We need all the Russians we can get.
Maybe the leafs will suck more then? I dunno I can't be bothered to figure it out.
They'll probably package the '27 1st in another trade to acquire a bigger piece. Obviously if we just keep acquiring picks and not hitting on them or packaging them for known quantities, it's a bit of a lost cause.
Risto still has 2 years left, but will his value ever be higher than it is now? That is difficult to say. Another part of it is that competitive teams probably don't want to (or can't) take on his salary for now and two more seasons. He could regress and then you're stuck with him at $5.1 million.
Byram, yes. Power is making a huge bag of money already and I'm not sure he's a legit #1 defenseman, or even top pairing.
Although we did just try that with Buffalo and it hasn't been the growth journey we had hoped to be sure. So be wary.
I hear that, but that's a 6'6" kid making $8.35 million who is a -12 and has only 23 hits on the season. He's insulated a bit too because Dahlin is their bonefide, #1 defenseman.
Well, idk how he really earned that contract, quite frankly. By being big and putting up 35 points? The kid just turned 22 and he's already making nearly $60 million across 7 seasons. They took a huge gamble on the youngster and I'd rather not inherit that...Lol
