DarthEbriate

Once you win a Cup you don't need cash. We're going to pay Girgs almost two-and-a-half times each season as Maroon.

You may fire when ready.

3 years for Tage, 3 years for Girgs. We're getting the band back together.

In the grand story that is the Sabres franchise that would be appropriate.

Execute order... Isolde.

I hope Kahun signs with us. It was a limited sample size but I liked what he brought. If he can do a modest 3-year/2.75 or 3x3 that gives stability during flat cap years that's better than a 1-year arbitration winning that nets him $4M. But likewise, if Toffoli were to sign here and it's in effect Kahun or Toffoli, I'm fine with that trade off. I don't want to have to pencil Tage into the 2RW to start the season. That seems inappropriate for the needs of the team.

Win a big race, save your love's planet from invasion, be estranged for 10 years, upon reunion get all clingy and creepy, murder some natives, and lose an arm... voila: wedding bells!

We're a bit off topic, but I think now (7 here out west) is the perfect opportunity to remind everyone for the first time that we had a draft today.... or rather a Disbursement of Rookies Amidst Franchised Teams.

... of course... a Turkey CLUB lacks chicken....

Well ****-dang! CLUB isn't a club, but instead an acronym? Teachable moments abound! This made my day as well. It's like a TIE fighter was so-named because it resembled a bow-tie on set. Then later they had to give it an acronym to make sense. Much obliged!

We did very poorly on my EA NHL cool names to draft rankings board. I like JJ Peterka though. Constantini or Istanbu...

Lede. I try not to be that person because I speak in Star Wars quotes and I do enough proofreading in my day job. But it's such a beautiful word and it's a specific term that gets misused unless you're in the business. The more you know (cue the gif of the star... or of Flint saying "and knowing is half the battle").

There's also the question of whether Sheevyn can replace Kahun with a better player who agrees to a contract for less money as they all get the squeeze. And I like Kahun's contribution (and like especially what he did as a mid-line tweener with Chicago and Malkin/Pitt the last two seasons).

you mean Effective, Efficient, and Economical. 🍺

What? Duclair and Kahun are valuable parts of any team in this league and they're getting the absolute squeeze with the flat cap. There's no middle class in the NHL the next 3 years.

Either we're extending (likely) or he was going to command 4M in arbitration or there's some sort of warning sign where he keeps being moved. We will learn patience.

This could really be a thread unto itself. The philosophy of (predominantly) using draft picks as collateral for other moves so you have fewer than 7 per year, vs. stockpiling draft picks so you have as many kicks at the can as possible and average greater than 7 per season. Myself, I tend toward more picks when practical because they can *all* play hockey. It's a matter of which ones rise, which ones can't hack the professional lifestyle, and which get hurt along the way. It's easier to see in the NFL with compensatory picks also included -- you can take a one-year flier on a resurrect/injured player and then let him walk for a comp. pick there to inflate your numbers.

If memory serves, Locke was also an overager when he did it.

Only new Younglings coach Sith Appert deals in absolutes. Perhaps he can find new ways to motivate Mitts.

Don't do that... you're making a mess (of space and time).

Not unless you can alter time, speed up the rebuild, or teleport me off this rock.

Nooooooooooooo! I read "He's an older draft pick...." @kas23 and started typing it!

See my note above. (Also at the time Perfetti was ranked #3 so I didn't even bother to include him in the names list.)

Going way back.... Rossi - sounds like a member of the Galactic Senate Holtz - sounds like a pod racer Quinn - sounds like a smuggler Sanderson - nope! Not Star Warsy. (update: I hate Sand erson) Askarov - sounds like a planet in the Outer Rim Lundell - sounds like a Rebel pilot who is shot down by turbolasers Holloway - sounds like a Rebel officer Jarvis - sounds like an Imperial officer Hendrix Lapierre - sounds like a bounty hunter Zary - sounds like a helpful pilot you meet in a cantina and go on a side-adventure with

In honor of pick #8, Execute Order... Eight!