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  1. If they have JB-like drafting/luck they definitely could be. They've had pretty $&!# luck though.
  2. Good teams have good veteran players to play with their youth. Fact of the matter is Virtanen is still developing. He was still being sheltered on a 3rd line with Gaud most of the year. He's taken a step this year offensively but hasn't improved drastically defensively to no longer need to be sheltered or has brought about a good physical game like Motte, Mac and Ferland. It really isn't an argument of youth vs veterans. Good teams need both to succeed. You need role players and effective ones. What we need to do is shed the bad ones and replace them with better ones. Sutter/Eriksson/Benn/Fanta/Roussel could be replaced with 2-3 solid pieces that would compliment our youth. If we got 2 compliance buyouts I would use those on Roussel/Eriksson and then trade Sutter/Benn. Sign Toffoli/top 6 guy, sign a top 9 guy if Ferland's done, sign Tanev and maybe sign a top 6 guy that's an upgrade on Stech to play with Tryamkin if he comes back like a Dillon/Edmundson and have Rafferty/Brisebois as the 7th and 8th D. Petey-Miller-Toffoli/Boeser/UFA Pearson-Horvat-Toffoli/Boeser/UFA Ferland/UFA-Gaud-Virtanen Motte-Beagle-Mac Lind/??? Edler-Tryamkin/Myers Hughes-Tanev UFA-Tryamkin/Myers Rafferty Brisebois Groom guys like Rafferty/Brisebois/Lind for the following season like they did for Mac this year. Injuries happen then insert them in. Young guys step up earlier than expected then we have a good problem and can trade an asset like Pearson/Boeser/Toffoli for a good return. If we make a deal with Seattle to not take Demko/Markstrom and/or to take a certain player then another spot opens up.
  3. It's a huge ask of Hog. if we sign Toffoli there's no top 6 spot for him. We have 2 guys already needing sheltering on the 3rd line in Virtanen and Gaudette. Realistically he'd need to outplay Virtanen or Jake to earn a spot. In the bottom 6 Ferland/Mac have a physical role on this team and Beagle/Motte have a defensive role. Really limits what spots are open at forward next year. Brome/Leivo will for sure be here if Toffoli doesn't re-sign. Makes sense to sign someone. Leivo was a good top 9 RW for us still barely 27. Who knows with Brome. With how good Pearson's been for us I could see him being re-signed. Good stop gap for young guys and would eventually be pushed down the lineup. If young guys really step up we won't be able to afford them all and will have to trade some like Boeser for a Dman. A lot of it is a wait and see with the cap/whether we get the compliance buyouts/whether Toffoli wants to be back etc. Forward wise though I don't see any making it next year besides Mac unless they outplay Gaud/Jake. Next year we probably see a few D make in as extras and in the top 6.
  4. My point was next year we might not see any forwards make it out of camp. Not until we're no longer needing to shelter the young guys we have in Virtanen/Gaud, which probably will take another year. Green needs to start utilizing them in checking roles(secondary PK). When I said Lind will probably be getting the Mac treatment I mean that he'll probably be with the team 3/4 of the year as an extra, just like Mac was. He'll be groomed for the following year and get a handful of games so he'll kind of 'make the team' but not really. Jasek could get a similar treatment too. We are also loaded at FWD if we re-sign Toffoli or sign a top 6 guy. Something to keep tabs on. Same with Pearson next year. We keep both and are able to integrate young players that could push a guy like Pearson down to the 3rd line we got a deep team. If we then become overloaded with forward talent trade one for a D. That's a scenario that would require a lot of cap work by Benning and/or a complacency buyout or two. Leivo too is another guy to keep tabs on. If we can't sign Toffoli then Leivo will definitely be back. He's not a bad top 9 guy and can be a stop gap for Lind/Pod. Personally I'd like to see all Pearson, Toffoli and Leivo re-signed. All 3 are pretty good two-way players that can produce points and would fit in with young guys we bring up. It would really make us deep in the top 9 and I like Leivo better than Roussel for Gaudette. If the young guys really step up then a guy like Boeser could be shopped for a good young defenseman Petey-Miller-Toffoli Virtanen-Horvat-Boeser Pearson-Gaudette-Leivo Motte-Beagle-Mac Sutter Could swap Toffoli/Boeser/Virtanen/Pearson around but that sort of forward lineup would help make us a playoff team next year. D we are probably gonna see a couple at least. If Tryamkin comes back that's a gimme. 6th,7th, 8th spots are all up for grabs with guys like Breezer, Rafferty, etc getting looks. I would keep my eyes on the D spots next year, could be a lot younger than we're used too in the top 6 7th and 8th spots. My D-core next year would be Edler-Myers Hughes-Tanev Tryamkin-Rafferty Brisebois Like I said though cap work and/or compliance buy outs would need to happen. They'd be Roussel/Eriksson for me. I think by 2021-22 we'll see a few forwards make the jump after Jake/Gaud have rounded out their games and Petey/Hughes are signed to bigger deals. Pod being the big one and Lind having been groomed to take a spot the following. Hog should spend a year in the AHL unless he blows expectations and outplays Pod/Lind. Overall I think we're seeing Mac(as a regular), Rafferty, hopefully Tryamkin and hopefully Brisebois next year. I think all 4 have a good shot of making it next year. top 6/extras we've gotten after Biega have all faltered and with how old our D-core is I could see JB letting the young guys fill those spots to see what they have in them.
  5. Just to go to show what kind of person Cave was after a fight where he knocked out Flames prospect Martin Pospisil he sent out a text to him to check on his condition.
  6. He had a really good attitude for a Russian player. Hopefully he is able to round out his game and take the next step in Russia.
  7. Unemployed I was looking for work but it kinda put a wrench in that.
  8. Demmer streaming NHL 20 today with his college buddy Cange and Brisebois
  9. Thing is we probably wouldn't of gotten Petey/Hughes/Pod had we drafted some of these guys. That might suck a lot more.
  10. Demmer streaming now With Kreider and Kreider's bud.
  11. Mitch Marner is having a donation stream on twitch, under the name Marns_16, playing Warzone for the Marner Assist fund. He might be a Laff but it is for a good cause.

