My thoughts exactly! If StLou wants Matty, get Kyrou, Perunavich, and a 2nd for Matty and let them have te headache of signing him.
- HenryHockey

What headache? Isn't that where Tkachuk wants to play?

Sutter isn’t t the GM 😂😂

Calgary just broke my bracket in the West.
- GalacticStone

Appreciate the update on your bracket.

While McDavid has only won 1 series prior to this, Matthews has won ZERO. He's the guy you said was better than McDavid. That was a month ago. You also said Skinner NEEDED to replace Mike Smith after Game 1. And of course remember how Nashville was apparently lucky that they avoided Markstrom and got to face the mediocre Kuemper. Not a good track record.

You've been saying Gaudreau is leaving for years. I doubt it. Fully expect him to re-sign this summer. But if he does go, Mangiapane is a huge downgrade. He's nothing more than a solid 2nd line winger. Gaudreau and the top line drew all the top defensive shutdown opponents, allowing Mangiapane to benefit from weaker competition. Promote Mangiapane to the 1st line and his production diminishes.
- Cooleus

Think of Ek as the meteorologist of hockey pundits. No matter how many times he gets it wrong, doesn't spellcheck, or mixes up names, people still give HB page hits everyday.

Appreciate the update on your bracket.
- Cptmjl

You're welcome.

Mangiapane gives me Curtis Glencross flashbacks.

If he's moved up to being the main sniper...I think we'll have a repeat of that failed move where we had a team of grinders. The Sutter dark years (But I think he's changed his coaching style since then and uses finesse players better now)

Wonder what the likelihood is of Monahan still being IR next year.

This is the problem with the NHL hard cap. You draft, develop, trade well and get on ice success then you lose players
Unless you can convince players to take below market, you can’t win. The same will happen with the Ava after this season. Also helps if you are located in a low tax state.

Think of Ek as the meteorologist of hockey pundits. No matter how many times he gets it wrong, doesn't spellcheck, or mixes up names, people still give HB page hits everyday.
- El Narco Papi

This is the problem with the NHL hard cap. You draft, develop, trade well and get on ice success then you lose players
Unless you can convince players to take below market, you can’t win. The same will happen with the Ava after this season. Also helps if you are located in a low tax state.
- BernardShakey

Hard cap sucks. They should do a luxury tax like the NBA.

There are only a few players in the league worth 10 million, Gaudreau isn't one of them.
- Reubenkincade

More likely comparables are Seguin 9.85, Point 9.5, Benn 9.5, Rantanen 9.25, Backstrom 9.2, Kaprizov 9

Mangiapane gives me Curtis Glencross flashbacks.

If he's moved up to being the main sniper...I think we'll have a repeat of that failed move where we had a team of grinders. The Sutter dark years (But I think he's changed his coaching style since then and uses finesse players better now)

Wonder what the likelihood is of Monahan still being IR next year.
- numbear

They updated his status today. Could be ready for camp, at worst he misses a month. And cannot be bought out while on LTIR for those who want to suggest that.

If you look at all the projections at the start of 2021 season, everyone had EDM or VGS winning the division, and CGY not even making the playoffs. Sure it's easy to say now they were favorites at season's end, but EDM had too much potential. It was a disappointing but crucial step for CGY, we can only hope Gaudreau resigns as this team is only just getting started. And all the "experts" may not dismiss this team again so easily come October.