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[arttk]

Yes

That sounds fun, let’s do it

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

*FORMER PENGUIN/JR ACQUISITION ON WAIVERS*

Elliotte Friedman (Bot) (@notfriedgehnic.bsky.social)

Kapanen (STL) on waivers

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I actually like Kapanen and his cap hit isn’t stupid - but it would conflict with Tocchet’s stated goal of getting some of their younger prospects ice time.

 

[Vector]

Reaves Suspension

• Thought it would be more than Jeannot
• Sees this as a worse hit than Jeannot on Boeser and Reaves has been suspended before
• Only question was whether it was going to be an in-person hearing

Salary Cap

• League has been fortunate and the revenues have been good
• Some worry about the USA local television deals
• Other revenues around the league have been very good
• Supposed to be a 50/50 revenue split between league and players; this was changed a bit during COVID and if it was still 50/50 then the cap would be over 100m
• NHL knows that the cap will take a big jump when a new CBA is negotiated
• The league and NHLPA could look to smooth out the cap increases
• Players support the idea of smoothing it out
• Possible to get the new CBA done early
• Believes there will be a conversation about the cap increasing to around 97m next season

Canucks

• More has been asked of Lankine and Silovs than was expected
• Demko injury isn’t linear
• Doesn’t sense the Canucks are panicking but the team doesn’t like how they are playing
• Does think they will address the defence at some point
• A lot of problems can be solved by a lot of people playing better and he thinks that’s the way the Canucks look at it
• Question is how long do they wait
• Jim Rutherford likes to get a jump on the trade deadline
• Canucks are definitely looking around
• Calls the Canucks “impatient” and “annoyed”

Boeser

• Describes the injury as a “head/whiplash thing”
• Not a linear injury
• Have to wait until he feels okay
• Canucks are not going to rush anyone back from injury
• Has been told when you have that concussion-esque, whiplash-esque sort of thing you have to let it play out
• Once he starts skating it will be another week or two before he gets back and he hasn’t started skating

Trade Market

• Thinks things are picking up a little bit
• Predators really want “to do some stuff”; looking for a high level centre and defenceman
• Lots of talk between teams but not sure of the amount of actions
• Canucks, Predators, and Blackhawks have been very active in talking to team
• Blackhawks are trying to find Bedard help
• Cap is still an issue for teams

Kaprizov and the Wild

• Will become one of the highest paid players in the league
• Wild prepared him more than anyone else

Miller

• Not surprised he got benched before others because Miller can handle it
• Canucks feel he’s a little bit better when he’s pissed off and mad at the world
• Thinks he’s bang up a bit
• Get the sense that rattling his cage every once-in-a-while is good for him
• When he gets benched it also gets other players attention
• Tocchet has had enough of the way this team has started the year

 

[arttk]

Taylor Hall 50% retained would be an interesting add around Jan

 

[Josepho]

Davidson seems stupid enough to take on the Hoglander deal

 

[LemonSauceD]

It’s been too long since the Sprong trade I am having withdrawals. I need a trade Allvin.

 

[Quinning]

Wonder if the Wild are going to offer a max deal to Kaprizov. There are 32 other teams that would offer the moon.

 

[Leif Rohlin]

It’s been too long since the Sprong trade I am having withdrawals. I need a trade Allvin.

I'm just having Sprong withdrawal.

 

[Vector]

Wonder if the Wild are going to offer a max deal to Kaprizov. There are 32 other teams that would offer the moon.

They kind of have to at this point.

 

[Quinning]

They kind of have to at this point.

Wild's only advantage is that they can offer the extra year. That might be enough to get it done.

He'll probably just go to the Rangers, let's be honest.