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McGinn is getting traded, he's as good as gone, no doubt in my mind, and rightfully so. He will be a key piece for a playoff team looking to add depth to their lineup, so I expect at least a 2nd in return, which is fair. A 1st just isn't going to happen. But there's nothing that says he also can't be part of a larger deal for more significant pieces coming back in return.

whaaaat?! Nice plan to counter the Av's speedy lineup, take out your fastest defenseman for the slug Gorges. I can't possibly figure out what's going through DBs mind in this case.

Hope DB does the right thing and sits Gorges.... at least until his contract is up or he's traded.

No, not to protect the sanctity of the ASG, that's just dumb. He should've declined to give a more deserving teammate a chance to go, literally anbody else on his team was more deserving of that spot, but he had to be selfish and take it from a guy like Shane Doan who has given his heart and soul to a hockey town for his entire career, who may be on his final tour of the NHL... would've been a great honor for him to represent the Coyotes at the ASG. But no, let's give that honor to a big doufus like Scott, way to go NHL... I'm sure his teammates on the Coyotes respect him for that.... loser.

Right, he should have declined from the get go and let a guy Shane Doan take part since he has very little time left in the league and he's much more deserving this season. Most hockey players are bros like that, but not John Scott. Yes, the NHL put themselves in this position, but the trade handled it for them... they had an out, but no... god forbid they piss off the fans who want to see John Scott at the all-start game... because there's literally dozens of them... DOZENS!

Terrible, terrible move. So many more deserving players on ARI. Scott should've declined the invite from the get go, what a jerk.

I'll say they finish with 79 points in 27th (4th) place, which gives them a 58% chance of a top 5 pick. You're on.

he has a NTC.... buying him out would save $2mil against the cap (for 2 seasons), but he wouldn't completely come off the books until the 2022-23 season. http://www.generalfanager.com/buyouts/321?day=15&year=2016

When Buffalo is on a hot streak, they jump up a few spots in the range of 25th place. When they're not hot, they're a bottom 2 team..... so they yo-yo between 30th and 25th. A 5th or worse place finish is all but guaranteed my friend.

I can't speak for what they provide this team off the ice, but on the ice they're a liability. To me this is a huge failure on GMTMs shoulders. There are plenty of vets in the league who still contribute to the on ice success (Jagr, Campbell, Doan, Sedins, W. Mitchell, etc..).

They need speed on the back-end, so I'm gonna say..... Risto - Barrie (pending RFA on team with financial issues) McCabe - Pysk Bogo - ???? Gorges, Franson, and Weber should be gone... if any of them are still around next season I'll be mildly annoyed, but not surprised.

CJ in the cage... well deserved, but I have a feeling we'll see Lehnerd at some point during this game. Arizona has some firepower.

It showed tonight what a difference it makes when you have defensemen who can win puck retrievals. It all starts with retrievals and first passes, Gorges is awful at both due to how awfully slow he his.

Sitting in 27th place after beating a terribly flat Capitals team with their all-world goalie laying an egg. Anything short of winning the Stanley Cup would be a huge disappointment.

So... anybody miss Gorges?

I went to the Caps game there last month when I was in town visiting. It's been probably 10 years since I've been to a home game. Something about the arena was depressing... just a dark environment in general, dark hallways, etc... and quiet as a library during the game. Not sure if there's just something off with the aesthetics of the building, or if it's just because the team isn't very good yet.

Who's in the cage?

Jamie Benn

Hardly seems fair, OEL is the best player on that team. It's 3-on-3, they should let OEL play.

so, does OEL get in now?

He's having a breakout year offensively. His skating ability is the something the Sabres are sorely lacking on the back-end. If I'm GMTM, I'm texting Joe Sakic once a week.