LeftWinger

I mean, what's next extend Blashill? Oh wait... If Stecher is too old for the rebuild, there damn sure better not be a re-signing of Helm!!

https://media.nhl.com/public/news/15205 Dekeyser is not protected. Lindstrom is. This sucks. I am very disappointed in that decision and this is the first time I am questioning Yzerman.

He's better than Cholowski or Lindstrom combined though.

Can't risk it. I'll still be very upset if he's unprotected.

Where the heck is our leak? That's a surprise for sure!

What a waste of my Saturday.

where's the damn list?

I'm bumping this....did we not sign this guy?

I'm prepared to be angry once I learn that Stecher is unprotected. 5PM....here we go...

I just meant all the "Team A needs to trade Player X to avoid losing him to Seattle for nothing, Detroit is in the mix..." also, I fully expect the draft and UFA to be just as underwhelming in regards to all the "talk" that will be out there about Detroit ready to accept contracts.

A lot of hype for not much done. I know we got a D, but am I the only one underwhelmed? Where are all the moves from teams that "had" to be done? So many names, none moved. I'm even underwhelmed by our day. Guess I was hoping for more usage of our available cap.

So is the roster freeze at 3pm today?

When you look at it this way...

I'm still hoping for Koekkoek.

I'm not disappointed, I guess I just don't know enough about Leddy. If he's a legit top 4 D in the NHL, then I'm excited about it. I read somewhere that Panik was going to possibly bought out if not selected by Seattle. So 2 years retained salary is better than 4 years buyout. If this is true, Super Yzerman does it again. I like moves and signings, etc... so this is nice to see!

I admit, this one confuses me. Why such a high draft pick for a 30 year old that won't be here at most one season? I thought we were the ones getting assets to acquire salaries? Plus 50% retained salary for 2 more seasons? I don't see the win in this trade.

I swear, if Yzerman leaves Stecher unprotected it will be the first time I will be disappointed in Steve. Stecher is better than Cholowski and Lindstrom together.

Hyman is UFA, Bert and Vrana are RFA. That's a whole different level of contracts.

Edmonton. That's Holland's checklist. So! Welcome to the pre-expansion draft protection list submission trade deadline! Let's get this ball (puck) rolling!!!

I don't subscribe to The Athletic, but apparently Craig Custance is saying that Brock Boeser is indeed in play for a trade. Let's revisit that Bertuzzi and the 23rd for the 9th!

How much less? should've said I couldn't care less! Just playing! Breaking up the heated debate a bit! Carry on!

Keep track of the buyouts here. Usually this is not a big deal, but with the flat cap still in place there may be a lot more than we're used to. ...so, does Yzerman use 1, 2 or none? I know we're not strapped for Cap, but if he wants to provide a roster spot or 2, I'm saying he buys out Nielsen.

The only thing I do not agree with is giving Washington back their 1st. "Helping" them out should and would cost a lot less. Yzerman got Staal and a 2nd in exchange for nothing basically in order to "help" out the Rangers. Now, I am not saying Samsonov is equal to Marc Staal, but I'm betting it would cost no more than a 2nd going back. Maybe just a 3rd. This would be PRE-Expansion draft. I'd take Johnson and Foote for a 5th in return. This would be a total "help." Even though they are poised to circumvent the cap again with Hedman going on LTIR after surgery, I don't think they can keep him there all year and expect to be contenders again. They need cap relief, and this helps them tremendously, plus they will probably lose Palat or Killorn to Seattle considering they may choose to protect young players like Raddysh or Joseph instead. Pre-expansion. Toronto...oh Toronto, what are you going to give us? You want Bertuzzi, you also want cap relief so you can re-sign Filigno and persue Suter (maybe) and possibly attempt a deal for Jones. It'll start with Nylander and a 1st. You wanna trade us Dermott so you don't lose him? Fine, Nylander, Dermott and Liljegrin. We'll even toss in a draft pick for ya! Pre-expansion. This would allow us to protect Hronek, Stecher and Dermott on the back end and Nylander will take Bert's protection up front. With Dermott, I really couldn't care less if we lost BOTH Cholowski and Lindstrom (which we cannot, but it wouldn't matter.) I still like the Vancouver idea (rumor or suggestion, it doesn't matter) I would love to get another top 10 pick. Dermott - Hronek Koekkoek - Seider Dekeyser - Stecher ??? (re-sign Staal?) Yes, I'd still like to see KoekKoek get signed here. I know Cholo and Lindstrom are out of waiver exemptions, so maybe use them as a throw in for a trade above, or #7 D. Trade the other to Holland. so let's sum it up! ( I like doing this!) to DET : Ilya Samsonov (RFA rights) to WSH : 2021 2nd round pick to DET : Tyler Johnson, Cal Foote to TPA : 2021 4th round pick to DET : William Nylander, Travis Dermott, Timothy Liljegrin to TOR : Tyler Bertuzzi, 6th round, Gus Lindstrom (why not!) sign UFA's Slater KoekKoek and Zach Hyman. Re-sign Bobby Ryan and Luke Glendening.

I'd sign Suter as soon as possible. Then Koekkoek. Suter-Seider Koekkoek-Hronek Cholowski-Stecher Looks pretty good for letting the others develop. I'm not even sure Cholowski should be there, he hasn't shown he's earned a starting spot. I'm not sure if I'd slot Dekeyser in there either, but being the 6th, you can experiment with it a bit. Suter probably won't come here, I'm sure he'll have some contenders calling him. He went to Minnesota to win, Minnesota failed him, now his days are numbered, I imagine he'd take a small contract to win a Cup within 2-3 years. Dang where's @centcougar when he's needed?

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