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TRADES TRADES TRADES 3 Trades to help right the ship. Kane (5.25) + Minnesota 4th rd 2018 For Tanev (4.45 mil, 3 yrs)+ Vanek (2 mil, ufa) Vancouver has reported interest in Kane. Tanev, RD helps bolster a defense devoid of identity and depth. Vanek is short term scoring help until a couple of the kids come up next season. Also Van is near the cap, B7f absorbs 1.2 mil, Reinhart (894k, rfa) + Moulson (5 mil, 2 yrs) + Fasching (925k, rfa, currently prospect in AHL) For Duchene (6 mil, 2 yrs) + Yakupov (875k, rfa) Colorado gets a center to fall in behind McKinnon, Moulson moves to offset cap costs, 1 yr after this season and Colorado is moving to ELC heavy or 2nd contract after this year. Duchene needs to be moved, re-unites ROR and Duchene who had success together in Colorado. Also, the Avalanche depth in the pipeline is weak, Fasching offsets this even if just a bit. Obviously Duchene bolsters a much needed finishing type sniper for Buffalo. Yak can slot as a "potential" sniper, send Griffith down. We can retain on Moulson if necessary since we'll have ELC's on the roster next season. Shipachyov (4.50 mil, 2 yrs) + Neal (5 mil, ufa) + 2019 2nd rd pick for 2018 1st rd pick (protected) slides to 2019 if lottery. Shipachyov wants out of Vegas, he is a decent player and only 1 yr after this one. Neal is immediate Kane replacement with sniper skills. Now obviously Vanek and Neal are short term this season help. However Neal only just turned 30 and could be re-signed for a 3 or 4 yr contract. Duchene is in his prime. Shipachyov is minimal risk. Yakupov is a ? He still has wheels, can he fit on Jack's RW? Or on a 3rd scoring line RW? With Shipachyov centering? Tanev imo would be a solid 3/4 RD opposite either McCabe or Antipin. So, thoughts? Be brutal :)

ZING!

2nd overall, 1st forward taken in the 14 draft. Hard to say really what has gone wrong here, but Sam has shown he is capable of putting up 20 - 25 a season with 50 points. Sure its nice his D game is developing, but we need scoring, specifically finishing snipers. Sam is not that. I am now firmly entrenched in the trade Reinhart camp. Either for a top end D or a top end winger.

Sigh Bots, you have some work to do. If an early trade is going to happen, I expect this lengthy window to Thursday to be one of those times where we'd see one.

Ouch, that one hurts. Post side Lehner :(

San Jose is tired, exhausted tired. Take the body boys, knock'em off the puck these last 5 minutes and you'll pot one.

Antipin with the game winning play, calling it now

He was to. We need better players.

We really should have signed Vanwk to a 1 year 2 mil deal. Park his ass in front of the net.

Yes!!!

Agreed.On another note, these last 3 or 4 games the team is looking more settled, more vested. I still think we're a couple D pieces and 3 or so forwards short of stepping up, but I'll take looking settled for now.

Nice!

I dieagree

Whether or not Dell complains is irrelevant. Sam entered the crease, his leg hooks on to the pad for a second or 2 there, impeding the movement of the goalie in the crease. No goal, good call. We want consistency, then that's not a goal due to goalie interference. Stay out of the crease.

Stay out of the crease and you don't get 5 minute reviews. It was the right call.

Yea, decent period. But it's the same story it has been for 5/6 years now, no finish, inability to capitalize.....in short, they have NO SNIPERS. Like I said, different season, same result.

There building Tennysons trade value up, so they can trade him for another teams Tennyson? :D

Good call. Sam is in the crease and clearly impedes the goalie.

Kane can't pass to save his life

Horrible, just horrible.

I'm on direct tv, 635-1 MSG

My god Jack needs a better winger than Kane. What a pass.

Read a Swedish article where both Olofsson and Asplund plan on being in NA next season. I think it was a speculative article, maybe MODO can fill us in.The article was back in September? I think.

The length of that albatross of a contract I'm sure factored in to this decision. Yes they pay for a couple of years, but 2019, 2020 and 2021 they free up a ton of cap space. Combine that with the "character" issues with Dareus and clearly this move was forward thinking addition by subtraction And lets be completely honest about it, Dareus production has turned in to a regressive state over the last 2 1/2 seasons. This was a good move by Bean.

Bills just traded Dareus