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  1. I think this was just what Lebrun is hearing as in the team aside from moving off of Schmidt will look to add two top 9 forwards this offseason.
  2. Drove up to Kamloops Thursday to see an ailing family member. A lot of smoke hanging like fog engulfed Kamloops, frankly 10? Minutes north of Merritt and it was horrible. We were visiting family down Douglas lake road south of Westwold, evacuation order came on Sunday. Family and all animals in Salmon Arm now but woah talk about fast moving. Honestly amazed the declaration took this long but unfortunately sounds like the announcement is to set the stage for more resources in the coming days where evacuation orders could jump substantially.
  3. Pittsburgh Penguins 2021 Entry Draft Report The Pittsburgh Penguins headed into the 2021 Entry Draft with a half a dozen picks and three NHL defensemen under contract. The team was able to move two 3rd round selections to add reliable young defenseman Esa Lindell from @Rush17' s New Jersey Devils as well as moving out a 3rd to @inane and the Blues for another reliable defender in Robert Hagg. With the immediate additions to the defense corps the team was ready to start selecting at the draft. First order of business was to target a potential top blueliner, as several were to be had in the top part of the Draft and holding 9th overall we felt well positioned to land a defenseman to build our organization depth and upgrade our biggest need. The opportunity came at 7th with Defenseman Simon Edvinsson still on the board, we made a call and consummated a trade with @Art Vandelay's Flyers to move up two spots and select the young blueliner. Simon Edvinsson, we feel has one of the highest ceilings in this draft class on defense, his potential is sky high and we had to make the move. Now the full-time CDC General Manager and part time Veterinary Assistant, Inventory Supervisor, Floor maintenance engineer and family man saw an opportunity to move on multiple trades throughout the remainder of the draft. Silliness sure, but the Penguins feel we built up strong organizational depth for our blueline for years to come as well as some key pieces in goal we feel. The aim this draft was to add to our defense and goaltending while selecting individuals with strong skating, speed, or elite skills where available. Forwards Ayrton Martino ( 41st overall, 2nd rd ) Prokhor Poltapov ( 47th overall, 2nd rd ) Brett Harrison ( 56th overall, 2nd rd ) Ryder Korczak ( 58th overall, 2nd rd ) Oliver Tarnstrom ( 93rd overall, 3rd rd ) Justin Janicke ( 133rd overall, 5th rd ) Lucas Forsell ( 139th overall, 5th rd ) Jackson Blake ( 140th overall, 5th rd ) Daniil Lazutin ( 143rd overall, 5th rd ) Pretty pleased with the haul of forwards this draft, a lot of skill and speed in the later rounds and a couple players Daniil Lazutin and Lucas Forsell in particular I think have much offensive potential, the former as early as last season touted as a top Russian prospect flirting with a high ranking. Defensemen Simon Edvinsson ( 7th overall, 1st rd ) Sean Behrens ( 39th overall, 2nd rd ) Guillaume Richard ( 92nd overall, 3rd rd ) Aleksi Malinen ( 103rd overall, 4th rd ) Oscar Plandowski ( 134th overall, 5th rd ) Lukas Gustafsson ( 156th overall, 5th rd ) Tickled, just tickled to land Simon Edvinsson on the blueline, obvious conjecture but the gut feeling tells me he will realize some of that highend potential and be a goodie! The later picks are fun just reading and researching and making the call, I think we added a lot of skilled rushing if not offensive defensemen who could provide production from the back end. Sean Behrens I felt we picked later than he maybe should have gone, an exciting pick and although the numbers are not screaming right now we think Lukas Gustafsson could be a producer down the road. Goaltenders Benjamin Gaudreau ( 53rd overall, 2nd rd ) Joe Vrbetic ( 105th overall, 4th rd ) Maxim Motorygin ( 159th overall, 5th rd ) Recency bias aside we feel we selected a top 3 goaltender in this draft and someone who we can develop as a strong contributor in Pittsburgh in time with the 53rd overall selection in Benjamin Gaudreau. We were happy to see Joe Vrbetic still around in the 4th as he could also be a netminder for the Penguins down the road. But again with later picks, going off the board maybe surely, absolutely ? with Maxim Motorygin. After reading and reviewing there to me seems to be something there. I have a feeling he will be in the picture down the road. Had a great time this draft, appreciate all the time by my fellow GMs in negotiations whether deals got done or not. Hats off to those running the show and @Nail for everyting here.
