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Yeah baby! Yeah! That was a good article about him from the Sabres' website.

Awesome.

Good hockey talk here boys.

Good post. I would've gone with Tarasenko in light of "best player for next 2 years" theme of the rankings, but Draisaitl looks like the real deal and is a legitimate choice. Also very legit. very nice.

Good articles (although completely redundant). Thanks for posting. He's an intriguing prospect.

Kucherov.

I'm in and will again be assembling the best group.

Welcome to the board. Both of these are kind of obnoxious. Keep the hockey posts coming, but please keep it friendly and respectful.

I don't think the CBA allows for this -- so anyone signing him to a fat contract is taking a commensurate risk.

You're probably right, but it's also quite possible that one of them is #3 center and the other is #4 center.

Holy mackerel that is a great clip.

Good report. thanks.

Yikes. Did I pay up? What did we bet?

As others have stated, you should edit the OP so it asks what the max term and dollars you would offer Kane if you were GM. I would also include the caveat that if it's less than 6 years or less than $5.75MM per year, Kane is almost certain to leave. I too would be surprised (and thrilled) if he accepted that deal. IMHO he will be looking for the biggest pile of guaranteed $$ he can get, which means long term.

Eeeeeeesshhh.

Very nice breakdown, GA. I am happy with JBot so far. If he can do something with Moulson I will sing his praises from the rooftops.

I like those pairings. I think the 2nd/3rd pairings are reasonably likely to play about the same amount of ES shifts, with fluctuations based on matchups and whoever is playing better.

OK. I did say that Ennis' last 2 seasons have been lost due to injury. The evaluation is really the likelihood of Ennis bouncing back vs the likelihood that Pommer's 18 goals - 11 goals - 13 goals doesn't indicate a Moulson-level plummet in effectiveness. As for goals vs points -- when you're comparing middle 6 wingers, I think goals need to be weighted pretty heavily. On the NMC -- I think I heard that Pommer's deal is that he had to provide a list of 10 teams he would accept, and the Sabres were one of them.

Sounds good. Let's say for the playoffs. One other stipulation: If Ennis has more goals but Pommer has more points, it's a push and we both have to change avatars. I think goals is a better metric of production than points.

Yes, although I don't think the Sabres could've gotten Scandella for Ennis. I also don't think JBott would've (or should've) traded Ennis for Pommer. I should clarify that I like the trade. I think there is a very good possibility that Scandella becomes Risto's partner, and I think the Sabres paid a pretty reasonable price. But part of that price was the spread between Ennis and Pommer, which IMHO worked in Minny's favor, despite the prevailing opinion here.

That is some very nice hockey info there boys.

Those are high stakes. I'll do it if the loser's avatar becomes a photo of the higher-scoring player. Also, it should be their 2-year production, not one year. That is too long to wait though, so we can make it just the first year although it favors you. Ennis has been lost for the past 2 seasons because of a severe concussion in the first of those 2 seasons. He had 21 and 20 goals in the 2 seasons before the concussion. He's a real top 6 forward with elite speed when healthy. He was getting his legs back at the end of last year. If he gets the timing back in his hands, he will be effective.

I agree, but I am also OK with Foligno being the price for Scandella.

I think we need to remember that Pommer's trend indicates that he could go Moulson on us at any moment, while Ennis is cheaper and 7 years younger and had scored 20 goals 3 times in the 5 years prior to his concussion.

Good post.