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  1. Man, we did this last year with Miller. We aren’t fixing the team with a Horvat trade. We’ll be lucky to get a B+ prospect and a late first.
  2. If we’re going down that path, we’d be better off waiting until the offseason (besides expiring contracts.). That’s the point of a rebuild - take it slow and maximize assets. Guys will be worth more in the offseason when the cap goes up and teams get a little more room.
  3. That’s actually a pretty good warning about the present situation. Isn’t this more of the same? The need to “change something” just because doesn’t always make things better. Management needs to be very careful about what moves they make.
  4. This is a strange premise. When new management took over they went on a fairly impressive run with Boudreau. I didn’t see too many people calling for sweeping changes, although I think we all hoped the defence would have gotten a facelift. Now it’s December - did you expect them to blow up the core in October or November? I think it’s pretty clear some bigger moves are coming but be realistic about the timeline.
  5. Yes, Dermott is a wildcard. We were sure playing better last season when he was in. I like Poolman, too, when he’s on. A big mobile defensive D is exactly what we need, (with just a little better puck skills.). He actually looked very good this year in the limited time he was healthy. Burroughs just feels like he plays his tail off every night. When some pieces start to move around hopefully he gets a shot.
  6. Burroughs is a stud, though. Baffling that he isn’t a regular.
  7. It’s crazy how much coaches seem to love Miller. Especially when we really went and boxed out Bo with JT’s contract.
  8. Both would have had huge opportunities, for sure. Hard to think Poolman will ever be back but Dermott should be, soon?
  9. I miss Baertschi. We could lose the last 2 members of the “killer b’s” like this season. End of an era!
  10. Yeah I completely agree. It’s also disingenuous to think if they don’t make that move we’re sitting on 12 mil in salary. We’d have just signed Klingberg and some other piece last offseason. People can blame ownership but I’m sure all our favourite players feel the same way. Nobody wants to sit on cap space.
  11. I think you’re probably right - and I liked the Juolevi pick at the time and wished we took more D in the first rounds when we were clearly rebuilding (even if they never called it that.) just saying missing on those two moves really hurt us now as we’re missing a stud D or even a extra trade chip or two
  12. OEL isn’t going anywhere anytime soon so there’s going to be a lot of evidence for this debate one way or another.
  13. I was more sympathetic to Benning than most but Virtanen and Juolevi were both pretty brutal. We’ve had a lot of heartbreak at the draft, though.
  14. Necas is at a PPG as well. Why would canes even do him 1 for 1?
  15. He doesn’t mention re-signing Boeser at 6+ and Miller for 8 on this list either. Current management has earmarked a little less than 5+7+8 (20 mil) to the wings this offseason signing Mikhayev, and resigning Boeser and Miller. Would be very curious how this much ballyhooed management group came to these decisions… are they simply saying if Horvat doesn’t sign for a bargain, they’re fine moving on?
  16. You just knew we’d come out and push the pace for awhile in the 2nd. Gotta score though.
  17. Cabbie on the street reduced to wearing a tie and pushing betting lines. Oh how the mighty have fallen.
  18. Myers should fight Reeves… it would be a tough one but I think he pulls off the underdog win - finisher and choke slam through the ice.
  19. I think for most trans athletes it isn’t a big issue. But if you were an “elite” athlete, such as the former div 1 hockey player from the article, it can get silly. As a male who always “played up” with the older guys I relished the opportunity to compete against bigger and stronger… but I’m not sure that should be forced on the girls. On the other hand, the m to f trans students I know wouldn’t be the strongest players on their teams. It’s a tough issue.
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