  4. Frankly because of comments like yours. You are not wrong in asking why do we need to know this ? why should anyone and what does it matter ? but as society we are no where near there yet. It as such is a big deal, seeing this young man being real and going public will do so much for others, the empowerment gained by others seeing an on the verge professional NHLer doing this is not to be understated, this young man is pioneering for future players.
  5. As "Pure Luck " would have it I think I am doing well, chest is a little tight but otherwise.....
  6. The Pittsburgh Penguins are thrilled to select with the 159th overall selection in the 2021 Entry Draft, goaltender Maxim Motorygin
  7. The Pittsburgh Penguins are thrilled to select with the 156th overall selection in the 2021 Entry Draft, defenseman Lukas Gustafsson. * pick was acquired from Buffalo
  8. That is awesome to land him in double digits in round one. Getting less love of late for really no good reason other than some others moving up. I bet this guy is the cream of the crop in not too long.
  9. The Pittsburgh Penguins are happy to select with the 143rd overall selection in the 2021 Entry Draft, forward Daniil Lazutin.
  10. I was hoping they would upgrade a forward to bump Lind, this is a good move absolutely. Dickinson can play up and down the lineup as well. He is very strong and a pretty good skater. Nice add.
  11. The Pittsburgh Penguins are thrilled to select with the 140th overall selection in the 2021 Entry Draft, forward Jackson Blake.
  12. The Pittsburgh Penguins are extremely excited to select with the 139th overall selection in the 2021 Entry Draft, forward Lucas Forsell.
  13. Jimmy Howard, Ben Bishop all over again.....
  14. I was under the assumption more would be happening the hours leading up to the roster freeze, I imagine things are very busy league-wide and right down to the wire we will see moves trickle? in. There remains teams at present that do not meet expansion requirements so trades are coming. Also to think about here is Seattle is from what is being said out there is asking very high prices for teams to secure specific assets don't get selected and the fact that over the past few days the asks on retaining players has not changed from 1sts and high picks leads me to believe things will go to the wire. As far as the Canucks are concerned, is Schmidt on the move ? well if Vancouver is making moves it should be to address the blueline. Not at all a fan of hearing Boeser's name being involved in talks but if it is a package or multi player deal involving a bigger pedigree blueliner then I am all ears. Either way I don't see how Hyman is fitting into any Vancouver scenario, if the demands are in the 6m per range that is a joke for that kind of player.
  15. OFFSEASON REPORT The New Jersey Devils would like to officially welcome @greensman and the Seattle franchise to the CDCGML. Best of luck moving forward in the Emerald city! That being said, the Devils would like to thank forward Andre Burakovsky for his years of service on and off the ice in New Jersey, drafted in the first round and developed within the organization ( anyone reading this does a "double take" ) Andre helped our franchise establish an annual contendership while winning divisions, conference banners and championships along the way. We wish him the best of luck in Seattle. Heading into the Entry Draft: New Jersey is very active behind the scenes looking to upgrade our club after this past early exit to @da.moose's Capitals. We are positioned well to make the changes needed to upgrade areas of the roster, a few new faces will come along from within the system as well. The Devils have fielded inquiries on many players and the following could very well end up being moved if the right return comes along: Charlie Coyle Michal Kempny Oskar Sundqvist to name a few, teams also in the hunt to add negotiating rights to Unrestricted Free Agents can feel free to inquire as the following could be moved for late picks: Jan Rutta Carl Gunnarsson Stephen Johns Dmitri Orlov John Moore Tyler Bozak Conor Sheary Craig Anderson Pavel Francouz
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