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and the smell... Bogo could be useful but the annual lost time plus that contract are too much.

I wish Bogo would fail a physical and go LTIR. The Leafs have buried a few bad contracts that way. I'd keep Gus over Larry. Skates better and has some offensive ability.

Gretz was the better set up man and Mario the better sniper.

Mark Hunter is probably available.

I like the Jets and I hope they end Vegas' Cinderella season. The Jets winning would also put another dagger into the Leafs hype here in Canada. They are a good story about an organization drafting well and patiently developing the talent. The Stastny deadline deal helped as well. I don't care as much about the East, OV in the finals would be a better storyline.

Left alone with a big fat panny Modo was such a naughty nanny.....

Perreault, Martin, Lafontaine and Hawerchuk. Current favourite is Reinhart but Dahlin may supplant him. Didn't like Andrew Peters, never seemed to win a fight.

I have not heard that he is projected to be the next Bobby Orr because that would make him #1 in all of those drafts. If he is next in line for great Swedish D, ( Lidstrom, Karlsson, Hedman ) that is very, very solid. I would place him ahead of Ekblad and think he will be better. I would take him behind McDavid, Jack and Auston because of the 200 foot game they need to play. They still have much room to grow in that regard and they could drop due to defensive deficiencies. I take him ahead of Laine because he can contribute 60 points and play 30 minutes a night while limiting chances for guys like Laine.

New England Patriots hat.

Local interest in the NHL Combine just ramped up.

Does he get his number or will Rip give him 83?

If we are debating this in 20 years then that will be an awesome career.

We also avoid the speculation of who to take had we dropped to 3 or 4. I can't wait to see this kid play. The total package on D. Wow!

Huge win. If he lives up to potential, he will be the best D-man to don the Blue and Gold.

Our new Larry?

American Don Cherry with a law degree. No.

This guy may be where Boqvist is in a few years, although the latter will be drafted. Small, skilled and leading his SHL team in scoring.

As said earlier, more competition for jobs. He certainly seems to be aggressive on offense, similar to Antipin's highlight package from last year. Seems like such a non Swedish name though.

Jets and Predators will be a good series. According to TSN, Laine missed practice.

If they get the 4th pick, does JBot explore moving down a notch or two and add another pick? It seems like there is the depth of D at this draft to get a good one at 5-10 plus get another late 1st.

Kane is able to put up good numbers playing with those guys. He scored a lot of goals here too, but I still say he shot too often and carried the puck when a teamate was open. He plays hard but he is also looking to cash in on a contract.

Bruins making them look like PeeWees. Delusion it is, they're not built for the playoffs. Stanley Cup parade on hold.

Which is why Evander Kane was a LW, blinders on, shoot, shoot shoot.

Agree 100% on the Kane comments.

He can push Marner or Gaudreau around