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The youth is getting all the ice time, and the aging vets are not. We don't have the roster to assemble more than one good line. How is the coach responsible there?

Tokyo is the best city on earth

Yzerman was already in Tampa at this point me son. But yeah, f*** that timeline because we'd prob never have gotten Stevie back.

But the math shows it's because of a significantly higher % of games with Howard, and not Zadina's fault.

At least you're close to other, better cities

Lack of talent + injuries on a team with lack of depth = outmatched most nights and left scrambling, which leads to lots and lots of mistakes. That isn't coaching.

In the sense that it's the biggest place in PEI? Sure. Outside of that, hell no.

If by getting ahead in life you mean being old ass adults still trying to live their younger years partying in the clubs a few nights per week and nothing to show for it, then yes.

We were literally in danger of having Joakim ******* Anderson as our #1 center if not for that trade. Though in hindsight, if that trade didn't happen and the streak ended there, imagine how much further along we'd be now. Hell, we'd have probably bottomed out in the McJesus draft.

Every Bob I've ever known in person has either been a huge piece of s*** or an insufferable ****** canoe.

Not necessarily. He's still a one-dimensional forward. Difference is he'd probably get us a 1st on his own. But it's not like taking on Backes costs anything outside of cash anyway, and we dont need the cap space next season.

This. Do we honestly wanna see Neilsen and Abby playing 20 minutes a night? Because that's what we'd get with Babcock. Mr. Iheartveterans

I mean, it's just an example of a way to get a first rounder, in the end. Plus, Boston seems more vulnerable this season than last. Only reason they are first in their division is because of 12 loser points.

I did the math. Our goal diff per game before Fabrri was -1.94. Post Fabrri is -1.68. Suck it, DLR.

At this point, I figure AA gets us a 2nd at best. Take on that Backes contract and poof. 1st. Either way, it's enough to get two GMs talking.

Problem is, while Boston would jump all over that, Yzerman would be overpaying. Fabbri could net a late first on his own based on his performance this year. With AA, it's more of a fair trade. A dude who has potential, but needs a fresh start. Under team control. A slight risk for Boston, but it would be offset by the cap they free up going forward.

What a BUMmer

Yeah f*** i got that backwards. Swept in round one, please.

Agreed with this, except leave Fabbri out of it. The idea of AA for a 1st and Backes is actually awesome. Makes sense for Boston as well, as they free up cap space to fill any holes in their roster next season.

Fingers crossed they make the finals

He has Drysdale ranked 4, but he discussed Drysdale during an intermission during one of the WJC games on TSN. Mad high praise for the kid, and he said to watch out for him in the tournament next year because he will be the go to guy at 18 years old. He also said he has no doubt he'll be a top pair dman in the NHL. Even 8-8.5 is extremely high for a goalie iin the league today. As I said, teams need two goalies now. Gone are the days of an elite goalie playing 70 games a season. With Askarov, once passed his ELC, you'd need to play him that much cause you wouldn't be able to afford a good backup. Look at the Leafs, Habs. Then you have teams like Boston who have Halak to rely on to give Rask a break. 8-10 million on goalies is fine if it is for two of them. Sure we can still have a good future defense without Drysdale. But we'll still need to add one more high level dman for that to happen. So if it's not this year, it would likely have to happen next year to get the other Hughes. Of course, this only matters if we fall to 3 or 4 anyway. There is a 65% chance of that happening. And I'd obviously rather see us draft Lafreniere over anyone. I just don't think Askarov should ever be considered unless Yzerman snatches up another first and he drops on draft day. I think we draft 4-7 next year. We'll leapfrog three of SJ, LA, Ana, Ott, NJ.

According to scouts, the Bobfather, etc, he is the real deal. Projected top dman. High end skill, defensively responsible. Very much in the conversation with guys like Byram and Makar. Elite goalies are lovely, but the league has been moving away from needing an elite franchise goalie for some time now. The days of paying 10+ million for a goalie is dying. Askarov has that type of potential, so let his eventual price tag be another team's future problem. Look at the Habs and how they are saddled with that Price contract. Having two good goalies is becoming more and more important today. That is impossible to pull off if you have to pay one guy 10 million. I think it's wiser to construct an elite top four d, have a couple reliable goalies, and keep trimming aging vets and adding youth up front. Seider-Drysdale & Hronek-McIsaac. f*** yes. Of course, this is assuming we draft 3 or 4, which is highly likely.

If we don't get Lafreniere, I'll be bummed out. But by the time the draft itself rolls around I'll be ecstatic at the odds of either Byfield, Drysdale, or Stutzle. I'll be gutted if we get neither of those four, but I'd live. Save the meltdowns for you-know-who.

He has, but now he is an established NHL coach who has also had a taste of playoff success.

There are no Fabbri haters. Only Zuul.