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Power is berserko Riso, elite hockey sense, plus skating and elite vision. IMO he's only scratched the surface of what he can become.

Beniers is not high end skill. I went Power and McTavish, but I'd also be down for Clarke and Eklund if they move down.

I wish Granato success, but I just don't see it happening here. Really don't care how likeable of guy he is, what his interviews are like or how well he can develop young players (that's what the AHL is for). To me It's all about winning hockey games... and I'm concerned he'll consistently get outcoached by guys like Cooper, Quenneville, and Cassidy in the division. Hope he proves me wrong, but I have very low expectations at this point.

TRpm tho 🙃

Yep. I've been saying this from day one. Don't trade him unless you get a screaming deal. Don't care if he wants to be here or not... too bad so sad... nobody feels bad for him earning $10mil to play a game.

Not sure he has the top end speed to compete at the NHL level 🤔

Reinhart for Jones straight up. I, for one, like Jones game. He eats minutes and is capable offensively. He had a down year, buy low.

w McTavish 🤔

I Donny as a person. I also liked Ralph and Phil, good people. As a hockey coach tho 🤔

I don't see much offensive upside w Beniers. Maybe a 15g, 20a guy at best. Is that worthy of #1 overall 🤔

I like Konecny. Would need more tho for Samson.

Agree w everything but #3. Owen Power is a stud prospect. He'll shore up a top 2 or 3 d spot for the next 15 years, no doubt. You don't pass that up, especially inna weak draft.

If an Eichel trade doesn't work out, I see him being a model citizen. He'll show up for camp, train, buy in.. etc. He's not going to grenade his own career out of spite. He's not that guy.

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SEA has to pick 30 players... a minimum of 14 F, 9 D, and 3 G. The total of which must count at least $43.8m (~$1.5m/player) towards their 21-22 cap. It should be easy to hit the floor.

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Skinner wants to stay in Buffalo. Okposo does have a M-NTC (15 team no-trade list). If I'm him, Seattle is on my list.

Glad to hear they are exploring this, I brought this scenario up a while back... SEA needs to hit a minimum cap floor with their expansion "draft" picks only. A guy like Okposo would provide leadership to a young franchise and help them hit the cap floor. However, it might cost Buffalo another player or a draft pick in exchange. It's certainly do-able and would help free up money for Dahlin, etc.

If a deal happens I'd guess sometime in August. Too many moving parts here w the expansion draft and entry draft stacked up. Let the dust settle, see where guys like Eklund end up and then something may fall into place.

***** gritty... douche

Exactly this. I have 2 boys, one born in Feb the other late Dec. The Feb kid has received way more opportunities to play at higher levels.

If you're drafting Power, bring in vet to mentor him. Like an Edler, Hjalmarsson, or Niskanen. But for the love of God, keep Risto the ***** away from him.

Hello Sam, and goodbye Sam.

Disagree. I don't see Eichel checking out and his presence becoming toxic. It's a team game, those guys know they can't win unless everyone buys in. Same with Skinner, he wants to be in Buffalo. He had some terrible puck luck last season and never found his groove as his ice time dipped. He's a streaky player, I see him having a big 2021-22 season.