Thorny

I’m inclined to agree - but I do think if we are going to pry that asset it will have to come from Byram or the 9 overall. Could be down 50% of those assets shortly

The blinding light brigade Cozens et al

^ could easily be the roster if Adams feels he isn’t getting enough for 9 and just keeps it. Byram market weak so he extends him and attempts to go with D as the strength

Well I’d imagine one of Thomson Tuch Quinn and Doan will need to play off wing unless one is on line 4. And even then, someone needs to take JJ’s spot. Don’t see Tuch or Thompson going over and Doan is Doan. I’d imagine Quinn is in the top 6 (or at least top 9) on the left if we don’t add another top 6 F

Quinn - Kulich - Thompson Benson - Norris - Tuch Zucker - McLeod - Doan Greenway - Krebs - Malenstyn Byram - Dahlin Power - Kesselring Samuelsson - Clifton UPL Levi

Quinn - Kulich - Thompson Benson - Norris - Tuch Zucker - McLeod - Doan

10 cents. 2 cents were free

Adams ace in the hole this offseason

Contract is fine. - - - on a more macro level complete with perspective: We were told Adams couldn’t improve the team or spend to cap for 5 years to save room for our RFAs. Peterka is gone. Quinn signed for 3 million. Looking into whether the strategy was a good one now.

Both bordering on elite one way. Same difference

Consensus online is it’s a little high. I wonder if that means they expect to have cap space

Shot across the bow

Scorch. Poetic

I’d agree with the bold if not for the poll stipulating that only the now should be considered as for the rest I generally agree - it’s not that they never leave themselves a chance for success, it’s that it’s as you say a razor thin margin, unacceptable of a team who absolutely owes it to fans to be putting things in best situation possible

Not exceptionally well, candidly

Anakin and Vader have always been the same person. “There’s still good in him” totally loses meaning if not. Some people act as if Vader is literally a different entity. It’s a story of a son redeeming his father -not a son banishing an evil entity holding his father captive. There’s no emotional power there and it severely cheapens Anakin’s character and downfall All stems from “Vader betrayed and murdered your father” in episode four (which, again at the time the script was written was actually what happened) the “from a certain point of view it did happen” was literally a plot work around. Which over time and fan theory became “Vader is literally a new, dark entity that murdered his old self” edit - oh, uhhhh, Josh Doan Levi likes Star Wars, whichever. Staying on topic.

Absolutely - that’s my point the admittance of the actual experience

Great post. Anecdotally I had perceived them to be front runners, seems there’s some statistical backing

And we get three swipes with our first round pick in the meantime to replace the prospect And the league gives those to us for free! Are people talking about this?

Like, is D more important than Winger? Tough to answer that without context. a stud goalie is most valuable a 1C is arguably the most important forward position but the game IS changing. For some teams, their best player is a winger. Wingers facilitate the whole offence now if necesssry, most teams utilize free wheeling systems in the o zone. Forwards also drive play in today’s game more than d overall, I believe, analytically it really comes down to who you slot in the role. I don’t think “D” is more valuable than “W”, or 4D more valuable than 1LW, in any sort of on-the-surface way that would sway whatever given hypothetical comparable much beyond the determination you’d be arriving at by simply comparing and contrasting the two real world players in the no longer hypothetical comp

Thank you for using “superfluous” and thank you for spinning it that way because that’s an excellent way to look at it. what do we want to be. Are we trying to maximize the now, or are we happy saying our best days are ahead of us What are you happy with? Everyone can ask themselves I’m tired of giving ourselves the caveat that it’s “not really our time”. Never will be, till we make it so by choice

It absolutely would be if I felt we needed Peterka less than the two players we received but I don’t believe that to be the case. As I said, to you yesterday, I HATE the trade and it’s not because I can’t foresee a situation where the players we got actually serve the team better: it’s possible it’s the principle. I KNOW money was a factor. I KNOW we didn’t fully prioritize winning, now. I refuse to back down from that: I believe fully in my heart of hearts that the team, while not owing us a winner, owes us their best effort to win. after 15 years, I mean if no one will stand by me on that, I’m convicted and obsessive enough to do it myself but the line must be drawn here THIS far No further