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It's funny because even the comparables he uses for the guys ahead of him (Seth Jones, Jakob Chychrun, Aaron Ekblad respectively) are a level below McKenna's (Panarin). I think he's just ultimately leaning a little too hard into the D > W argument. But also even a prime-Seth Jones seems like a...

The more I think about it the more Jay Woodcroft jumps to the top of the list for me. 1) Got career years out of McDavid/Drai/RNH/Hyman in 22/23, 2) Oilers weren't exactly loaded with young talent but did coach pretty much all their good recent prospects both in the AHL and NHL (Bouchard...

Not to say that it's a fluke necessarily but they had the 3rd highest overall save percentage in the league this season. Can UPL and Lyon repeat that, I dunno. Goalies are obviously fickle. Your overall point is of course right though, the East will continue to be tough. I'd say basically every...

Terry sure had this one done quickly. David Carle is obviously a bit of a dream candidate. He'll be able to pick his first NHL spot when he wants to and I kinda just figure it'll be with a U.S. team. Cassidy, Woodcroft, Malhotra would be my 3 favourites past that. All have varying levels of...

Only possible way he stayed would have been if Pelley made the call, either because he liked him too much or for monetary reasons. So this feels like a good initial sign that he won't be too involved. Hopefully it stays like that.

I've been a fan of Jenner for years now, but despite being younger than Coyle I'd be way more hesitant to get into long term situations with him. Lots of miles on that body and it's been ages now since he's been able to get through a full season without an injury. Southern Ontario guy though so...

Well heck a $6mil x 4 year deal before going on LTIR is basically a bargain then.

Am I the only one who doesn't think this contract is that crazy? He's a massive right-handed centerman who eats defensive zone face-offs, frequently matches up against other teams best players, and has hit 60 (or 58) points in 2 of the past 3 seasons. He's getting old sure but this deal should...

Laughton had a respectable 49.8 CF% and 54.5 xGF% with the Kings while being buried in the defensive zone. Led all Kings forwards in PK time post-trade and had the highest face-off percentage (59.4, slightly better than even Kopitar). And chipped in a little offence. He basically did everything...

When does Derek Clancey's contract expire?

Yeah, Lorentz is such a bummer. Super nice guy, but unfortunately shows that on the ice just as much as off.

Malott would be interesting. Local guy. His underlying numbers are pretty good with LA, and he's has 4 straight 20-goal seasons in the AHL so there's obviously some talent there too. I think there would probably be too much overlap with Joshua and Lorentz though as the roster stands right now...

I definitely don't either, so this is all very hypothetical.

We would still have that premier power forward in Alex Tuch though. And Tuch being a right winger would then be able to complete a long-term top line along with Matthews and McKenna. I mean yeah having two power forwards on the team would be amazing too but you gotta give something up if we want...

We wouldn't be trading Knies for Tuch, we'd be signing Tuch and trading Knies for a Knies-like defenceman or centre, which are still the two biggest holes on this team both now and long-term.

Well if he was on the verge of retirement he would just take the paycheque and not accept any other role in the organization. If he wants to continue having at least a semi-active role in hockey taking a smaller role elsewhere here is probably his best shot. Something tells me teams won't...

I've wondered if they would consider moving Berube to some "advisor" position within management instead of outright dismissing him from the organization. It's not entirely unheard of to happen, but obviously Berube would need to be on board with it.

Rough list. Here's how I would rank them for the Leafs: 1) Tuch 2) Raddysh -> They'll both get wild contracts, arguably more than they deserve, but we have room and a pretty big need for both players so I'd be ok taking a run at either 3) Carlson 4) Andersson -> Either would be a back-up...

I've always wondered if it was worth trying to pluck Matthew Poitras from out of there. I think he'd have to pass through waivers next season though so I don't know if we'd really have room for him now.