  12. Mitch Marner also streaming CoD: Warzone. Has a face cam and is taking donations in an Assist fund effort for people. Usually has 150-200 people and he is on right now under Marns_16 on twitch. He might be a Laff but it is for a good cause.
  13. Myers if we can sign a good defenseman. If we are able to keep a 2nd one for an extended time I'd do that. Beagle's our best option at 4th C. If we were to do anybody else it would be Roussel. Has the same contract as Beagle but is more useless.
  14. Demko streaming NHL 20 check my thread you can watch on my OP

  15. Demko streaming with Kreider and his college teammate Cange you can watch on my OP
  16. Stream posted. He's playing with Chris Kreider, ZMac. He's lived with Kreider in the past few summers. That's how he knows Demmer.
  17. He's probably staying in College. Only in his 2nd year.
  18. Today Demko was streaming NHL 20 on twitch. He was playing with mostly Brisebois. Brisebois brother came in for a few games, Big Mac(They call him Q) played a game, and one of Demko's old college teammates. If you need confirmation on if it is real check out ZMac's IG story. It has Demko's twitch account on there. He tried to get Huggybear on. He is streaming tomorrow and he said he is trying to get a face cam going. Chat wants him to get a mod but he initially didn't know what that was till we told him haha. There was 50-100 people watching and the full stream is up on his channel with some clips. If it is okay with the mods I can post his channel name. Gaudette also streaming COD Warzone but he needs to fix his audio. EDIT: HE fixed his audio and has a face cam going. FYI these are not PG streams. They are not super mature just what you expect when you game or hang out with your buddies. Demko Gaudette
  19. Demko's also streaming NHL 20 tomorrow on twitch if anyone's interested in watching. Dude needs a moderator though. Brisebois, Demko and ZMac didn't know what a mod was when chat told him he'll need one haha. It was fun explaining that to them. If you need any confirmation if it's real check out Big Mac's Instagram story. There it will have the name of Demko's twitch channel if anyone wants to watch tomorrow. Or hit me up with a PM. You can watch the entire stream too we ask some questions but it is mostly the internet being the internet. Seems like quite a few individuals in the organization play NHL 20. He tried to get Hughes/Boeser on but it was him, ZMac(They call him Q) Breezer(Brisebois) and Breezer's brother and a College teammate of Demko.
  20. Demko streamed NHL 20 with Brisebois/his bro, Big Mac and a college teamate today. Tried to get Huggy to come on.
  21. Mac/Brisebois/Demko streaming NHL 20 on tdemko on twitch.
  22. Breezer and Demko playng NHL on twitch 

