LadyStanley
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Wheeler: The Top 50 drafted NHL prospects ranking, 2018...
Athletic (paywall) ranks top 50 (under 23) drafted prospects.
Merkley #43
Athletic (paywall) ranks top 50 (under 23) drafted prospects.
Merkley #43
The player salary scale was kinda messed up for a while in that the top guys were getting the big bucks while the lower end and middle class were still getting paid the same for years. So an overpay just when the payscale readjusts itself makes for fairer looking numbers in the long runThe way things are going, I have a feeling these contracts DW is signing now might not look so bad after a while...
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Yeah for some reason i thought he had played for the jets part for 5 or more years before they moved. But he was just a rookie the year before the move.
Wow Buffalo got Skinner for pretty much nothing. And within the same conference. How could the Sharks not top that? I guess they just weren't interested in him but I would have loved him on the Sharks. Sharks need one more good forward IMO and he would have been perfect. I hope this is not a case of them passing because think they can get Panarin.
Also, recognize that Dougie does not like renting impact players. When he trades for a young impact guy at the deadline or with just one year left (not like a Fehr or a Polak), he is usually thinking long term. Its hard to win bidding wars in UFA territory, but much easier with exclusive negotiating right and a player who already knows the organization.
He did this with Burns and Kane, also with Rivet, and tried to do it with Brian Campbell and Guerin.
I think whoever dougie targets midyear or at the deadline, he will be doing so with the full intention of a long-term extension. As such, I dont think he will try to get a guy who is overpaid, too old, or does not fit the character that he is trying to build. Otherwise, Hoffman would be a shark right now as he clearly has the talent, but Dougie was wary of the character. The knock on Skinner is potentially character as well as Carolina is clearly not happy with him. That seems strange for a team to be unhappy with their 26-year-old 1st liner. I think Panarin, Seguin, and Stone remain the top targets, as all three are point per game level players, rather than secondary guys like Patches who is a potential 30-30 guy, but already into the 30's, will decline quickly, and will cost not much less to keep than the other three (possibly 8M+). If you are going to acquire a player, and sign them long term, you wants someone 28 or younger and extremely impactful. Skinner is 28 or younger, but his impact-to-dollar ratio makes it a very questionable target. And, if they can play center, that's a nice bonus (though not required). Skinner doesn't quite hit those metrics.