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Hate that idea He is effectively a taller Jeff Skinner looking for money Bad defensive stats Doesn't hit much Has almost 1-3 Takeaways to Giveaways

We have zero need for a 1C or 2C, we already have Thompson and Cozens; it would be a bonus if we got a 2C that allowed Cozens to play 2LW

NMC That is the problem more than likely. Isn't weird how a buyout of a NMC still sends the player through waivers?

Highly doubt any of those 5 are traded; I'd almost guarantee it. So he took "Beat Reporter" a different way

Terry wanted him signed while Botts supposedly was going to let him walk. A perfect replacement would be Mangiapane out of Calgary, had a down year last year but has scored 30 and plays solid in both ends. 1x5.8mil which fits the Skinner savings rather well.

I hope not

Pisses me off because he'll go sign in Toronto and score 35 goals

I recall seeing something similar but couldn't decide if it was due to injury or general playoff hockey tightness. Now we know why one of the most dynamic players I have ever seen, looked less so. Draisatil I knew had some sort of injury because he fell off a cliff during the Conference Finals against Dallas. Guy has historically played nothing short of godly in the playoffs suddenly looks bleh; I highly doubt its that Draisatil sucks now... (looking at you random Twitter people) His finger injury also reminds me of Thompson's struggles this year and how much the hands matter to a shooter; while obvious it would effect it to some degree, it can practically neuter a player. Not to mention Draisatil grit through a high-ankle sprain the one playoff and still had an impact which shows it wasn't some sort of lacking of pain tolerance or willpower.

Even no real system is a system when you played elsewhere first.

4th period has been shooting in the dark for years. Gibson has been linked to us since 2020.

I can understand wanting to free up money but why not waive him and see if anyone picks him up before using a 2nd to move him.

joy.....

Though why get rid of Walman who supposedly wasn't terrible

Not entirely sure what he was supposed to do in Jersey... bag skate a bunch of rookies who are filling in for their multiple injuries on defense and swiss cheese goaltending? It's not as if the Devils had a veteran-laden team that was fully healthy but playing lazily.

My immediate guess is he would of wanted more here; akin to 3x6.25mil .25mil from tax differences .25mil from our lack of success

Doing right by Okposo will help our image for sure

Congrats to the old warrior; he went through a lot here and I'm happy he got his ring

Seemed like they flooded their engine and had to wait for it to clear out

Ottawa bent us over with the Lehner deal based on Lehner's issues and us taking back a cap dump. Ironically though, the cap dump ended up being very useful as a solid 4th line center and vet presence

Boston only gained 2 mil in cap space and downgraded their 2nd goalie but did get a late 1st for it.

Hamilton should be back, he had a 3 to 4 month recovery from Dec 6th of last year. With Hamilton and Pesce they would have RHDs Hamilton, Pesce, Marino, and Nemec LHDs Hughes, Seigenthaler and technically McDermond Hence the reason we’d offer them Ryan Johnson as he’s a LHD.

Booooooo

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That would be a terrible contract for this team. 4.5mil is my sweet spot