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awaz said:

I really like chy's lineup a lot. Obviously some parts could move around, maybe laughton or vecchione instead of weise. But that crew i like.

Only thing is, i think they can do better with 5.6 mil (ish) than Elliot in net. I'd rather see them spend that money on a better goalie, assuming his contract isn't more than 2 years.

PS - i'm still betting that Myers takes one of the d-spots as a bit of a darkhorse

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lasgop8 said:

NHL free agency: Does Jonathan Bernier make sense for the Flyers?

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4thstreet said:

If they offer McDavid this kind if $$$,how much is Crosby worth?
He's been at the top/or near top for all of his 12 years,and was still in hunt for MVP this year.

These kind of contracts burn my ass,and I hope it blows up in Edmontons' face.

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chy1127 said:

That makes me a little more interested in Bernier. Last year he was $4.1 but the article suggest he may take $3.1. If that's the case, then kick the tires.

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FlyerFinFan said:

I'm not sure why they went that high but I'm guessing that is the only way to get him for 8 years. They probably would rather keep him than win makes no sense hockey wise but he'll sell tickets keeping Edmonton viable. They also took another midget in the first round so Edmonton will be Edmonton....

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chy1127 said:

Something that gets overlooked is G's face off abilities. Last year he was 56% and Couts was a close second at 55%. Schenn was only 47%. I also think opponents still focus their top defensive players when G's line is out. Giroux and Gostisbehere both underwent right hip and bilateral lower abdominal procedures last year. Ghost started slowly but improved as the season progressed. G played all 82 games and was consistently underwhelming all season. His best points month was October when he had 2 goals and 10 assists in 10 games. When Patrick was drafter, Schenn fell out of our top six forwards. 2 1st was a good haul at that point.

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Chris p Bacon said:

Where do we end up picking?

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chy1127 said:

In the last 5 drafts St. Louis has picked 20, 28, 25, 21 and 22 for an average of 23. TK went 24 in 2015. Also, having 2 1st makes it much easier to move up.

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JBM73 said:

2018 is supposed to be a really deep draft.

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lasgop8 said:

I know its supposed to be really deep but i cant see finding a top 6 in the mid to late 20's We may get one with our first round pick which will be around 15.

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JBM73 said:

I'm not sure they're going to do any better than Elliot or Bernier at this point, unfortunately. I don't want Mason back. He's not a guy to win with, head-wise. Let him go whine and make excuses somewhere else.

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JBM73 said:

There are only 6 spots in the top 6. Patrick, Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds are locks. Konecny and Lindblom have clear top 6 potential. Ratcliffe is projected as a top 6 LW. Rubstov and Frost also have top 6 potential. If we take one at 10-15 next year, how many do we need? Maybe that pick helps to move up and get a true 1 LW, which Schenn was never going to be, as chy suggested.

Here's the reality. None of us know better than Hextall. He's earned the benefit of the doubt thus far until he shows otherwise. If Schenn remains a true 60+ point player, Lehtera proves the be the 2nd coming of the 2nd coming of Umberger and the 2 firsts are busts, then I'll be ready to be more critical of his moves. As it stands, what I see is a guy who seems to understand what it takes to build a true Cup contender, not just a playoff team. I'm willing to ride this out for another 2-3 years before I start demanding deep playoff runs. It will take time for the young D to gel. A prospect goalie should have emerged by then. And, the forwards look to be rounding into shape nicely, on paper at least. If this team still stinks in 18-19 or 19-20 I'll be right there eating crow and admitting the naysayers were right. Until then, I think the criticisms are misdirected.

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lasgop8 said:

That's great we have to wait another two to three more years. The same old story just keep waiting and waiting. Plus if we didn't get super lucky and get the second pick how many more years would we have to wait for him to build this cup contender 5, 6 ,7 or maybe 8

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JBM73 said:

1st 3 years cleaning up the Holmgren cap mess, next 3 years to give his moves and draft picks time to mature and gel. After that, he's either been successful or not. I'm happy with his player moves as GM. My biggest concern is Hakstol.

1975. We can wait a little longer. I sure as franking heck don't want to go back to the short-sighted win now every year mentality of the past. That's exactly the reason it's been since 1975.

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lasgop8 said:

When we had a team built to do some damage this season while our young stars came along nicely im hugely disappointed that another year is going by while being on the fringe or the 8th seed .. Clean house if we are giving up another season or three.

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