If we bring in Malkin would we have a celebration like T.0 ?
- gerbe75pts

Come on, Buffalo people do anything for a party...

Are you saying an 18th OA gets a 1st pairing/number 2 Dman?
I would find that hard to believe myself, especially when it took an NHL- ready Dman in Guhle AND the likely 22nd OA for a 2nd pairing dman
- IonSabres

Dahlin spent the majority of his time with Bogo. Lot of options to upgrade there, without paying a huge cost.

I do like the pavelski idea...at 34 he is up there, but he's a helluva character guy from everything I've read and heard...and he did manage to pot 38 goals this season...there's your two or three year fill-in No. 2 center while mitts develops
- Michael Pachla

I am on board.... Now convince Botts.

Come on, Buffalo people do anything for a party...
- hehateme

I honestly think it be playoff 2005 crazy lol
Give that boy the key

It did feel like JB acquired Montour as Risto's replacement because the opportunity presented itself early.

JB has a lot of work to do to fix the composition of this team. Even you like some of the individual pieces, they simply don't fit together well.
- Lunaion

The person who will play with Dahlin isn't on this team. As much as I like Risto, I don't see the fit anymore

Dahlin spent the majority of his time with Bogo. Lot of options to upgrade there, without paying a huge cost.
- Lunaion

Borgen

I didn’t know Kucherov and bread are Best friends

The person who will play with Dahlin isn't on this team. As much as I like Risto, I don't see the fit anymore
- jcragcrumple

See if Jonas Brodin can work his magic here

both...in a heartbeat
- Michael Pachla

I second this.

Conditions:

Blues pick is 11-19: Sabres keep it, give the Sharks pick
Blues pick is 20-31: Anaheim has the choice to take it. Realistically will take it if it's higher (closer to 1) than the Sharks pick
- TheSabresTaco

The above is correct. So this is what we want:
-STL to lose before the conference finals
-One or more of CLB, DAL, LV or COL to make it to the conference Finals
- LV would play COL in the next round if both make it through RD1 = great!!

So, it's possible we could pick 17-19, depending on the above

The above is correct. So this is what we want:
-STL to lose before the conference finals
-One or more of CLB, DAL, LV or COL to make it to the conference Finals
- LV would play COL in the next round if both make it through RD1 = great!!

So, it's possible we could pick 17-19, depending on the above
- turbo044

Where are you getting this from?
Do you have a source ?
They seed picks 16 - 31 based on each round, not by Conference Finals

Where are you getting this from?
Do you have a source ?
They seed picks 16 - 31 based on each round, not by Conference Finals
- IonSabres

That's not true. They only re-seed conference finals and cup finalists.

Where are you getting this from?
Do you have a source ?
They seed picks 16 - 31 based on each round, not by Conference Finals
- IonSabres

This is incorrect.


Edit: l8

Where are you getting this from?
Do you have a source ?
They seed picks 16 - 31 based on each round, not by Conference Finals
- IonSabres

Incorrect. Picks are determined by regular season points and tie-breakers until the conference finals. Conference final participants are re-seeded to 28-31.

Example - if DAL was determined to have the 17th pick after the regular season:

They would pick 17th if they lost in rd 1 or rd 2

They would pick 28th or 29th if they lost in the conference finals (depending on the record of the other losing team)

They would pick 30th or 31st if they got to the cup finals, depending on the outcome

That's not true. They only re-seed conference finals and cup finalists.
- Lunaion

Where is this from?
Seriously, what source do you have?

Where is this from?
Seriously, what source do you have?
- IonSabres

Someone posted it in the last blog or two, I tried finding it but can't. He is right though.

Didn't somebody in here say the other day that if the Blues lose, and the Avs, Blue Jackets, Stars, Golden Knights all win, then we pick 16th ? (I even wrote it down so I wouldn't forget).

Is all of that correct ?

Where is this from?
Seriously, what source do you have?
- IonSabres

Tampa Bay, coming in at the 1 seed, is already slotted at 27th.

I second this.
- SabreWest

If we got pavs it be huge for the lockerroom and him getting 30 some goals Would be wonderful

Didn't somebody in here say the other day that if the Blues lose, and the Avs, Blue Jackets, Stars, Golden Knights all win, then we pick 16th ? (I even wrote it down so I wouldn't forget).

Is all of that correct ?
- kritter65

Hot damn if that’s true and we get 16th Newhook or Kaliyev Please and thank you

Where is this from?
Seriously, what source do you have?
- IonSabres

The simplest place to see it updated almost live is tankathon.com.

If you want it from an official source, it wouldn't be hard to find.

Hot damn if that’s true and we get 16th Newhook or Kaliyev Please and thank you
- gerbe75pts

I think 17th is the best they could do. 3 of the teams that could leapfrog STL are in the West, so only 2 of them can.

Hot damn if that’s true and we get 16th Newhook or Kaliyev Please and thank you
- gerbe75pts

From what I can gather, we need one of the teams with a worse regular season record than St. Louis to go to the conference finals, and St. Louis to get bounced this round or next. As long as the blues don’t go to the conference finals and one of Columbus, Vegas, Dallas, or Colorado does then the St. Louis pick would be 19 and we get it. Kind of a tall ask really.

At the bottom of the page:

http://www.tankathon.com/nhl

Report: Only Crosby, Malkin 'untouchable' for Pens on trade market

https://www.thescore.com/...lvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Report: Only Crosby, Malkin 'untouchable' for Pens on trade market

https://www.thescore.com/...lvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
- gerbe75pts

"Only Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are considered "untouchable" when it comes to a potential Penguins trade, a team source told The Athletic's Rob Rossi.

However, the source said Pittsburgh is very unlikely to part with forward Jake Guentzel and goaltender Matt Murray, too, and that signing the netminder to a contract extension is "the No. 1 thing to get done" in the offseason."


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