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    2. Quantum

      Quantum

      Got a link?

    3. Junkyard Dog

      Junkyard Dog

      He got off now. He got ZMac to come play and tried to get Hughes. ZMac posted his channel on his IG story if you need conformation if it's real and you can get Demko's twitch there. I don't think I can post links here. There was only a like 50-100 at a time. You can find his channel name there and he said he was gonna play again tomorrow and try to get a cam set up.

       

      Breezers a funny guy. Found out NHLers don't room together after they're off their ELC. When Demko said that Breezer was like "lucky you" Also one of Demko's college teammates played he was funny. They joked about the time Breezer got called up only to be sent down right away. Called it the red eye or something along those lines. All that travel for nothing.

       

    4. Junkyard Dog

      Junkyard Dog

      Demko said he'll probably add everyone sending him friend requests on Xbox but IDK how long that'll last lol.

  23. Breezers name is Ed Jovanovski
  24. They'll take a hit but I think Aqua is rich enough to handle it, unless this lasts a long long time. COVID might end up like the flu where we accept it and it has it's occasional season if enough people get it and build up better immunity before we can create a vaccine. That's kind of a worse case scenario though. I also think he'd be more than willing to pay out Eriksson the rest of his 4M to clear 6M in cap for the next couple of seasons. He also only owes Roussel 4.4M left on his contract because he also had signing bonuses in his first 2 years. 8.4M for 9M in cap for the next two seasons. I'd jump all over that if I were AQ and we had 2 buyouts. We would be able to re-sign everybody and possible look to add if we can clear some more cap(Sutter/Baer/Benn). I just feel if it happened he wouldn't be afraid to buyout people. It is either that or we become a worse team with having to let go of one of Tanev/Toffoli and being forced to rely on younger players to play with the Erikssons/Roussels/Sutter's. We need better players for our young guys to play with and I don't want to force them in when they're not ready and the cap may make us the way it is, especially if it goes down I can't speak for other teams however but I think Aqua would jump all over complacency buyouts, especially if it costs 8.4M for 9M/2 years in cap.
  25. Personally I'd want us to sign an Edmundson/Dillon and have Rafferty start out as the 7th D. He'd still get a a bunch of games. It would require some complacency buyouts/cap shedding. Would make us a stronger defensively and deeper team. That sort of versatility in Tryamkin and Rafferty is nice to have though. Helps us when guys go down. Edler-Myers Hughes-Tanev Dillon/Edmundson-Tryamkin Rafferty Could swap out Myers/Tanev and make Hughes-Myers an offensive pairing, they've looked good when Green's put them together whenever we are trailing. Edler-Tanev has always been a strong pairing for us and Dillon/Edmundson-Tryamkin could handle some of their defensive duties and free them up a bit. They'd be a pretty physical pairing Also could throw Tanev down with Edmundson/Dillon to make a defensive pairing and put Tryamkin with Edler if we want Tryamkin to have more of a stable partner.
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