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Very few hockey players want to be there.

I believe it was Matt Irwin that KA was excited about.

We got him, we got Brian Galivan!

I don’t give two s***s about Power’s feelings, I meant to say KA would be upset that his prize pick becomes #3. Power has a looooong way to go to get into my good books.

Power would get his nose out of joint at getting passed by. I wouldn’t be upset to see that as an option, Byram can shoot decently too. I think that ship has sailed.

Werenski and McAvoy would be ahead of him for PP1 on two of those teams. Montour and Dunn could be bumped in Seattle.

If Rasmus Andersson had more than 1 year until UFA status, I would like to see him as a RHD coming back. He would fit the bill as a top 4.

That’s what he deserves, call it an internship.

Crosby and MacKinnon are going for Canada, that is a big boost.

I also thought Larkin as 3C was fantastic for the USA.

Their leadership is strong enough to have Dubois tow the line, for now. Strome was an unwanted 2-3C who has replaced Backstrom. Chychrun was hurt as often as Mule. Thompson was a throwaway goalie after Vegas commited to Hill. They upgraded Malenstyn with Mangiapane, that was a no brainer. They gambled and won.

Might be a few more cuss words coming out than GMTM let loose.

Looking is easy, doing is hard.

Did a perfect Lehner impression on Mariner’s breakaway.

He had a few years as Leafs AGM under Lou but left when Dumbass got the job. A friend who lives near London said that Hunter didn’t like the city and commuted to Toronto almost every day. I think he was their draft guru at the time. Can’t deny his success in the OHL.

If Ottawa wins I hope the Leafs blow it up. It’s a big notch above Buffalo in the sense that they get near the top of the regular season standings every year but can’t advance. Talk about running it back! I am somewhat interested to see if Marner stops disappearing in the playoffs, due to his UFA status.

Cut him some slack, he is only 6’6’ 226. I knew he wasn’t the second coming of Pronger, even though the size was there. I did hope he would get a bit grittier as he gained strength and experience. If he had any type of edge he would get more room to maneuver and have opponents think twice about going into the same corner. It’s a bad look when he doesn’t even engage in a scrum after teammates are crushed.

Like Bieksa called it, big boy hockey. Some could handle it but Quinn, Bryson and Power would fold like cheap lawn chairs.

Goes back to a tradional “white out”, but you’re right, doesn’t fit the eye.

I’ve stated it here many times but I don’t like Bryson so it baffles me that he had to be signed so early. He’s a JAG and it’s not like RyJo can’t do a similar job. You have the whole summer to upgrade 2 to 3 Dmen and you commit to Bryson.

I would give Peca a shot over any of the clowns that KA kept around.

Sorry, but I am not an Ovi fan and he already has his Cup. I can only get behind them if they were to face the Leafs.

Kulich could really make a difference at that level. They got back 3 top 6 players.

I would like Desnoyers, I see some Patrice Bergeron in him but Bear would be fun to watch on a line with Benson.

This is sad but hope is all I have as a fan. TP and KA do not value my opinion and it holds no weight anywhere, anyway. My spending on the team is minuscule and I am too far away to buy tickets more than once or twice a year. I am also not a presence in social media to make a dent.