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Meh, I still don't like Mantha used as a net front guy on the power-play. He's good at it, but I believe he'd be much better utilized as a shooter. He has an elite shot, but doesn't get to use it nearly enough. If anything, I'm just happy to have Rasmussen so that hopefully that will allow Mantha to go back to where he's had so much success on the power-play (right faceoff circle).

What I want (semi-realistically): Mantha Larkin Zadina Rasmussen Zetterberg Nyquist Athanasiou Nielsen Vanek Bertuzzi Helm Abdelkader Glendening, Frk/Witkowski DeKeyser Green Ericsson Daley Kronwall Hronek Jensen What I'm expecting: Abdelkader Larkin Mantha Rasmussen Zetterberg Nyquist Athanasiou Nielsen Vanek Bertuzzi Glendening Helm Frk, Witkowski DeKeyser Green Ericsson Daley Kronwall Jensen Hicketts

We shouldn't put much stock in any of these rankings, but anyone that puts Dahlin #3 behind Pettersson and Svechnikov loses all credibility in my opinion.

That works both ways though. If he keeps improving...which is probable, then he'll seem like a bargain going forward, particularly as the cap rises. Yeah, he had a tough sophomore campaign, but it wasn't for lack of effort, he just had to figure out how to create a little more time and space for himself. Larkin has the same work ethic as guys like Zetterberg, Yzerman, and Lidstrom. He's not going to be content giving less than 100%, he'll give you everything he's got every night. I'm not generally a fan of long contracts, but it makes a lot of sense with guys that are self motivating. Kid is clearly being groomed to be the face of the franchise going forward. Giving him a contract with term illustrates management's confidence in him and removes any potential contract distractions for the foreseeable.

Yes please...at least for pre-season. ...and if #40 doesn't answer the bell, I'd like to get a look at Veleno. I suspect Joey V isn't that far away from NHL ready...at least if he's allowed to play wing to acclimate to the reduced time and space.

Along with Jamie Benn’s apology.

Rasmussen tips McIsaac shot past Petruzzelli.

TOP 50 Prospects - SportingNews #8 Filip Zadina (Ahead of Dylan Strome, Cale Makar) # Joe Veleno (Ahead of Brady Tkachuk, Quinn Hughes, Oliver Wahlstrom)

More. But still should be entertained as a trade chip.

Would be nice, but Larkin > W. Karlsson, Dylan should get more. Karlsson had a great year, but there's a near zero chance he hits that kind of production again...that shot% wowzers. Edit: Maybe that's a bit harsh re: Karlsson, but the guy was pretty unspectacular for the first few years of his career...just over .25ppg I believe. Goes to Vegas and strikes it rich with almost 4x the production on a ppg basis mostly due to an unsustainable s%. Good on him for getting paid, and maybe that was his break-out campaign, but it screams fluke to me. McPhee must be on the same page, which of course is why Karlsson got only a 1yr "show me" deal. With Larkin I'd give that kid max term if he'll sign on the line, his #'s are what they are because he works his ass off every shift.

More or less valuable than what??? If you're asking if we'd be happy with that sort of production from Athanasiou, I would be, and that's about what I expect / hope he will develop into. If AA can become a 20-25 goal scorer / 35-45 point producer while being one of the more dangerous penalty killers in the league, I'd be thrilled.

Scooby Doo always solved the monster mystery by the end of each show Then there's "Finding Bigfoot" and that money pit show... where you know no one's ever gonna find s*** I never cared for River Monsters because the dude was British and talked different than me.