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Hearing Elias Lindholm is headed to the Canucks, again.

When did everyone become such pencil-pushing ninnies about winning? It's insane. "We're multiple pieces away from being a serious playoff team!" Alright, cool, so let's sit on our hands and refuse to make any bold moves until Marco Kasper is our 3C. Yes, that makes perfect sense. Only when Marco Kasper is our 3C will we truly be ready to take the next step. You see, the thing you have to understand about Marco Kasper being our 3C is, look, what you have to understand is, we're still several key pieces away, so, you know, we talk about depth, and so, the thing I really like about Marco Kasper as our future 3C is, look, the thing about Larkin is, Larkin's gonna be great well into his 50s, like Gordie Howe, and so, you know, then we're gonna have Danielson, who's definitely going to be even better than Larkin, and it'll take five years, but it's definitely going to happen, and the thing I like about Marco Kasper as our 3C is, look, you know, we talk about depth, and STOP BEING STUPID! STOP IT! SPRAY BOTTLE! BAD! NO! BAD! NO! NO! BAD FAN! WE DO NOT DO STUPID ON THE RUG! WE DO STUPID OUTSIDE ON THE GRASS! BAD FAN! BAD! Look, I get that Yzermanager has to be careful. Of course he does. It goes without saying. But you know what? Our drafting has not impressed me to the point where I want to treat every pick and prospect like it's quite possibly the next Pavel Datsyuk. "But you have to weigh the value of a 2nd-round pick against the thing!" We've whiffed on our 2nds. There's no Brayden Point coming down the pike. Yzerman lets Kris Draper throw darts at a board and that's how we choose guys outside the 1st round. Here's where I'm at with our vaunted farm system: Goal - Cossa's doing well. Cool. Can't wait to see him in 20 years. - Augustine's doing well. Cool. Can't wait to see him in 30 years. Defense - I think Edvinsson is a really good prospect. I think he could be an impact player next season. That's very good. - I think ASP has star potential, but I think he's got a long way to go. I'm talking two more years before he even gets a cup of coffee. - Realistically, I don't expect Johansson or Wallinder to amount to much. Forward - Larkin was a beast at the college level and in his brief stint with the Griffins. And he had a great NHL rookie season. And then he struggled and people hated on him and it took him several years to become the player he now is. Are we willing to wait that long with our current center prospects? Do we understand that there's zero guarantee that any of them's gonna be any better than Compher is right now? - I want Danielson to be a 60-point NHL 2C two seasons from now - but I'm not counting on it. - I want Kasper to be a 45-point NHL 3C two seasons from now - but I'm not counting on it. - I want Mazur to be Frank Vatrano next season - but no. - Having Berggren on our third line does not meaningfully address any of the shortcomings that people are citing when they say we're not a serious playoff team. "Kasper and Danielson don't have to be stars! We just need them to be solid contributors!" WHY? WHY?? WHY??? WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT THREE YEARS FOR KIDS TO BECOME MIDDLE-SIXERS? WHAT IS THE SCIENCE BEHIND THIS? IS THERE A PEER-REVIEWED ACADEMIC PAPER I CAN READ?

Am I the only one who doesnt want to give up assets for a potential rental in Guentzel? Would rather acquire Vatrano. Same age, way cheaper, and at least he has a year left on his contract.

Buchnevich

Wait, I thought that was already happening. Sigh..

I did say something about nazis exterminating blacks yesterday, so might be necessary. Inshallah, may martyrdom bring my family great fortune

Hopefully today's AVs trade circus is enough for the Wings to jump em tongiht

or Byram (who was v good against us a couple weeks ago)

That should be your next nick here. jimmybigrigs69

Its a first rounder for walker, glad we didnt get

He's a retired trucker living in marquette with 82 followers. So obviously this rumor probably has legs. Exciting.

K, one problem, who TF is James Waldron @jimmybigrigs69 ??? Scotts twitter sock?

Summer of Pierre has aged like milk

Agreed. Looking at both Ottawa and Buffalo...While both have impressive young talent - they're both a mess on and off the ice...Having played under Bowman/Babcock - I feel Yzerman understands the value of vets on the roster and in the locker room.

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Kip have some faith!! ... We win in OT 3 - 2

I actually like the idea of having a lot of vets on the team right now with the caveat that I just don't want them on bad contracts. I don't think it's a bad thing for Nate Danielson or Marco Kasper to have to be at least as good as JT Compher before they play in the top six. Vets (if you've got the right ones) are the standard bearers for your team. "Okay Simon, you want to be the man eh? Go take Ben Chiarot's spot. If you can't, then go work on your game".

The only thing I am looking at is upsetting the chemistry by taking away. Adding scoring shouldn't do that, but taking away Fabbri just might upset the team a little. I am all for trading Fabbri in the offseason to make room for Berggren (If he doesn't get traded) through. Also, looking at the UFA D-men for the summer, Ghost is the leading scorer, but has a dismal +/-. at -15 If we don't make a trade for a D-man, Gustav Forsling is a UFA, 28 years old, only 8 points behind Ghost and is a +43! I'd like to see a serious offer to him! instead of getting into Hanifin, Chychrun or Gudas. Trade Holl for sure this TDL, Then sign Forsling and promote Edvinsson, moving Petry or Maatta to 7th D. By all means though, trade Holl by Friday in a package for a middle 6 forward. That contract is going to be in the way come next season.

On this board? Probably.

With so many dead-end vets that are clinging to roster spots we're not a young team... next season Perron and Fabbri atleast should be out and replaced internally with ELCs, when those bottom/middle 6 guys start demanding high dollars swap them out for new ELCs. You have to pay and hold your core and turn over middle of the lineup guys to manage the cap. Having a bunch of high dollar mid players is so 2010s Ken Holland. Someone mentioned the churn of these types of guys in Chicago during their run... Stan Bowman did a fantastic job of cutting middling guys loose when they'd cripple his cap.

I like your thinking, Give the kids a shot.

I'd much rather take the talent, But sadly Yzerman doesn't agree with us.

To Ottawa garbage. To Detroit Chychrun and Tarasenko 50% retained each.

It's white people's garbage