Flashsabre

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/canucks-planning-to-buy-out-defenceman-oliver-ekman-larssons-contract/ OEL being bought out. One of the worst trades in history. Number 9+ for OEL and Garland. One year later they are buying OEL out and can’t give Garland away for free. That said, what are OEL’s metrics like? OEL-Dahlin Power-Muel Could be a nice top 4 fora few years and you can sign him for free now.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/scouts-analysis-final-ranking-of-the-top-80-prospects-for-the-2023-nhl-draft/ If you’ve got some time then this is a fantastic primer for the draft.

It was ugly but I remember Bakes posting about a tournament he played in where he had stellar numbers last season. After the draft someone, might have been Forton or Ventura or someone else said that scouting and Analytics worked well together but Analytics didn’t get everything they wanted. Something tells me this was the pick.😀 A scout must have really pounded the table for Leinonen.

I’m giving him another year. Was he who I wanted them to pick? Absolutely not but he did seem to do well in tournaments against his peer group. He was the top rated goalie for the draft but really struggled against higher competition last year. Let’s see what this year brings. Another year like last year then I will say it was a huge miss but goalies development paths are always strange and unpredictable.

Is Granato pounding the table for Pesce just like Greenway? A guy on another board that has been right before says the Sabres are really looking for dmen with strong zone denials. That is one reason names like Tanev and Gryzlck have been floated. Does anyone know what Pesce’s metrics say in this category?

Carolina sets a price on a guy and that is it. They won’t go over. He just changed agents for a new deal. He has 1 year left at $4 million then he is a UFA. They also have Aho coming up and that is going to be a massive deal.

But but but I was told he was useless and there was no interest around the league and that they would have to eat 50% and that would still only net them a late pick if anything.

You lost me at Colin Cowturd

Tanev would be the new Patrick/Teppo😀

But he’s not 6’3 with blazing speed and he doesn’t drop the gloves so what value could he possibly have?😜

Who is this magical needle moving dman you envision since you dump on everyone else’s suggestions. Show your work and lay out who you are moving to acquire said magical dman. I’ll hang up and listen.

“Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad broke his foot, dislocated his shoulder twice, and a tore his oblique throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs, ”

If he leaves we can bring Tim Connolly and Taylor Pyatt to replace him.😜

Someone on another board put another name out there: Brian Dumolin. Unhearalded, 6’4, 210 lbs 31 year old dman has played with the Pens his whole career.

Please promote Peca

Good list. Dvorak is a LHD. You have to think McCarthy being neighbours with Adams Is a big plus for him. Find a way to draft Musty, McCarthy and trade for Luke Tuch and the local vibes will be off the charts😀

Graves, Hanifin, Dumba, Tanev, DeMelo and perhaps Mayfield would have to be in the discussion as a solution as a #4 partner for Power.

I know that’s why I mentioned it.😀 Wood won’t be offered a deal on NJ and Foligno is probably a cap casualty in Minny with the Parise-Suter situation

If by miracle Reinbacher, Benson and Simashev are all there at #13 who would people take? For me Benson is too talented to pass on.

Just wait until Miles Wood and Marcus Foligno become available😛

One guy has Simashev at the end of the first round and Musty out of the first round.

Roy stepped down in Quebec. Rumours he might be going to Ottawa

I have no idea what the Sabres will do this offseason but for me my most realistic offseason would be signing Freddy Andersen for 2 years and Ryan Graves for 4-5 years. Move on from Girgs, Hinny, UPL, VO, Bryson. See if Johnson can challenge Stillman for a 3rd pairing spot.

Hey it can’t hurt if Freddy does make it to July 1st.