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And not one iota of defense was played lol (I know Ellis and Provorov are good defenders but between Yandle and Risto their defense looks like a forward group.)

If he wants 6x6mil I'd offer 4x5mil or 3x6mil at max. It reduces the budget on his backup but should be ok seeing as we are not exactly hung up at the cap ceiling.

He isn't exactly well-liked by many Blackhawks fans. He's aggressive, but has a mediocre track record past 2015. The fact he traded 2 1sts, a 2nd and their top D prospect for a Seth Jones coming off what was his worst year and then signing him to a 9.5mil cap hit is nigh bonkers. That and he has one of the oddest obsessions with reacquiring players who've left Chicago. For example: Versteeg, Oduya, Sharp, Ladd, Saad, and Hinastroza. That's literally off the top of my head. What you want is Steve Yzerman, patient yet strategically aggressive. Bowman is on the aggressive side; Vegas however is by far the most aggressive franchise. They treat every season like its their last; while entertaining to watch, isn't exactly conducive to forming a Cup winner.

That hair alone makes him look like a mad scientist.

What the heck is he smoking? Its one thing to ask for 5 mil but 6x6mil is so steep I doubt many teams would even look at him at that ask.

Any deal with Vegas would require Krebs and Tuch as a basis.

I could live with this roster and trade. https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/2629846

Does Buffalo look into Ryan Donato?

Who can actually afford that though? Maybe up it to 9mil

My long shot hope is that Buffalo is waiting until after the Eichel trade to weaponize their cap space; plus the added benefit of Arizona having already used theirs up. Then only Seattle and us could really eat much in terms of cap.

Mr. Pegula, I find players, you sign checks, team does stuff, fans cheer, you make more money

In that case, if I were Adams I’d pose the proposal in a manner that downplays Eichel and focuses on the return and its potential. By taking on A we can get B and C plus D.

Terry certainly needs to stop apparently penny pinching but I can certainly understand being weary of spending a bunch of money on completely pure cap dumps.

Well that would depend, what are these teams wanting us to take on? Its one one thing to eat a 1 or 2 year contract. It’s a whole different story for a 3+ year contract.

That's what makes this whole mess so confusing.

God, I forgot to add the "you" lol

I'd tell Eichel's agent; help me find my demands in the West and I'll trade him. I refuse to trade your client on the cheap. He may want to put Jack first but my job is to put the Sabres first. And that means getting a haul for your client and then we can go on our separate ways.

Now do understand Wild? I do believe NRD has at least a few sources.

Couture is actually 6x8mil

Well we need goalies

I would say the main reason he'd be back is due to his injury status

https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/2622937 I had a pseudo-3way trade with CGY and MIN. CGY has room for Eichel, so Zary, Dube, Monahan and a Top 10 protected 1st works. MIN needs a skilled center but lacks cap, send them Monahan (2.35mil retention) for Rask, Rossi, and a 3rd Send the 3rd back to CGY.

Tyler Ennis - loves playing here, good teammate, cheap, certainly won’t block any kids

I would get a hardy chuckle if they give him 9 mil per year.

I call BS on this, Chiarot is a 30 year old dman with 1 year left on his deal.