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This is a great point. I feel like odds are that the team has a better record next season, just because it’s hard to be so bad twice in a row. That will also give people an easy out to say “Look, Eichel WAS a problem!” Can’t wait for that.

No, you have it right. I just misunderstood you.

What prospects in the rumor. There were no prospects rumored in the piece by that FloridaHockeyNow guy.

This is called The Reverse Tebow.

We were discussing story this in here yesterday (page 72-74). Its an interesting report. However, it does run a little counter to a previous report that Adams was looking to get 4 pieces of 1st round pick type value.

#2 prospect in the draft for me. What he did in the SHL this season was very impressive.

I have no doubt that he can be very good on a better team. Only question is can a team count on him to play more than 40 games? He hasn’t been able to stay healthy. If I’m looking to sign someone as a long term #1 goalie, that’s a major concern.

Ullmark is never going to resign with Buffalo if you keep spelling his name wrong.

Thanks! Thats a pretty fun quote. Good for KA+JK. Nah, present tense.

This doesn’t pass the sniff test. Where is this quote? The Athletic is a news organization. If they are getting juicy quotes like this, they are going to get it published.

That makes sense. Income is subject to income tax. I don’t see how they would tax things like scholarships or meal stipends though.

Agree.

Liger took the words out of my mouth. Stick to whose board? Maybe the Sabres have had Beniers at #1 on their board for 6 months.

I agree, and it is likely to go that way with Tkachuk, but it doesn’t need to. He could sign a long term contract for less. That said, it does seem that Tkachuk has his course charted for UFA in 2 years.

Sounds that way, but I still feel like there is the force of social pressure pulling everything towards Power.

They don’t. But if Anaheim isn’t offering up Zegras anyway, then perhaps Columbus could offer a package on par with Anaheim.

Yeah, whatever the UFA date is, would be when he would be eligible for an extension.

If it’s Reinhart for Tkachuk then both teams are kind of in the same boat. I don’t think Tkachuk is eligible for an extension yet anyway.

No. If Lance wanted to convey that, he probably would have said it. In fact it seems that he was implying just the opposite. That Pegula actually was NOT involved in hockey operations. If feels like you are trying too hard to twist a mildly good think into a negative.

Fair enough. Carry on!

The exact phrasing you scoffed at was “I think could be the best piece of the 4 (better than Comtois and #3)” It’s far from a definitive declaration. I think that Perrault could be better than both Comtois and the guy at #3 (Guenther? Eklund?). Not that it’s for sure but he is good enough that it’s a possibility. To dismiss it as out of the question, I think underestimates Perrault.

I feel like this is the realistic mindset.

Perrault is good, was drafted too low and just produced in the AHL at 18 similarly to guys like Byfield and Turcotte (year older).

If the Ducks are acquiring Eichel, presumably to compete soon, why are they trading Gibson? Who is going to play goal for them?

You said it yourself, but his #s correlate pretty well with the quality of team around him.