Great! Thank you! You do an amazing job!

We are stuck with MIA Mussa who provides little info and now he is teaming and with Sam Woo who well is embarrassing with his takes but have been following your blogs especially with prospects and getting alot of info from them

I think the devil's do go with Hughes too but the also have Clarke's brother too and Clarke may be better offensively
- dmarsden2988

Thanks.

William Eklund played with Holtz a good amount this year.

Lot of potential good-fit choices for NJ at 4

Never heard of a single guy you named

- DirtyDan

That's the point I believe

That's the point I believe
- Anderdog

Was it?

Looks like the Blue's have checked in on Rhino!!

Looks like the Blue's have checked in on Rhino!!
- Buff36

Says Garth, or did someone else say it?

https://mobile.twitter.com/mikecommito/status/1412439948548919296?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
- Buff36

36 do the 4 first rounders it we let him go

I believe
Eberle
Hall
Marcus pav???
Nugent Hopkins

Looks like the Blue's have checked in on Rhino!!
- Buff36

Pm me

Iam joking

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Says Garth, or did someone else say it?
- Stripes77

https://mobile.twitter.co...amp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Sorry wouldn't let me copy at first!!

https://mobile.twitter.com/SabresBuzz/status/1412448728481472514?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Sorry wouldn't let me copy at first!!
- Buff36

Garth lol

Players. Not picks.

36 do the 4 first rounders it we let him go

I believe
Eberle
Hall
Marcus pav???
Nugent Hopkins
- Anderdog

Something like that, 2008-11 think they had 22, 10 or 11 in 2009 and back to back 1's in 2010 and 11

Garth lol
- Stripes77

Yeah, just putting stuff out there. Seems like Calgary is keeping the phone lines open.

Yeah, just putting stuff out there. Seems like Calgary is keeping the phone lines open.
- Buff36

I'd give each team a drop dead date to submit their final offers for each player.

Exactly. Hockey is stupid. You're literally burning your own money (in this case, on equipment so you can shoot a rubber puck around). Why not just flush your hard earned cash down the toilet instead ? A lot safer. I can think of a million better things to spend my money on. Hell, you can just donate your skate and shoot money to a charity. Not to mention the extreme danger involved. You never know what could happen to a friend or a linemate. What if something horrible happened to one of your children on the ice, as has happened countless times?

Enough with the hockey stuff. Grow up already. So dumb.
- kritter65

Edited to prove a point. Not trying to pick on you, but thought this was a good exercise.

I'd give each team a drop dead date to submit their final offers for each player.
- Powerslave

Think you can do that for Rhino and Risto but Eichel is a bit different.

Think you can do that for Rhino and Risto but Eichel is a bit different.
- Buff36

I'll bite then, what do you do if no team makes a legitimate offer by said date?

"We were kidding"...
Take a poop offer?
Keep Jack and never take calls again?

Looks like suspect options to me. That whole, only sith deal in absolutes, may apply here.

I'll bite then, what do you do if no team makes a legitimate offer by said date?

"We were kidding"...
Take a poop offer?
Keep Jack and never take calls again?

Looks like suspect options to me. That whole, only sith deal in absolutes, may apply here.
- RhinoFan

At some point you have to move on and prepare for the draft, free agency, the upcoming season, no?

They don't HAVE to trade any of them.

I'll bite then, what do you do if no team makes a legitimate offer by said date?

"We were kidding"...
Take a poop offer?
Keep Jack and never take calls again?

Looks like suspect options to me. That whole, only sith deal in absolutes, may apply here.
- RhinoFan

Well Risto stays until the trade deadline and probably Rhino too or someone calls after the draft and it's next years 1st+. Can't do that with Jack IMO

At some point you have to move on and prepare for the draft, free agency, the upcoming season, no?

They don't HAVE to trade any of them.
- Powerslave

I'm hoping they're doing that regardless of what's going on with Eichel, but that deal could affect FA especially, so I get it.

I think the issue I have with that is that then his value drops. If other teams know there is a date of 8/1 (ex) to acquire Jack by and he's not moved over the next couple days, those same offers never climb. Why would we pay more?

I guess it's a credibility issue, but also an issue of leverage. I think we would be making a temporary power move by calling that out, when in reality we don't really have a good deal in the pocket yet (assuming here) to fall back on. Unless an offer has come in they'd be willing to accept, I think you have to let the chips fall for a while, no?

Well Risto stays until the trade deadline and probably Rhino too or someone calls after the draft and it's next years 1st+. Can't do that with Jack IMO
- Buff36

I think the same thing applies regardless of the player. Unless you have a deal you're willing to accept, putting on a deadline will most likely not work in our favor.

Best case scenario it could, a team wants Samson badly and pays the extra X to get him.

However, if that doesn't happen, it stagnates any higher offers (why add when the price being asked isn't being met). No?

Furthermore, I think there's a decent chance that one of Jack or Samson is still here come puck drop next season. No reason why we can't plan for having none, one or both of them for next year...actually a prudent team would be doing this already.

I'm hoping they're doing that regardless of what's going on with Eichel, but that deal could affect FA especially, so I get it.

I think the issue I have with that is that then his value drops. If other teams know there is a date of 8/1 (ex) to acquire Jack by and he's not moved over the next couple days, those same offers never climb. Why would we pay more?

I guess it's a credibility issue, but also an issue of leverage. I think we would be making a temporary power move by calling that out, when in reality we don't really have a good deal in the pocket yet (assuming here) to fall back on. Unless an offer has come in they'd be willing to accept, I think you have to let the chips fall for a while, no?
- RhinoFan

Fair and valid points. I suppose you'd have to weigh any offers made at that time, if any teams have made one. Maybe there's a couple you like, but are trying to see if anyone will beat them.

Love to be a fly on the wall.

Furthermore, I think there's a decent chance that one of Jack or Samson is still here come puck drop next season. No reason why we can't plan for having none, one or both of them for next year...actually a prudent team would be doing this already.
- RhinoFan

I think they are, you have to be!!

Fair and valid points. I suppose you'd have to weigh any offers made at that time, if any teams have made one. Maybe there's a couple you like, but are trying to see if anyone will beat them.

Love to be a fly on the wall.
- Powerslave

If they're close, I must admit, it would make a lot better sense. If it's 2 or 3 teams that are relatively close, poke them with a hot iron. Think this applies if we're trying to really raise the level of the offers.

That would be awesome. I'd pay money and keep quiet about it too if I could sit in on one TDL week.