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That and Connolly wasn't exactly a huge reach at 6. The bigger error was passing on Fowler.
man I remember when yzerman drafted bret connolly over jeff skinner in the 2010 nhl draft for his first ever draft pick
We’re not trading mcdonagh and I’d expect yzerman to extend his contract at some point this season.
Anyone with a NTC is not going to want to get anywhere near the gongshow that is the current Ottawa Senators.
I don't think we have the assets to do it without Point involved, and, with the way Stamkos looks at times, I don't think we can afford to give up Point.
Ya forgot I did want fowlerI remember Gormley was the guy most thought we would pick, and then Fowler dropped and many thought it was between those two...and then Connolly got picked out of the blue. Some major hits and misses in that draft
Erik Karlsson <-> Steven Stamkos
John Tavares from FA
To where ? For what ?I have a feeling we move Miller rather than sign him.
To where ? For what ?
How does that help us Win the Stanley cup next season?My guess (just a guess) is we try to recoup the 1st we gave up to NYR rather than pay him.
How does that help us Win the Stanley cup next season?
How does that help us Win the Stanley cup next season?
Plus we will have more cash to resign sustrI'm pretty sure Gourde can step into the top 6 and produce the same as Miller. We can bring up any of Volkov, Joseph, Stephens or Katchouk and get 40 points on the 3rd line. We lose a little offensively but we have enough that it's not an issue. Miller didn't do anything in the playoffs we will miss. Not resigning him gives us 5mil to resign more important players and go after a offensive defenseman if we wanted. Any winger besides Kucherov is replaceable, maybe not next year, but we are strong on the wings and have guys lined up to come in to produce at a much cheaper rate.
I'd rather move Johnson and keep Miller, Johnson's too redundant on this team and doesn't even play center anymore. He's lost his versatility and is now a player that needs to be heavily catered in the right situation to produce, along with his disappearance in the playoffs this year he's not worth the remainder of his contract. Miller was excellent in the regular season and should have very good numbers over a full year on this team, is younger, yes he needs to play with skill but his upside is way higher then anything Johnson has shown the past couple years. 5 years for Miller that takes him to 30 should be just fine, rather that then 6 more years of Johnson till he's 32.