My nature is I like action...

Wheelin & dealin but the who & how is open for discussion.

Even throw in a 3rd or 4th round pick to make it happen.

Gusev - Pettersson - Boeser (skill and offense)
Ferland - Horvat - Miller (power and offense)
Pearson - Gaudette - Virtanen (size and secondary offence)
Leivo - Beagle - Roussel (checking line that can cycle the puck and forecheck)
Motte

Edler - Miller
Hughes - Tanev
Benn - Stecher

Markstrom
Demko


A playoff team with youth, healthy cap, blend of speed/size/skill top to bottom and a Happy Jim




- Nucker101

Love it. Being in a cap position to strategically target Miller & Gusev vs joining UFA bidding wars for Myers & Panarin is such a better way to go at this stage.

The draft is over ...JB’s expertise is on hold til next June ....sometimes no news is good news
- Redmile247

True
Forced moves are ill advised most often

Not only does Bo need a winger Gaudette needs more talent also.
- Nighthawk

Acquiring another top 6 forward will push down another forward to play with Gaudette.

Plus future push from Pod, Hoglander, Madden, Lind, Gadjovich, ZMac, etc.

Or add 2 forwards like Gusev and Ferland and suddenly the forward group looks very deep and talented. Entire top 6 would have 20 goal talents and the bottom 6 would be filled with 10+ goal potential forwards. A recipe for contender status.

Love it. Being in a cap position to strategically target Miller & Gusev vs joining UFA bidding wars for Myers & Panarin is such a better way to go at this stage.
- DrChristianTroy

Well said

Acquiring another top 6 forward will push down another forward to play with Gaudette.

Plus future push from Pod, Hoglander, Madden, Lind, Gadjovich, ZMac, etc.

Or add 2 forwards like Gusev and Ferland and suddenly the forward group looks very deep and talented. Entire top 6 would have 20 goal talents and the bottom 6 would be filled with 10+ goal potential forwards. A recipe for contender status.
- Nucker101

Agreed. Prospects from within further deepen the pipeline & a sustained feeder system.

Lastly the 7/3 for the e-draft has to be a factor.

Nucker what is your line-up cap total?

True
Forced moves are ill advised most often
- Nighthawk

Free agency gets you players giving up no assets ...but you over pay ...even more for D men

Free agency gets you players giving up no assets ...but you over pay ...even more for D men
- Redmile247

Yes. Cap is more valuable. Any UFA signing has to be a winner or a big waste.

UFA’s can create the biggest problems far easier than trades or moving picks.

It’s rare a UFA signs a friendly contract. A team has to be a contender or close for that to be a possibility.

The draft is over ...JB’s expertise is on hold til next June ....sometimes no news is good news
- Redmile247

Benji is an ace negotiator, he’s just getting warmed up.

Ahem, TJ is on his third team too...
- 1970vintage

Whores move around.

There’s just so much positivity these days! I’m having a tough time keeping it straight who are the tankers, who are the draftists, who are the Pom-pommers and who are the miserable pieces of poop.

A great draft and trade will do that for a fan base.

Whores move around.
- Marwood

Mike Sillinger played on 75% of the teams in the league. I’m sure everyone who played with him would say he’s a good dude.

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God speed to whatever market Ben Hutton ends up in when it gets flooded with “Curious case of Benjamin Hutton” stories.

There’s just so much positivity these days! I’m having a tough time keeping it straight who are the tankers, who are the draftists, who are the Pom-pommers and who are the miserable pieces of poop.

A great draft and trade will do that for a fan base.
- 1970vintage

The tankists have quieted with these events looking for a PO push.

The pom pommers its too early to ramp it up.

The crusty fecks are building up there arsenal to be unloaded at a future date.

The tweeners are in lalaland during the silly season

Mike Sillinger played on 75% of the teams in the league. I’m sure everyone who played with him would say he’s a good dude.
- 1970vintage

That’s a slut then lol

Nucker what is your line-up cap total?
- Nighthawk

it's pretty tight this year unless Sven can be dumped off somewhere.

Would open up more next year with Spooner gone, and potentially Tanev gone, plus cap going up a bit.


The LE contract as usual is killing the dream

it's pretty tight this year unless Sven can be dumped off somewhere.

Would open up more next year with Spooner gone, and potentially Tanev gone, plus cap going up a bit.


The LE contract as usual is killing the dream
- Nucker101

Imagine if we added an impactful Pod and Tram next year too.

Imagine if we added an impactful Pod and Tram next year too.
- pker2theend

my underwear would feel that impact

it's pretty tight this year unless Sven can be dumped off somewhere.

Would open up more next year with Spooner gone, and potentially Tanev gone, plus cap going up a bit.


The LE contract as usual is killing the dream
- Nucker101

Tanev's $ is going to Barrie next year.
The FA story of the year, until he signs elsewhere

my underwear would feel that impact
- Nucker101

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my underwear would feel that impact
- Nucker101

Technically that could be called... a Hoglander