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I guess this is the appropriate thread to wish everybody a Happy New Year! We still have a long way to go but we hit our low point the past season and things are starting to look up!

So it does look like if we kept Rasmussen on the NHL roster and say Erne was sent to the Taxi Squad, Erne would need to clear BUT if we kept Erne and sent Rasmussen to the taxi squad he would not need to clear waivers. This seems like a no brainer to me, keep the waiver exempt kids up and play them... see what you've got we still have plenty of experienced players to help and shelter them. If in the process someone claims our ECHL level replacement players, consider it a massive win! Now, consider that Boston cut ties with Chara a guy who was still highly effective last year to play kids that need NHL reps; why are we even considering Erne and Nielsen for roster spots?

I'm actually quite excited for the season to begin. It's been a few seasons since I've felt any sort of optimism. I'm not expecting playoffs but I am cautiously optimistic there will be some improvement and growth. We signed a solid goaltender. We lost a few of the horrible contracts finally (that Ericsson deal was the longest 6 years of my life), Steve has been making some shrewd moves, I liked our draft this year and I'm excited to see some of the kids work their way onto the roster. I really hope Zadina can start to make the leap this year. LGRWs!

Here is a nice article describing a bunch of stuff this season when it comes to waivers and taxi squads: This is very interesting as well! Taxi squad DOES count against the cap if they are over a certain salary, just like the AHL: They are already back from Europe, if the AHL season does not start or is delayed by a lot, they'd be sitting around more if they weren't on the taxi squad. At least being on the squad, they can practice and travel with the NHL team, and at any moment be inserted in the lineup due to injury or sickness. Yzerman did say, if the AHL season gets going, he'd rather they be playing than being on the squad, so when/if that happens, then we will see how interesting it all gets and who comes to the taxi squad!

Apparently Pierre Luc Dubois wants out of Columbus despite just signing a two year deal. This guy is a beast. Wings should move heaven and earth to land him. To Detroit: Dubois To Columbus: Mantha, Veleno/Rasmussen, 2nd

Yes they are already back for the nhl season , im saying if rasmussen came back just to be on the taxi squad he would have just stayed in europe like veleno and seider he’ll make the club Oh no? Lose erne? How will we recover... doubt anyone would claim him

Quick lets package all the finns together

The games I've watched Raymond play with Frolunda he's played on the left side, and he's been playing on the left side with Sweden in WJC as well. Most wingers can play both sides, as I'm sure Ryan can as well. In fact, I'm pretty sure he did at times in his early days with Anaheim. Not sure about recent years, but I can see him slotting in on the left side at times this season.

Yeah, 2019 looks like a solid draft, but by "steal of the draft", I mean relative to where he was picked. There are two or three players I like more than Soderblom in that draft class, but being a 6th round pick, if he makes it in any capacity, he will be considered a big time steal.