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"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.

Oduya would be a nice pickup. His offensive output is low, but his player usage charts reveal him as one of the top shutdown Dmen on a championship team. Steady over the years.

Aaron Ward ‏@TSNAaronWard 1m1 minute ago Hearing #Oilers and Andrej Sekera is a 6 year deal at $5.5M per #TSN

...so a car ride counts as a gift or endorsement, making him NCAA ineligible!

Doesn't cite the source, but I'll take it. He arrived at BNIA this morning around the time that one would to sign paperwork downtown around noon.

Flood gates open with lots of re-signings. Last minute deals or keeping the market guessing?

Lulz.

It was a sympathy card for Connor McSorrows.

Per twitter: Jack Eichel arrived in Buffalo today around 8:50am. ...to sign his ELC?

I don't remember... we only hear about signed offer sheets and the matches to those, right? The unsigned offer sheets are never disclosed?

Pierre LeBrun: Tarasenko got married in Russia today, maybe won't sign today.

PHamPierre LeBrun: Sabres are very close to signing ROR, likely a seven year deal.

Yeah, I don't want to move four firsts for anyone. But I'd move a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd pretty handily, even recognizing the risk in moving a decent Mathews lottery ticket. However, if we acquire the good chess pieces, that lottery chance could be small, reducing the risk.

The league salary cap balloons to $150M and the 8 year, $7.300M AAV deal for Tarasenko will look like a steal. :beer: