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Vote buy. I think he's the best option for next season. Offer him a 3 year deal at $4 per. Or if GMJBOT decides he's a lockerroom cancer, then do something else.

He had a hattrick or something IIRC his first game, then did squat.

The transformation begins... he's only a few small steps away from a mullet and gun collection.

+/- be damned, I love his skill set.

He does a lot of that stuff, which largely goes unnoticed because of his history obviously...

Following the release of teams’ protected players lists at 10:00 a.m. on June 18, the Golden Knights and GM George McPhee will have the opportunity to sign UFAs and unprotected RFAs within a 72-hour window. This window closes at 10:00 a.m. on June 21 when they are expected to have their roster in place. That gives some clarity... 11th: Game 6 (earliest date Finals could be over) 14th: Game 7 (if necessary) 15th: First buyout period begins 16th: Last chance to place players on waivers 17th 5p ET: Deadline to submit protected lists and trade freeze begins 18th 10a ET: Protected lists released leagewide; start of Vegas' FA signing window 20th: Adidas Hockey Sabres jersey reveal 21st 10a ET: Vegas' FA signing(and drafting) period ends 21st 8p ET: Picks announced at NHL Awards Show (8pm ET) 22nd: Trade freeze lifted 23rd: Entry Draft ...so I could see possibility of a trade frenzy the end of the Finals to the 17th, which could be the 12th-17th or 15th-17th... and then again starting on the 22nd as Vegas may look to complete deals and draft is looming.

The expansion draft "starts" on the 18th. Protected lists are due on the 17th. Their "picks" will be announced during the NHL awards on June 21st. The Cup Finals game 7 is the 14th. So that leaves the 15th-16th for deals to happen before the "draft" officially begins. And I believe there's also a league wide trade freeze starting on the 17th-20th. The rules also say they have a 48hr window before the draft to sign FAs... so is that 48hrs before the 18th? Or does that start on the 18th as well, since they announce their picks on the 21st.

why are there 2 rest days between games 4 and 5, 5 and 6, 6 and 7? Get on with it already

So when is this trade frenzy supposed to start?

I'll allow it. Aho is a stud.

I think Reinhart is a keeper. Not sure about a guy like Fasching or Girgensons tho... or Larsson... or Rodrigues..

Well, he only had something like 2 TDs through the first 9 or 10 weeks that season, so I rage-traded him, then much to my chagrin, he went on a tear to end the season. As a result, he was a mid-round pick of mine for 2016, only be let down again... never picking him again!

I had Maclin on my fantasy team the past two seasons, to say he was a disappointment would be an understatement. He's not very good folks.

Why? Team A might incentivize Vegas to sign player X, then trade him to team A after the draft... essentially giving team A a jump on Free Agency.

I don't know, if you're Vegas I'd be asking for a lot more than just a pick for not taking Silfverberg or Manson. There's also the possibility that some 3rd party team joins the fray and incentivizes Vegas to take Manson and trade them Manson for some package of picks/players/etc... Take BUF for example, Kane is a Vegas guy. We give them Kane and a pick or something in exchange for them picking and trading Manson. That's allowed and will probably happen, not necessarily with BUF, but with other suitors.

Or he goes on a tear next season, potting 40 geno's by the deadline... you could cash him in for way more, or keep him for a playoff run and try to sign him mid-season or something something blah blah... i'm tired of Kane talk.

What about Kane for Kovalchuk and a 2nd rnd pick? Great trade? or Greatest trade?

If they come to an agreement with Kulikov, but don't officially sign him, they could pick somebody else in the draft, but they wouldn't be able to announce the Kuli signing until after FA opens on July 1st... and which point Kuli might get a better offer and pull out of Vegas. Yeah, Bieksa everything up with his NMC. If they protect Bieksa, Fowler, Lindholm, Vatanen, that exposes Manson, Cogliano and Silfverberg (and Corey Tropp, hahaha). LIke you said, they probably do something with Bieksa (he's supposed to play on my adult team this summer, ha). Which would allow them to protect Manson, but still would lose Silfverberg. If I'm Vegas I'd be all over Silfverberg.

Montour, Theodore, and Manson won't be RFAs until after next season. They simply can't protected all of them in the expansion draft, and certainly won't be able to resign all of them next offseason when they're already giving $14m to Fowler, Vatanen, and Lindholm.

I don't think the LIndholm and Vatanen situation will impact their decision making... those guys (and Fowler) are staying put as far as I've been told. Theodore, Manson, Montour are in play but they don't plan on losing more than one from that group.

Yeah, if he slips, I don't think he gets any further than 5th or 6th. If he's there at 8, I might try to trade out of that spot to somebody desperate for a center.

If Patrick slips to 8, do you bite?

I heard this from a friend that works in the Ducks organization. I'm not sure how he knows this, but anyway, it's what it is. But yeah, it doesn't really mean anything unless Kulikov is also interested... which is an uknown. Personally, I think it would be a good fit and place for him to regain his footing possibly.

Kane... fo sho