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  1. I'd prefer not to sell so low on Schmidt (AND Rathbone) for an asset in Jones which may have inflated value due to the potential bidding war. Rather just let him him UFA or offer something else besides the 1st and Jack.
  2. Depending on the price, I might prefer to bring in Suter instead. Haven't seen him much this year but I'd bet he has more left in the tank than Edler. Of course, we'd need to sign Hughes and Petey first, but if there's enough room, he and Schmidt would be a strong big minute pairing.
  3. I'm voting Eric Staal. Never saw Steamer play (was before my time) and Iginla had a great career, but Staal's is no less impressive (if slightly underrated) - also a 6x all-star - around the same 0.80 points/ game scoring rate - Staal's a winner (Cup, Olympic Gold, World Championship Gold) - nearly 15 seasons of top-line production (between 2004 and 2019, only his rookie season and 20 game period with the NYR in 2015 were below 0.5 points/ game) - 6'4", center, nearly 50% on draws for the majority of his career, basically embodied what a #1 C should be, plus he was also captain of the Canes
  4. We should just eat that year of cap hit (bury them in the minors if they aren't productive) and let them fall off the books. The value of having the young player on his ELC (or someone like Erik Cernak in a trade) would be much more important for at least a couple seasons, so I'd rather not just dump a pick to lose them.
  5. I don't know if Pittsburgh does it, Marino as mentioned has been solid and they already have several D-men with term. Not sure they want Schmidt. The first would be helpful to the Pens but it would just be what they paid to get Kapanen (who helps them since they're a win-now team) so I think they'll prioritize keeping KK.
  6. If we get this I wouldn't mind just keeping Schmidt to pair with Oleksiak, his mobility should pair well with Jamie's physicality.
  7. If we're considering primes and presuming full health I'd go Mario, no question. Unstoppable combo of size and skill. Can't go wrong with Gretzky and Orr of course, but could only imagine how good 66 would've been if he's stayed healthy; could probably have challenged Wayne for all-time top scorer.
  8. ***Admittedly this depends on whether it fits the Sens timeline (any Ottawa fans here lemme know)*** I'm not sure I see the point of flipping Schmidt to Columbus for Domi. The Sens have a crop of kids coming up and Josh Norris is looking like their #1 C. If their kids need more insulating maybe they could sign another cheaper C to play #2? Shane Pinto looks like a pretty solid rookie who could take that 2nd line spot (7 points in 12 games last season). Schmidt would probably look really good next to Chabot though on the top pair, or they could split him and Chabot up and have him guide a kid like Mete/ JBD on the 2nd pair. With Columbus out of the picture, I'd propose simplifying the trade a bit: Juolevi <=> Logan Brown (if Vancouver is done with Olli) Schmidt + <=> Tierney (pending UFA C), Artem Zub (solid RHD) The cap hits basically even out (both OJ and Brown are RFA; we tack on $100k but lose the term, and hopefully re-sign Tierney to a slightly lesser amount) and addresses current needs for both teams (the Sens trade out a C prospect for a LD, who could compete with their other kids for a spot on the left side; if he gels with their top-4 Schmidt could solidify their D-group, while Zub is a solid if less flashy D-man who can probably play top-4; premise is that we'd lose a piece with likely greater value but address the 3rd C role).
  9. If Parker was as good without Duncan and Pop then I would pick him but Tim really provided the foundation for the team and Tony was 2nd fiddle IMO. Watched Brazilian Ronaldo growing up so I'll vote for him but I missed the primes of most of these guys so it'll be tough to argue against any.
  10. Lol to sum it up for you, "we need depth". Also I think it's both (e.g. draft and develop MacT, maybe get Scotty Morrow, sign a fill in 3rd C like Zajac or Wennberg).
  11. Virtanen and DeBrusk have to be close-ish in value (of course our Jake is probably lesser given the legal issues), so I'm guessing that the 4th is the sweetener? (DeBrusk underachieved in Boston this year so his value has to be at a low right now). With that said, I think we're giving up too much (Schmidt with 30% retention which brings him down to $4 million approx. should increase his value, and he still did better than Lauzon last season, so if Boston wants to improve by getting Schmidt I'm not sure why we need to retain AND add Kole Lind. You may be of the camp that Schmidt is done since he had an off year or that the rumors are true about him wanting out, but IDK if we need to have both the retention and the add to get Lauzon and a 2nd -- I think at $4 mil he can get that alone, since he still outproduced Lauzon and played more minutes). I think it's close but I probably wouldn't want to do it.
