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Don't know if he'll work out or not, but he sounds like he has some natural leadership abilities, and passionate. A nice pivot from Housley. Hopefully a better fit for a young core needing some direction.

Those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it.

I want to like this guy. I want. To believe.

This is nothing like the Stamkos situation... let's face it, Buffalo is not at the top of any UFA's lists of most desirable NHL cities to play in. And Stamkos spent his entire career in Tampa, not just 1 season and on a ***** team. Reality is, the closer this gets to the tampering period, the more likely he signs elsewhere.

ROR wasn't the reason they were losing. Why he was traded, we'll probably never know.. but to think JBOT would pull the trigger on a trade because of what was said in the locker room cleanout media scrum is just being naive. It was most likely due to several factors... his lack of straight-away speed (Housley's "system"), his lifestyle choices, and the very likely possibility that he asked to be traded. It sucks, yeah, but I'm glad he's in the right situation... surrounded by experienced vets who allow him to be himself.

Sounds like they'll take a goalie at some point.... I like this guy... https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/265409/mads-sogaard 6'7 and his name is Mads. ***** yeah... sign me up.

nice lipper

Whenever I read this thread title, I think what kind of watch he's going to buy after signing his new contract.

Brock Nelson 100%... and Zucarello. Nelson's uncle is Dave Christian who won Olympic gold in 1980, and his grandfather and Great Uncle both won Olympic gold in 1960.

If it was gonna happen, it would've been done by now. Skinner is as good as gone, and it's probably the right move if he asked for more than $8.5m. Time to start seriously looking at UFA wingers and I'm OK with that.

So, just for the record, that's a hard pass from you on the all time USNTDP goal scoring leader because he's "not a complete player" at 18 years old? Gotcha.?

..because generational snipers are overrated.

Do they still have The Viper?

Not a physical player, weak on his skates, easily pushed off 50/50 pucks... lacks determination in the d-zone. Forecheck is weak. Doesn't skate well enough to be a difference maker on the back-check. Not a vocal presence, lacks leadership qualities. TRpm of +4.5 is just OK on a bad team. 35% on faceoffs.... terrible. Below average shot, not a threat to score from the outside. Career goal %: He only puts up numbers when playing with Eichel. An inconsistent player, disappears from the scoresheet for long stretches. That said, I like Sam and hope he continues to grow, but I don't see him as a critical piece moving forward.... certainly not in the same conversation of a Mitch Marner.

soCal represent!

Caufield does stuff you can't teach.... he's the pick if he's still on the board IMO.

Gonna need you to underreport pull-ups for A. Turcotte. K, thanks.

Funny how everyone here is hammering away on Bylsma, yet he squeezed 81 and 78 point seasons out of these clowns, and without Eichel for 1/3 of a season.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

If he's still around along with guys like Girgensons and Sobotka, it's gonna be yet another wasted season of "let's see what the new coach can get out of them...." It's mind-blowing these guys still have jobs in the NHL.

At least he's a realist... and not sugar coating anything. Want to hear his thoughts on goaltending tho.

This is everything wrong with analytics. Risto's "on-ice shooting percentage against".... think about that. The shooting % against went up when he was on the ice because he's terrible defensively and gives up grade A chances. That's how I interpret it.

If you wait to trade him, you run the risk that he doesn't improve and he is what he is (most likely scenario IMO)... which would lessen his trade value.... also he could get injured and then you're stuck with him for the season, with nothing to show for it. Contrary to popular opinion, his shortcomings as a player aren't related to how he's used, or how many minutes he plays, etc. The idea is that some GM out there might think otherwise.

There are always GMs out there who think they can "fix" a player... somebody will bite, Risto is still relatively young and he's been on bad teams. One man's trash is another man's treasure.