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Just now, janisahockeynut said:

Why not just move a couple of veterans, so that we fall in the standing enough to be there.........

Could you imagine getting another 1st and another 2nd......it could happen

We are so close!

I wish I could give you lots and lots of pluses.  I remember the Habs got Lafleur in (kind of) that way.  They already had one team's first round pick, but the Kings were tanking even better than that Hab's owned first.  So the Habs traded a couple vets to the Kings to make them better.  Habs got Lafleur and 5 more Cups.  Kings, well they made it mediocre.  Yeh!  Mediocre.  I get worried we are going to be the Kings of those years, and Cole t these older vets, who make us mediocre... yeh!  Mediocre.  :(

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9 minutes ago, Hutton Wink said:

If they want to maximize return.  What would you trade for Kane, not knowing if he would even re-sign, especially when the team is not at the contending/rental stage yet?  Not much if anything, hopefully.

If we are not at a contending/rental stage, I see no point in giving away assets for him. 

Now if we were top three in our division and want to make some noise, I would give up a first and a prospect only if he agrees to a sign and trade. 

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1 hour ago, Rush17 said:

best center in franchise history perhaps.  thats obviously a ridiculous statement for an 18 recently turned 19 year old kid.  but the potential and statistics in him and SEL are great signs to come. 

 

i look forward to seeing if he can live up to half the hype.  he is a really special and prized prospect. 

EP might not even play center for us. Whether he becomes the best Swedish center in club history or not is conjecture.  He does have the potential to be the best Swedish player in club history...  

 

I have said the he really reminded me of a young Peter Forsberg.  Had Forsberg played for the nucks, he would be the best player in club history.  Full respect to the Twins and Markus.  That’s the potential of EP and he is proving that with every game in the SEL this year.  

 

EmW

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3 minutes ago, ruilin96 said:

Will this PPG rate last or improve by the end of the season?

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Well, on one hand, his shooting percentage is probably unsustainable for an entire season.

 

On the other hand, he just seems to be getting better and better and the season progresses.

 

So... *shrugs*

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4 hours ago, gobi said:

Currently, I'd consider these to be tradable assets:

 

Gudbranson, Edler, Hutton, Vanek, Burm, Gagner, and maybe even Granlund. 

 

I'd think we should be able to get a 1st from a combination of these assets. 

I'd add Nillson or Markstrom to that list.  That is possible by promoting Demko to NHL and Garteig to AHL.  

And goalies seem to be the most valuable commodity this year with the injuries and struggles other teams are having this year.  

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10 hours ago, Dixon Ward said:

I am not really concerned at this point if he will be this or that.  I am just amped that he is ahead of Peter F...ing Forsbergs scoring pace right now.  I know it might drop off, I know there are no guarantees, I know he needs to gain weight, and blah blah blah. 

 

I am just enjoying it.  We haven't had a prospect this exciting since the Sedins and Pavel Bure. 

Yes exactly.... Lets take it as it comes, but the future definitely has taken a totally new perspective over the last couple of months... 

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11 hours ago, ruilin96 said:

Will this PPG rate last or improve by the end of the season?

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Yes, our guy looks like a special player, and I am super excited about him.  What I notice though is just how friggin’ Good Peter Forsberg was.  He scored points, but he also played with a nastiness too - as witnessed by his penalty minutes.  

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16 hours ago, Alflives said:

I wish I could give you lots and lots of pluses.  I remember the Habs got Lafleur in (kind of) that way.  They already had one team's first round pick, but the Kings were tanking even better than that Hab's owned first.  So the Habs traded a couple vets to the Kings to make them better.  Habs got Lafleur and 5 more Cups.  Kings, well they made it mediocre.  Yeh!  Mediocre.  I get worried we are going to be the Kings of those years, and Cole t these older vets, who make us mediocre... yeh!  Mediocre.  :(

The Canadiens acquired LaFleur through a trade with the Golden Seals and did not trade any vets to get the pick. They traded their 1st round pick in 1970 for the Golden Seals' 1st round pick in 1971.

Montreal Canadiens acquire Date California Golden Seals (Oakland) acquire
Montreal_Canadiens.gif cash 
1971 1st round pick (#1-Guy Lafleur) 
Francois Lacombe
May 22, 1970
1970 1st round pick (#10-Chris Oddleifson)
Ernie Hicke
California_Golden_Seals_(Oakland).gif

 

The Canadiens traded Ralph Backstrom to the Kings in 1971 to ensure that L.A. stayed ahead of Oakland in the standings and preserve Montreal's 1st overall pick by doing so. You also need to remember that Sammy Pollock was Montreal's GM at the time and he was light years ahead of other GM's of that era. He would routinely trade players for 1st round picks 3 and 4 years out as he could afford to do so with how deep the talent on Montreal was.

Montreal Canadiens acquire Date Los Angeles Kings acquire
Montreal_Canadiens.gif Ray Fortin
Gord Labossiere
1973 2nd round pick (#22-Peter Marrin) 
January 26, 1971
Ralph Backstrom Los_Angeles_Kings.gif

 

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13 hours ago, canuckledraggin said:

Could this thread reach Virtanen levels of contribution, yet all positive? Come on haters surely he parts his hair on the wrong side or something that you don't like...

Not possible.  They will repeatedly copy-and-paste their talking points ("concerned", "disappointed", "#shouldadraftedthisguy", etc.), even several times per page, as if everyone didn't hear them the first dozen times.

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1 hour ago, Rick Blight said:

The Canadiens acquired LaFleur through a trade with the Golden Seals and did not trade any vets to get the pick. They traded their 1st round pick in 1970 for the Golden Seals' 1st round pick in 1971.

Montreal Canadiens acquire Date California Golden Seals (Oakland) acquire
Montreal_Canadiens.gif cash 
1971 1st round pick (#1-Guy Lafleur) 
Francois Lacombe
May 22, 1970
1970 1st round pick (#10-Chris Oddleifson)
Ernie Hicke
California_Golden_Seals_(Oakland).gif

 

The Canadiens traded Ralph Backstrom to the Kings in 1971 to ensure that L.A. stayed ahead of Oakland in the standings and preserve Montreal's 1st overall pick by doing so. You also need to remember that Sammy Pollock was Montreal's GM at the time and he was light years ahead of other GM's of that era. He would routinely trade players for 1st round picks 3 and 4 years out as he could afford to do so with how deep the talent on Montreal was.

Montreal Canadiens acquire Date Los Angeles Kings acquire
Montreal_Canadiens.gif Ray Fortin
Gord Labossiere
1973 2nd round pick (#22-Peter Marrin) 
January 26, 1971
Ralph Backstrom Los_Angeles_Kings.gif

 

Point being a GM, who was a forward thinker, building a Cup level team in the future, and not being satisfied with mediocre.  Is our GM thinking the same way?  

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16 hours ago, Eastcoast meets Westcoast said:

EP might not even play center for us. Whether he becomes the best Swedish center in club history or not is conjecture.  He does have the potential to be the best Swedish player in club history...  

 

I have said the he really reminded me of a young Peter Forsberg.  Had Forsberg played for the nucks, he would be the best player in club history.  Full respect to the Twins and Markus.  That’s the potential of EP and he is proving that with every game in the SEL this year.  

 

EmW

Can you explain how he reminds you of a young Forsberg?

Other than similar point production, both being skinny as kids, and being Swedish.

 

PF played a power forward/mad bull style game, who was almost impossible to push off the puck because of his strength and size.  

He had a much different body type than EP as well, and played around or over 210lbs.  EP isn't likely to gain another 40 pounds of muscle.  

Not to mention PF being one of the best players ever.   

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