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Im not convinced this trade actually got executed on time

Brannstrom is an AHL player that is nothing but depth. Completely unrelated to adding a legit RHD to the roster.

Owen Power does not play hockey like Hedman or Dhalin or Chara. The physical side is not part of his game, he might improve a bit at shoulder to shoulder and boxing out stuff but he will never be Chara or Chara like.

They played on the WJC20 team together in like 2017 yes

Swapping those AHL guys

I tried to tell y'all before he was drafted but nope, ppl continue to make this comparison based on what? Height? Just because two players are the same height doesn't mean they are going to be the same.

We got back an active d-man so probably no

probably about 18mins a game give or take

This one must be in the queue as they say because no one is saying yes or no on it.

well at least he did something else... potentially

Adams didnt do enough. Ik the draft and July 1 are the 2nd window but I am a bit disappointed in his lack of urgency especially with the prices being paid around the league.

Adams gets credit for trading Mitts for a decent asset after that deal.

McLeod - Quinn - Benson should be a line with Greenway or Zucker subbing in for Quinn, not Benson.

I wonder if Dallas would want Jokiharju with Heiskanen on IR. Or even Samuelsson.

What? Strawman? I'm content with the trade after some reflection.

This seems fine. If his game falls off it doesn't hurt you long term and he's still tradeable as well.

Not with Bernard Docker coming back.

Benson generates offense, he just plays with ppl who do nothing with it. If you mean him shooting when in open ice, there I would agree his shot needs improvements.

Pretty much everyone from the locker room to the fanbase loves Josh Norris. Like dude is considered a genuinely good human it seems.

And so it ends.

Well first, the top of this draft is not "bad" at all. It is better than what the top of 2021 was, that's for sure. The issue with this draft is more where the good players run out, aka how many will be 1st and 2nd round grades. Most draft give you about 60 players but this might be closer to low 50s after it is all done. When people (pundits) talk about drafts and tell you they are bad, they do a lousy job of explaining what that means. The top 4 in this draft (Buffalo may get one) and the top 4 in the last 2 draft would be on par, granted we could argue that Celebrini or Bedard would still be atop the list, I don't think Schaefer, Misa, Hagens, and Martone are somehow unworthy of 2nd or 3rd in those 2 drafts with guys like Carlsson, Fantilli and certainly above Levshunov and Sennecke. Second part... most players are not 100pointers. In fact Tage Thompson isn't even that. Trading Zach Benson because he's 19 and you don't care that he is small is silly at best and just dumb at worst. Zach Benson is the 4th youngest NHL player this year. He won't hit his peak for another 3-4 years, so giving up on him now is bonkers considering what he can already do.

Could help change the culture. Norris could bring things that Cozens did not both in the room and on the ice. I am at least willing to see how it plays out.

Not really