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  1. Going to be tough to win when we give up the two BEST PERIODS IN KRAKEN HISTORY!!!!!
  2. The only thing more misleading and click-bait-y than this article was the misleading title for this thread. Nothing in that article sounded like anything more than cliche answers and his following the instructions of his agent not to say anything that would weaken his negotiating position. Utter nonsense.
  3. Just so I could shout "Mike Hunt really takes a beating!"
  4. I literally got sucker punched and beaten up in grade 9 by an older kid named Mike Hunt. Make of that what you will.
  5. As far as we know, we weren't even in on this guy. Lots of players prefer not to play in Canada due to taxes and plenty of other reasons. Chances are he waited to long and had to take a lesser deal, but that doesn't mean we would have gotten him. I prefer aggressive Benning to ran out of time Benning so I think we all have to be a little more content with the fact that we are literally asking management to have a less patient approach, and that sometimes means we miss out on a last minute bargain. Again, though, how would folks feel if we waited and then he didn't sign here anyway?
  6. I feel like there should be an autoban on people who pick user names like longsuffering and 51 year drought or whatever. Like why bother even coming on except to complain when your username is such a debbie downer? No offence @-DLC- for using your name in vain.
  7. But but but Benning should have demanded a cheaper, shorter contract amirite? Or we should have DEMANDED that a different player come here that didn't want to. According to some fans, that is how free agency works.
  8. Great for him. Glad we didn’t sign him to a 2 year deal.
  9. I literally lol’d at the staples comment. Well done.
  10. For all we know they already spoke to him and got a hell no. Lots of players don’t want to play in Canada and it isn’t like we played like a world-beater team last year.
  11. People complaining about the price or whether he could have been had for cheaper. It’s free agency y’all!!! You overpay and the fact we paid what we did is ample evidence that we could not have gotten the players for less! We needed a ton of defensive big RD players. Pretty damn specific requirements and mission accomplished. I care not one bit that he has no points. We have loads of offensive talent on the other side of the ice and this will allow them to go all out on the attack while guys like this cover their back.
  12. Anyone interested in some slightly beer stained church pews?
  13. Only we aren't. The deal is very buyout friendly (especially when you factor in a rising cap) and unlike some of the guys they moved, he can still play the game and fill a role even if he is no longer a top pairing D-man.
  14. I think this was a very important point. We all react with disappointment not to see the pick tonight but I would much rather be excited for the whole freaking season!
  15. Here is my take. People complaining about overpaying for short term cap space and worrying about long term cap space are missing a key point. Covid has made the cap space this year so much more valuable than ever. It hurts like a gut punch to lose the 9th overall but Garland is a known commodity (and well worth it) unlike all those players that have not been subject to proper scouting and many of whom are up to two years knocked back in their development due to covid. Only up to page 25 but this has been a crazy roller coaster ride for the ages.
  16. How much do you figure they would have to pay us in a trade to get Holtby from us? Then they have both. His value is not high right now as we need the cap space, even if he is the goalie they want.
  17. Sucks to lose Lind but so happy to see Big Mac will still be a part of our team. He has a lot more potential to give than we have seen from him so far.
  18. The other thing that kept occurring to me is this: If they want Holtby, they can get him in trade with us for next to nothing because we want the cap space. Not so for Kole Lind. They can have their cake and eat it too.
  19. The fact almost every post speculating about who they would take mentioned that the poster "hoped they didn't take Kole Lind" was enough for me to make my peace with this many days ago. It was the obvious choice for the Kraken.
  20. Anyone know how to get the name and numbers changed on your Virtanen jersey? ;-)
  21. I looked at this thread. "Don't click it, it is 90% likely to be an idiotic rant!", my brain told me. I stared at it. "I mean, maybe it is actually someone giving a balanced and coherent argument. What else am I so busy with that I can't have a quick look while I sweat to death in my office?" I regret not listening to the first voice.
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