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  1. Thanks to @canucklax for the smooth negotiations. This is the sort of deal we were looking for - a swap of a veteran player on a contender for youth and picks. Zykov is an intriguing young player, who may end up scoring similar numbers to Turris as soon as this season, albeit on a significantly weaker team. Add in the picks, and it made a lot of sense for us, given that we don't expect to contend for another couple of seasons.
  2. Ty Rattie is going off this preseason...

    1. Wilbur

      Wilbur

      I'm wondering how early he'll go in my pool draft Friday.  Whoever picks him will be very disappointed when he gets moved off the line.

    2. c00kies

      c00kies

      ^ Or when he doesn't play Vancouver :P 

    3. coastal.view

      coastal.view

      or when he stops carrying mcdavid :P

       

  3. Maybe Tavares' bedframe was IKEA? I mean there was so much attention to the pajamas, that people forgot all about the foundation of his dreamzone...
  4. Players can collide, even if they aren't hitting at all. Even just the puck hitting you can cause a concussion. I remember being at a Flyers-Canucks game years ago, and Eric Lindros collided with teammate Paul Coffey. They had to carry Coffey out on a stretcher.
  5. Jay was only a few days from UFA when his rights were acquired. Flames still had to convince him to stay. Which they did, in part, because they seemed to have a good young team. Just because a team acquired negotiating rights doesn't mean they had them. Look at Hamhuis - 2 teams tried it with him.
  6. I think it stands that any NHL franchise that is not a contender for the Stanley Cup will have trouble signing a marquee UFA, regardless of country, unless special circumstances apply (i.e. - Panarin may sign with the Rangers, simply because him and his girl want to live in NY). I don't at all agree with the idea that the major Canadian cities are at a disadvantage because they are Canadian (exceptions being Winnipeg and Edmonton, because of their size, climate, and distance from other major cities). Tavares is just the latest example of that. Radulov went to Montreal when they were still good. We got Hamhuis and Sundin when we were up-and-coming. When Calgary was looking good, they attracted Alex Tanguay and Jay Bouwmeester. The scarcity of elite UFA players says more about how few Canadian teams have been truly competitive, rather than anything about the country itself. Even when Parise and Suter went back to Minnesota, they repeatedly said that a large deciding factor was the young players and prospects that the Wild had amassed, which was considered one of the best crop in the league at the time. They legitimately thought that if they led those young players, the Wild would be a contender for years. Unfortunately for them, almost all of the young players failed to reach their projected ceiling, and Parise has been severely hampered by injuries, so the franchise has sputtered.
  7. No. It wasn't because of injury worries. It didn't happen because after that season it would be impossible to get one of the huge, lifetime contracts that were so popular. Weber either had to get it then, or he couldn't get it at all. So when Philly offered him one, he took it, even though it probably involved staying in Nashville. Gillis didn't offer Weber one of those contracts because he expected Nashville to match no matter what.
  8. Hamhuis was the top UFA when we got him. So was Sundin, really. And Weber did want to sign with Vancouver. Gillis had discussions with him when he was an RFA, and had suggested a one-year offersheet that would take him to UFA, even if Nashville matched. But that offersheet came from Philly that he couldn't say no to - especially since long-term contracts were going to be restricted with the new CBA before he could reach UFA. EDIT - Not to mention, when was the last time a top UFA signed with Buffalo? Arizona? Columbus? Carolina? Obviously it's not just simply America = better.
  9. What were your thoughts when Boeser joined Da Beauty League? Positive? Because crazy accidents can happen on the ice in any scenario.
  10. Sure - if he did not practice playing hockey, he could have avoided all sorts of accidents.
  11. There were serious questions about the Penguins at the time, who had just lost in the 2nd round to the Canadiens. They were top-heavy with Crosby and Malkin's contracts, Fleury wasn't looking great... Most people thought they might be trending downwards, which they did for a few years. They weren't necessarily being tabbed as significantly better than what the Canucks seemed to be forming into. I doubt Hamhuis would have targeted coming home if he also didn't think he had a significant chance to win. Who the hell is "coming home" right now? Look at the cheap contract Hamhuis just signed to return to Nashville - what do you think that's due to? Just going to the "other home"? If Pettersson, Boeser, and Hughes continue to develop, and Vancouver wins the draft lottery, you'll suddenly see a lot of players wanting to sign in Vancouver, whether they're from here or not.
  12. He suffered a concussion. How is that any indication of anything?
