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Zack is a better player than Jake and he has proven himself the one time he was in the playoffs. Jake may be more gifted but he doesn't want to go to the tough areas on a consistent basis. If he did we wouldn't think of trading him. He continually blazes down the wing and then either makes low percentage wrist shot at the goalie's crest or skates behind the net and out the other side eventually giving it away with a lame pass attempt

3rd liner???? He's likely going to start the season sitting in the press box

Didn't Jake have 3 or 4 empty net goals. Rarely noticed Jake last night....Jake gets the puck just above the circles and shoots a lame wrister right at the goalie instead of crashing the net with all that speed and power he possesses...what a waste

I'd like to see Ian Clark signed to a long term contract

Eriksson only had 3 hits all of last year. Anyone know how many hits Goldy had?

For the first time ever....I'm loving watching Ferland destroy the Canucks! We couldn' stop him!

Really? all I've ever seen is Eriksson doing fly bys when the hit opportunity is obvious

He was a good defenseman for Ottawa before Boston signed him as a free agent when he was 29. Ottawa chose to let him go. Ottawa could only afford to keep one of him or Wade Redden. They chose Redden. Big mistake. But in reality, Chara became Great while playing for Boston after his 29th birthday

St Louis gave a 6th rounder for Del Zotto who is now a free agent. A good GM could have got a late pick from a playoff contender for Hutton. Hutton is better than Del Zotto

Benning thinks Myers is the second coming of Chara.

You would think that since Del Zotto was traded to St louis for a 6th round pick...we could have got a 4th or a 5th for Hutton. I am not a fan of Benning. He should be a head scout rather than a GM

Can we trade Benning and Weisbrod to Colorado for Sakic...Hell, I'd even throw in a conditional 2022 1st round pick and maybe a third rounder

Tryamkin had his chance. I think he blew it. He didn't even make the Russian Olympic team. Remember the NHL players didn't go. Do you really think his game has improved in the KHL? I think his character could be in question as well. Remember his fitness issues and how he refused to do a short stint in the minors to improve his fitness. Didn't his KHL team revoke his Captaincy after only 2 months? When he was here his intensity seemed lacking. I think Tryamkin would be a 7th or 8th Defenceman at best but he could possibly fail to make the team

3 hits during an entire season. I didn't think that was possible. C'mon at least Lucic competes.

Last year Lucic -9 Eriksson -11 Eriksson last 3 years 24,23 and 29 pts Lucic last 3 years 50,34 and 20 points Eriksson is not useful at all. Oh yes and Eriksson only had 3 hits last year....yes, only 3 https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/e/erikslo01.html Lucic 259 hits...big body hits https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/l/lucicmi01.html