stephen-gregory-yzerman

Id rather pay a bit of a higher price and get them to eat 25% of the contract. $8.7m is a lot more stomachable then that $11.6m imo. Yzerman should be doing what he can to upgrade this team now. We need to start pushing the chips in while Larkin/DeBrincat are in their prime Seider/Raymond are on discount contracts and Edvinsson/Kasper are on ELCs. Speaking on Edvinsson he should be extended this offseason. $8.5m x 8. Danielson/13th overall/other prospects/picks for any of Pettersson (retained), Peterka, Robertson, Byram, Miller, etc.

Yes. Same goes for 13 overall. That has to be in play this summer.

At $11.6m for 7 more years he better be putting up more then 60pts especially how soft he plays. Hed have to be a 90pt line driver that can take some of the weight off Larkin's shoulders. If theres questions he can be that - pass.

13 - trade it. 44 - anyone over another goalie. 75/76 - thatd be a cool story. Im down. 119 - Any Swedes selected by Hakan Im a-ok with. Speaking of German's Yzerman needs to do whatever he can to acquire Peterka. Danielson, 13th overall - make it happen.

Id sign an upgrade on D this summer - Gavrikov/Provorov and roll with what we have for 1 more season. Sign Connor and Andersson next offseason. By that time Tarasenko, Chiarot, Holl, Gustafsson, all the goalies and the Abdelkader buyout will be off the books and Danielson, MBN, Mazur, Buch?, Lambo? Finnie?, ASP, Wallinder, Buium?, Cossa should be on the team / banging on the door. Resign Kane for 1 more season and replace him with Connor next offseason. Trade/buyout Compher/Copp next offseason and replace with Danielson. Replace Tarasenko with MBN. Replace most of the bottom 6 with Mazur/Buch/Lambo/Finnie/free agents. Trade for/sign a Chiarot replacement. Replace Gus with ASP, Holl with Wallinder. Cossa should be ready to take on the starters role but a reliable backup will be needed via free agency - Stolarz/Brossoit. Connor-Larkin-Raymond Debrincat-Kasper-MBN Buch/Lambo-Danielson-Mazur Soderblom/Finnie-Copp-Ras Gavrikov/Provorov-Seider Edvinsson-Andersson AlJo/Wallinder/Buium-ASP Cossa Stolarz/Brossoit

Pettersson at $11.6m is a disgusting overpay. No thanks. Also no thanks to Marner at $15m. Yzerman should be aggressive this summer and trade a 1st and/or top prospect but not for an overpaid primadonna.

Acquire a young top 4 defenseman to pair with Seider. Go hard to get Nikishin out of Carolina. Not sure what itd cost. Expendable pieces - 2025/26 1st/2nd round picks, roster players Compher/Copp/Rasmussen/Berggren/Chiarot/Gustafsson/Johansson, prospects Lombardi/Buium/Wallinder. Resign Kane. Bring Buchelnikov over/ Danielson/Mazur up from GR. Soda-Larks-Ray Dcat-Marco-Kane Buch-Nate-Vlad Ras-Copp-Mazur Watson Nikishin-Mo Ed-ASP AlJo-Chia Holl Mrazek Talbot Cossa

Id rather Yzerman pick up what was essentially a free 4th round pick then any other GM. This was just as much a favor to Yzerman as it was to Brisbois. This was a bad trade for TB imo. There going for it again but the window is rapidly closing. There stars are aging and there cupboard is empty with no 1st round picks in the next 3 drafts.

Nothing to be upset about here. The team is essentially paying $330k for a 4th round pick. This has zero impact on what Yzerman can or cant do today and tomorrow. Aucoin is a 22yo d prospect that had to be signed this summer or his rights expire. He sucks and wasnt going to be signed he was a nothing throw in. As for helping a divisional rival. Do you think Detroit was Tampas only option to retain salary? If it wasnt Yzerman it woulda been another GM. A 4th round pick doesnt have much value but its essentially a free asset that can be used to select a player (another Lombardi?) or in another trade. I hope Yzerman does something more then this in the next 32 hours, but this trade was a smart way to weaponize all that cap space.

Lombardi age 20 season - 5G-21A in 70GP Danielson age 20 season - 5G-20A in 45GP Lambo is developing well but Danielson is the far superior prospect.

Maatta is solid but not a difference maker. Getting a 3rd and Johansson regular playing time was worth it imo.

Whats the max $ youd be comfortable signing him?

Whats not to love about Todd McLellan? I love everything about this coach. Straight forward no bulls*** approach to players and media. Puts in work and demands max effort every shift every game. Trusts and plays the young players and rewards good play. Not even mentioning his systems - less dump and chase more puck possession hockey. McLellan is a great coach and a perfect fit for where this team is at. Look at the difference in play from the most important players on this team. Larks, Ray, Seider have been leading the team all season but theyve all taken it to a whole other level since Todd came in. Kasper and Jo look like completely different players under Todd. Hes done well with Berg and Soda. I look forward to see what he can do with Danielson, Maz, MBN, ASP, ect.

2 completely different players playing in 2 completely different leagues. The SHL is arguably the 2nd best league in the world along with the KHL. Liiga is a distant 4th if its even considered that high. Liiga is probably closer to tier 2 Allsvenskan then it is the SHL in terms of QoC. Imo what Buchelnikov is doing in the KHL is the most impressive of the 3 even being 2 years older. Keep in mind Raymond put up only slightly better numbers then MBN in the SHL in his D+1 season. Kiiskinen is torching the Liiga but if that scoring doesnt translate hes not going to provide much at the NHL level. Theres no question MBNs game will translate to the NHL whether he develops into a top 6 power forward or bottom 6 is the only question with him. I think his ceiling is higher then some give him credit for. ceiling 1. Buch 2. MBN 3. Kisk probability to hit ceiling 1. MBN 2. Kisk 3. Buch

I def keep Finnie over Lambo. Neither have a future in the top 6 on this team and Finnie has the build /play style to be a real good bottom 6. Reminds me alot of Helm. You need guys like that to win in the playoffs.