It’s not like Pens are spending almost $8M on two bottom pairing dmen, so sure, why not.

Oh wait...
- Rinosaur

Try having Mike Green, Danny F'in Dekeyser, Trevor Daley, 842 year old Nik Kronwall and Jonathan "The Swedish pylon" Ericsson on your blue line. Cry me a river.

In terms of UFA signings, I can see Peg trying to keep Myers or go after one of Gardiner or Karlsson but settle for Hainsey type player and contract.


As a Leaf fan, heres the leafs angle and Nyl-29 is the bait (of course :-P)....

Dubas is going to be looking at STL and WPG D-Men again this summer.

WPG - Trouba
Dubas will likely circle back given they were rumoured to be interested in this player 2years ago the first time he was an RFA. Leafs will probably offer a package along with Nylander because right handed PMD commands a premium but it will also have to be a dollar in-dollar out sort of deal for both teams.

STL - Parayko/Peits
- A lot of rumours last summer and into the fall about the Leafs and these two players. both fit the profile for what 30 other teams are looking for. I can see this being a Nyl-20 ++ tye deal

Whether Chevy and/or Armstrong are interested in Nylander is another matter.
- Turnitaround

TML can keep Nylander, but we'll take Kapanen and Kadri for Trouba and Little.

If the Leafs are in on any ufa’s it means Marner is being traded. Nothing else puts them in a position to buy anything but a bag of pucks. I suppose one other thing, trading both Nylander and Kadri.

makes complete sense for the habs to get a right handed def when they need left handed.

makes complete sense for the habs to get a right handed def when they need left handed.
- GrimReefer

Don't worry, you're going to get Leddy for Danault

In terms of UFA signings, I can see Peg trying to keep Myers or go after one of Gardiner or Karlsson but settle for Hainsey type player and contract.


As a Leaf fan, heres the leafs angle and Nyl-29 is the bait (of course :-P)....

Dubas is going to be looking at STL and WPG D-Men again this summer.

WPG - Trouba
Dubas will likely circle back given they were rumoured to be interested in this player 2years ago the first time he was an RFA. Leafs will probably offer a package along with Nylander because right handed PMD commands a premium but it will also have to be a dollar in-dollar out sort of deal for both teams.

STL - Parayko/Peits
- A lot of rumours last summer and into the fall about the Leafs and these two players. both fit the profile for what 30 other teams are looking for. I can see this being a Nyl-20 ++ tye deal

Whether Chevy and/or Armstrong are interested in Nylander is another matter.
- Turnitaround

couple things,

all the rumors suggest Trouba has no interest in playing in Canada, secondly the Jets strongest position is winger so nothing against Nylander but we have no room on our top 2 lines ( Connor, Wheels, Laine, Ehlers ) and paying a third line winger 7 million is not a good use of cap dollars.

now if I'm wrong about Trouba and Nylander can become a 2nd line center than who knows?? I've been wrong before.

the Leafs cannot afford ugatz, zero chance

Leafs aren't adding anyone in free agency unless they're out of the bargain bin.

TML can keep Nylander, but we'll take Kapanen and Kadri for Trouba and Little.
- RFawkes

Deal.

Good to see the Leafs paying more money to Myers than they would to Gardiner.

Another fine piece Ek.

Leafs aren't adding anyone in free agency unless they're out of the bargain bin.
- leafsfann

Ek lives in, and operates out of, a vacuum.

Ek lives in, and operates out of, a vacuum.
- TheSabresTaco

filter queen?

couple things,

all the rumors suggest Trouba has no interest in playing in Canada, secondly the Jets strongest position is winger so nothing against Nylander but we have no room on our top 2 lines ( Connor, Wheels, Laine, Ehlers ) and paying a third line winger 7 million is not a good use of cap dollars.

now if I'm wrong about Trouba and Nylander can become a 2nd line center than who knows?? I've been wrong before.
- Ross77

That didn't go so well.

filter queen?
- Symba.007

More like some crappy Dirt Devil from the 90s

I remember the first game Red played. I grew up in Detroit in an unhappy blue-collar poor family. I grew up in a run-down trailer home in Warren, Michigan with my alcoholic mother, my younger sister Lily, and my mother's abusive live-in boyfriend Greg.

Although encouraged by my friends, I worried about my potential as a rapper. One night, I faltered during a rap battle at a local venue, the Shelter, and I left the stage humiliated.

