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Just for funsies let's all pick one Red Wing and explain why they're our Valentine. I'll start. Michael Rasmussen is my Valentine because he's the biggest big-spoon of them all. I love that big Grizzly Bear.

96 is Kuzmenko. Wasn't he a big deal KHL free agent a year or two ago?

I have it on good authority that it's actually WAP. Macaroni in a pot.

Does anyone remember that Halloween episode of The Simpsons when they found Bart's evil, deformed, twin in the attic that looked a little like Bart but kinda derpy looking as well? That's how Quinn Hughes looks compared to Jack Hughes.

Fire Jimmy? You don't like stuttering during your commentary? What's wrong with you?

Never gonna win with this guy. Larkin again. 2-0

Dylan Larkin is legitimately a bad*ss.

Might as well. Sodorblom will be up with the big club next year so there's an open spot on the wing in GR. I don't think he'll amount to much, but there's no harm in keeping him around and seeing what happens.

Good win without Raymond. #bust #tradedeadline

Good point. I looked at all the UFA goalies and Korpisalo is probably the only guy I’d be interested in though.

I'm not saying you're wrong for wanting to do the deal, but if you could always get a capable goalie in free agency Toronto would have no reason to trade for Ville Jusso haha. The goalie market is thin these days, hence why Magnus Helberg has been claimed off waivers three times.

A package centered on their first. So a first plus something less valuable that than, like a B level prospect or something. You're not getting a whole lot more than that for Ville Husso.

Toronto offers you a package centered around a 1st for Ville Husso, do you take it knowing you'd have to remake your goaltending all over again in the offseason?

I'll be rooting against Sutter tonight, but for the rest of this season the Flames are my second team. They're like Columbus the year they swept Tampa in the playoffs. They're just entertaining as hell, work hard, and are super duper chippy. Plus, when it comes to hilarious entics Sutter = Tortorella (more or less). Gotta love em.

Personally I'd target Kulich. If you consider that Thompson and Cozens are their top two guys, Krebs better fits the 3C role (because of his defense and tenacity) than Kulich does so I'd imagine they'd keep him. I doubt they'd want wingers back in a trade (because they can just flex centers to the wing) so you're going to have to trade defense. The only defenders we have that are on Kulich's level are Edvinsson (untouchable probably) or Wallinder. I'd hate to see Wallinder go, he's played really well and is going to be really good. BUT we're deep on LD and we REALLY need a top center prospect to go along with Kasper. So I'd start with Wallinder for Kulich straight up (which is close to fair) and be willing to add a mid-round pick if necessary.

Their defense prospects fall off a cliff after those two. Oh, and I forgot, they have Matthew Savoie at center as well. I think you could get them to bite. If they wanna make the playoffs next season, and they definitely do, they're going to need more quality defenders.

Buffalo is LOADED with young centers. Thompson, Cozens, Mittelstadt, Krebs, Kulich, Ostlund. But they're pretty light on young defenders after Dahlin. I'd be trying to pry Krebs or Kulich out of them if I could. Maybe something based on Wallinder for one of those two? I really like Kulich in his draft season and he's tearing up the AHL right now (a year later).

Didn't they already do that?

The Flames have a lot of Bertuzzi-like players on their wing. Taffoli, Mangianpane, Dube, Coleman. I think they'd more likely be interested in Vrana than Bert tbh. Bert is a better fit for Carolina, Edmonton, Vegas (if they hold on to their playoff spot), Dallas, or (as always) Toronto I'd think.

They (like Calgary) are struggling to maintain a Wild Card spot. They're hardly some emerging powerhouse.

I think you mean "two time Stanley Cup Champion Darryl Sutter's old time rock em sock em never gonna do s*** in the playoffs and stall out into perpetual mediocrity hockey club".

While everything you just said is true, you're failing to account for the fact that both of those guys are p*ssies.

What does that matter? Who'd the Wings' lose to in 96'? #FlamesForever #dynasty

There's more to the story than "Vrana was abusing substances". It would explain these tweets, as well as the fact that he was waived out of nowhere. I'm not sure who he punched, or which manager he told to "f*ck off", but something else happened. Too bad there aren't any reporters with a shred of credibility anymore or we'd find out. Instead Helene St. James and the like are all too busy licking SY's balls trying to get autographs rather than doing their jobs.