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This crew was 1000× better than the last National crew. But if I hear "Gordie Howe Hatrick" again I might punch someone in the throat.

I don't agree, we're missing our top D pair and all but 1 of our best forwards coming into the season. This team is 2/3 of an AHL squad.

At this rate we're going to need Zadina to come back and occupy a roster spot (basically all he's capable of at the NHL level). This team is absolutely cursed with injuries.

Cossa is a top flight prospect. But as a Goalie he may or may not turn out, you take your best swing and live with it. Goalies are the hardest players to project. Luckily we have Husso and can give Cossa all the runway he needs.

Are people still wasting time on Zadina? Guys done... been replaced twice by Kubalik and now Bear-Grin. He'll hit the ice for a showcase then it's off to somewhere else via trade or waiver claim.

Teams that would want Larkin have 1st round picks that are more like high 2nd round picks... I'm not the biggest Larkin guy but you guys are on crack if you'd trade a guy who is now a legitimate 1C (albeit not elite) for a C prospect and a late 1st round pick. Ideally you sign Larkin and move assets for an extended Bo Horvat... if you have Larkin, Horvat, Copp, and Rasmussen down the middle you're an unquestionable cup contender for 5-8 years.

I'm really hoping it's a Ned trade... I think he's a UFA after the season and he seems like a guy that needs to play to be in form. It's clearly Husso's net so a solid backup is all we need. I'd put him in a package for something... we do also have a pending logjam at forward, and Johnny Bear-Grin shouldn't be sent down.

Isn't his middle name Ivan aswell? That would make him pizza, pizza, pizza.

Why trade Husso?

He's not worthy of a thread.

He has better linemates because he's a one trick pony... unless he's scoring (which he isn't) he's useless... think Pulkinen, Brunner, etc. It's our bad luck our GM just looked at the TSN draft list and didn't understand why Busty was available at 6.

Ras wasn't a smart pick at 9, no doubt... but he's a better player than Zadina. It's not even close. Zadina needs to be babysat on the ice. Ras has the size, strength and increasingly the mentality to be a line 2/3 power forward. Right now given hindsight I'd swallow the Ras pick but not the Zadina pick. Not facts and not correct. Double cluster fack. ^^ THIS ^^

2 years at league minimum... that's my offer. I'd settle at league minimum plus 150k for 2 years. If he doesn't like the offer GTFO we have players just as good wanting your roster spot.

Ras was a draft reach... he has size and a defensive game that makes him more flexible (top 6 or bottom 6) and he's been more productive offensively than Zadina who is an offense only option who was was projected Ascari top 3 pick. And yes draft position matters... if we drafted Zadina in the 7th round people would be thrilled., we wasted a top 10 pick on a waiver caliber player.

@kipwinger just stop dude... in 2 years when this POS is playing in the Czech extraliga these slappys will be saying he's still under 30 and this is part of his development or some such delusional nonsense. Those of us who knew the pick was bad on draft night have been proved right every time the guy hits the ice... the worst part is if he's not producing offense he has nothing else to contribute. Yet he was out produced by Ras in both points and goals... albeit Ras played 6 more games... that musssst be the difference lol

Yes I'd trade him, if he showed any signs of improvement... I'd capitalize and trade him before he regressed back to being his mediocre self.

Kip said it best... Chicago has not qualified atleast 2 better players the last 2 years... Suter and Kubalik. If you were to shop Zadina as the primary asset in a trade you're getting a 3rd round pick tops. It's more likely to be a 4th. His draft slot does matter... he's a borderline NHL player taken 6OA. unless he's sheltered in the top 6 with someone to do the heavy lifting he's useless and barely better than useless when he's been given top 6 and PP minutes.

I'm saying that he is currently a worthless asset. If he has some sort or outlier season and gains any trade value... capitalize on it before he returns to the mean of mediocrity that defines his existence as a bust.

He's a scrub... "insert name here" type guy. 100% replaceable 100% unremarkable.

What you don't seem to realize is that Zadina is bad, he's not able to play the game at a top 6 level. What's Lalonde going to do that Blashill didn't? Under Blash there was more opportunity for a scrub like Zadina up the lineup. Now with the additions he's at best on the 3rd line with limited/no pp time.

Only if the player is a building block... an offensively challenged offensive player with worse than average defense is a transient bottom 6 player regardless of age.

Never mentioned age... if the FA is 32 who cares... I'm talking in season performance. He's a replacement level player no matter his age. Not even Holland would double down on that mistake.

So we want a teams worth of scrubs? That might be the only scenario where you could trade him... he's go no value right now. Better players can be signed for or near league minimum in FA.

What's Berggren got to do with Zadina being a failed top 10 pick?