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I can't shake the opinion that we might take a step back this year. As in, not make the playoffs. TB and FLA are due for huge jumps and the Metro may be better. Anyone else with the same thoughts?

There's rumour of discord in BOS with the Pastrnak deal. While I don't think he could be traded to MTL directly, at least BOS will suck a little more if he gets moved.

THIS!!! Already!!!!

Shouldn't this be the Non-Rocket Habs Prospect Thread. Nitpicky yes.... but HW is just so good.

This feels like a greater loss than Saku leaving.

Reway almost certainly had a viral myocarditis. He's very lucky. For some, this is a fatal illness. If he's back on the ice, his cardiac function has returned to baseline by either ECHO or MRI exam. He needs time for conditioning. His chubbiness may owe to steroidal treatment.

If he's back on the ice, I think it's safe to say he's had a complete recovery. I would not count this guy out at all. We'll just have to see. Hopefully we have a Lehkonen 2.0 on the way.

Negotiation tactic for Markov?

Hope he realizes he's on a WORK visa.

It's not that straightforward. There's no way these guys take their salary as a straight wage. It must go to a PC and then get doled out as a salary. The recent Lib government has made this a little more difficult but overall it does help. He's still a target. I can't see him staying there. JT: I need some help. Isles mgmt: We found you a guy lazier than the Dude in The Big Lebowski.

Are we gunning for Tavares next summer?

Party like it's 2006!

Just feels wrong without 79 coming back.

This is why I come to HW! Where else can you find someone wax poetically about guys you ain't never even heard of, eh?!

This Alzner stuff seems persistent. The goods: can eat a ton of minutes, is never injured The bad: doesn't move the puck well, the advanced stats are not great when it comes to WOWY etc. The whatifs: do the negatives improve under the watch of a Weber and Markov? In the absence of other rumours, this one almost seems a like a done deal.