Don Waddell won Prime Day this year.
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This brought me back to posting that’s for sure.
spockBokk
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CBJ has to make some moves to keep Laine. Don’t really see how they can keep him after getting Gaudreau
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Waddell should put on his boldest turtle neck and give ol Jarmo Kekäläinen a call
Nikishin Go Boom
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Oh my JG in Columbus probably isn’t getting 100 points in a season. I guess a guy is willing to sign there so you take it but dang what a weird signing.
We’ll see. Jarmo’s come out and said this doesn’t affect the plans to resign Laine. But that could just be GM speak.
You guys have been pretty active today I see.
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What are you talking about? Necas spent >90% of his ice time with top 6 players, either Trocheck or Aho. It was Kotkaniemi (the guy everyone has penciled in for the 2C in 2022-23) that had his ass stapled to the 4th line because he couldn't hack it in the top6.
Anyway Pacioretty and Staal are gone next year, at which point we could endlessly bicker which of Necas or Kotkaniemi are the 2c, depending if they could get Necas under contract. It's the forward version of the 2018-19 defense, where when healthy someone good is going to be in the bottom 6.
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Yeah, that’s BS.
They’d have to dump a lot to fit Laine and his QO just this year much less sign him long term. I’d think it’d be much more cost effective to trade him for a young NHL C and quality futures.
Can’t say I’d be overly upset either way at this point. Keep a goal scorer? Cool. Trade for futures with a high ceiling? Also cool.
Nikishin Go Boom
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please no. Laine wouldnt last here. He is awful defensively.
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With the Max Pacioretty trade, I have the Cane with $4,770,583 in cap space remaining. If Bear gets 2 million, that leaves 2.7 for Necas.
In my opinion the best the Canes could do is work a deal with Anaheim sending both Gardiner and Bear along with a 2nd and a prospect to clear the cap space need to sign Necas or trade him for Laine
In my opinion the best the Canes could do is work a deal with Anaheim sending both Gardiner and Bear along with a 2nd and a prospect to clear the cap space need to sign Necas or trade him for Laine
Nikishin Go Boom
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if we are getting someone from Columbus it would Voracek for a lot cheaper than Laine. Let Columbus overpay for wingers are be super weak down the middle.
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Bear’s QO was 2.4. Can the arbitrator award him less than that?
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If the Canes need to move Bear, they'll figure out a way to do it.
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Bear could totally screw us over right now by just signing his QO (and he’d be foolish not to IMO!)
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According to Lempo, they could, if I read his post correctlyBear’s QO was 2.4. Can the arbitrator award him less than that?
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I'm not sure it would screw us over too much. Canes can move him to someone, even if it costs a pick.
Short term, isn't the team allowed to go 10% over the cap in the summer? If so, we could still handle a Necas contract and/or offer sheet.
Bear accepts his QO.
In a stunning turn of events, Don Waddell reveals Bear is “future considerations”.
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If a team like the Wings were to sweep in and offer Laine 7 X 8 or even 8.5 Columbus would have no way to match, I don’t believe, and with their other moves they could be an instant contender. I sure wouldn’t want to face a PP of Laine, Larkin and Copp
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From actually listening to the interview it sounded like it was more of Morrow and his family's idea to stay in college with the way Waddell worded it. Seemed like they wanted him to turn pro, didn't really imply anything about him being on the NHL roster.
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Too much for me. Necas the 1st and a prospect like Suzuki maybe, but not including Morrow. We will badly need him contributing on an ELC once Burns moves on and guys like Slavin/Pesce/Skjei are up for new contracts.
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Canes aren't trading the next Makar, even for Laine
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