Jimmybigrigs69

I dont want a guy who just got stripped of his captaincy and traded 12 hours away from his wife and kid In our lockerroom

That's what he's known for

Should revive that thread! As of right now Yzerman has restored the Holland limp train. IMO what he's trying to do is swing just enough to get this team competitive, and the boys driven and confident, but not swing so hard that it will cost him his futures. Then when his draft picks trickle onto the team they find themselves in already competitive enviroment among driven pros. I dont think he cares where in each round he drafts. He's going to try and do this by just being incredibly shrewd.

"Future considerations" If anything goes back it will be Holl who they can buyout at a $1.3 hit

I blame that damned chiarot

His wifes final year of residency in NYC and they have a 6 month old. She can't leave. And she'll probably divorce or cheat on him if he leaves her alone with the baby for a whole year, in the middle of a high stress job. Guy should probably block Detroit and try to see if he can get traded to NJD, Isles, or even Philly. Good drama. I hope it lasts I doubt that actually. The rags are desperate for every bit of cap space they can muster. A 3 mil Dman is not something they want coming back right now. Even after Trouba is gone probably.

He certainly wasn't this past season. He may not even be our most game ready D prospect ATM. Enjoy the hypium though

I do not at all agree. 1. Bad asset management. Yzerman has stated publicly he will keep Berggren and Johansson on the roster next year because he knows either woulf be claimed if he waived them. Waiver exempt guy goes down. 2. Edvinsson is not significantly better than Johansson right now. He's certainly our blue chip with the highest potential, but he's no where near the level of "too good to send down" yet. I don't know what you guys saw that I didn't last year. IMO he was very meh and uninspriring. Which was dissapointing considering Steve and Derek gave him all the icetime in the world to do something with, and really grab the bull by the horns. Don't get me wrong, he did not look like a liability out there, which was good to see, but he also made no real impact on any of the games. Completely replacable at the moment. IMO this is a kid who we are going to have to be patient with. He's on the Hedman route, not the Seider route, and he absolutely goes down if it means keeping Johansson. 3. Gustafsson signing indicates to me that the Red Wings are not confident that Edvinsson is ready for PP duties yet, and perhaps not a roster postion... With Ghost gone, no one on the D can QB except Seider. That 2nd unit QB spot in theory should go to Ed... but if he can't impact the game like that yet, like this past season briefly showed, we now have Gustafsson who can pick up the reins. 4. AJo is a very good player, and very possibly is more ready than Ed is right now. He's 2 years Ed's senior, and while Edvinsson might have the god given natural frame, Ajo has bulked up over the last two seasons and can now throw shoulders with much more authority. Ajo also won't be expected to play the PP like Eddogg will. He's more of a cerebral defensive Dman. His offensive skills are more limited to moving the puck north and out of the zone, and using his speed to jump in on a rush. 5. Yzerman stated at the end of the season that Ed doesn't have a roster spot yet. He'll be expected to again try and out compete someone for a spot at camp. Although regardless of whether he finally does that or not, I expect to see a lot more of him next season barring any setbacks.

Looks just like Jiri

Bowman and coach Q reinstated by the league. Have fun boy touching in McEdmonton fellas.

Lefty is correct on this click. I'm assuming once things settle Holl will be bought out

Plante sounds like another Yzerman compete level pick. Kid basically lives in hockey rinks. His grandfather coached. His father coached. The day he was born his parents took him to a hockey game. Said he IS at home he literally just watches hockey lol total rink rat. Fav player is Marchand bc Marchy is small but doesn't take s*** from no one (plante is small). Sounds like the kid is certainly gonna try. Ondrej Beecher could very well be another Lombardi. Both late bloomers that got passed on at drafts, but are now suddenly each scoring machines. In Beechers case he realized his career would be over if he didnt change his game. Committed to completely overhauling it with his coach and now hes a 3rd round pick. Yzerman probably coomed his slacks when he found a kid who listens and works hard to implement what he's told. Still gotta read about our other picks bc u ppl are a blackhole of information

Wait why woul... OH. MY. GOD.

Terrible with the puck on his stick. Okay passer. Great skater. Awesome positioning and shooting. Wouldnt mind, but he doesnt drive play and would need to be conjoined human centipede style to Kane, Larkin, and Raymond (in that order) with him on the end eating all the yummy plays they create for him.

