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Very solid move. I'm happy with it, for a third, sign me up!

Brendan Warren and a 5th round pick. Clears up a hurdle for them on their roster. See Vecchioni, 2nd overall (insert name) and a few others on the fringe.

To me this is not just a trade that would change the mentality of the locker room, it would change it. It would take an abnormal amount of effort to restock with his ridiculous cap hit. He's truly a fantastic player in his own right, but it makes no sense to trade McCabe, Reinhart, Nylander and a top 10 pick for someone who's had several off ice incidents coming home in the off season and would tear this team to pieces.

I would say they're adjusting on the fly. They've committed too many dollars to stay at home defensemen for sure. It was pick one: Staal or Girardi.

Unless they're taking back salary, and biting 20%, I say no thanks. Patrick Kane is a fabulous player, but he's had nothing but bad run in's in Buffalo. So let's bring him home. Pass. The assets and re-working of the roster it would take is a tragedy if you add Kane.

This would be a great idea :)

He's great in his own zone, he pushes the puck with ease. He's what we were hoping Gorges would be for the second pair when we acquired him once upon a time. Very high hockey IQ.

Lets go Housely!

I for one am a fan of Kempe, but I wouldn't want to move a pick on top of Kane to make a deal happen regardless.

I take Hischier over him, but that's just me. I like Gabe Vilardi as much as Patrick.

Kylington was also undersized and scrawny. Liljegren is built like a near NHL'er. To me there's a clear difference. The closest parallel would be Chychrun, where he slid due to illness vs injury and questions about his hockey sense. I'm still taking him at 8.

The Queefs. They can be mailed a swift boot in the ***. Over and out. Dubas has been linked to Colorado, which would be a great fit for him.

Estephan is a player like Grant where he might crack a roster, but it's on the bubble. Maybe I'm wrong and he turns out to be a relative surprise.

All I can say about Lambert is meh. His coaching style was atrocious.

Well if Timmins is there of course, I think he's gone by 32, but who knows. Same with Jokiharju. I know the knock on Salo is his skating, but I like the other elements of his game. Fair enough. It's really a wish wash from mid tier 1st round all the way into the mid 2nd round on scouting rankings.

I enjoyed this a lot. What a fun tournament. I'm glad that Sweden pulled it out. Canada winning everything is boring.

I agree, and the only center's that have the semi legit possibility of being there would be Glass and Middlestadt. I stll don't see or agree with that. The only C that I would go jumping up to the mic for is Vilardi. I like his zone presence and the way he enters the zone. His skating is his knock, but I think he's going to be a very fine centermen. I'm still very bullish on Liljegren. I like Salo at our top of the second round pick. He is someone that I'm higher on than Brannstrom. But, to each their own. This is a pepper this and that way type of draft with little difference, minus preference.

It makes sense, but only if its on a reasonable term. He's at the point where his type of center starts breaking down. No point clogging up more cap on a player who likely will want to go to a contender. Maybe I'm wrong.

Just a few seasons ago he said he wouldn't be an assistant. lol

Awesome video, and the music was spot on MODO!

Exactly, this. At this point most of the defense needs to be reworked. The depth is abysmal as well. Falk should not be a regular in any top 6. lol

He can easily enough be waived to go down to Rochester. Capfriendly.com is the new one.

I think it bodes well for CJ Smith and others too, that they'll give them a chance to succeed. It will be interesting if he follows the steps of Hextall and can get someone "cough cough" Arizona to buy on someone with a young asset to buy up Ennis, Moulson or Bogosian.

I'd be willing as to go so far as to trade the second 2nd rounder for them to take Bogosian. God he's such a blight in the top four. At least with Gorges, you only have one more miserable year of his pessimism. He's barely an upgrade over Erik Gudbranson, and he spent 2/3rd's the season on IR.

It should be the "Get rid of Bogosian "at all costs" Thread"