Went to the STH luncheon today. I wanted to ask about the "NHL by December" contract, but wasn't aggressive enough to raise my hand in time. Not sure how to read the tea leaves, but recall Nill downplaying Wyatt making the team last year (the lunch was pre-season last time), and he mentioned Liam was "very close" a few times, even more than Stank or Mav. He laughed about his 3 game suspension, as a learning experience for him, but he is already the biggest Star, with room to grow at age 19. Nill also profusely praised size in general and the LV D in particular, as was his style until he took a chance on Stank. I guess it is a copycat league and if the champ wins with big D, big D is a trend......at least in Big D.
I may be projecting, but I felt like he may be leaning toward bringing him up. Another year in the Swiss league or wherever isn't probably going to move the needle for him.
No other real bombshells, although Jankow detailed the cap problems a bit. It sounds like they don't have the money to bring someone up until Dec. 28 (which fits nicely with Liam's timeline, don't you think?)
Nill also thought that PHX will not move to Houston or anywhere else because of the expected billion dollar new franchise fee the owners still want. He mentioned Houston, Atlanta, and Salt Lake as players.