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I would love to be wrong about Stillman but these are the same people who thought Bush was a good signing.

It won’t be a wasted season. It will be another development year. Come on it’s all part of the great KA plan. How dare you question The Plan.

Everyone keeps telling me that Adams has a plan. Just be patient. So what’s the D plan? We have a D core, three excellent young players who were are currently playing into the ground because behind them is one decent player, Joki, and 4 piles of steaming horse manure. The pipeline has one player, Johnson, who is at least one more season away assuming he signs a contract. Who knows if he’ll actually be an upgrade. The rest are a years away. His big (size wise) UFA signing is positionally awful and he just acquired a younger worse similar player with term. His two “puck movers” are so bad the coach fears playing them and for good reason. With crazy deadline deals going on throughout the NHL it’s doubtful that KA will find real help at a price we can afford. However without help now or in the off-season in both defense and in goal, this team is never going to be competitive with the elite teams. All 8 of our D are either signed or under team control. Given KA current approach this sadly could again be our D group next year. Feel better about the future? If the plan for next year is the status quo, KA has failed the players, the organization and the fans. Aren’t you tired of the team having to score 6 goals to win? Aren’t you tired of the missed assignments on D, the bad clearing passes and the goalies missing shots they see? I know I’ve beaten this horse for months, but when there is no improvement year over year isn’t time to change course and try a different approach?

I promised myself I wouldn’t say a word about the defense and goaltending.

I don’t think there is anything wrong w JJP’s shot.

Find a way guys

Frazier taking next year off. and there was much rejoicing . https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bills-defensive-coordinator-leslie-frazier-to-take-2023-season-off-from-coaching-planning-to-return-in-2024/

I'm not mad, it's just such a stupid waste. It's poor asset management and a dumb decision from someone who knows better.

No he doesn't and hasn't since he changed his game to a stay at home physical player the last 3-4 years, but thanks for playing. Let's compare Stillman to Schenn Schenn - 55gp 3g 18a +9 17:11 TOI 258 Hits 81 Bks Stillman - 32 gp 0g 5a -14 16:06 TOI 52 Hits 34 Bks

Quite possibly, but doesn't make me feel better about the Stillman trade. We get a lousy player who is barely a 7/8 for a decent prospect and Tor gets a legit top 6 player with Cup winning experience for less than we paid. Great job KA. I guess getting a lousy player under contract for another season after that explains the over payment.

So we gave Van a former 3rd rd pick, Bloom, for Stillman and Tor gets Schenn for a 3rd.

Yep and so did Jbot.

Is it just me or are more big names being traded then usual? Meier, Kane, Horvat, RoR, Trasenko to name some with more on the block including Karlsson and Chychrun.

I have stated numerous times that I doubted he’d address the goaltending until the off-season. I’d of course welcome an upgrade, but think we can help the goaltending with better D who are more easily acquired at the deadline.

I think the word your looking for is so much “Bat Guano” floating around this time of year.

Vinnie was very good the other night playing with Mitts and Cozens. If he plays well tonight and Thursday, I’d say the odds of a trade for someone like Greenway diminish. I’d still like to add Greenway for his physical play and a replacement for KO if he walks at season’s end, but this may be a deal best left for the summer.

That’s disappointing, but not surprising.

Interesting.

That’s actually the sad thing is that he was developing into a good 2 way player. He leads the team with 4 short handed goals. I’ve posted about our glut of prospect forwards and that some would need to go, but I thought we’d actually get something we need in return. Maybe Stillman will surprise us all and turn into someone like Eric Cernak. From what I saw watching Van, he looks more like bad Lyubushkin.

That’s what worries me.

If your goal was to get an upgrade on Clague and Bryson the GM failed. This guy is no better than Fitz, who you waived and let go for nothing. To make it worse you’re paying this guy nearly double what Fitz was making.

From the athletic’s Matt Fairburn

Thanks Ott for beating the Wings tonight.

By the way, here is how the Van paper is describing Stillman's time in Van. https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/trade-riley-stillman-to-sabres-for-josh-bloom

but come on, what else would you write for a guy named Bloom? Matured? Hatched? Also you still haven't answered if you have a sister named Stacey.