the top 5 picked off the board we could take whoever dropped down. ( they didn't.....thank goodness. We would have had dal Colle ! ) In 2015, our pick was in the 20s. No-one cared about our wish list. Too much happens before you get to pick #23 ! In 2016 JB got burned. Dubois was our guy. JB let everyone know. Don't think it changed anyone's pick, but the optics were bad, In 2017....JB never mentioned Pettersson. It was Glass, Mittelstadt, Vilardi etc.. Never Pettersson. in 2018, I have no idea who JB was expecting to be available. He talked about Bouchard, Kotkaniemi, Dobson iirc. Don't think he gave anything away. Now that the team is in a mini slump, the JB bashers are starting to pound their chests and howl at the moon !

Any updates on Demko ? Earlier reports talked of 17th Feb being a realistic return date.

MDiP back to juniors. AM650.