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He basically had no leverage when he said he was staying, it was him home.

No interest in Mercer but the rest aren't bad.

Some of those would be so good but so unlikely.

What am I expecting?

Ekblad at $6.1m per year to stay in Florida is less than I expected. I guess his injury history, or the fact they are giving him 8 years...maybe that makes up for it?

Nope

I heard on this board we were doing something HARD to Marner tomorrow 🪖

a big name trade other than Byram? Please do speculate ......names?

"Losers always whine about doing their best." - John Mason

Not with a bang but a whimper

At this point I would take anyone of the following for Byram: 1. Quinton Byfield 2. Dawson Mercer 3. Dmitri Voronkov 4. Jordan Kyrou 5. Jason Robertson Yet knowing Kevyn Adams none of them are coming here.

Probably could have done it for our extra fourth The analytics team likes him, something about his usage in Utah

What am I expecting?

Feebleness because KA. I think he re-signs Byram for 2 years to pair with Dahls. And frankly I hope he does because I have zero confidence he can do a Byram deal and make the team better short or long-term. I think he adds a 3rd line, relatively inexpensive forward in FA that he believes can move into a top-6 role. (There's that flawed hope as a strategy thing again). I think he adds a goalie that's no better than what he has if he can't coax another season out of Reimer. I think he doesn't come close to spending to the cap again this season. I'm basing this on the 5-year history of KA as GM of this team. Not endorsing the above (other than possibly the first point).

Toronto

I accept your position on this. I wouldn’t accept a GM with the same position. You haven’t spent much time around a sales organization, have you? In sales-speak Mitch Marner is a ***** whale. This opportunity is an organization changing opportunity. Can set an organizations path for a decade. Or more. Change culture. Change outside perceptions. Opportunity’s like Marner the Whale are the reason the phrase “don’t take no for an answer “ exists. You prioritize opportunities like Marner because they are true game changing opportunities. You develop an entire sales tactic around whales like this. You hire senior advisors and coaches that are the most competitive person you have ever met for opportunities like this. And if you you look in the mirror and think “she is too pretty, and gets too much attention to dance with me”, then you sick your senior advisor and the most competitive man you have ever met on the job. As our lord and savior Wayne Gretzky once said, you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. I know you agree that KA is not good enough for the GM job, so stop making excuses for the things he can’t get done for this team.

Give me any ol stiff , we can lose with anyone..

as much as I am been negative about this team (for good reason), there absolutely will be a big name trade. The only thing I worry is that it is going to be the wrong one, and Buffalo will pay dearly again down the road.

Sure, but would be more believable if he wasn't a RW. Tage, Tuch are you top 2 RWers. Granted you could move Tage back to center and Kulich to LW but that's a lot of moving for him and Tage is betetr at RW and Kulich at center

Realistically what would we have to give up? I would hate if it was one of our better prospects line Henlius or Östlund. Someone like Rosen might not be enough. But I don’t think Rusty is that good. I think he just got to clean up a lot of Crosby’s chances.

Really great color FINN - spotrac has Granlund's next contract predicted at 2/$9.75 million, so figured 2/$12million could get him. I'd even go 3/$18million. His last contract was 4/$20million. Really seems like Zucker Pt 2 opportunity here and we desperately need a LW (and he holds his own at C too). I wouldn't be shocked at all if we pursue him. I also wouldn;t be surprised if he wants to be out west or down south

Elite? Lol. Good yes.

Ekblad took a pay cut and re-signs with the Panthers for 8 years.