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[DrMartinVanNostrand]

Krug to the Blues. Bawston just got softer....

Not if they sign Pietrangelo to replace him.

 

[These Are The Days]

I love how Boston just doesn't have any f***ing clue what to do. "Do we get the Bergeron line some help?" and meanwhile they go and lose Krug and Chara is like 700 years old.



I'm so happy we won the Cup. It just makes watching their misery and the fact they didn't win it again that much better

 

[DaBolts]

WOW! Taylor Hall to Buffalo!?!?!?! Just wow.

 

[Discipline]

WOW! Taylor Hall to Buffalo!?!?!?! Just wow.

So Buffalo is making the playoffs? hahaha

 

[Felonious Python]

So Buffalo is making the playoffs? hahaha

Taylor Hall is a draft lottery specialist.

 

[DaBolts]

So Buffalo is making the playoffs? hahaha

Didn't say that.

 

[Felonious Python]

Nice.

You know, they called his dad 'The Professor'. Must be where Jr. gets his appreciation for the human sciences.

 

[bov]

Was looking at MTL capfriendly and saw they have 14 picks, including 12 in the first 5 rounds, in next years draft. While they are currently up against the cap, they have no forward making more than 5.5 and plenty of UFA$ off the books next year. If this team plays its cards right, no reason they shouldn't become contenders very soon.

 

[gn2007]

Was looking at MTL capfriendly and saw they have 14 picks, including 12 in the first 5 rounds, in next years draft. While they are currently up against the cap, they have no forward making more than 5.5 and plenty of UFA$ off the books next year. If this team plays its cards right, no reason they shouldn't become contenders very soon.

Bergevin can be a reason this dont happen lol

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[These Are The Days]

The Lightning need to take advantage of the debacle MB has created and do it now. With talks with Gallagher breaking down you arrange a 3-way cap dump deal. You trade Gallagher to a team like the Panthers -who God knows needs winger help. The Lightning trade Killorn (who I'm sure would waive to go home) or persuade Johnson to waive and you give either man to Montreal effectively for free. If you add Paquette it'll clear even more room.


We're probably not gonna get another crack like this in the immediate future

 

[Felonious Python]

The Lightning need to take advantage of the debacle MB has created and do it now. With talks with Gallagher breaking down you arrange a 3-way cap dump deal. You trade Gallagher to a team like the Panthers -who God knows needs winger help. The Lightning trade Killorn (who I'm sure would waive to go home) or persuade Johnson to waive and you give either man to Montreal effectively for free. If you add Paquette it'll clear even more room.


We're probably not gonna get another crack like this in the immediate future

3-way deal within the same division.

 

[These Are The Days]

3-way deal within the same division.

Well it's not a great example but it's what came to mind. It's not like the Cats are the only destination. COL, NJD, NYR, CBJ (again) and LAK are potential partners too. If they lose Gallagher, guys like Paquette and Killorn fit the bill for the kind of players MTL covets anyway.



It's admittedly a very bad example on my end but it just goes to show the situation isn't as dire as we want to believe it is.

 

[BoltsFanSinceDay1]

Little behind in posting this, had heard rumblings I dismissed as, no way! Pierre McGuire interviewed for Coyotes GM? Crazy stuff.
Is Pierre McGuire going to be the next Coyotes GM?

 

[Felonious Python]

Little behind in posting this, had heard rumblings I dismissed as, no way! Pierre McGuire interviewed for Coyotes GM? Crazy stuff.
Is Pierre McGuire going to be the next Coyotes GM?

You don't usually have to convince a fellow hockeyist to become a GM, you've got to convince a suit, and Pierre is on TV.

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[Felonious Python]

Ladies and Gentlemen.

We got him.

 

[BowDownToVasilevskiy]

Ladies and Gentlemen.

We got him.

Who would be the 8th team in that division?

 

[These Are The Days]

Gallagher is going back to the Habs. Whelp.... there goes the chance to send Killer home because Gallagher got traded

 

[Felonious Python]

Who would be the 8th team in that division?

8-team divisions are an artificial construct, especially if they just dump all the teams from the same conference together again for the playoffs.

 

[Felonious Python]

Canadian Universities

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[DaBolts]

Who would be the 8th team in that division?

Buffalo.

 

[StreetHawk]

Who would be the 8th team in that division?

Seattle isn't joining until 21-22 season. So, the Central has been at 7 teams. It would just shift the 7 team division over to the Canadian one.

LA, ANA, SJ, AZ, LV, DAL, COL, STL likely make up the West for example. Chi, Nas, Min get pushed out to make room for Mon, Ott, Tor.