ChristopherReevesLegs

So you're saying he's better than Brendan Smith? I think you're undervaluing Green. I'd like to keep him personally.

Don't listen to Kick. You are my favorite troll.

Somebody's still butthurt lol Remind how much we offered Suter again?

I think you're both correct. Talent is there, but the new coach has to be able to use it like Blash can't seem to. Coach that is afraid of a possible full on rebuild will avoid us. Coach that wants to work within a storied original 6 franchise (similar to Babcocks motivations) will choose us.

Protect: Green, DK, one of Ouellet/Sproul Yeah the only toss up is whether Holland will protect Kronwall. I wouldn't. He may. I'm indifferent about it really. I would actually seriously consider Ericsson if I was Vegas. The issue with E is that nasty term.

Cool swords, bad hockey. I don't see it as a problem even a little. That's business. Babs went to the Leafs. Bowman's went to the Hawks. Bought time we started luring in divisional rival talent.

Oh for petes sake... Ok, well in that case I'm still not as worried about Ouellet, Jensen, and Sproul as you all seem to be. As of right now our likely selected exposures, IMO, are: Vanek, Helm, Kronwall, Ericsson, Howard. To a lesser extent: Sheahan, Jurco, Glendening, Smith, Coreau, Ouellet, Jensen, Sproul. They only get one player, so to me it makes sense taking a player with real value, unless they scouted and REALLY like a young guy for some reason. IMHO, they're going to take Vanek 9 times out of 10. If the goalie market becomes a wasteland after trades they take Howard. If we move Vanek then things get interesting. Helm is a valuable player, but they might not need him depending on how their roster gets built.

1st and 2nd year professionals are protected.

MJ Keenan is best Keenan. Seriously some pretty good options in coaches this year. If Holland doesn't make a change and Blash doesn't pick things up next year, passing on some of these guys will be a huge mistake.

Jensen is not exposed to the expansion draft, I have to double check on Ouellet

Sproul is not exposed to the expansion draft Why would we expose Green?

I guess the Bruins want Hitchcock more than us? Go Pats?

Well cant say Holland doesnt have options

Where's he going?

The asking price for Landeskog with bruins was Carlo plus + first rounder + more. Bruins dont wanna give up Carlo apparently.

If the rumors are true, Iginla will go to a contender. Bruins want Landeskog and Nashville wants Duchene.

Really kills ur drive for that next one I agree

Also this is the first time we have not had at least one Russian on the roster since the 1990-91 season. First time during the streak. Bad juju this is.

No one fits Blashill's system, and Marchenko is the first man to go down because of it. Smith is on pace for 16.4 pts over a full season. Not even a career high. For someone sold to us as a puck-mover that's not very good. Marchenko was/is on pace for the same 16.4 pts, offers better defense, has the benefit of being RHed, and costs about 2 million less. I think you could argue Marchenko was clicking just as much as Smith, if not more. And probably filling his own role on the team more completely. In my own personal opinion, no one is clicking on this team. Zetterberg, Mantha, Vanek have just been talented enough to overcome and rise above Blashill's terrible systems and terrible ice management. The silverlining to this I think is that it has exposed who is truly talented on this team, the rest having really fallen off. In the case of Mrazek and Larkin I think we're witnessing two talented players that have been met with terrible coaching on top of the often mentioned sophomore slump. Whereas Mantha is still kind of riding that breakout year streak along with teams still trying to figure him out. But that's all just conjecture on my part.

How else are you going to make Toews suck as bad as he does in real life?

No, I'm just stupid

I just edit his stats to make them more reflective of his actual skill level

Agreed, yeah LH im stupid

Babs had the bmi and the hairline. Illitch was a fool to let that beautiful man slip through his fingers. To love is to lose.

Fowler is very overrated IMO. Many Ducksbros ive heard from think so. Bet someone will overpay though. RH puckmovers are valuable.