alfredoh2009

I have not been following the Rocket as much as I used to. It should be a good game this evening:

Laval is not doing too bad this season:

don't know, good questions. ROR at 35 is better than Veleno. Newhook and Dack will be back at some point. Sso yes, as a Dvorak replacement it is an upgrade and cheaper than Dvorak... that is the hole we were trying to fill in the off-season, no? Leaving Stamkos and Laine out, it is still a possible/potable trade

thanks. Let's see how he does. But last game he wasn't that bad

more like a lesser version of Laine or Monahan. I liked Texier the first few years of his career and wanted the Habs totrade for him, but then he got health issues. If he can find his health again, he may still be a good 3rd-iiner

TO NSH: 2026 1st Kapanen ($0.925M/2yr), Laine ($8.7M/iyr) Struble ($1.4125M/2yr) To MTL: O'Reilley ($4.5M/2yr), Stamkos ($8.0M/3yr) best of 2nd round picks NSH gets the 1st round pick and a young prospect with good NHL potential in Kapanen, they get rid of the Stamkos contract and with Laine in IR they gain some cap relief this year. They get Struble to solidify their defence MTL gets their 2nd-line center and have Dach/Newhook can anchor the 3rd line when healthy. They get Stamkos to play with Gallagher on the bottom-6 lines. They also get the best of their two 2nd round picks for Struble who is solid but may not fit future plans with Matheson signed.

yes, I guess that is right. Maye I should just roll over and shut up

I’ll stop posting on this, since my point doesn’t make it across. But I e last time: “I hope HughGort stops trading their first and second draft picks starting next season now that most of the rebuild seems done. The risk having a dip in high-end prospects if they do not change strategy”

he is a bulldog in défense but seems less quick and agile on skates than Arber. 7D should be ok

If you read my post, you’ll see that I am talking about the future and the need to reverse the trend of trading top picks too aggressively. If I remember correctly, teams want one or two players from each draft year to become part of their core to keep a salary cap balance. That is what I said. I was not criticizing moves up to now; quite the contrary

I also cringe when I see #21 being worn

I was hoping the same, Sharks and Ducks were below the floor a couple of days ago. I just couldn't come up any trade proposal that made sense to me.. oh, well

top-10 left-handed UFA forwards still unsigned according to Puckpedia: * Pius Suter is still there 🙊 * Antony Beauvillier is still there 🙉 * Pat Maroon is still there 🙈 (retired) Oh! the suspense is killing me!