Calgary makes too much sense. The team needs and pieces from either side line up extremely well. Neither side gets perfect solutions but they're also not giving up perfect players.
Speculation: Roster Building Thread LXIII - As the bell tolls, who will stay who will go?
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I short term option, even if that's strome on a 1 year deal, tells me that they are committed to building the team correctly for the long term and aren't going to lock themselves into the wrong guy for several years because no one better is available now. to say that the ultimate target is eichel is jumping to conclusions though.
there lies the problem...the asking from buffalo is going to start with those 2.
Gardner McKay
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No, I am not being dramatic. While I am a big fan of Gorton and JD, I consider doing something that stupid to be an offense worthy of firing. Signing a guy like Koivu, who is as done as done can be, to save room and wait for Jack Eichel, is moronic.
Eichel is good but as Adam Herman has confirmed, he won't be cheap. To wait for him to publicly demand a trade so his price is brought down to something palatable is a bad idea. Let someone else drastically overpay for him so this fantasy can end.
I would think that Gorton is putting the same guys on the table for Eichel that he is with other teams. So he's probably telling Adams, "These guys are available but I have other things lined up for them too. They won't be here by the end of the week so you can do the deal now or try your luck in 9 months."
Koivu? Didn't @BBKers explicitly say "no Finnish wolverines?"
Gardner McKay
RIP, Jimmy.
Which seems like the most JG thing to do lol.
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Have we traded for McDavid yet? If not, why not? Get moving, what are you being paid for, Gorton & co? I am supposed to be studying for my med school exam and I really don't want to. So please, give me reason not to.
I think you see more moves between now and the draft than at the actual draft. Sounds like come draft time it’s going to be complicated virtually to make things happen and teams want to be dialed in and ready to go with what they’ve got.
Yeah Gorton doesn't strike me as the type to leave something open-ended for a long period of time. I'm sure he'll keep tabs on Eichel if nothing happens now but I don't think he's going to put the team in a state of suspended animation just so he can keep that door open.
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Watch Gorts is working on one of those NBA esq multi-team trades to try to pull a star out of a situation. His MO is entirely identifying what he wants and then finding a way to get it. it's probably wishful thinking but if he pulled off something absolutely ridiculous and wouldn't surprise me.
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EDIT: Apparently things changed with little notice. It's Wednesday (7th)
It's tomorrow, per the MOU
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IMO committing 4 years to the wrong guy cause he is available now and you are operating in win now mode like next season is the most important thing would be stupid too
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1. I would be shocked if they let Strome go for nothing. So I don't see that as a likely outcome.
2. Rangers are very active right now with a few things cooking. Sit tight.
2. Rangers are very active right now with a few things cooking. Sit tight.
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