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Happened yesterday but didn't see anything about it

Buble's been invisible this season though

Just shy of tying Orr Him and Hughes are neck and neck with 53 points apiece, although Hughes has played 4 more games

Wouldn't have thought Mittlestadt would be available, but he's a pending RFA who should be getting quite a bag 59 in 82 last season, 39 in 45 this season, 26 in November Wonder what they'd be asking for if he actually ends up being available

Killorn out 4-6 weeks Be interesting to see who the Ducks end up selling, they have a few options teams should be quite interested in Looking like they'll grab another top 5 pick to add to their stable of stud youth with https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/killorn-to-undergo-knee-surgery-out-4-6-weeks

Could the Oilers coach be a dark horse for the Jack Adams if the Oil can keep it up? Oilers are 22-6-0 since firing Jay Woodcroft on November 12 Oilers in a post Jay Woodcroft world: .786 P% (2nd) 109 GF (3rd) 70 GA (3rd) 3.89 GF/GP (1st) 2.50 GA/GP (4th) 26.7 PP% (6th) 88.2 PK% (2nd) Stuart Skinner is .920% / 2.21GAA + 2 SOs 12 game winning streak (and counting)

Doubt it'll happen but it'd be neat to have an Iginla

5-4 Toronto Matthews Leafs with more PIMS

Management's talked about this repeatedly, they have him for this year and next at the very least, they'll get it sorted I dunno why so many folks are so antsy to hit the panic button

Points need to be taken with a grain of salt, absolutely, but like I said yesterday I reckon a good portion of Ottawa's struggles stem from coaching and goaltending Does defense contribute to both? Absolutely, but if the Sens can implement better systems and tweak the makeup of their defense a bit that'd probably solve some of their issues. Not all of them, they absolutely need to find a good coach to do just that, and at 71 that's likely not Jacques Martin They're also likely stuck with Korpisalo unless they can pay to swap him in an upgrade or simply pay to move on, but more than likely they'll see what a coach change can do first As of today the Sens are tied for 30th in goals allowed, they're 30th on the PK, and they're 30th in penalty minutes, their being undisciplined compounds the rest Their powerplay has also been lousy, sitting at 24th despite the Sens being 9th in goals, but one could probably chalk some of that up to them having missed Chabot most of the season, that likely reflects in their D stats as well It's a gamble, but a better bet than giving Pinto bigger dollars and term imo, at least Sanderson has top 5 pedigree Even bottom feeders can have top 4D, Ottawa would really benefit from a D in the mold of Tanev though, Zub can't do it all Pulled these from reddit, posted three hours ago in the Sens sub so I'm assuming they're up to date I probs don't read these as well as @Miss Korea but from what I can tell Ottawa needs to revamp their D and integrate more defensive D, which may be why they're rumoured to be taking calls on Chychrun, to mix things up Hamonic also looks like an anchor, despite him historically being looked at as more of a defensive D One more year at 1.1M with a NMC, they'd probably be better off waiving him going forward Sanderson though, he had a good rookie season and despite Ottawa's collective struggles he's still young enough to be able to improve his overall game

Nobody's arguing his tenure in Pittsburgh wasn't an overall success, but the first half of his tenure was better than the second half You don't get the nickname Trader Jim without having some duds in there after all

They're definitely spoiled, but they do also have some intelligent fans like every other fanbase Some of the moves in the latter half simply weren't all that great though

Until the offseason when he extends, but then he'll be earning too much which means we should trade him

Not so sure, I think he might have just had a career year right off the hop Boeser's overall game is also better Mikheyev also brings elements of speed and savvy Kuz doesn't He just doesn't look like much of a fit under Tochett

I think there'd be more interest in Kuz though, less term and whether he's regressed or not last season's numbers are still very recent He's probably not the player he was last season but he's probably better than he has been this season, the real Kuzmenko is probably somewhere in the middle

I'm not gonna present myself as an expert, but at a glance his numbers don't look too bad for such a young D I think a lot of what's going on in Ottawa stems from coaching and subpar goaltending, it's pretty clear Ottawa needs to change something but it's tough to place a finger on exactly what

Jim

That's the tricky part, it'll have to be a cap in/cap out move which means it'd require moving a larger cap hit. Likely one of Garland, Kuzmenko, or maybe even Mikheyev. It's what Tochett thinks that matters though, what him and management think, not so much what the fans think. I don't necessarily think it'll be an easy trade to make, but I could see Kuzmenko being open to a fresh start somewhere else, he's going to want to get another contract after this one so it makes sense for him to try and rebuild his value. And I do think his value has taken a hit this season. He'll be 30 when his deal is up, seems likely he'll want to stay in this league as opposed to going back to the KHL. Kuz does have a 12-team NTC though, so it's not as if he can just be traded anywhere.

Our second line seems like the obvious weakness on this roster, which is why it's encouraging that the Canucks supposedly want to bolster their top six I do think it'll end up being a winger, and that Kuzmenko probably ends up being flipped as part of said deal

And I'd argue that speaks not only to the strength of our third line, but also to the weakness of our second line. Our third and second line having similar point production can be looked at as either a boon, cause for concern, or both. I think it's both. Hence why an upgrade on Kuzmenko in our top six could be a benefit.

I don't disagree though. The caveat to this is that as a team who's near the top of the league our 1st is likely to be worth less in a trade, I don't think management wants to trade A-tier prospects either, we don't have many of those. I think management really likes what they have in Lekkerimaki and Willander. I'd be loathe to move either prospect. Context is important regarding the 1st that we got for Horvat and sent out too because of the conditions. The Isles looked like a team that were sliding, there was a chance the pick could have gone to the following season as an unprotected 1st if the Isles had continued to slide instead of making the playoffs. That's what made the pick appealing to Detroit. Our 1st likely isn't equal to the 1st NYI traded for Horvat.

Maybe on the low end as a middle six tweener, but a top six center? I dunno about that. Sometimes players get a chance to show if they're capable of more when injuries occur, hopefully it doesn't come to that. Losing Pettersson or Miller probably wouldn't have us at risk of losing out on a playoff spot or anything, but it would absolutely hurt and we'd be hard pressed to replace either player internally. I get that this is also part of the argument for looking for a 2C, but it's hard for be prepared to everything under cap constraints. Most teams are going to feel the loss of a legit top six center.

Yes, I'm aware, it's a common practice for teams to have centers on the wing. It's useful utility to have in your forward group. I'm less convinced of Joshua being a top six player though, I think he's a player we could actually end up losing to UFA. If he keeps it up he'll be due for a respectable raise as a third liner. Joshua will be 28 in May, there's a better chance he simply is what he is at this point, a solid third liner. But hey, I could be wrong. And even then, Joshua's faceoff percentage really isn't significantly better. Not even a full percent. If I'm reading the numbers correctly Joshua's also taken significantly fewer faceoffs so it's a much smaller sample size. I think it's just more likely management either view Pettersson and Miller as a 1-2 punch or sees the 2C spot as an area they may address in the offseason. At which point one of Pettersson or Miller is probably a top line winger.

I don't disagree, but realistically most teams around the league don't have the depth to sufficiently be prepared to lose a Miller or Pettersson caliber center I understand the argument for wanting a 2C, but I'm not sure that's realistic sooner than later whereas Allvin will have to navigate a trade deadline sooner than later May be more flexibility to improve the center depth in the offseason I think management would prefer Pettersson and Miller down the middle with and having two top six lines going imo, but that's just my two cents, it's easier to shut down a super line than two legit top 6 lines come playoff time I'm also operating under the assumption Pettersson extends and plays primarily as a center though