Even though the last contest went poorly, I’m having another one. Whoever correctly guesses the most players selected by the Vegas Golden Knights will win a Rangers trading card prize package featuring classic Rangers from the 60s-90s. In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be most correct answers from the Metropolitan Division, the second tiebreaker will be the most correct answers from the Atlantic, and the third tiebreaker will be the Central Division. After that, I am picking names from a hat.
You can find the protection lists here. The contest will run until 3 p.m. Tuesday, and chances are information will leak before then so it is in your benefit to wait a bit before making your submission. Good luck!
432 responses to “Expansion Draft Contest”
Booby
Yeah, I only remember hits, fights, and francophone players…goalies aren’t that important anyhow;)
Let’s hope he gets off on the right foot.
Booby
Just remember submit, stay alive, I will find you
Well done, Coos.
Richter was last goalie taken in expansion but he was ufa and signed here anyway
The Nashville Predators selected Mike Richter in the 1998 expansion draft. Richter then became a free agent and signed back with the Rangers.
Maybe that’s what will happen with Raanta? He’ll be selected, then becomes UFA, then signs back with us and then…. a Cup?!
Obviously…
Booby wins the contest. He is master of his domain.
If Lindberg gets taken I sign brian Boyle back
lol
Then prust
Then Fedotenko
and next thing you know we find Torts behind the bench!
Slouching Torts Bethlehem
Master of the house, keeper of the inn.
Tort’s complaint to the ref
The center cannot hold
The Widening Gyre
‘The falcon cannot hear the falconer.’
Anaheim gets Theodore to not take Vatanen or Manson? Thats actually a pretty stellar return for a club building from the ground up
Good morning, boneheads!
How do you like this one?
http://nypost.com/2017/06/21/nhl-star-may-have-to-retire-because-hes-allergic-to-his-equipment/
If grrabner goes to Pittsburgh he’ll probably play with Two Cup Carl (Hagelin) they’ll be fun to watch out there together against the Staal-Holden pairing. Fun thoughts!
ILB that’s one of the craziest things I’ve ever heard. Even Tom Poti didn’t have that allergy
Perhaps a more accurate version is Bowman may be allergic to Hossa’s contract
Eric I think that idea works for everyone except Brian Boyle..
I’d like to know what meds he’s taking that require “every few weeks” blood test. Immunosuppressants?
Sounds like they’re going to LTIR him and avoid the infamous recapture penalty.
They got his stats totally wrong. Maybe that’s how he’s done in Chicago?
Weren’t certain players back in the 60s-70s breaking out in horrible rashes from their longhorns? For some reason Esposito comes to mind.
It’s more than a shame that the NHL retconned these contracts at the last CBA. Yeah, they needed to handle cap circumvention and fast, but these old deals signed before the CBA (cough cough Richards) should’ve had some kind of grandfather clause. Teams will ALWAYS find a way to get out of them, but the damage is done to the player. A lot of guys signed these long deals with the intention of retiring on their terms, and wound up being humiliated in the end.
“Nick Papageorgio from Yuma”
“Hi Ryan Callahan from Tampa”
I agree, DaveB. I remember writing a guest blog on it a few years back. Awful. Pure bullying by Bettman, punishing the GMs, teams, and players after the fact for signing contracts that were totally within the rules of CBA.
By the way, Chicago will avoid 4 year, $4.275M per year recapture penalty by placing him on LTIR.
Speaking of bullying. Where is Wicky 🙂
That would be funny, and also sad to watch James, Hags and Grabner skating rings around that pair. and watching AV chewing away behind the bench!
Agreed ILB.
Disappointed that the Rangers don’t have an exciting side-deal in place, according to reports. But strictly from an excitement standpoint. If we come out of the tunnel minus our backup goaltender, I think we’ve done better than most teams. Raanta is very good, but I have faith we’ll have an adequate replacement for him by opening night. And frankly, as an asset…he wasn’t getting us more than a 3rd.
