D-Money

Even if scouts tend to favour Slafkovsky, there's no chance that Montreal passes on Wright. They desperately need the Center over the winger (regardless of Slaf saying he's played a bit of C).

The struggle is real...

Killorn is an excellent player, and Johnson ain't so bad himself. Detroit will be a much better team next year with those 2 around...if they keep them (as opposed to retaining and flipping them at some point). 

Not as drunk as you could get if you sold those tickets for profit!

I probably wouldn't. Ladd has 4 years left on his deal, Loui has 3. Also, the last year of Eriksson's contract can be bought out for cap relief ($1M signing bonus, $3M salary), but every year of Ladd's contract is buyout-proof.

I watched the first half of game 4. Guddy was the goat in a huge way on the 2nd (winning) goal. I mean, the LD was already on the left side, but he chased Bailey all the way to the left corner to lay a hit, leaving Nelson wide open for a tap-in right where EG should have been.

It was absolutely brainless.

That's funny, when it was happening to Vancouver, all the Toronto media was saying is:

Now that it's happening to them they suddenly think they're on our side?

At least Kadri deserved his suspension - Rome's was a joke.

Really? I'd say its more like this...

All happy go-lucky, but then reality sets in...

Great idea! Even if Kovy isn't an upgrade on the ice, at least his contract ends when it needs to (when Pettersson & Hughes need extensions).

I don't know if Kovalchuk would go for it though. I think part of the draw was living in LA.

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I said Godly.

 - My bad.

I was referring to Goldobin - you said "Goldy scoring talent"

Oh crap, you ARE serious!

Well, one has 19 career goals, the other 766.

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unless they got Godly scoring talent to make up for their defensive weakness ( eg: Panarin, Jagr)

...Seriously?

Foundational.

Silver linings... It's not as much fun right now, but in the long run, this is a good thing.

We have some nice young players/prospects, but we need more. We need not just enough to build a future team, but extras to have trade chips when the time comes. Holding on to veterans like Edler and MDZ at the trade deadline in order to chase a playoff spot will be an opportunity missed. Getting a higher pick at the draft will only help - and finally winning the lottery would be a coup.

Also, if you are truly surprised that players like Edler, Sutter, and Tanev have been injured, then that is shame on you. They are older, injury-prone players, and every year that is certainly not something that will improve. This latest round should once and for all prove that it's time to cut bait with some of these guys, even if they don't carry the value they once did.

Another possible plus here is Boeser being slowed down by injury a bit now should make his next contract more affordable. Saving $$$ on him long-term could really help when we're ready to contend.

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She's a pretty good friend already

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she’s my gym buddy

...Uh oh. Anytime your somebody's "____ buddy", that's not a good sign (with one notable exception).

Poor Jazz - trying to play the field, but stuck in the friendzone.

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I don't ever have to worry about someone trying to take half or more of it.

So...I guess you kick them out before they hit 90 days?

I remember reading that for members of the opposite sex (assuming hetero, of course), no friendship can be truly, 100% platonic. I found this to be true. Life is simpler when everyone knows where they stand.

@SabreFan1 - Been there, done that. Lots of girl-"friends"...it was horrible. So just got married again!

Just get married - then you won't have to be friends with a girl ever again.

@thejazz97 - Perhaps they misheard/misread, and thought the question was, not "best", but "oldest" center...

He's not even the 20th best winger in the Pacific division.

Just don't sign up to be director of his corporation or something.

Oh, come on, Art. We ALL owe thousands of dollars!

The amount is not a big deal. But the trend is what would be worrisome. Thousands will become tens of thousands will become...bankrupt? Then start again?