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My 2 cents is that I would not bet me sex life on this team

I have an avid Bruins fan at work, the Studnicka story sounds a bit like DiPietro’s lack of games in pandemic year stunted his growth Feedback is he’s more suited for top-6 but not good enough and not gritty enough for the bottom six overall we traded a NHL long-shot project goalie and a very far long shot RHD prospect (go to DobberProspects to see how high they are on Myrenberg making the NHL top RHD prospect or not) for a project AHL tweener that fills a much needed depth role on the team Our centre prospect pool is just as bad as RHD and we have a plethora of 5 to 7 RHD in the system especially now with Bear, solid 36 hours to address urgent injury induced depth issues

Yes Calgary is all in for the short term as they should be given their core’s age but they’ll have a decade of pain just like we did post 2012 with an unmovable aging core

Was about to say the same thing Kadri 4 years 35+ at 7 M + to OELs 0 Completely different. Doubt OEL is worse than Edler in his mid 30s, contract is not great but not horrible this Kadri contract stinks, gives Miller’s camp 42 M plus inflation starting point for years 3 through 8 and 20+ M for the first 2 years, plus tax and team desperation considerations, I can see them starting at >70 M for 8 years at this point Honestly think a production fair deal is between 40 and 55 M when things are said in done, the guy (Miller) is more than halfway through his career and has less than 500 points, really don’t see him getting more than 400 to 500 the rest of the way, nor do I see him being an effective bottom 6 forward at the tail end of his career, something that Kadri has a leg up on him on

Hamonic and Motte for Dermott, Richardson a 4th and 1.925 M in Cap (423k in real cap space this year) if this helps keep Halak’s bonuses off next year’s cap then it’s a job well done in my books Over all the team treads water talent wise for the rest of the year, balls in their court to make the playoffs. Adding centre depth and an nhl LHD upgrade over Hunt and moving Hamonic was needed 2 months ago to have a real impact though

Don’t get this one, outcome was fairly obvious as the upside with this player far out weighs any risk. Kid showed better than all the journeyman plugs in camp with limited 4th line minutes, better than Podz and better than a fair number of the top 9 nhl veterans that had a guaranteed spot in the lineup. There were enough injury holes to give the kid a spot and 10-15 game NHL audition He shows well he’s a cheap addition He struggles then he’s less likely to be grabbed on the way down going 15g in 19 games, showing well in limited minutes against lopsided opponents in preseason and showing marked improvement on his skating for sure he’d be grabbed by a bottom feeder like San Jose looking for youth with upside Nothing worse than pigeon holing players into a fixed role.

I think he’s the bright spot of camp/preseason so far. Definitely shining above many including a number of the regular NHLers

Lol, “always look on the brighter side of life”

This team is all Jim but Horvat, win or lose it is all him from here on out

Big statement but you could very much be right

Definitely a big opportunity this year. OEL of old would be a huge win

Petey’s deal is good Hughes for sure there is risk and reward.

This whole RFA shenanigans started with this Du(m)bas. In my line of work you have to work two years above your level to get a level change this guy gives you two for free

Nice, bling brings upgrades lol

JB has been really good at resigning players to fair deals on both sides of the coin. Something he doesn’t get enough credit for

Totally agree

The guy has put in the time and is clearly ready for a shot. It would be such a shame to lose him for nothing at this point. Remember the general out cry when Frankie Corrado was claimed, the CDC should break if we lose this guy

I am fine with big Mac as the 13th guy for extra truculence when needed. Gadjovich ceiling has always been high if he could deal with his skating

Me too! The guy has the feet for it now and has looked really good. If Gino can score 16 goals riding shotgun with Bure so can Jonah with these guys. Though honestly Bure could’ve scored much more that year if he just shot rather than dishing it to Gino on every 2 on 1.

Yes this is well documented here upwards of 16.5 M depending on the final roster. Funny how many media outlets couldn’t get past the 11ish M on cap friendly, like they can’t use a spreadsheet

Yes, waivers are coming and we could grab something for sure. Really depends on if Hamonic is gone completely or if he’s only opted out from this year

Agree not bad but definitely not elite. If OJ can get back to pre-Covid form or Jack has some Stecher in him then we should get by given out forward depth. Benning and Green have a lot riding on this season and could see a move for a more experienced NHL D to take the last LHD spot. Jacks looked really good so far but I can’t see Green wanting to go with only 4 D that can PK and OJ is definitely in the dog house

Totally agree JB made massive moves but the D is thin, especially on the right even with Hamonic. The potential is there but still lots of ifs

And there you go again

Worst case doesn’t need to mean terrible just not a preferred out come, if that money went to term for Petey I would be more OK as the Risks are lower and he’s proven more in my mind. In isolation the deals are good but for me in the context of the cap and holes in the team it’s going to be difficult to add and keep pieces over the next couple years. My personal opinion is that that 1.5 M could’ve been used elsewhere to make the team better and more competitive over the next three years. Myers is off the books in three years and cap should be going up by then, money would’ve been there for both.