I’m glad Gorton didn’t panic and give away assets to protect replaceable players. Lose a player and move on.
Kind of “convenient” that Hossa gets the “gunk” (that was they called the allergy back in the 1970s/1980s) when his contract calls for him to only get paid $1 million per year. After the J.R. Richard episode I have learned to never criticize an athlete when they are hurt/sick, but this one does not pass the smell test. You mean the equipment/uniform companies/NHL can’t figure something out – if they wanted to.
If I can remember back in the day the allergies were a big problem. One of things they talked about as a cause was the sticks and whatever they were using to make them because players are the ones who work on their sticks.
Hhmmmm… if he is allergic to *his* equipment, why don’t he borrow someone else’s then?
BOOM! I’M HERE ALL WEEK! TRY THE GEFILTE FISH!
Exactly, BDL. No reason to give up an asset in order to protect what would be a bottom 6/back up. Also, props to Gorton for not being in a position to be forced to protect someone much more important.
So are the picks going to be revealed team by team, with any trades announced along the way?
not as replaceable as you think BDL
unless its fast.
All of a sudden, Hossa is allergic to hockey.
How convenient. His gear was hacked by the Russians.
I read last night that GM GM picked his team yesterday and started calling a few guys to see if he could get them on a plane to Vegas to be onstage for the announcement. And since players and agents know there will probably be a decent leak of information today before the big reveal tonight. But who knows
Alex, they will lose someone they are going to miss. That includes Fast. Irreplaceable ( relatively speaking) players are all protected.
So Hossa goes on LTIR, possibly ending his NHL career just as his salary drops to $1m per year. There’s absolutely nothing fishy about that at all
I think lindberg is a bit tougher to replace considering the “current” make up of the roster vs the other 3. I do agree that not giving up an asset is a good way to go though.
I certainly hope gorton has a couple deals in place though to improve the roster by trading Stepan and hayes.
i don’t think that players Vegas has on stage will be traded soon. Said another way if a guy Vegas is trading the next day he will not be there. Nor will be guys who go to Europe for the summer.
I’m with you on that one Anthony. This was the year that Hossa was supposed to tearily walk away, still with skills that would be welcome on any team. But instead, the end of his career is “allergies.” It’s ignoble and humiliating.
And think about the guys who did well to forecast exactly when they’d want to (or need to) hang them up – but will hang on for a few extra years as to not leave their clubs in cap recapture hell.
Not really any players protected or not that aren’t replaceable. A couple that are close, but none that are irreplaceable
Alex,
The toughest guy to lose would be Lindberg. Plays center, and still has upside. I know you like Grabner, but if they lose him it would be a short term hit. He’s as good as gone the following season. There are plenty of back up goalkeepers on the FA market if the were to lose Raanta. Agree that Fast would hurt the least.
Allergies are nothing to sneeze at.
I really hope they take Raanta, but I don’t think they will, so please take Grabner. Would hate to lose either of the Swede’s.
Lose Lindberg in the draft, and trade Stepan, and Hayes? That’s an awful lot of ice time for Zibanijad.
Boo Nieves can center lines 2 thru 4
Imagine this scenario:
– Stepan and Hayes traded
– Lindberg claimed
– Klein decides to stick it out for another season
– We acquire 4 more lefty dmen
– Patrick Marleau for 6 years 33m
That’s so Sathery.
Apparently Marleau and Thornton are looking for 3 yr deals – any GM giving those out to 37 yr olds would be either mad or Slats in disguise
Vegas signing RFA haula from minny. Won’t be taking dumba or scandella.
Hi kids. Good to be back here. Those magnet ads wouldn’t let me comment for days.
I think Gorton is gonna be trying to get a D-man from McPhee tomorrow. … Or in a three-way with Vegas.
Methot?
