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The Mantha Trade: The gift that keeps on giving.
 

That is a fantastic deal
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No one has to say not nice things in arbitration now. 

Vrana locked in for 3 years, 5.25 per. Friedman with the news. 

What about Nabokov's development at 18 compared to Tretiak's?

I'm expecting the center situation to be extremely fluid.
 

That would be ideal, but may not be possible. If Bert remains on the roster, then your top 6 is Larkin, Zadina, Bert, Vrana, Fabbri, and Suter. If Veleno gets dropped to the 3rd, then his linemates would likely be Namestnikov and Ras. Not sure playing 2 rookies on the same line is a good idea.
I am underwhelmed.

They also lost Bean and Hamilton in favor of DeAngelo. 

Wow. Big moves lmao

It's a dying discussion form, and now we're only allowed to talk about things that are likely to happen? Tough crowd. It's something to chat about. During the offseason. On a dying forum. If you don't like the conversation, change the thread. 

The deal is fine... 1 year as a mentor... we need to avoid multiple years to old guys at this point.  The NMC is peace of mind for him and he's earned that IMHO with his play last year.

If it were Holland it would have been a 2-3 year deal 

No.

The Ned trade was even more of a steal than Bishop. Bishop was given up on by St. Louis and didn't seem to be in Ottawa's long term plans. After the playoffs Nedeljkovic had, I thought for sure the starting spot was his to lose. Carolina had brought him along slowly since he was drafted, never pushed him too hard until they felt he was ready. They even protected him from Seattle. Everything pointed to Mrazek or Reimer leaving. The trade is such a shocking steal that I still can't see why Carolina would do it. They don't have anyone better in waiting.

Thought Yzerman wasn't taking a goalie in the first after he want for a Dman 6th. Then he trades up and takes Cossa 15th. Another great move outta nowhere to address the goaltending. Thank you Steve.

I wouldn't have been against it if we needed him. But Yzerman pulled an Yzerman and traded Bernier for Nedeljkovic before he could leave on the 28th.

Another big steal by Yzerman on this one. 3rd rounder and rights to Bernier (a UFA in 6 days who may not even agree to sign with Carolina. He did state not long ago he wanted to test the market) for the rights to Nedeljkovic, (an RFA who he promptly signed a two year deal for the exact salary Bernier was earning). Possibly solved our need for a true long term #1 if Nedeljkovic keeps playing like he did in the playoffs. I dunno how he does it, but i ******* love it!

Another big steal by Yzerman on this one. 3rd rounder and rights to Bernier (a UFA in 6 days who may not even agree to sign with Carolina. He did state not long ago he wanted to test the market) for the rights to Nedeljkovic, (an RFA who he promptly signed a two year deal for the exact salary Bernier was earning). Possibly solved our need for a true long term #1 if Nedeljkovic keeps playing like he did in the playoffs. I dunno how he does it, but i ******* love it!

Yeah, I have no idea on that one either. But it's a nice problem to have if your the Rags.

Another big steal by Yzerman on this one. 3rd rounder and rights to Bernier (a UFA in 6 days who may not even agree to sign with Carolina. He did state not long ago he wanted to test the market) for the rights to Nedeljkovic, (an RFA who he promptly signed a two year deal for the exact salary Bernier was earning). Possibly solved our need for a true long term #1 if Nedeljkovic keeps playing like he did in the playoffs. I dunno how he does it, but i ******* love it!

I wondered why/how Shesterkin leaped by Georgiev - both have similar numbers, but from what little I've seen of the Rags this past season they favor Shesterkin.
Just seems a bit odd since Georgiev appeared to be the heir apparent after King Henrik.

I remember the old ways

Mantha: 10 pts in 24 games, 34 pt pace, $5.7 cap hit
Athanasiou: 7 pts in 12 games, 48 pt pace, $1.2 cap hit
Oh no