Speculation: Roster Building Thread : Part XVI (Playoffs or Retool?)

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What the heck I go to one pottery class and all hell breaks loose?
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is that Frank tweet written with such ambiguity on purpose?
Does he mean there's a separate, bigger trade in the works, or does he mean there was a bigger offer for Rantanen
 
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If Rantanen was walking, that has to be one of the best returns for a rental ever, no? Or am I overrating the Carolina guys
Necas is also a rental so that needs to be kept in mind. Jack Drury is…fine? He tries hard and the defense is good, but I just don’t see any evidence he is every going to put up consistent offense
 
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I wouldn't be surprised if EP gets traded to the Avs now.
According to PuckPedia, they have about 4.6 mil in LTIR space. The deal saves them another 1 mil, roughly. Maybe as much as 1.8 mil since they traded 1 for 2 and can now send someone down (probably Wagner, who's on a 2-way deal).

If they send Mittelstadt the other way, they can make the deal work for EP or Miller.
 
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They got Drury as well, plus 2nd and 4th round picks.

The real head scratcher in all this is Chicago only getting a 3rd for Hall and retaining 50% on Rantanen.
This is what I don't get. Chicago trades Hall and retains 4.75m on Rantanen and only gets a 3rd rounder? That amount of retention alone is usually worth a 2nd and Hall surely had value in the 4th-5th round range, no? I would've thought at least a 2nd for this. I guess it's their own 3rd coming back so it's like a late 2nd but still, feel like Chicago got hosed here.
 
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that would be interesting. If Crosby goes, I assume Malkin probably wants out and then the Pens will go into rebuild/get a franchise forward at #1 mode; but I also assume they'll be stuck with Letang and Karlsson as no-one is taking those contracts
All part of Uncle Gary's plan so he can rig the lottery 4 years in a row for them.
 

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