I love bdl’ scenario at 10:15 where you lose Hayes (who plays centre half the time on his line) and stepan and get nothing back for them. Too bad in the NHL you can’t trade a player or two for another player or two.
Or even more shocking…trade a centre for a…GASP…centre.
Oh the horror 😉
https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/medical-update-on-marian-hossa/c-290029810
but he waits until salary drops to 1 million. i don’t think LTIR should be allowed which allows them to avoid cap recapture as ILB mentioned above.
Carp – do you think he’d dangle Step to LVGK for Dumba/Vatanen/Manson/Methot?
Is there a Methot to his madness?
Raanta or Grabner going will impact us in a big way this year. We seem to think good goalies grow on trees. I think Lindberg less so but would impact them before in year 2
more not before
Pass on Methot. He’s turning 33 today! No thank you.
or 32…whatever. Still no thanks. GET ME DUMBA!
Are you getting centers as good as Stepan, and Hayes? Because despite what Ranger fans think about them, they are very solid NHL centers. If you are looking to rebuild Wicky, by all means trade them away. But if you are looking to still be relevant, you better get two very good centers to replace them.
No Methot, he’s older than Dan Girardi and the premise of buying him out was to get younger on the blue line
How Dumb can Dumba be when he has an MBA attached to his name?
One more thing on Hayes. Before he got hurt, not only was he the teams best center, he was also there best forward. Be careful giving up on him.
Hayes, while competent, is underwhelming.
Alex Tuch is the side deal to get Vegas to grab Haula instead of one of the dmen. Tuch is a very good prospect, and was one of the main guys mentioned last off-season as a Ranger target, the last time we all wanted to trade Stepan.
Two guys to Vegas instead of one. I’d say the Minnesota GM did a great job.
None of us know what is actually going on. Now if lindberg is claimed, they might not move both Hayes and step if they don’t get a centre back. I would NOT move both if lindberg is claimed.
Either way, I get. A 4th line centre via free agency. Thompson, if available, would be my choice.
BDL is talking about centers and Wicky is talking about centres. I think that’s where the miscommunication lies.
Wicky wants Nate Thompson. I think that is a tremendous downgrade.
Home openers noon today.
Hayes and miller had mirror seasons performance wise, if we are going to laud Hayes and be hesitant about his departure, we should be saying the same about miller.
They also shared the centre position on that line, so I’m not sure we are not being abut blinded by Hayes early season and forgetting the bouncing around of miller as well.
I think miller has more upside than Hayes.
A downgrade from who bdl?
We did not have a centre that could win vital draws and the guy that was beast at it was “lost” by the coach.
Id much rather see lindberg at a 3C spot and a cost effective 4C that can win some draws.
Doesn’t have to be Thompson, can be someone of similar cost, but I like his game and I think he would be a very good fit.
Alex, I think Chicago will definitely try to place Hossa on LTIR. The news are out there now for a reason. Including him needing a frequent blood test to monitor side effects of his medicine. The league’s medical team will have to try and overturn it, but it’s not going to be easy. He is well within the rules of a player who is”unable to perform his duties as a hockey Player”.
Incidentally, if Hossa retires, not only Chicago gets hit with the recapture penalty, he also forfeits the rest of his pay. If he is on LTIR for 4 years, he is paid $1M per year.
JT is gritty by nature, but I think late season he was erroneously told to tone it down. Either that or he was hurting.
Stepan
Zibanijad
Hayes
Lindberg
Zibanijad
Hayes
Lindberg
Thompson
The Chicago Blackhawks………masters of cap circumvention. It worked for Pronger and the Flyers, so why not? They get out from under a huge cap charge and Hossa sacrifices $1 Million per year for 4 years after having earned $40 Million.
I can’t wait to see actual player name suggestions from all the blog experts here.
the trick is to sound like an expert without giving actual player names for the roster.
