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Yeah, $7.5M aav doesn't make much sense... $7.300M makes more sense, based on the compensation.

Has received or has signed?

Yeah, that's nice. Countdown until the first Eichel face tattoo on a fan?

And that's about as big a smile as you'll get from GMTM:

Oh these next 20 years are going to be so sweet.

This is a weird new trend: Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 6m6 minutes ago As @mirtle said, first-round pick the Leafs got from Pitt is lottery-protected. If Pens miss the playoffs, first-rounder becomes 2017 pick Haha, BURN PENGUINS BURN: Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 1m1 minute ago Kessel all along was No. 1 target for Penguins even though they did try on Ryan O'Reilly last week and Brandon Saad yesterday...

I mentioned Fasching because we have prospect depth at RW and he's about the quality of player that NYR would command. Larsson could be useful on the big squad this year, and he had a hell of a run last year, finishing with 13 points in his last 17 games. Though, I won't argue hypotheticals in an "actual" thread too much.

A middle-ish prospect (like Fasching, et al) and a 2nd rounder. He'd be a great plug into the current top four, a good, young AND veteran presence at 28, with one year left on his contract.

"You'll get nothing and like it!"

Kevin Oklobzija ‏@kevinoDandC 7m7 minutes ago The one-way deal simply assures Cal O'Reilly is well paid, and can be a depth player for the #Sabres. Has cleared waivers past 3 N.A. years.

Kevin Oklobzija ‏@kevinoDandC 7m7 minutes ago The one-way deal simply assures Cal O'Reilly is well paid, and can be a depth player for the #Sabres. Has cleared waivers past 3 N.A. years. Curious that it's a one-way deal, but Kevin Oknfebekjafbkfqzqzqzq's analysis isn't wrong.

Keeping Ryan happy aside, that's actually a nice pickup for Rochester. Cal puts up points in the A.

Bob's being a comedian: Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 1m1 minute ago O'Reilly signs with BUF. Two year deal at $700K per. One way deal. That's CAL O'Reilly, Ryan's older brother. Guess we know who's next.

"Tim, how do feel about this year's group of free agents?"

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 2m2 minutes ago Biggs and Tim Erixson to Pens as well

Like Morgan Freeman, but with less tolerance for strings of pound symbols. .

No, but I've seen Deluca's mom limber up before she took down a... [looks around for Mormon Freeman]

KESSEL HUNGRY (laborious breathing intensifies)

Watching this awful, awful dump of a UFA period, I'm getting to be more at peace than I was before with trading for Lehner, and I still felt alright about it when t happened.

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 1m1 minute ago Toronto eating 15%

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 3m3 minutes ago Also told Toronto is eating between15-25% of Kessel contract.

QUIET LIKE A FOX!

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 3m3 minutes ago TOR gets 1st round pick, Kapanen and Harrington for Kessel from PIT. I think my hopes could come true. Kapenen and Harrington are taking a little time to develop. And that first is middling. Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 2m2 minutes ago Kessel trade could be bigger hearing Spaling involved and Pitt also gets Torontos 2nd round pick.

Not sure who I want to lose this trade. I guess I want Kessel to fail hard and put the Pens in cap jail and I want the returning prospects to Toronto to never develop.

NCAA investigators: demand the receipt.