Pavel the Bure

I will miss Hamonic, he is not top 4 D but 3mln for RD and sign only for 1 more year ? I am not saying trade is bad, but I don't see "exicetment" here.

First class act ! Always like him even he is Boston player

I was listening Arizona insider this morning, only good words about OEL even with his average game on the ice last 2 years, sometimes you just need to change enviroment and have a fresh start, I hope this is case here.

I appriciated JB effort to make Canucks better, Arizona was the only option to make trade like that for us d/t $$$ issue around the league, we are playoff caliber team after trade, lets build on that !!

Why Devils were Dmitry Kulikov’s 1st choice all along https://www.nj.com/devils/2020/10/why-devils-were-dmitry-kulikovs-1st-choice-all-along.html ,

https://24smi.org/celebrity/113030-nikita-nesterov.html In 2015, the girl became Nikita's official wife and, having left the Urals for the ocean, gave birth to two sons. This event turned the world view of Nikita, who began to miss his homeland and made a tattoo on his forearm with the landscape of the Tagil mountain river. From that moment, he began to go to Chelyabinsk for fishing more often, but, according to Catherine and friends, he released all the caught prey. In 2017, after moving to CSKA, the hockey player decided to return to Russia and, judging by the photos published on Instagram, now lives with his wife in Moscow. The couple often attends celebrations and charitable events and takes care of children and the environment.

Toronto Maple Leaf's Re-sign (or sign in this case) Jason Spezza #2

Here is an interview with Dmitri Zlodeev, September 26/2020, I like what I see and what he is saying so far, only 18 but nice gamble pick for Canucks in 6th round, enjoy ! Dmitry Zlodeev is a graduate of the hockey school of Moscow Dynamo. This season, in the first three matches, he scored three goals. The villain is only 18 years old, but he has already managed to make a name for himself at the international level, having won the Glinka/Gretsky memorial and the World Challenge Cup - U18 with the Russian junior team. In an interview, the striker said why he did not consider his productive start ideal, how he ended up in the blue and white system and what he expects from the upcoming NHL draft. - The new season of VHL started. You've played a few matches. What emotions? - The whole team missed hockey. The training camp was held in one breath! We work hard. Emotions are only the best. - In the first three games you scored three goals. Is this the perfect start? - I can't call it the perfect start, since from these three games we lost two. First of all, team results are important for me, not personal ones. - You conceded to "Toros." At the same time, Dynamo shows good hockey. What does the team lack? - Probably, disciplines. We're working on it. After each match, we watch the video - we work out the mistakes. The coaching staff does a great job. - Whether the club is very embarrassed by tournament position of the team? Or do everyone know that you will add and the main thing now is to work on your game? - We don't look at the standings now. The results are not the best, but we work and give all our best in each game to score maximum points. I'm sure everything will come. - The first match you started in the fourth line, but then you were "lifted" in the first. Rarely this happens when a junior is immediately put in the leading three attacks. - Without any difference, in what line you play - everywhere should show the result. The fact that they put me in the top line is that there is nothing extraordinary. I am playing my hockey, my best game, I play for the team. - Quickly found mutual understanding with Raisov and Ivanov? - They are older than me - suggested what and how to do on ice. Told how their line works. Quickly turned into an infusion. We are constantly working and trying to get better. - How does the line work? Did you have to change something in your game? - By and large no. Raisov and Ivanov play combination hockey. Just showed some of the chips and standards they make. I looked at them, understood them, and we began to apply it in the game. - In "Dynamo" there is a division into defensive and attacking trio? - All four lines at us perform the same function. There is no division. - You keep in touch with boys from junior national team of Russia? Yes, sure. We have a very friendly team. It is a pity that they failed to go to the junior world championship, they were very upset. And so we constantly keep in touch with the guys, we communicate. Congratulations on each other's debut, for example. - Do you think there were chances to take gold? - Yes, one hundred percent! We have a very strong team. We took both the Glinka/Gretzky Memorial and the Challenge Cup. So there was a chance of gold. Another option was not considered. - How is the situation with the NHL draft? - On October 6 and 7, the draft will take place. On the 6th - the first round, on the 7th - the second and subsequent. I will follow, since the draft is one of the defining events in my career. - Will you watch the online conference? - No, I will sleep, as draft will take place at night, and our season started- it is necessary to observe the regime, to keep myself in tone. In the morning I will find out the results. -Disappointment, that everything will pass in video format? - Of course, I wanted to fly in, see all the guys in a festive atmosphere. But health is more important. - NHL scouts ask mostly household questions when interviewing, right? "Yes, it is. There are minimum questions about hockey. - How you ended up in the Dynamo system? You took your first hockey steps at the Burana. - Yes, but I am a graduate of Dynamo school. At the age of 13, I moved to Moscow. We had a strong team, the coaches of this club gave me a very good boost. - Why chose "Dynamo"? - Firstly, a good trainer. Secondly, it was the best team in the country in my year of birth. I wanted to try my hand. - The game with "Buran" will be fundamental for you? "No. I only hope that the matches will then be held with the audience, and parents will be able to come to the game. And so, I prepare for all opponents in the same way. - You lived in Moscow in boarding school? "Yes. Parents have a job in Voronezh. Dynamo has created all the conditions for your development: food, accommodation - everything at the highest level. It was always possible to go and practice additionally, for example. - In Krasnogorsk better than in Tver? "The Ice Palace is newer. And so I liked in Tver. We train in Novogorsk, and play in Krasnogorsk. Go for 20 minutes. - What music in your locker room plays? - Generally different. Maybe rock, rap and other genres. "What kind of music are you listening to before the game?" - Mostly rock. Something like Sum41. - Do you have time to follow the Stanley Cup final? "I watch the results in the morning. After all, we have training, and we need to rest properly, recover. So to speak, plus or minus I follow. - Who impresses you in the NHL? - Kucherov now plays very well. Radulov likes his emotionality, charge for the game. All Russians who play in the NHL are worthy of respect. https://allhockey.ru/article/show/394023-Dmitrij_Zlodeev_dlya_menya_vazhny_komandnye_rezul_taty_a_ne_lichnye