I mean come on, heaven forbid you be wrong with your speculation on a blog that is available through someone’s time and hard work and supposed to be enjoyable lol
Id rather have the bottom quartet bdl
The cap recapture penalty is something like $3.9m per year if Hossa retired so you can bet your a$$ Chicago will fight any attempt to label it cap circumvention – even if it is, as plain as day.
Bdl
So you did not get a centre with step (judging from your post), so you improved the team in another area in his deal. So I definitely like the bottom 4.
Hypothetically I gave you Faulk.
Obviously this is all speculation for me, I’m not an expert or insider like some of you, but if stepan rumours were true to Arizona what IF..,,
Z pack
Strome
Lindberg
Thompson
Ok, with the bottom 4 and Faulk is this team better?
The effed up thing about cap recapture – The team signing the player to the contract is ALWAYS on the hook, even if the player is traded. If Shea Weber retires early in Montreal, Nashville gets the recapture. If he walks away in his intended retirement season (the first year he’s making $1M), Nashville gets a recapture penalty of over $6M. If he hangs on and retires, say, 1 year before his contract ends? A one-year penalty of TWENTY-FOUR MILLION.
Lets just say if Shea Weber is super-bitter at Nashville, he has some cards up his sleeve.
Hawks aren’t only team get out of recapture. Hopefully hossa gets well but yes perfect timing.
UK- I calculated $4.275M, could be wrong of course.
TYM- Hossa sacrifices nothing. He gets paid on LTIR
RE Hosaa
Pics of didn’t happen!
or*
If, again if, you move stepan and get strome and Murphy, you’ve addressed a centre and a Rd albeit not a 1st pair.
You still have decent to above average forward depth to address a top Rd and pick up a 4C in free agency
Our D suffered last season perhaps not due to any Faulk of our own.
What tasty treat comes to your mind when you think Philadelphia? That’s right – pizza-flavored ice cream!
http://www.travelandleisure.com/food-drink/pizza-ice-cream-little-babys
I just think not moving step and getting another high contract with a nmc is a mistake.
Team needs 1st line talent, righty NHL D, and centres…I think it’s a mistake if they do not address at least two of those needs.
Wicky,
While I like the idea of getting Strome, there are still considerably weaker down the middle.
Think losing Lindberg baby is the least damaging in the short term as Aunty is a competent backup we may need to start the year and Grabner can score goals (at least for half a season) and be disruptive and generally more versatile player. In the big picture, we can find another backup goalie or perhaps start grooming the HL successor.
have a feeling if Hossa goes on LTIR that skin condition may become contagious
At some point they’ll need to find out if Nieves can play 4th line center, no?
We need to sign Boo Yousuck so Sam Rosen can explain away the chants.
Circling and circling in a widening gyre
The defense cannot hear the goaltender
Wings fall apart, the center cannot hold
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the rink
The damned puck is loosed and in New York
The ceremony of Stanley is lost
The best lack all scoring, while the worst
Are full of undeserved icetime.
Glen Sather, The Twenty First Century Rangers.
ILB–thanks for the correction. Right you are. Hossa wins, Chicago wins and the rest of the NHL loses.
‘The effed up thing about cap recapture’
The guy responsible for the contract should be the guy feeling the pain.
Karma baby
COOS- Is his brother named Hey? If so, I think he iused to play in NJ.
Expert insider
How are they weaker? On draws…no. Talent….no. Mobility…probably better, but certainly not worse. Cap space…better.
Not trying to be snarky, I just don’t see how they are weaker.
I always look for bang for your buck and cap flexibility (especially to take advantage of other teams that must “shed” quality players due to cap issues) in this hard cap era.
Ie is the on ice performance difference justified by the salary difference.
At least that’s the way I look at it.
Home opener Thursday oct 5 vs Colorado. Nathan McKinnon as ranger vs his former team including Stepan and miller
Strome is unproven. Thompson is 33, coming off a season he played 30 games. While I think most of us believe that Lindberg could be a solid 3, he has never done it. That’s a lot of hope he does this, or hope he forsake that.
