Canes running out of cap space. They may have to LTIR Pesce or one of their goalies or a team trading them a goalie will have to retain salary.
- boilermaker100

Hawks keep half on Gus and Lehner, and take back a goalie. Little or no cap hit for them. $$$$$$

Stan is already late to the game if you look at what Bergevan of the Habs has already accomplished and is probably not done yet. Bergevan invested one 4th round pick on 2 players obtained in the last 2 months and turned them into 2 seconds and one third. That's the kind of GM'ing you need during a rebuild. He harvested a nice haul from nothing (maybe more than Stan will receive for real assets).
- 67hawks

My God man!!!! Do not use Bergevin as a GM model for Bowman. Bergevin must be the best collector of 3rd and 4th liners the league has ever seen. He shuffles the bottom 6 and fools fans into thinking he is improving them. Habs are as bad now, or worse than 4-5 years ago. He is a hack!

So let's say they choose to re-up Crow and promote Lankinen or Delia and it turns into a disaster. Crow gets hurt and/or Lankinen and Delia are awful. So we are next years's Detroit Red Wings and have the best chance at the lottery. It is not like anyone is picking the Hawks to win the Cup next year and that is what this is all about.
- -Doh-

I agree but save these posts for if/when it happens to all the Stan bashers for not signing Lehner.

No trades for 10 minutes. What the hell is going on?

No trades in 10 minutes. What the hell is going on?
- boilermaker100

Lol

@PierreVLeBrun
Hurricanes still chasing a D and would prefer not to go the rental route

TC's Take: Would the Canes entertain Olli Maatta or Connor Murphy over Erik Gustafsson?

If Pierre is correct, Gus doesn't fit their plans. We may see Gustafsson heading to another team other than CAR.

Meanwhile, The Dow is down 800 points. Fears of the Coronavirus spreading.

Somebody will take Gus for a 3rd or 4th round pick.
- DarthKane

The 2015 Blackhawks would be our best trade partner.

No trades for 10 minutes. What the hell is going on?
- boilermaker100

Stan is trying to decide on chocolate milk or regular milk for his graham cracker snack. It’s important!

What the hell ?

Rangers president John Davidson will local address the media at 11am. 🤔

Stan is trying to decide on chocolate milk or regular milk for his graham cracker snack. It’s important!
- z1990z

Choco !

What the hell ?

Rangers president John Davidson will local address the media at 11am. 🤔
- mrpaulish

Probably about Kreider, could be about Lundqvist?

What the hell ?

Rangers president John Davidson will local address the media at 11am. 🤔
- mrpaulish

Lundqvist being traded? To Carolina?

Probably about Kreider, could be about Lundqvist?
- LAHawk

Agreed. Has to be something big.

Lundqvist would warrant an early presser, IMO.

This Bieska and Versteeg talking a stroll down memory lane on
@Sportsnet is outstanding.

Marek: "who did you hate the most during this time?"

Bieksa: "Top 3 guy in the NHL I hated for sure, Adam Burish"

Versteeg: "Ryan Kesler"

@PierreVLeBrun
Hurricanes still chasing a D and would prefer not to go the rental route

TC's Take: Would the Canes entertain Olli Maatta or Connor Murphy over Erik Gustafsson?

If Pierre is correct, Gus doesn't fit their plans. We may see Gustafsson heading to another team other than CAR.
- Tyler Cameron

Hmmm..... Maatta and Lehner (1/2 salary retained on Lehner) for Reimer, Toronto's 1st, the Ranger's 2nd and the Sabres 3rd.

Hah... Dream on. More like Maatta and Lehner (1/2 salary retained on Lehner) for Reimer and the Sabres 3rd.

@PierreVLeBrun
Hurricanes still chasing a D and would prefer not to go the rental route

TC's Take: Would the Canes entertain Olli Maatta or Connor Murphy over Erik Gustafsson?

If Pierre is correct, Gus doesn't fit their plans. We may see Gustafsson heading to another team other than CAR.
- Tyler Cameron

Maatta before Murphy.

Murphy may be the best pure defenseman on the team.

Agreed. Has to be something big.

Lundqvist would warrant an early presser, IMO.
- Tyler Cameron

Agreed, maybe announcing a Lundqvist trade and a resigning of Kreider with the money freed up by trading the King.

@PierreVLeBrun
Hurricanes still chasing a D and would prefer not to go the rental route

TC's Take: Would the Canes entertain Olli Maatta or Connor Murphy over Erik Gustafsson?

If Pierre is correct, Gus doesn't fit their plans. We may see Gustafsson heading to another team other than CAR.
- Tyler Cameron

Anybody who watches NHL games knows that Gus doesnt fit any contenders plans.

Anybody who watches NHL games knows that Gus doesnt fit any contenders plans.
- RickJ

A 7th defender for a 7th round pick.

Maatta before Murphy.

Murphy may be the best pure defenseman on the team.
- StLBravesFan

And Murphy can only play the right side

They have Boqvist, Mitchell (probably by years end), but Seabrook in contract/coming back....all RHD

Murphy may be a smart move

A 7th defender for a 7th round pick.
- -Doh-

Send him back to Sweden for some IKEA meatballs

Send him back to Sweden for some IKEA meatballs
- LAHawk

Why the hell should Stan have gone after kolvachuk? The last thing the Hawks need is an aging Russian mercenary who left a previous team hanging.
- kwolf68

Why not? the dude only makes 700k and will be a UFA at the end of the season - and what are the odds of the Hawks drafting anything good in the 3rd round?? odds say not.... Kovalchuk on the other-hand could have at least helped the team immediately..... I mean the Hawks aren't too far out of the playoffs....

It's not like Kovalchuk had 2 years left at 6 per..... 700k is absolutely nothing for what he could potentially provide.

Anybody who watches NHL games knows that Gus doesnt fit any contenders plans.
- RickJ

THe scary part of this is Stan could then resign him