Good news he is playing well this season so far Vasili Podkolzin, RW, SKA St. Petersburg (Vancouver Canucks) SKA has arguably the most exciting fourth line in the KHL this season and Podkolzin is the driving force behind that. He has picked up where he left off last season, combining high-energy, direct hockey with high-end skill. Podkolzin is also noticeably bigger this season – the KHL website has him listed at 6-foot-3 and 202lbs. He has been a positive impact player on nearly every shift that I have watched so far this year. He has been in the face of defenders as soon as they get the puck, hunting to get it back and start an offensive sequence. His defensive work has been solid as well, including a big shot block right at the end of the first period against Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to preserve a 2-0 lead. Offensively, his directness regularly leads to opportunities on goal. He uses his speed to power past defensemen along the boards and is always looking to drive the net. The tweet below is the perfect summation of Podkolzin so far this season – a good backcheck to win the puck, skill to allow him to evade the opposition, followed by speed to gain the zone and get a shot off. There has been a lot to like about Podkolzin’s start to the 2020-21 season. I’m sure he will be hoping to make a bit more of an impact on the scoresheet and it feels like only a matter of time before he will. A goal and a primary assist in five games while seeing just 11 minutes of ice per game isn’t too shabby. The level of play is there and Canucks fans should be excited.

His English is very limited, I am Russian, I heard him give an interview in English, I concern about his future adaptation. I am glad you enjoyed his interview.

Larionov will coach Russia in 2021 World Junior Championship, he was assistant in 2020.

I would like him to be hungry to play in NHL, I would like him to give an interview in English and not talking about comfort at home . He need to adapt to play here, it much easier to adapt from junior league. Again, not a big deal at this moment YET, I am not sure how Petey Brock or Juolevi think or what they LOVE. I found latest interview with TOP Canucks prospect, translated and share with everybody.

OCTOBER 09/2020 Translation is very good (LOL) in my opinion, enjoy ..... Vasily Podkolzin: "I never thought about where I would be now if I went to Canada" SKA forward Vasily Podkolzin explained why he has not yet decided to go to North America. In the NHL, the rights to the forward belong to Vancouver. "I never thought about where I would be now if I went to Canada," the KHL website quotes Podkolzin. "Even there were no such thoughts. I did not regret the decision for a second. In the CHL draft, I was chosen without my knowledge, I was not going to go there. Among my friends in the national team there are enough guys who went overseas, but this is their way. They should go through it. Guys like - let them play, study the culture of another country. But I feel at home in Russia. You know you're here yours. You can calmly talk with the coaching staff in your native language. Hockey is developing around, and you are with him. My way out of my comfort zone is that I left home at the age of 13 for a boarding school. Then I moved from Podolsk to St. Petersburg. For me, moving to a big city is a major change. I made the decision to stay in Russia more intuitively. There can be no correct answer here. I came to St Petersburg - I looked at the city, conditions and I liked it. There was an option with Lokomotiv, since my children's coach was from Yaroslavl. But the choice fell on SKA. For two years, favorite places appeared in St. Petersburg, fell in love with this city. I wanted to buy an apartment here. Nevsky Prospect, Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Isaac's Cathedral... wherever you come - everywhere beautiful. " https://www.sport-express.ru/hockey/khl/news/vasiliy-podkolzin-nikogda-ne-zadumyvalsya-o-tom-gde-by-ya-seychas-byl-esli-by-uehal-v-kanadu-1717796/ Ok, not a big deal yet, 19 year old explaining his decisions but I really DO NOT like ALL this talk about "I feel home in Russia and you can calmly talk with coach".

well deserved, playing always with heart, congratulations Brendan !