  12. Parayko's UFA after this season, so I'd rather not get someone for a 1st round pick for such a short term (unless there's an established extension upon his arrival). Also RHD are hard to get as are big, talented D-men in general. Colton checks both those boxes. Unless the Blues are rebuilding I don't see them trading a guy who logged more than 20 minutes a night (even with Faulk signed), given how they already lost Pietrangelo last off-season.
  13. Probably more like heavy sweetener to have them take Johnson, then go 7-3-1 Stamkos, Kucherov, Point, Cirelli, Palat, Gourde, Killorn(?); Hedman, Sergachev, Cernak; Vasilievskiy Then look to move McDonagh who's quite a bit older than the other 3 top-4 guys (pony up more futures to retain the present).
  14. Even if signing bonuses are legal, I doubt he signs for that low of an AAV. Flat cap aside he probably still gets paid esp. after (barring an epic collapse) winning the Cup, plus guys at his position come at a premium. He was already $4.25 million this season, so even a modest raise probably gets him closer to $5 IMO. If Benning could pull off what you said then I'm all for it, but I'm just not holding onto hope.
  15. Good point, plus Carlo is one of Boston's top 3 already (with McAvoy and Grzelcyk) and should be protected, so not sure why they trade him.
  16. First of all, your reply does nothing to address my points. Using hypothetical rumors to conjure up situations to inflate others' perceived value of Lauzon (and a hypothetical trade of DeBrusk with a sweetener to Seattle) doesn't disprove the point that Seattle could still take Lauzon even if JD comes with a sweetener (i.e. if they don't want JD), and that no bidding war will happen while Lauzon is on the table at the ED. What I also don't get is why you first suggest that Boston would flip him "instead of losing him to Seattle for nothing" and then suggest that Vancouver put in several good young pieces, and use the potential of a bidding war (which again won't materialize) to artificially hike up his price. If Boston keeps him they'll keep him and we wouldn't trade 3 pieces for 1, but if you're going to suggest that Lauzon gets moved prior to the expansion draft at least do your homework and understand the ramifications that the context would have on a trade of this kind.
  17. It doesn't matter what Boston wants, Seattle may just get him for free. This isn't going to be an ordinary trade reflective of his value either -- it needs to be Vancouver weaponizing a lower draft pick to get someone they can protect (hence partly why Nashville sold so low on Arvidsson -- you don't get a top-6 player normally for a 2nd and 4th). There's no way Boston only protects 4 forwards to protect Lauzon as an extra D, so McAvoy/ Carlo/ Grzelcyk are the 3 Boston protects on the back end. With that, Boston has no leverage - either they get lowballed to recoup some value or risk him getting picked for nothing. That's how it's going to be for all teams around the league, so don't expect much more than 3rd or 4th round picks in the bidding "war" for him.
  18. Lol both Rathbone and Hughes are tiny. As skilled as they are, the team should still seek bigger bodied players for the top end of the depth chart (#1 D for the final 4 teams were, Hedman 6'6", Petry/ Weber (6'3" or 6'4"), Pietrangelo (6'2") and Pelech or Pulock (6'2" or 6'3") and all north of 200 lb). I would be ecstatic if Rathbone did have a Fox-level ascension, since with him and Quinn they could probably outscore any defensive deficiencies.
  19. He's a UFA, we can just sign him. Not a bad backup plan to have and no-risk given we only have to pay him. Still would want to target someone like Hakanpaa before a minor leaguer but might as well sign all the RHD.
  20. Getting a Tyler Myers vibe from him (tall but not as nasty as his dad), which I'd still be open to acquiring. When he fills out Cal should still be a tough guy to play against. If TB does this for the cap overage and it's legal and they'll give up Foote, sign me up.
  21. That's an intriguing move for sure. I think for Vancouver it hinges on Petey being re-signed to the bridge first, then everything else looks good (Quinn can't be offer-sheeted and there should be enough cap to re-sign Horvat, Miller and Hoglander in a couple of years); then when the bad deals fall off the books we'd only have $6 million in dead weight from the buyout but then cap space is re-opened and depth players shouldn't be too expensive (Rathbone's also offer-sheet exempted), plus we'd have enough cap to match any Boeser offer sheet. I think it's so crazy that it just might work if Minny's so desperate to rid themselves of Parise. The sticking point for them though would be Eriksson Ek's pretty connected to their identity (though they do rely on Kaprizov, Erik-Ek's line is a big minute checking line that they rely on also). IF they would part with him and a 1st I think JB makes off like a bandit.
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