Boob Mac said Lightning and Kucherov were close to bridge deal
- PhillySportsGuy

Hexy is unwilling to lose scrubs like VDV or Manning through waivers, but over the last few seasons, Holland is just giving away true and cheap NHL depth talent. He agonized over an old bum like Chris Porter. Did you know Holland has lost through waivers Nestrasil on Carolina, Jarnkrok on Nashville, Janmark on Detroit? For nothing. Each of those are now true NHL talents capable of being traded for good value, if they even wanted to trade them but instead play them as valuable bottom 6 pieces. Now he's lost Frk, who people say had a great camp, to Carolina again. You know they're on top of their poop. He'll now lose Pulkkinen certainly. All to ice a 4th line of Drew Miller - Luke Glendening - Steve Ott.

The overcooking nonsense has nothing to do with the prospects. It has to do with an irrational love for old declining players and stupidity.
- Mononoke

It's also dumb to keep these guys in the minors because you only have a certain amount of time before they reach ufa status. If you let a guy develop until he's 24, you'll only get 3 years of rfa value.

Yeah, long day, didn't back read
- BiggE

I forgive you

He wore 32 in juniors. Streit's days are numbered
- Mononoke

I thought he wore 17. Did he wear 17 with Ottawa and 32 with Sarnia?

He wore 32 in juniors. Streit's days are numbered
- Mononoke

what

I agree, the player was coming off a serious knee injury and missed a lot of hockey. Hextall made the right call, and in my opinion, handled it perfectly by sending him down to the AHL, to get some playing time in there, and get his game and timing back. To have thrown him right into the NHL at the beginning of the season, would've been a mistake, and unfair to Gostisbehere.
- MJL

I am not sure it would've been a mistake or unfair, I just think him getting to come in on the power play led to him hitting the ground running.

I thought he wore 17. Did he wear 17 with Ottawa and 32 with Sarnia?
- PhillySportsGuy

He wore 17 with both teams

- Landsbergfan

One of these days you'll get one

It's also dumb to keep these guys in the minors because you only have a certain amount of time before they reach ufa status. If you let a guy develop until he's 24, you'll only get 3 years of rfa value.
- PhillySportsGuy

While true, I don't really agree with this. You can still sign a guy long term before he's a UFA.

He wore 17 with both teams
- ob18

I (frank)ing knew it

Per CSN
Gudas gets 6
- BiggE

Appeal!

It's also dumb to keep these guys in the minors because you only have a certain amount of time before they reach ufa status. If you let a guy develop until he's 24, you'll only get 3 years of rfa value.
- PhillySportsGuy

Tatar: 32 points in 58 AHL games; 57 p in 70 ; 58 p in 76; 49 p in 61

Nyquist: 58 points in 56 AHL games; 60 p in 58; 21 p in 15

Both of those are legit top 9 players, maybe top 6, especially Tatar. Clearly they were ready but they just wasted prime and cheap years. No one can say that all of Nestrasil, Janmark, Jarnkrok would not be on the Wings NHL roster right now. Instead, they offer and have horrendous contracts to old players on precipitous declines or on the brink of them and have no understanding of asset management. Detroit and Holland today are not to be emulated and treated as some gold standard, especially for how they handle youth. Holland is one of the lesser GMs in the league.

what
- ob18

Sanheim wore 32 in Calgary. Considering he won't be on the team until Streit leaves anyway, it'll be free



EDIT: my bad, I thought he was talking about Sanheim for some reason...I guess b/c he wore #71 in previous camps. I didn't realize he was asking about Konecny's #

We can assume Provy will take #9.............Konecny hmmmmm #18?
- ob18

Konecny needs to be 4

Konecny needs to be 4
- Crimsoninja

Barry Ashbee, bro

We can assume Provy will take #9.............Konecny hmmmmm #18?
- ob18

Yeah. That was my guess on provy. No idea what konecny will take.

Konecny needs to be 4
- Crimsoninja

no, move along

Konecny said he liked #80 from last camp. That's a pretty cool unique #. I actually really liked #63 on him, another unique one. #71 would be cool too. He needs to have a flashy, unique number. Get into the nosebleeds.

Barry Ashbee, bro
- Mononoke

He would understand

Konecny said he liked #80 from last camp. That's a pretty cool unique #. I actually really liked #63 on him, another unique one. #71 would be cool too. He needs to have a flashy, unique number. Get into the nosebleeds.
- Mononoke

meh Larkin is already 71 2.0

meh Larkin is already 71 2.0
- Crimsoninja

Fair point. I prefer 80 or 63. Make a (frank)ing statement.

Next hockeyleaks dump
- PhillySportsGuy

You have to promote and promise the reckoning first!

I am not sure it would've been a mistake or unfair, I just think him getting to come in on the power play led to him hitting the ground running.
- YuenglingJagr

I don't think anyone can be 100% certain, so it's just an opinion. I think Hextall handled it correctly. I totally agree that being able to play on the top PP unit put him in the best position to succeed.

Man, Gaudreau for 6 years at $6.75 mil per is great.

Sanheim wore 32 in Calgary. Considering he won't be on the team until Streit leaves anyway, it'll be free



EDIT: my bad, I thought he was talking about Sanheim for some reason...I guess b/c he wore #71 in previous camps. I didn't realize he was asking about Konecny's #
- Mononoke

That's embarrassing