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Our PP has definitely gone. Why? No idea but it went from great to terrible rather quickly. Quick start winning streak great to now terrible. Second year in a row. What is going on? This is about to become a tradition.

To answer the posters question. Sign him. Why wouldn't you? Right now how many players of his talent do we have on this team? Maybe three?

Realistically what do we really have to trade? Risto and a bunch of depth guys who have no to little value. Risto isn't going to nearly get you a top six forward. Only in a fans fantasy is he getting you a measurably better forward than we have already. So what additionally to Risto do we have to offer? Guys like our third and fourth liners and Risto? Still nit going to fetch you a quality top six guy in my opinion. Risto is not as coveted I suspect as we'd like to believe. Unfortunately we're stuck pretty much until next season. Hope our present guys can turn it around at this point.

Really too tired to continue . Shutting down check in tomorrow morning to get the bad news.

Talent sometimes just want to make it fancy.

Ah, frankly no. No I don't. Next?

Unless you consider the assist by Eichel deflection

Boy what relief. I was confident we'd do something to turn this thing around.

One problem JBot has is cap space coupled with the fact that we don't have a lot in value to trade. I think Risto's value goes down with time rather than goes up and frankly, of players we would likely trade, his value would be the greatest. Other than a couple guys we probably are looking at first or second round picks for any upgrades. That ROR trade really put us back and in the long run may have cost the GM his job unless, and it's very possible, Pegulas ordered it to be done.

This is now pretty much on management. If this squad repeats last season then Botterill should be in a very hot seat and replaced. Don't see it happening but what another coach? This is an on ice problem not a behind the bench problem. Season's still young but another month of this and something major needs to happen. Looking at you JBot!

I'm sure he wants to make a trade. As they say it takes at least one partner and he knows a bad trade would likely put him in the hot seat. We've gone through enough coaches and whatever the problems are it's not going to fall on coaching. It will be the GM next to go in my opinion.

I agree. I'm of the opinion of deficient but maybe not sadly.

Please no offense to anyone but I've grown tired of the word and now cliche "culture".

Is anyone concerned about Dahlin? The only thing I'm holding out hope about is he's so young but he looks totally lost at this level. He's not displaying what almost universally was said to be the most talented defenseman to be drafted in decades. I'm worried about him frankly.

That hurts!!!

Other than not being able to finish we're playing a pretty darn good game. We'll see what happens next period but up to now they've played well. Just my opinion.

First name is Risto

Let's talk in February before making assessments.

We're an improved team but lacking scoring (second line ) not half this team is incompetent. We're playing maybe the best lineup in hockey last two games. Yes, they aren't equal with the better teams in the league but they are improved.

Well played but Tampa just seems to have the speed edge on us. I figured Tampa was due to come around to it's game unfortunately it gets it together against us. Talented team and we're holding our own.

Actually Vessey I don't think has been bad just not scoring.

Obvious trip

My goodness we do not challenge the puck at all on that.

Tampa seems so fast getting position on us.

Actually I've felt entertained in most games.