2025 NHL Draft: Lose a ton for Porter Martone

[Jargon]

He didn't say when, nor did he say how big. He said they are not gunna be aggressive or rush the process. And he definitely did not set himself up to make a legit run next year.

I'm not saying that its impossible, Just I wouldn't count on it. I think he'll be active in UFA though, but mostly all short term deal.

There’s no possible way he’s going to make a legit run next year as that’s essentially impossible.

But I think he absolutely wants (and I think honestly needs) to put together a team that can win more than 20 games a season before the life gets sucked out of guys like Eklund.

Yes, Isles fans are pushing him out the door. They're wondering if they shouldn't just re-sign Tony DeAngelo instead of committing a big contract to Dobson. Miller makes some comical defensive blunders at times but he is absolutely better than Dobson defensively on the whole. Dobson's value will be higher on the trade market purely from being a RHD, but if Dobson were a lefty or Miller were a righty, I'd value them just about the same.

I’ve said it before but something about Miller just really strikes me as a Grier-type of trade. Big, skates well, maybe needs a change of scenery…

 

[coooldude]

Magic number is 27. Roughly 14 Sharks losses OR CHI wins and we've locked up last place.

With 15 games to go, and our schedule harder than theirs, not quite but nearly a formality. A loss on Thursday drops the number to 23 and gives us near certainty.

At this point, honestly, I'd love to see us blow them out, keep Bedard off the score sheet, make Levshunov look bad. But at this point, woof, with Schuldt in and Mukh our best defender, I'm not counting on it.

 

[Jargon]

Magic number is 27. Roughly 14 Sharks losses OR CHI wins and we've locked up last place.

With 15 games to go, and our schedule harder than theirs, not quite but nearly a formality. A loss on Thursday drops the number to 23 and gives us near certainty.

At this point, honestly, I'd love to see us blow them out, keep Bedard off the score sheet, make Levshunov look bad. But at this point, woof, with Schuldt in and Mukh our best defender, I'm not counting on it.

The strange thing about the Sharks is despite being totally gutted they’ve had periods where they’ve looked good still. It’s mostly on the back of our young guys, but I can them taking out all their frustrations on Chicago and winning. And I hope they do.