Wicky,
Be as snarky (bully) as you like. I am enjoying the conversation. It’s boring to agree on everything. 😀
I think Grabner may be their pick. Not a lot of veterans for 1.5 that scored close to 30 goals out there. McPhee knows better than to assume his best days are ahead. That said this league is about speed.
I don’t consider Grabner irreplaceable but losing his speed would suck. He essentially replaced two Cup Carl’s speed that was missing the previous season.
Nobody really eats the pizza ice cream like that. Solid place, little baby’s, though. They have a buttered popcorn ice cream that’s top 5.
Why do I have this feeling that pitt, isles, devs, & filth come out of this weekend much improved. And the NYR’s end up getting fleeced?
I have to wonder if Hossa will try to play in europe at some point. That alone should make the cap recapture reappear even if it disappears for a short while.
Dave
I don’t think it’s cut and dried regarding Weber
First of all Philly signed him Nashville just matched it.
Second I’m not sure Nashville was a cap max team so they could use some of those $ that they were under the cap max to reduce or eliminate the “cheating” that the cap recapture is addressing.
Rangers in Toronto for leafs opener Saturday oct 7.
0-2 start
Eric you’re beautiful
0-2 start…. another reason to fire AV 🙂
https://twitter.com/SinceFlyersCup/status/877512638770577409
Nah, no way the NHL tries extra-hard to hurt Chicago. Just like how they were totally fine with Philly getting LTIR cap relief on Pronger, while Pronger was employed by the league.
Interesting Alex…
And no to methot man
https://www.capfriendly.com/archive/2016
example nashville was way under cap in 2015-16
Id still like to see James Neal as a ranger
Wicky,
😂
Did you guys hear this? Canadians can now be fined or JAILED if they use wrong gender pronouns. Great times to be a Canadian!
BDL
Was the “😂” for my team building thoughts or the call sign change? 😉
It would be so icky if we bought out Dan Girardi, only to replace him with Marc Methot.
Call sign.
DaveB – Could understand it if Methot was on the final year of his contract because it would be a stopgap move. But Methot has two years at $4.9 million and you have to factor in Girardi’s dead cap space as well.
I have feeling the next couple of days prior to the draft are going to be even more active than the Trade Deadline or the July 1 Free Agent Frenzy.
What gets lost with Vegas and the draft was the way the NHL screwed the Golden Knights. Not only did they not get the first pick as an expansion team automatically, but they didn’t even get the first slot in the lottery. They were “seeded” third. For $ 500 million I would want to be at least seeded first, if not given the first overall pick. Failing that, I would have petitioned the league to enter the 2016 Draft and at least get a jump start on building my organ-eye-zation.
Good article that gets a lot funnier if you read it aloud in Russian accent.
https://theplayerstribune.com/vladimir-tarasenko-st-louis-blues-nhl/
I think the league did fine by Vegas
Less protected players plus teams did not really have long time in advance notice hence the no moves effect
Look at the boatload of picks they are going to have in next few seasons
Nope, don’t believe everything you read on the internet cccp. The bill (not law as yet) says that hate speech about ‘gender’ used in the commission of a crime can be taken into account during sentencing. Doesn’t make the actual speech a crime.
The only problem is that every other an expansion team got to be pick first overall (obviously the years with two teams they went one, two). If I were going to invest as much as Foley did I would want every advantage I could get my hands on and that includes the first overall pick.
This year it is not a huge deal because Patrick and Hischier are good players who might be great, but if this were 2015 or 2016 they would have lost out on the guarantee to bring in a franchise changer like McDavid, Matthews or even Laine.
I love the draft, free agency, trade deadline…I find it intriguing
Gets a lot funnier if you read it aloud in Russian accent?
So now Russian accents are funny? What is that supposed to mean?
