Curt

Live in the moment. None of the players on the team give a ***** about this.

I was responding to the idea that Seattle would want these players specifically because they need to take on salary. I don’t think that will be the case. Both of these players, with their contracts, have negative value. I suppose it’s possible that Seattle takes them, but if they do, it will be with sweeteners added by Buffalo, because there just isn’t any value there. Okposo actually “only” has 2 years left. I was thinking it was 3. Skinner, even if he rebounds to be a 25-30 goal scorer again, still isn’t worth his contract. He has negative value. Maybe if Buffalo retained some salary on the contract they would want him. My point was that those are two very bad contracts. Seattle should have no problem reaching the cap floor without purposely acquiring bad contracts. Any idea that Seattle would want these contracts because they “need” to just acquire salary should be dismissed. Cap floor is only $60M. Even a payroll structure as bare bones as this gets you comfortably over: 6 players x $1M 7 x $2 5 x $3 3 x $5 1 x $6 1 x $7 23 players = $63M Thats with only 5 players making over $3M, and 13 players making $2M or less. Its just not difficult to reach the cap floor and I doubt Seattle will need to go out of their way to get there.

It’s easy to get the cap floor. They can sign actually good FAs or acquire 1-2 contracts. They don’t need to saddle them selves with long term dead weight.

That wasn’t really a bad pick. Go look at the players drafted between 16-30 that year. Only 3-4 of them are better than Zadorov. Majority of them are not even NHL players.

Hmm, didn’t realize that would look so bad for him.

Yes, but he is also a UFA in waiting, so it makes sense to get something for him if (1) you aren’t winning and (2) there isn’t a lot of interest in negotiating an extension.

Inexcusable that cupcake Ralph hasn’t made a move to address this yet!

Lol. Stop giving them money!

Buffalo should hire him, right? Is it even a question?

Laaksonen had a bad year last season. He has been much better this season both in Liiga and AHL. I’ve also been skeptical of Samuelsson. Supposedly his skating looks good in the AHL. That makes me more optimistic.

Yeah! A slightly better Lazar sounds like a good addition. I’m not giving up a lot for him. In this case he would be a small part of a big trade.

Sit/waive Okposo when he is brutal. Find an upgrade over Hutton.

Hmm, ok. I guess I was wrong. Doesn’t change my point of view though.

That’s fine. He has played some C but not lately, and as I understand it, that’s a point of contention for him. He wants to play C and Calgary isn’t playing him there. I haven’t seen him enough at C to know whether he can or can’t. That’s part of the reason I write Lazar/Bennett there. You feel confident that he is incapable of playing C well?

Whose Jim Kelly? just kidding

I was watching the NJ stream. Daneyko is their Rob Ray.

Okposo is can’t even score on an empty net breakaway.

I think he can get down when things get tough. Honestly not what I want to see from the captain. This year is something else though. It’s not little moments of moping. He seems consistently off. Thats what I see.

You know, I don’t think he has really been that bad. Ralph is burying him. You could end up correct though.

Man it’s going to be depressing when NJ comes back to win this one! *ducks*

I think it’s a barri-kid-a

What’s the reference between Reinhart and a bong smoking dolphin? What’s the reference between Mitts and psychedelic ladies? What’s the reference between Eichel and unicorn riding kitty cats?

Thanks. Now I feel the need to go pee.

Hall-Cozens. Do that more often!

Asplund has been taking lessons from Reinhart. One bounces on off his stick.