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So, he is not about to change this. I just keep hearing he wants to give Slaf more stability this season. Which makes sense I guess. He won't have to think as much about what his linemates might do and focus on himself? I just wish he'd played another year abroad or in the ahl last year.

I thought so too. I really thought he'd turn a corner after that mental health break + leaving Montreal. I guess either the mental health is still an issue or he should have worked on that earlier in his career. Personally having battled anxiety and depression when i got it under control my productivity has spiked so high. I was hoping he'd experience that too, especially since his was so tied to sleep. Obviously everyone's situations there are different.

I think our rebuild really hinges on the dcore. If we have a top 3 d in the league and decent 1/2 centers in Dach/Suzuki... We can find some wingers in FA to fill slots outside of Caufield.

Could be a culture thing? Roslovic has underperformed and has an attitude issue or something I vaguely remember.

Any news on dach?

I think Suzuki and Caufield are creative enough and skilled enough to be a very good power play. Matheson may also be. However after that.... We just don't have anyone else I'd truly call creative. Maybe Slafkovsky can get there or at least be strong enough to create space that way. Still down another creative guy.

Those goalie stats are pretty wild.

Sorry to jump in the middle of a discussion with a seperate point but.. Where do we think Gallagher is as a player now? On a mediocre team would he be a middle six? Exclusively a 3rd line guy? Or is he broken down to 4th line? Obviously his likelihood of injury would make any team weary but would he be a league min, 2M, 3M? What is he at now?

Hjorth... haven't seen that name before!

Yeah I think the issue there is that guys with bonuses being sent down is suboptimal for reasons @dlbalr understands 😛

I'm so curious what they are going to do. Is it basically confirmed now that price will have to go on ltir?

Is there an updated list of guys at camp still?

I mean just in terms of enjoyment... I do enjoy watching Anderson a lot.

What's the Karlsson trade for us now? Out Mike Hoffman Rem Pitlick In Tanner Pearson - chance of deadline move but likely not given injury history. Gustav Lindstrom - probably just not resigned. Nathan Legare - probably just not resigned. 2nd 2025 3rd 2025 4th 2025 + 2.3M Dead Cap for 2 Years Not bad but we are up in capspace now. Will be hard to be able to put price on IR. Any ideas out there?

I really don't remember the players union being this engaged before. Am I right in that? Or perhaps things normally are done quietly because players also don't want a media circus.

Funny how games look different. Found Tourigny very interesting. Roy to me really felt above the rest the team. Meanwhile, I only noticed Smilanic when he was giving the puck over and Ortiz was particularly sketchy imo. Though I agree with everyone that Mailloux was all over the place.

My idea wasn't them both at the point. Was to have a qb on the back with Souray with Caufield playing closer on the other side. Regardless I agree that having the traditional weber/Souray pp setup doesn't work. I just don't think that means a player with that shot isn't useful on the pp.

Maybe if you had Souray on one side and a Caufield on the other. Then the d can't cheat as easy but you'd ideally want the point shot to be able to do a good seem pass. It's just about diversity of looks.

Think Byron is retiring?

Yeah, he may have a rough rookie year adjusting to the speed (as many dmen seem to).

The whole bit about him not handling the puck well in his own end under pressure.. at the ohl level.. is a tad more of a concern I'd say. Considering he has more of a size and skating advantage there.

In my mind... we really got a 2nd for Hoffmann unretained before the season even started! That is a huge win. Everything else is just gravy on top... Petry will get a return of some kind. Win there. DeSmith will either outplay Allen or get claimed on waivers. Pitlick was likely just going to sit in the A or get claimed off waivers too.

I was oddly focused on rooting for him. Saw him in the Mem cup and loved his game. Bummed injuries have taken such a toll.

You said you didn't understand why Hoffmann was targetted as much as he has. I just said some reasons people do. Felt your comment was a tad hyperbolic going with the 19 year old 😛

It's not a 19 old Roy that he's taking a spot from. It's 23 Ylonen or 24 RHP. RHP probably will start the season in the AHL because of Hoffman existing. He'll need offensive minutes to boost value when one of these heading into their prime could prove themselves instead. He doesn't really help his teammates produce. He doesn't do anything on defense. Plays with the intensity of a slug. Basically just bad modelling for a player like Caufield who's best weapon is also his shot.