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It was also look very bad for JBott if he traded for a promising, young defenseman only to use him as collateral to not have McPhee take our hot trash off our hands. For gosh sakes, our team has been horrible for years. In my eyes, we could leave 75% of our team unprotected and it wouldn't really matter. He should've traded for beaulieu and just let McPhee take whoever he wants. There's too much overvaluing of the players we have.

If he was acquired to keep Ullmark, who would you guys rather keep now; Ullmark or Beaulieu? I say Beaulieu. It's harder to get young, promising D than a promising GT.

He must have someone in mind he wants. If this happens, it may not happen until he knows this player is still available. So much for BPA, which rests on taking the BPA at your slot.

Unfortunately, this is what we are seeing. Doesn't look like anything good will be going their way except for picks. However, they were in the driver's seat and this is the road they chose. Snooze.

This plus the nostalgia it offered Terry. He sounded like he was in his 30s again when he described what Head Job Howie play.

I'll admit, I didn't hear the interview so don't know what exact words he chose, but why would Housley talk up 2 players that are surely going to be left unprotected in a few days? It would be an odd thing to say considering what (we believe) is about to happen.

It seems young defensemen, or even promising defensive prospects, are worth their weight in gold. Heck, I bet all a team has to do to build a true contender is to draft defensemen with their 1st round picks every year. Assuming they hit on most of their 1st rounders (and hit on some later round forwards), they can flip their spare D (the ones that are good, but not elite, or their D prospects) for outstanding forwards or add them in FA. Did anyone get to ask him how he determines, or what he considers, BPA?

This was an obvious way of talking up these 2 jokers in an effort to get McPhee take take one of them. There's zero reason to otherwise single them out. There may already be a trade in place for Kane.

Geez, I would've hoped they would have spoke by now. Too busy watching the SC?

That quote is going to live for eternity.

His "first head job"????

Did he just say he signed his contract a few days ago?

"It'll be fast"

I love the hire. Listening to Pegs speak, this looks like Pegs clearly leaned on JBott for this hire. I think Pegs put the block on Tocchet.

The problem is that this can be said of any defenseman drafted. They aren't likely going to make a meaning contribution with the next 2 years, but this isn't a reason to ignore drafting them high. Maybe GMTM had that on his mind when he didn't draft defense last year.

It's only a matter of time Housley gets an NHL HC job though. If he doesn't get it this year in Buffalo, there's no need to panic as he'll almost certainly have more chances next year. And I also think that if Housley doesn't get the Buffalo job, it's not due to him being a bad candidate (or lacking NHL HC experience). He's excellent, but he's going up against a first time GM who will likely want to hire his friend.

This has Russ Brandon written all over it.

I guess it depends on what else that team is offering and how much you like the UFA.

BPA, as a term we throw around, is an invention of the media and the fans to give themselves something to write/talk about. No such consensus exists. There's 1 person per team who decides which player to draft. This selection will be colored by not only personal preference, but also system, need (yes, need) of players to fit that system, and positions within that system. So, BPA really means BPA for that team. There's going to be some "need" baked into that decision.

Would this have any impact over him being selected or not?

This is a prediction that is entirely expected though. Anyone on here would expect them to make a decision by next week. The "by" is the key word.

Don't worry, Bob Woods is apparently still employed and can continuing coaching the PP.

This would seem more reasonable if teams are at least asking to remove NMCs for every player instead of just singling out certain players to ask.

Maybe not directly, but I'm sure short messages were relayed via their agents.

But, this is what the "draft" is. Across all sports, it's seen as a way of re-distributing talent to those teams that need it most. If young players could choose their team, then this system is subverted. As for teams picking players and not having to sign them; it's true, the franchises have the upper hand. These are the rules because the franchises hold the power. It's a draft. If a player thinks this is unfair, there are many other hockey leagues where they can play. And this is totally ignoring the fact of why this loophole only exists for NCAA players.