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I think that roster would be one that regresses offensively, I think we're missing a top six player as is, but that it'd probably still be a playoff roster if it can stay mostly healthy Podkolzin in the top six is a big question mark imo, which isn't to say he shouldn't get NHL level opportunities

I think Florida and Carolina could manage it, less confident about Boston

It's a move that makes sense, if DeSmith is even questionably healthy it gives him time to recoup and if Silovs flubs it we can easily go back to the experienced vet in DeSmith. It's not as if it'd be great to go up against the Oil or Kings with Silovs and Tolopilo.

Does he want out?

It's pretty lengthy, but it provides some good insight https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/40024660/inside-coyotes-stunning-move-arizona-utah

He's one of the best in the league, he doesn't get the attention of Hughes and Makar because he's not as flashy, but he's just so good at pretty much everything He doesn't really cheat for offense and he's just an incredibly smart player defensively The Lidstrom comparisons are apt

Here's hoping, Kucherov may break 100 again going forward but this season was probably his career peak and it took his peak to drag them to the playoffs

Vegas must be wishing they won in OT the other night, Dallas has all the momentum now Put em down Dallas, put em down

I get it, they won't get anything for Stamkos though, he's a pending UFA They should keep him imo, good luck finding a better center via UFA Sometimes it's worth it to keep guys for the legacy aspect too, like we did with the twins, Stamkos is the Bolts all-time leader in games played, goals, and points, he's like six assists behind St. Louis for that category and would lead there too if he stuck around He's pretty much their greatest forward ever

It'd be weird if it was tbh

Imagine sending a bunch of your employees to watch the team they support get eliminated Or having your boss send you to watch the team you support get eliminated

Hellebuyck was in a tier of his own throughout most of the regular season, getting nominated is huge though and could contribute to Demko winning a Vezina down the road. Assuming he can stay healthy.

Podz may have yet to give but I'm not as optimistic about his being a top six player over the next season or two. I'd be happy to see him solidify himself as a solid third liner, anything else is gravy sooner than later. This isn't to say he couldn't be a top six player at some point, but it'd be quite a jump to go from having spent most of the year in the AHL to being a top six guy within a couple seasons. But hey, here's hoping he does it. Podz should get opportunities though, guys getting their bigger deals necessitates finding ways to integrate cost effective talent. This offseason it's Pettersson's kicking will kick in next season', maybe Hronek's too, over the next few season's it'll be Boeser, Demko, and Hughes. Cap coming off the books organically will help, but when a player's deal expires you've still got to pay to replace said player one way or another. That's the cost of becoming a playoff team though, cap crunches and having to pay for both individual player success and team success. Good teams bleed off talent due to the salary cap, it's just the way it goes. How that affects Brock is anyone's guess, but I'm inclined to believe it'd be cheaper to retain him than to try and find a similar tier player via UFA. Trades are always an option, but typically teams have to give quality to get quality.

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/winning-at-a-cost-is-wear-and-tear-impacting-quinn-hughes-play-and-deployment

Coaches are hired to be fired

Interesting, but I'd take it with a grain of salt considering the sample size is a mere 3,015 Canadian adults who are members of Angus Reid Forum. This was state towards the bottom in the survey methodology subsection. Thing about institutes and think tanks is you also have to ponder where they sit on the political spectrum, because that does influence how they approach and interpret things as well as their approaches to policy. This particular institute is credible but it does have a right leaning bias. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/angus-reid-institute/ Many think-tanks and institutes are not-for-profit organizations, their funding may come from governments, businesses or private advocacy groups, or from consulting and research work they engage in. Ideology plays a key role in who funds who. It's key to both understand and acknowledge that these organizations are not neutral, each has a certain ideology and certain policy objectives. It's worth poking around at. Left leaning organizations include but are not limited to.. https://www.ccsd.ca/ https://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/ https://policyalternatives.ca/ On the other side of the spectrum, these lean right. https://www.conferenceboard.ca/ https://canadastrongandfree.network/about/ https://www.fraserinstitute.org/

Particularly given they're going to need to cut cap somewhere with the extensions they'll be dolling out/having kick in. But yeah, with only three guys signed through next season we could have a very different looking D core at camp.

I understand your argument, but I dunno.. I'd maybe consider trading him for another top six caliber player who has a lower cap hit, and who has term. I don't expect Lekkerimaki to step in and be able to effectively take the spot of a guy who put up 40+ goals and 70+ points, I could very well see Lekkerimaki playing in Abbotsford next season. In fact I'd prefer it if he did, I'm all for allowing Lekkerimaki and Willander to stew. I wouldn't even expect Lekkerimaki to his the 20+ goals and 50ish points Brock's usually been good for, and I think he's a very good prospect. If anything the Canucks need another top six player to go with Boeser, Pettersson, Miller, and Hoglander, and that's assuming Hoglander slots in as a top six player next season. Maybe Garland gets bumped up, hard to say, but I do think we need another top six talent up front.