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If Stone is worth a 3rd pick then Vanek is for sure worth a 1st round pick.

Wonder if Green could get us a first rounder too. Man can you imagine having three 1st round picks this season? And then taking the two low 1st rounders and trading up for 1 high pick... Dammm! Get it done Kenny. Oh wait that's me. I'M GONNA GET IT DONE.

Chris Pronger and Marc Savard are both 2017 UFAs. Both guys are decent players who've had oddly low numbers the past few seasons.

The other reason not to protect Konwall is there is pretty much zero chance LV wastes a pick on a guy who's career could be over any time due to his knees. It just doesn't make sense.

You would have to think GM's would not want them to come out. Its just asking for fans to be upset as there is no way any fan base will completely agree with the choices. As a fan though, I want to see the list!

Agreed, Toronto's D has too many holes to for a long playoff run. If I am a TO fan, I want them to stand pat. This year is not the year to give up future assets.

Good...the more future assets our divisional rivals spend on rentals, the better for us.

There's a reason Vanek and Ott were co-captains of the Sabres together. Vanek was far and away their best player, but had zero leadership ability. Ott was far from their best player, but had a ton of character. Guy jaws a lot and can rack up pims, but behind the scenes he's a big softie Cleary type.

There was a story last year Backes told. He was sick in I believe the 2nd round, and if he couldn't play Ott was going to get his spot. With that being the case, Ott was right there to help Backes feel better. Long story short, Ott chose what was best for the team over what was best for himself.

They lost me when they tried to justify why Sheahan will be protected over AA. Clearly they don't watch Red Wings hockey or have been paying attention to stats.

Toronto fans aren't used to success though. They're not known to be patient once they experience some, and may want their team to make those deals now because they're starved for a cup. They're only two seasons into Shanny, Lou, and Babs overhaul and i'm surprised at the progress, but getting Matthews gave it a huge kickstart. They still need a few more seasons of rebuild, be patient, not throw away assets, and they may finally get that cup. In past seasons they made the wrong horrible trades (Rask and a 1st, who turned out to be Seguin for Andrew Raycroft? Hahaha) when they had something good going and it set them back again. They may make the playoffs this season, but as you said, their D isn't good enough. They're winning some games mostly due to youngsters like Matthews, Marner, Nylander, and a rejuvinated Kadri scoring a lot of goals, and solid goaltending from Andersen. How will those kids hold up to a playoff run? Can Andersen stay solid, or revert to his early season struggles? Not worth the risks.

Exactly. Even if they do take him, all the better. Another sizeable contract with two years left wiped out. Hell, take Errorsson with him!

Nah, not even Holland would leave AA off his protected list. Especially now that Mr. I is gone, if he pulled that and he was claimed, that would be grounds for a good kick in the ass out the door. He's one of the few valuable young players to build around in coming years. I agree Z needs to be protected, but Kronwall would be a waste of a spot. He isn't a big loss at this point, and would Vegas even claim him? His best years are way behind him, he's injured often, honestly a liability on the ice, probably near retirement. They will have better options, although they may consider him for veteran leadership, cup championship, and if he does hit LTIRetirement, they can use his healthy cap hit to sign a good second pairing guy anyway. In the end i'd leave him out and protect XO/Sproul. The future is more important, even if those two may not be Wings long term, they are needed now. Very true, can't please everyone. And I want to see the list too. I'm sure most of us do.

No doubt. I don't see a 1st happening though for some reason. He needs to be moved if he'll be looking for a long term deal at at least double what the Wing are paying now, but man I wish he was around for another season. Too bad Vegas can't take Howard now if they really are interested. Lol Agreed. I'd like a player like him in Detroit, but it's unrealistic at this point. If Toronto wants to break the bank for a rental, cool. I don't see why they would though. It's not as if they're a Hanzal or Duchene away from contender status.

That would be nice, but I dunno if I see it with his injury troubles. He's pretty much missed the entire season so far. If a team trades for Bishop, it's a rental unless he decides to re-sign with that team. If not, Vegas will get a chance at negotiating with him as a UFA before any other team with their early window allowance. I have heard Dallas and Calgary are possible destinations for Fleury, so if one of either happens, Lehtonen and Niemi, or Elliot and Johnson (both UFAs) will be available to Vegas if none are traded at the deadline. There's also Antii Raanta (NYR), James Reimer (FLA), Semyon Varlamov or Calvin Pickard (COL), etc. If Vegas does take Howard though, great. Clears a big contract, and opens up room to snag a backup for Mrazek if Coreau isn't up to the task. It's a risk for Vegas, but could be a good snag if he can play like he did this season and stay healthy. They have to take at least three goalies though, so they'll have options. I'd snag Raanta as well myself. He's looked like starter material the past two seasons. The Rags seem to have good luck with backups lately. He isn't even third best on his own team. Lol

Sheahan over Athanasiou?? hahahaha i had to double check the date of the article....

Yotes trade Michael Stone to CGY for a 3rd and conditional 5th So maybe we can get a 4th for Smith?

Actually, they've gotten slightly better about his usage. He plays around 13.5 minutes a game this season. Down from 14.5 minutes a game last season. I'd like that to be tracked down to around 11-12 and I wouldn't have any more issues about his usage. Furthermore if they're going to use him in critical situations such as 1 minute left in the game with a 1 goal lead and the opposing teams goalie pulled; to me it's not a big deal as long as a top 6 guy is on ice to support his lack of offense (someone like Nielsen or Zetterberg or better yet someone speedy like AA). The biggest issue last year was when they'd use Glendening for those situations along with Miller which ended up causing a lot of game-tying goals. Go figure.

Doesn't seem like we've had that many fights, though. If we're really 10th, that just shows you how watered down the physicality of the game has become.

Hell No! Trading Mrazek would be dumb in my opinion, and regardless of what Mick said, Holland definitely isn't shopping him. No way do you trade a goalie with Mrazek's potential, unless it's straight up for a young, number one defenseman (and that's not happening).

I'm not real sure why Glendenning is on this team let alone signed to the contract he's on. Ott every time.

A smidgen off subject, but still has to do with acquiring players. From finishing so low, It'll be nice next October to have almost first Crack at players being waived out of their training camps! Not that there are too many great pickups, but sometimes you get a diamond due to numbers...

What a turncoat Julien turned out to be. You can't trust a Frenchie in Boston.

In 2014 he signed a 4 year extension. So assuming in 2010 he also signed a 4 year deal, then 2018 he becomes available which I'm pretty sure is the same year Holland's contract as GM is done. https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/lightning-sign-vp-and-general-manager-steve-yzerman-to-four-year-contract-extension/c-713290