During the day, I worked at a car factory. When I asked for extra shifts, my supervisor rudely dismisses my request on account of my habitual tardiness.

Over time, I began to take more responsibility for the direction of my life. When I showed an improved attitude and performance at work, my supervisor granted me the extra shifts I requested.

Meanwhile, my mother received an eviction notice as she can't pay rent. Despite my mother's best attempts to keep the eviction notice a secret, Greg finds out about it. A fight ensues between him and I, and Greg leaves my mother for good. My friendship with Wink, a radio DJ with ties to a record label promoter, becomes strained after I discovered that Wink does promotional work for my rivals, a rap group known as the "Leaders of the Free World".

At one point, My friends and I get into a violent brawl with the Leaders, which is disrupted when my friend Cheddar Bob pulls out a gun and accidentally shoots himself in the leg; he survives but is confined to crutches.

At work one day when on lunch break, I witnessed a rap battle in which an employee insults a gay co-worker, Paul. I joined the battle and defend Paul. Alex is impressed by my actions and has sex with me in the factory. Wink arranges for me to meet with producers at a recording studio, but I find Wink and Alex engaging in intercourse.

Enraged, I attacked Wink as Alex tries to break up our altercation. In retaliation, Wink and the Leaders of the Free World assault me outside my trailer. The leader of the gang, Papa Doc, holds me at gunpoint, threatening to kill me before being dissuaded by Wink.

My best friend and battle host, Future, pushes me to get revenge by competing against the Leaders of the Free World at the next rap battle. However, my late-night shift conflicts with the timing of the next battle tournament. A goodbye visit from Alex, who is moving to New York, changes my mind about competing, and Paul agrees to cover my shift at work as a favor while I go to the battle.

In all rounds of the rap battle, I have to compete against one member of "the Leaders". After winning the first two rounds, I face off against Papa Doc and ultimately win by exposing all of his opponent's weaknesses as well as his own. With nothing to say in rebuttal, Papa Doc hands the microphone back to Future, embarrassed. After being congratulated by Alex and my friends, I'm offered a position by Future, hosting battles at The Shelter. I declined, saying I had to go my own way. I walked on and as the credits roll, the song 'Lose Yourself' starts playing. RIP Red.
- Streit2ThePoint

In terms of UFA signings, I can see Peg trying to keep Myers or go after one of Gardiner or Karlsson but settle for Hainsey type player and contract.


As a Leaf fan, heres the leafs angle and Nyl-29 is the bait (of course :-P)....

Dubas is going to be looking at STL and WPG D-Men again this summer.

WPG - Trouba
Dubas will likely circle back given they were rumoured to be interested in this player 2years ago the first time he was an RFA. Leafs will probably offer a package along with Nylander because right handed PMD commands a premium but it will also have to be a dollar in-dollar out sort of deal for both teams.

STL - Parayko/Peits
- A lot of rumours last summer and into the fall about the Leafs and these two players. both fit the profile for what 30 other teams are looking for. I can see this being a Nyl-20 ++ tye deal

Whether Chevy and/or Armstrong are interested in Nylander is another matter.
- Turnitaround

How about Troubs, Wheeler and Laine for Melander?

or

Parayko, ROR, Dunn for Melander?



Both very possible at happening, wonder which one the Great Dubas will pull off!




derpity derp derp

Deal.
- mykokes

No deal

add a 1st maybe

How about Troubs, Wheeler and Laine for Melander?

or

Parayko, ROR, Dunn for Melander?



Both very possible at happening, wonder which one the Great Dubas will pull off!




derpity derp derp
- Komisaurus Rex

You know what would be great?

Have a contest where loyal Hockeybuzz posters write about their fondest Red Kelly memories - and the winner receives a Hockeybuzz T-shirt.
- Atomic Wedgie

Ek needs to get back to reality.
- gergeswillems

oh there's goes gravity

Any Malkin wants to be The Man rumours today, Ek?
https://youtu.be/jVf4_WglzWA

Ek lives in, and operates out of, a vacuum.
- TheSabresTaco

Ek's main source of income is from operating a vacuum.

So who won the t-shirt?
- gergeswillems

Ek never bothered to hand it out, so in a sense, we all won.

If there's one thing the Habs don't need, it's a Right D-Man. Juulsen, Fleury and Brook already fighting for that last spot.

Ek never bothered to hand it out, so in a sense, we all won.
- Atomic Wedgie

Hopefully Mike in Basement got the tshirt. His wardrobe hasn't been updated since 1992.