Welp new Gus likely ends the Trouba talk. Probably for the better. DCat - Larkin - Ray Fabbri - JTC - Kane Ras - Copp - Berggren Veleno probably fill the remaing holes with cheap depth bros that our prospects might be able to beat I think our top 9 is probably set. Chiarot - Seider Edvinsson - Petry Maata - Gustafsson Johansson - Holl Gustavsson another PP specialist. Cheaper worser version of Ghost. Insurance in case Eddogg doesn't get his crap together. Because no one can move the puck after Seider. SY probably runs 3 goalies again. So 1 extra D and 1 extra forward again. Time for the most exciting part of the rebuild: sitback and watch prospects slowly trickle up for the next 5-10 seasons.

His nickname is taxi

He could be better than last year. Now that he's pain free he can actually do a real full offseason training. Something I dont believe he's done in 2 years. Sad to see papa perron leave for a rival, but step daddy Kane is more fun to hangout with anyway.

Winnipeg Fans are being hillarious today "Oh no jacob, are you being strong armed into a trade you don't want to do?" But in all seriousness, I don't understand why the Rags attacking his mental health like this. We have to be better than this. Preds are the front runner for Stamkos all of the sudden. Also in on marchessault . OEL to the Leafs.

Pesce signs with the Devils $5.5 × 6 This is a good benchmark for Matt Roy. A $5 × 5 might get it done on him...

A few tidbits on Trouba since we are the rumored destination... >I personally know a kid who played with him in high school. And he always said he never cared for him because he was the type of kid that would tattle to the coach, and his own mom/parents, if anyone did anything that slightly upset little Jakey. >one of the producers on spittin chiclets is an NYR fan and ripped into how bad trouba is live on air. Not anything you haven't heard before from any hardcore fan on a player they dont like. But the next day Trouba took to twitter to address it, but he didnt clap back at chiclets or defend his play, he quoted a buncha suicide stastics about pro athletes, in some bizarre attempt to persuade folks to stop picking on him or maybe he would kill himself? I don't think he's actually suicidal, just stupid and kinda a betch. >Now reports are coming out from NYR that he is not handling the news that he's leaving well. Surprise surprise. I think he's Probably a good kid, but he doesn't seem to handle adversity very well. You expect a leader to be stoic... maybe angry... but the feeling sorry for yourself bit is something he should grew out of a long time ago. I say avoid this guy and is bloated contract.

"...HEY ELAINE" "What is it PUDDY???" "...Feels like a Boss Man Show night" "A WHAT???" "Boss Man Show... DBoss, Mankos, Showtime. I'm puttin em on the same line" "Puddy, are you telling me you gave away Walman for nothing, to save money... and then spent it all on two over the hill oft injured superstars from the 2010s who don't play defense...??" "Yeah that's right" "That. IS. IT. I've had it with your STUPID line combos. WE ARE BREAKING UP" "OK. I'll be at Arby's"

Word is Drury is pissed and has pulled the Trouba trade off the table because of this. Interesting. I wonder how much Kane factored into them trying to move Trouba.

You get to make a whole pitch under no pressure. No other GMs driving up cost and making promises while you scramble to get him to sign on the dotted line. You can put him on the phone with Cooper and explain where he'll be used and who he'll play with. You can pitch the franchise, the staff, the area. Plus you get to find out from Jake and his agent exactly what's important to them in a new contract, and have it tailor made for them before tomorrow. Huge advantage. 3rd rd pick is pricey but there were probably multiple other teams bidding on his negotiating rights. Guentzel is pretty much the last tickle me elmo on black friday. Bribing the store manager with a pick gets you into the store the night before. You can't buy it yet, but you get to see what aisle he's in, what shelf, what price, what financing options there are...so you get a big leg up on the other shoppers when doors open in the morning.

They're paying for the right to negotiate exclusively with him. Gives them time to hammer out performance bonuses, trade clauses, term, and actual money paid in each specific year of the deal. Helluva lot better than negotiating while his agent is using multiple other offers to leverage your price up. Even if he goes to market tomorrow the bolts will have a major leg up on everyone else.

Rounds 2-7. Any interesting players? Anyone got a run down or wanna type one?