ExWNYer

Plays center and wing but prefers center. He said he'll be in Sweden for two more years and then he'll be "ready for 82 games and playoffs."

Washington taking a Russian. How do you fit that name on the back of a sweater?

Ditto. That the kid will eventually lose that wavy mane.

I'm doubling down... This organization is proving that it's well centered.

Boom goes the dynamite!

Dad joke from a dad.

Stop Russian it already...

Vancouver beat you to him.

Maybe it was #28 then...or I am misremembering.

Wasn't he projected at #16 to the Sabres in a few mocks?

Adam or Miranda?

Scorch away!

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Lots of Kane and Toews talk on the four letter. They hate the DeBrincat trade for Chicago.

Jiricek gone.

What color is that...melancholy?

That reportedly would have been in addition to the teams' swapping the #16 and #7 picks.

What happens now with Kuemper?

The original speculation had been Murray & #7 for #16. I guess that "additional asset" Dreger mentioned was some salary retention. Wish they could have pulled off this trade. <sigh>

The bigger issue is they're both looking for (and probably getting) longer term than KA is willing to hand out.

The original speculation was 7OA.

Before you wasted your time getting "deep into conversations", wouldn't you say to Ottawa's GM and Murray's agent, "We'd like to have him here. Is the feeling mutual? Is he willing to waive his no-trade in order to be here and start for us?"

Yours or the team's?