he got a utility forward from a team in cap crisis for only a 1st and some guy who'll never make it.

he gets a middle 6 guy for a pick in a weak draft essentially.

all aces for trader jim!
- RealityChecker

It's hard to understand why the haters can't see the brilliance of this strategy. You know it was him on his own. Way to complex and ahead of its time tactical planning for a group think exercise. The more you wait the longer things take. Jim just grabbed the bull by the horns and said "I'm going to f*ck your eye sockets!" and screamed "PLAYOFFS!!" as he climaxed. I'm sure there are some agents who are not looking forward to going toe to toe with Munster Benning during free agency.

Forsling and Forsberg are barely NHL players. De Haan decent 3rd pairing D man and Saarela still young may have upside.

Chicago does this a lot though. Strome and Perlini for Schmaltz.

A 1st round pick for Ryan Hartman from Nashville. Hartman has never broken 35 points

Certainly has some misses in there as well.
- manvanfan

Unfortunately shuffling a few prospects and 3rd wheels around isn’t going to make Toews, Kane, Seabrook, Keith and Crawford younger

Yes correct. That’s more cuz of the coach with a stacked team that was an epic PO failure. They bend over to their faves & imo an overrated team of wasted opportunity.
- Nighthawk

gotcha.

hopefully green can optimize JT's usage like he has with the other players brought in by benning.

Gusev is another VGK that’d be high on my poach list.

Gusev is another VGK that’d be high on my poach list.
- DrChristianTroy

For sure, he’d be cheaper than Miller to acquire too

https://www.nhl.com/news/alexis-lafreniere-headlines-2020-nhl-draft-prospects/c-308003352
- golfingsince

I’m going to watch/track Byfield the most.
I already was big on Raymond & there is also lots to like about his Swede bro.

We dodged a bullet with Forsling

3rd team already = red flags
- Nucker101

Seriously.

It’s possible still but a long shot

I’m think a package for Barrie and then sign Ferland
- Nucker101

A more realistic wish 👍

Unfortunately shuffling a few prospects and 3rd wheels around isn’t going to make Toews, Kane, Seabrook, Keith and Crawford younger
- Nucker101

I don't think 4 more years of Kane hurts too badly. He did just score 110 points.

Seriously.
- Marwood

Defensive issues, not a great skater for his size. Have a feeling that Forsling bounces around the league throughout his career. Philip Larsen type.

Sounds more like a desperate GM with a stale roster
- Nucker101

Never was a Bowman fan. He has done squat imo

Hawks are stuck in no-man’s land
- Nucker101

Bowman’s job isn’t secure

I don't think 4 more years of Kane hurts too badly. He did just score 110 points.
- golfingsince

And where did that 110 points get them? Now imagine how bad they’ll be when he eventually declines

I presented a bonus laden lockout contract early in this blog. No response at all to it.

If that isn’t enough then nothing is. Again FLA has not as much cap as many think.
- Nighthawk

plus the canucks are shaping up to be a euro team rather than just a swedish team. that's gotta be a factor.

plus all the other stuff and money.

jb has shown he can land the big fish when he wants.

Defensive issues, not a great skater for his size. Have a feeling that Forsling bounces around the league throughout his career. Philip Larsen type.
- Nucker101

He has bad juju.

that's what's so awesome about this summer and especially the next couple of weeks.

next year's team can get sooooooo much better with a couple signings/trades.

where the team is cap wise (it's totally a weapon) and in terms of trajectory (past rebuild and onto contender within a year or 2), benning should be hyper aggressive.

the players brought in matter more than the cost. the cap is going up so who cares. draft picks hardly ever make it and it takes too damn long anyway.

strike while the iron is hot and jimbo inks a contract extension before the team loses in the first round next year. playoffs baby!
- RealityChecker

The JT i see it playing out like this is JB’s hope & survival...

He helps us make the PO’s with others being better & 1yr older & better health overall.

Next TDL & offseason he has to make his biggest push so the 1st in 2021 is as late as possible.

The PP setup with Hughes + Miller and potentially Myers added becomes pretty fun to think about

1st unit should be loaded and the 2nd unit should be a threat for once

Unfortunately shuffling a few prospects and 3rd wheels around isn’t going to make Toews, Kane, Seabrook, Keith and Crawford younger
- Nucker101

Shuffling the cards doesn’t make him a poker player. It makes him a dealer & he trades out for cap space & loses ground each year. 3 cups had very little of his finger prints on it.

gotcha.

hopefully green can optimize JT's usage like he has with the other players brought in by benning.
- RealityChecker

JT has all of the opportunity to show his tool box off. He’s real big & multi-dimensional. Nothing fantastic but an all around player of the type we sorely needed. JV will see how to be a PF from him or never will.

And where did that 110 points get them? Now imagine how bad they’ll be when he eventually declines
- Nucker101

It got them the 3rd overall pick, which is fine.

Gusev is another VGK that’d be high on my poach list.
- DrChristianTroy

VGK is in a pickle in a big way & he is a target no doubt.

The JT i see it playing out like this is JB’s hope & survival...

He helps us make the PO’s with others being better & 1yr older & better health overall.

Next TDL & offseason he has to make his biggest push so the 1st in 2021 is as late as possible.
- Nighthawk

unless jimbo trades the 2021 pick for barrie (which he should totally do), the lightning are getting next year's 1st rounder.

#playoffs

this is why he needs to go all in this summer.

It got them the 3rd overall pick, which is fine.
- golfingsince

A lucky lottery win with a mediocre ageing core

And where did that 110 points get them? Now imagine how bad they’ll be when he eventually declines
- Nucker101

As far as McDavids went 😂😂

VGK is in a pickle in a big way & he is a target no doubt.
- Nighthawk

Sutter at 50% retained + 3rd for C.Miller + Gusev?