Good catch, 4 years AAV 3.5 mln for Joel Edmundson

So Montreal Canadiens so far this offseason Signed Toffoli for 4 years AAV 4.25 mln Signed Josh Anderson to a massive 7 years 38.5 mln, AAV 5.5 mln (Gambling contract IMO) and finally Extend G Allen (who they accrued recently from Blues) to another AAV 2.875 mln (new deal starting in 2021-22 season). The best pat of all those signings, they are not worries about Gallagher contract after all https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2020/10/14/21514579/why-im-not-worried-about-brendan-gallagher-contract-negotiations-talks-break-marc-bergevin-opinion

So Montreal Canadiens so far this offseason Signed Toffoli for 4 years AAV 4.25 mln Signed Josh Anderson to a massive 7 years 38.5 mln, AAV 5.5 mln (Gambling contract IMO) and finally Extend G Allen (who they accrued recently from Blues) to another AAV 2.875 mln (new deal starting in 2021-22 season). The best pat of all those signings, they are not worries about Gallagher contract after all https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2020/10/14/21514579/why-im-not-worried-about-brendan-gallagher-contract-negotiations-talks-break-marc-bergevin-opinion

Too good to be truth IMO “Lightning never strikes the same place twice”

"It might be tempting to create an uber pairing of Hughes and Schmidt, but I believe that it would make more sense to split them up. If Schmidt were to line up alongside Edler on the second pair, that would allow Vancouver to have an elite puck-moving defenceman on the ice for over 45 minutes every game, which will allow the team to control play better and spend less time in their own zone." I really like this idea Hughes and Myers first pare and Schmidt and Edler second.

So much talk about "Benning get lucky" and "it was a plan D" haha on the radio and here. I'm calling this Planned Opportunism , Benning tried to sign players/UFA cheap, not work out. Vegas get Pietrangelo and opportunity presents to get top D . Jim Benning (the MONSTER GM) strike fast and BOOM ...WELCOME to Vancouver Nate ! Planned or unplanned , what is the difference now ? Musical chairs in FA , fair game to all.

This is some quotes from the other side of the deal, enjoy .... "WHAT THE F*CK?" "There are no words in the dictionary to express how angry I am and how stupid I think Mcrimmon and Mcphee are" "I just don't understand why you had to trade Schmidt to a division rival for a f***ing 3rd.Just takes away all the excite for signing Petro." "Is there something we're missing here?To me Schmidt was the 2nd best player on your team after Mark Stone and I'm absolutely flabbergasted he was moved ahead of Martinez/Tuch or paying through the teeth to get rid of Fleury. Especially for this return." "That return, and in the division. Insane." "One of the worst trades in the last decade or two.If you were to ask me to make a list of cap casualties, Schmidt wouldn’t have been in the top 5.To not even pick up one of their top prospects like Lind, Woo, Juolevi, etc. is a travesty." "None of those are the Canucks top prospects. Their top prospects are Podkolzin and Hoglander. I can tell you Canuck fans are on cloud nine over this trade. None of us would have blinked if Benning included any of this B level prospects you listed." "On Vancouver board they think this is steal of the century.Hope McPhee and McCrimmon knew something we don't know about Schmidt. On the surface, we got a minor upgrade in Pietrangelo with the risk of getting stuck with a bad contract in years 5-7.Should've moved a forward (Patches, Marcchesault or similar) who could be replaced easier. With Schmidt AND Petro, we'd have top-3 defense, top-10 forwards and top-flight goalie."

Always respect his game, good for Sharks to sign a Leader , solid .

TOP 6 Forward vs TOP 4 Defensemen ? Give me D any time any situation......Much easier to replace Toffoli (Virtanen?), then get player like Schmidt, can't have both

I respect your opinion, how much top 4 D cost in your mind ? Tanev went for 4.5mln and Tanev offensively is very limited. Benning not panicked, Banning pull the trigger on time !