  13. This reasoning is silly. There are very few quality UFAs available each year, and dozens of teams trying to land them. Often the teams with the best chance to win have a leg up on the competition. That's why Hossa signed in Chicago - because he identified them as the team that gave him the best chance to finally win a cup. And guess what? He was completely right, and ended up with 3 of them. That's also why Tavares signed in Toronto - they are going to be a contender for years. Back when we had a good young team with lots of promise, we had no problem attracting free agents, without having to overpay. Sundin may have been winding down his career, but he was still an elite player who any playoff team would have loved to add. And Hamhuis was one of the best free agent D signings of the last 10 years. He turned down signing in Nashville, and then Pittsburgh and NYI, not just because BC was home, but also because he thought we had a real chance to win. Demitra, Samuelsson, and Malhotra were all effective players who also chose Vancouver. Why? Because the young core of the Sedins, Kesler, and Luongo was among the best in the league, and guys wanted to play (and hopefully win) with them. Between the height of the former Canucks and the current version of the Leafs (and Jets, although they are a special case, that will always have trouble landing FAs), Canadian teams have been pretty crappy. They certainly haven't been favourites to contend for the cup. So why would free agents choose to sign with them (unless they overpaid)?
  14. I couldn't find confirmation of this in the CBA. Does this mean that salary retentions need to be for the entirety of the contract (as in real NHL)? Or can you choose particular years/retentions, as in FL and Puck?
  15. Andreas Johnsson - Kyle Turris - Viktor Arvidsson Dominik Kahun - Martin Hanzal - Michael Frolik Martin Bakos - Jason Dickinson - Oskar Sundqvist C.J. Smith - Michael Haley - Oscar Lindberg Austin Watson (SUSPENDED), Mathieu Joseph Victor Hedman - Jacob Trouba Miro Heiskenen - Ryan Pulock Ian Cole - Philippe Myers Tucker Poolman Philipp Grubauer Joonas Korpisalo With Hanzal still recovering from injury and Watson serving a hefty suspension, the forward group is admittedly quite weak. A few of the above guys may not make their IRL clubs' rosters. However, the team was not built with this year in mind. We will try to plug holes using the waiver wire or any other depth guys we can pick up without costing us futures. We are fully open to taking on cap dumps for this year and next - but won't take on cap anchors that extend beyond 2019-20. Also, although @Monty and I have our favourites, we are fully open to offers on pretty much any player. We are both known to be very active traders in other leagues...with varying results (*cough* Sorokin *cough* *cough* Rasmussen *cough*). And we have some key contributors from Cup contending teams, such as Hedman, Arvidsson, Trouba and Turris (the first 2 are very unlikely to move - but no one is untouchable). However, let it be known that we are not adherents of the Pierre Dorian style of GM-enomics. We aren't going to look twice at a crappy quantity-for-quality offer. But if you are willing to part with picks and/or quality young players, but who may not be current NHL-ers or be on playoff teams, send us a PM.
  16. The Minnesota Wild would like to assign these 3 ELC slides: 1) Evan Bouchard 2) Klim Kostin 3) Alex Barre-Boulet Please note that Evan Bouchard shows as unsigned on the website, but this is an error. He signed a contract with Edmonton on July 17th - https://www.capfriendly.com/players/evan-bouchard. @Tigs @Patrick Kane @Monty
  17. I was at this game (vacay in NYC). He looked pretty darn good. Then again, so did Dustin Tokarski...
  18. Here we go again... Columbus Blue Jackets' management are getting excited for the start of training camp. We look forward to defending our title as the reigning champs. We realize that our window is realistically only open for one more year - after that, with a number of impending free agents coming and many salary retentions ending, there will need to be large cuts to the roster, and likely a 1-2 year retooling. But going forward, all decisions will be centered around trying to repeat with a Cup win in 2019. As such, the decision has been made to keep all of our core impending UFAs, including Sergei Bobrovsky, Eric Staal, Patrick Marleau, Derick Brassard, Brian Dumoulin, Anton Stralman, and Phillipp Grubauer. We will likely be extending a few of them, but are ready to let some of them walk (or take a lesser return for negotiating rights) to take our best shot one more time. We are extremely happy with our team as it stands. However, we would like to clear a couple of roster spots for our youth to challenge for. As such, we are looking for a trade partner for Zac Rinaldo (recently reunited with coach Laviolette), and Matt Read. Both are depth players on playoff teams (Nashville & Minnesota, respectively), who play both wings. I'm willing to trade both for a conditional pick (based on the total fantasy points they score). So if they don't make the cut in camp, there will be no risk for you.
  19. Well, their left side D is actually quite strong. Reilly - Gardiner - Dermott is definitely top-10 for LHD depth. The problem is the right side, which is one of the worst in the league...possibly even the worst. Liljegrin is a really good prospect though, so he's a start...even though he's at least another year from playing. I imagine this year they'll have to address it by trade (Tanev?).
  20. Minnesota Wild Roster Andreas Johnsson - Kyle Turris - Viktor Arvidsson Austin Watson - Dominik Kahun - Michael Frolik C.J. Smith - Jason Dickinson - Mathieu Joseph Jayden Halbgewachs - Mike Vecchione - Klim Kostin Alex Barre-Boulet Victor Hedman - Jacob Trouba Miro Heiskanen - Ryan Pulock Ian Cole - Tucker Poolman Evan Bouchard, Phillipe Myers Philipp Grubauer Joonas Korpisalo Prospects: F: Jake Wise, Shane Bowers, Jay O'Brien, Albin Eriksson, Michael Eyssimont, Bulat Shafigullin, Nathan Smith D: Louie Belpedio, Dante Fabbro, Markus Phillips, Seth Barton G: Evan Fitzpatrick, Joseph Woll Have a number of forward roster spots taken by guys who obviously won't play, but @Monty and I will try to address that in free agency.
  21. My favourite song from my favourite album of the last few years:
  22. No big loss...after all, you did list him as a 3rd pairing defenseman!
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