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any interest for depth?

don't know who this insider is, but this is very interesting...

So...... in the dream scenario tomorrow. You have $17M left, who do we want? Still (IMO) need a top line scorer, top LHD, middle RHD.

YES! I've been calling for $3M all the long! Great team friendly deal! he wants Yzerman to have more money to get better!

Of course there's always the EK trade option...

so apparently Rasmus Andersson is only willing to sign an extension with Vegas. So let's not waste any assets on him for a one season rental please. NEXT! Perbix is a RHD

OH The sign and trade upcoming!

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There's a curveball!

We'll see I guess. But if he plays up to a middle 6 standard, I am fine with this for sure. 30-40 points would be great. Berggren - Copp - Soderblom

Well, maybe not.... He's getting s*** done (Yzerman) that's for sure. Next up, Soderblom and Kane

I believe Berggren gets traded and TWO of Rasmussen, Copp and Compher. If there is a Miller trade, I think Buium just may be headed out before Wallinder, but either one for sure. I really don't think Yzerman will trade a 1st unless he gets a second one somehow, so if a 1st is in the price of Miller or Andersson, I feel that would be a no deal. Montreal needs to shed cap, would you be interested in 1 year of Laine? ALSO: Geezus! That's a lot of dough for him! Edmonton now $500k away from cap, would you take Ekholm for the year?

Ekblad indeed has re-signed in Florida.... hmmm... Still need to RHD upgrade, I wonder how much Andersson would cost. Maybe trade for Miller and Andersson instead of signing UFA's. Still would like Howard's rights too....

What if Yzerman is able to somehow acquire EP40, without gutting the farm, and then Larkin slides over to LW? Larkin - EP40 - Raymond That would be a deadly top line. I bet if Yzerman is willing to take on all $11.5M of that contract, it wouldn't be as expensive of a return as one would think. ALSO: Top 75 available UFA's and their AFP projected contracts:

Quote myself! I still think Yzerman is in on Andersson and Miller. If he trades for one or both of those guys, he won't need a big July 1, except for that top line forward.

I really wouldn't mind bringing disney.com back for a year to anchor the 4th line. He'd be sub 1 million.

Albert Johansson has been re-signed, 2 yrs $1.125M per. I'd expect about the same for Soderblom. Why not go for Gavrikov, Ekland AND Ehlers? You have $22M to spend. I am sure if Yzerman could land those three, Kane would give a bit of a discount too. Kane 2x$3M?

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I changed the title of this thread to more focus on UFA and Summer Trades!

Now we Need a top line LW, a LHD and a RHD and we'll be looking pretty solid.

Gibson to Detroit for Mrazek, 2027 2nd, 2026 4th.

Not yet....

I'm hoping Malcom Spence is still there when we pick in round 2. Steve Probably won't take him, but it would be a really good pick.

Well, let's hope Yzerman has some UFA magic to weave.