French Collection

Gotta get more than futures for a player like JJP. Utah has a few pieces(Crouse or Kesselring)) plus a swap of 4 & 9 for JJP.

And it becomes an 80% league. The playoffs are the only games where you see 100% effort for extended periods.

Add Ryan McLeod to the list of guys who may want out if Savoie plays and hoists the Cup.

Maybe Jarmo can help make KA aware of this.

Thanks for the respect. I am a 50 year Sabres fan so my desire to bring the Cup “home” is on a back burner. I am not pulling for either team this year. Panthers have their Cup but I love their game and wouldn’t be upset with a repeat. I still have a soft spot for Sam as well. My only reason to cheer for the Oilers is for McDavid’s legacy. He has won everything but a Cup and it is his motivation at this time. Couldn’t care less about Draisaitl, I have a hard time seeing him as a superstar in his own right. He is more like Malkin in my eyes, excellent player who can take over a game but not generational. Kane and Skinner winning would be irritating.

This was my first extended video view of Bear, I am impressed. That last goal in the video was awesome, it is my puck and it is going in no matter how many times you get in my way. He’s not a banger like Brady Martin but his motor is huge. He looks like a bigger Zach Benson. The comparisons to Seth Jarvis probably got your juices flowing.

Jarmo at the combine.It would be fun to listen in on his conversations with other teams. He has no attachment to any players and would be open to anything.

Thanks for the link. I had a few hours to kill. I like Fairburn and he rose another notch with this article. Nothing in here changed my mind but some things that were fuzzy have been clarified. I can see TP’s trust for KA despite the brutal record Trumps the fanbase’s opinion. There is a path for him to move into another role and JK taking over, with a winning or a losing season. There wasn’t much talk about Staal but KA trusts him. I hope Staal’s hockey mind is better than his play over the last few years.

I believe the delay is due to arena bookings from the previous round. They book and assume each series will go 7 games. If things end earlier, they don’t seem to change any dates.

His advice will be superior to anything either of them can up with, the key will be if KA values it and TP blesses it. The power that KA still has can sink another season and send a potential good GM away. Those clowns better be serious about Jarmo, he is not the messiah but is probably the smartest hockey man in the room.

Sometimes you have to gamble a bit and you’re buying low. Capitals got lucky with that position last year. Jarmo, being a Finn, could also tell UPL to shape up or he will be shipped out in his native tongue.

Exactly, I don’t view it the same as those others. He’s a black ace who is only in due to injuries. Besides, they haven’t won anything yet, one of his defensive lapses may cost them a game.

Playoffs! Five year extensions all around!

I’ll add “the best way to deal with this guy is to talk about getting him cap space”. “that guy just loves his WHL prospects”. “ that guy was pissed when you got Byram”.

I like the fact that there are guys in the organization who have GM experience (Jarmo) and front office experience while being considered for GM jobs (Karmanos). Jarmo just made TP hiring Forton for GM less likely.

and he said repeatedly how he wanted to be here, as this was his only contract offer.

Bryson is OK with the direction of the team. A million bucks to play every 2nd or 3rd game. He might complain if he had to play 82.

It’s something. I respect this guy’s resume but I am surprised he would report to KA. His scouting background should help identify talent. He knows how to deal with a small market organization that probably had a lot of NMCs at the top. I like this, if KA actually listens.

Nill is a top level GM, it would be tough to pry a good goalie off of him unless he had a solid plan B. I doubt he would hand over the reins to UPL. The cap space gain, goalie wise could allow him to get another decent one though. Byram has value but Dallas has Heiskanen and Harley as puck moving LHD, not too different from the Sabres scenario.

Interesting. That happens a lot in hockey. The next smart decision is that a GM evaluates them vs each other and other candidates. Seniority is a thing, especially in a unionized environment, but sometimes the “apprentice” is much better than the mentor. I know we dump on Appert but it’s difficult to not see him taking over the HC job with KA at the helm. Qualified people may hesitate to work for him and the owner has trust issues with outside talent. On top of it all, a first time coach will be cheaper. Lindy is a different story, there was already some trust established and he could supply more than coaching knowledge.

I read a story about Zito’s leadership style. He said he has surrounded himself with some smart hockey people who will challenge him. He wants a diversity of ideas and will hear them out before making a decision. The people he mentions as advisors are Rick Dudley, Paul Fenton, Roberto Luongo, Gregory Campbell, Les Jackson and a few others.

You just never know, he could be the next Jon Cooper. Karmanos probably hired him and would know him best. KA would rank Appert above him. Appert, Wilford and Ellis are locked in, there are no better coaches available, KA has done a deep dive into it. They just need more time for the palm seeds to take root. The new strength coach will whip the team into shape and turn them into beasts. We just need patience, LOL.

KA press conference. “We liked Marco at the draft but were set at C with Eichel and Reinhart so we picked Quinn.”

Shanahan would be better than KA, the bar is at a mouse doing the limbo height. No way he takes a #2 job for TP after being #1 at the “real hockey heaven”. LOL. I would take him but he has that Leafs stench on him.

KA weaponizing cap space, bringing a knife to a gunfight. Looked like that guy with the impressive sword work that Indiana Jones shoots.