Long live the King

That's not even remotely comparable to being a buyer at the deadline.

Bennett and Copp were traded in different years.

Just makin' sure no one slips a vaccine in there.

And what does making a better offer than other interested teams have to do with Chytil or desperation?

"Strictly" an AHL PTO.... depending on how he plays.

No, he can't get more out of Drury because Drury isn't bidding against himself. Drury doesn't have to add extra because he desperately needs a center, he just has to make a better offer than other teams interested in the same player.

If a GM takes the second best offer because he asks for more on top of the best offer he won't be a GM for long.

This means nothing. If teams call about Lindholm, which ever team makes the best offer gets the deal. They aren't going to take a worse offer because "Drury is desperate" and should offer extra.

2 goals and an assist for Perreault. Goal for Fortescue.

Clearly the plan is to reunite Panarin-AA-Kane for the playoffs.

The issue in the playoffs started and ended with Gallant and its painfully obvious.

Overpaid

More scoring is more scoring. Wheeler has at least figured out where to go when he catches up to the play. He's too slow to slot into the 3rd line role and at this point I don't see them moving him out of the line up.

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Center is a much bigger problem. Kakko will be back. Can't have Bonino be a long term answer at 3c.

Eh. Tro had an incredible hot streak. Something like 20 of his points came in a 15 game stretch. He's come back to earth. Lindholm is the more skilled player. I think you have to see what he looks like between Panarin and Laf.

Lindholm for sure. If not Lindholm, Monahan and Guentzel.

Good thing he's married to a doctor that majored in neuroscience at Michigan.

One's gonna be in Utah. Been trying to tell you. I'd imagine the other is in the east to keep the conferences equal so the puts Atlanta over Houston.

Cool. Bedard can worry about Fantilli banging his mom next year while Laf makes another deep playoff run.

Zib says shut the fuck up haters.

1. Artemi Panarin 2. Vincent Trocheck 3. Mika Zibanejad +2 4. Chris Kreider 5. Adam Fox 6. Igor Shesterkin 7. Jacob Trouba 8. Alexis Lafrenière 9. Ryan Lindgren 10. Jonathan Quick 11. Blake Wheeler 12. Erik Gustafsson 13. K'Andre Miller 14. Jimmy Vesey 15. Will Cuylle 16. Barclay Goodrow 17. Nick Bonino 18. Braden Schneider 19. Jonny Brodzinski 20. Tyler Pitlick 21. Zac Jones #notanumberonecenter

I never said he was the sole reason. They also played a handful of shitty games since he's been out. Main factor is the 3rd line having Bonino and Brodzinski. I was responding to Kakko being a JAG. He's not. He's sorely missed and, while we all want to see him score more, he makes a big impact defensively.

When you replace Kakko with Brodzinski you lose defensively, and it's not debatable. Do you really think the current 3rd line is better without him? I know you don't like to Lavi credit for anything, but the 3rd line was meant to have a clearly defined role. With Trocheck slotted up and Kakko out, they're unable to play the desired role. This has a huge impact on the team defensively.