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I talked to someone in the business about this. It seems that he frustrates the hell out of coaches/scouts/GM's because he just floats (and perhaps isn't exactly a 2-way force; just a guess, I haven't watch him lately) The fact is, though, whether he's a "golden boy" or not, whether he plays the game "the right way" or not, he puts the puck in the net. Period.

My question is: if we don't make a run for the cup in '19-'20, how do we afford the $20mil/yr, going forward, that Casey will no doubt command (not to mention, be the sole reason the NHL approves that scale of increase to maximum yearly salary)?

Love the vid. "where would Dahlin be a good fit?" "...he'd be a great fit with Connor McDavid!"

full disclosure- I have not watched Vanek at all this year, but... I feel he could be a true Anderchuk 2.0 through the end of his career. He doesn't need to have any more speed that Okposo and he'll still be effective at parking in front of the net and finishing And he's strong on the puck and can pass put him back on the 3rd line and let him put the puck in the net when he gets a chance

I'd bet on Vanek putting the puck in the net over Okposo Pominville Girgensons Larsson Pouliot Wilson

I think Vanek Face + Eichel Pout could be an unstoppable duo

I know hindsight 20/20, etc, but... Can someone explain to me why we didn't sign Vanek last year? Did we not want his 20g 30a?

I cringe actually saying this as a goaltender, but... maybe they should shoot at Lehner's mask in warm-ups on nights when he's starting...

I believe good teammates will do the trick. And I don't blame him, TBH

Jack, none of us will hold it against you if you shoot 100% of the time on a 2-on-1 with Jordan Nolan

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makes sense to me :thumbsup:

OK, got it... Does that mean that the consensus is that these terms were necessary to have him leave college?

Does that mean he gets Isn't there a chance he told GMBot "I'm going back to college for another year unless I get an ELC and can play an NHL game"? You act like there was only one party to the agreement

So, we could use him if we face Ottawa in the playoffs If he has 20/25 goal seasons when we're making our "run," count me all in for ERod

They just need another Rasmus ;)

I admittedly don't like Lehner, but I don't think my post was at all a stretch.

Lehner would not have outperformed Ullmark this game. And Lehner is an "NHL starter," and Ullmark is a prospect.

I think Eichel makes JAG's score goals. Baptiste and Bailey don't necessarily need to be on his line to produce (although it would help their stats).

I felt the exact same way. The concept alone of replacing Ryan Miller would be daunting for any GM, and we entrusted it to a trigger-happy rookie GM. We're still paying for that one.

What does this mean? does it imply he's currently symptom-free?

Sorry if this has been discussed, but- was it McDermott who made the decisions to trade Watkins and Darby?

"Bowl-you better believe it!" RJ is the best in the business

I had this same feeling when the idea of tanking was catching on. However, the fact that Jack was #2 overall, rather than #1, actually mitigates that a bit for me (probably just rationalizing, I know). I also like the fact that Jack is such a unique player. If we win a cup before the Oilers, it would truly be icing on the cake.

Personally, I never observed Sam before 2018 and thought he had "turned a corner" - even when he had productive stretches. He looked like a fantastic complementary player who knew how to pass and knew where to be to cash in on rebounds/setups Now, he looks like a player who, in addition, knows how to create space and is strong on the puck. I didn't think he'd ever be able to do this to this extent. Now, I think he realizes he can be even better at this than he has already become in 2018.