That’s kinda racist. Don’t you think? 🙂
It is even funnier if you read it with an Esa Tikkanen accent. Of course, you have to figure what that accent is and where it is from. To me he sounded like a Canadian trying to do a foreign accent, but the poor Canadian can’t figure out which accent to do. The old joke was they said that Tik spoke like six languages, but none of them were English 🙂
Anthony
Again I think Vegas is extremely well positioned with that three day window and teams protecting players they really don’t want to
They are doing smart thing in spreading out the wealth over a few years
I think even the Finns didn’t understand Tik
Wicky,
AV would turn Neal into the Lady Byng winner.
I guess I must be grumpy because the Devils and Flyers are picking one-two.
BTW, it was good to see Carp pop in. I thought his boss had him dealt to Vegas so McPhee takes Matt Puempel in the Expansion Draft.
Brooksie no raanta
Please take Grabner.
Bye Oscar.
But Dreger thinks it’s going to be Lindberg. So…sh*t.
Lindberg makes the most sense for an expansion team.
Done. Miss you Oscar.
Lindberg it is
🙁
Even more depleted at center now. I hope Gorton has a plan.
Yup. As expected
This kinda sucks, actually…
Vegas sends Oscar to Washington. Washington raises cup next year. 😉
First Oscar Madison’s wife threw him out now this…
Good bye Oskie
That sucks
Lindberg baby thrown out with the bathwater…you s*ck Bettman I can’t stand you
Another way for the organization to cover for AV losing him on the bench…just send him away lol
😉
Question for youse
Anyone think or heard if Nash will be dealt at some point?
Lucky Lindy lands in Las Vegas
Of course Montreal is apparently losing traffic cone Emelin.
good luck Oscar…when is the Shattenkirk press conference?
Wicky, I have not heard Nash’s name at all. I would think the only way he’s traded this year is at the deadline if they are out of playoff contention.
Oscar was just rounding into form last season. Man, I wish they took Grabner.
Wish it were Grabner
Lindberg is gone.
That’s has 0-3 start written all over it.
Vibin’ Booby
Rather have lost raanta
Hopefully AV fired by Christmas.
You could argue that Lindberg was the biggest surprises (on the plus side) in the playoffs as well.
Wouldn’t you rather hope the Rangers win every game and the Cup?
I’d rather we still have 30 teams.
Two players entering the last year of there contract. A small checking 4th line winger who is injured, or a young center with upside. Must have been a tough choice for Vegas.
3C I agree 100% Bettman s*cks ..
You guys do realize that having Fast, Grabner, and Raanta still on the team is actually a GOOD thing. Quality players rounding out a mostly quality team. What? Too soon, too sensible?
Glad it’s not grabner
https://twitter.com/RickCarpiniello/status/877627249784172545
Wick I love the nicknames today lol. I think it sucks to lose Oscar but essentially you’re replacing a 4th line center who netted 20 points. I feel like he can be replaced internally or you can sign a plug-a-hole guy like Bonino or a Campbell for the fourth line. Oscar had a big post season but he wasn’t going to be a top 9 forward this season. If anyone’s making that argument they’re over reacting about the situation a bit.
Stop being sensible, Ohio. You’re supposed to be hysterically ranting and raving.
FWIW, this was the choice/outcome for which the were hoping.
Short term it was probably the best case. Long term remains to be seen.
I’m glad it’s not Grabner as well, Alex. I think his speed is tougher to replace than Oscar’s attributes. Obviously you want to keep home grown potential and guys that get it done for you when it counts but again- the situation with the 4C is something probably filled a little easier
IDK Gravy. I think as Rangers fans we tend to grossly overestimate guys on our roster when we lose them and undervalue some when they are here. If Oscar was a 35 point a year 4th line center that was a top 2 PK guy and or was winning 60+% of his faceoffs then yeah I think it’d be a huge loss. But the honest truth is he’s probably going to be a real nice depth player for most of his career and one that’s replaceable on this roster for the forseeable future.
Definitely possible. But it’s at the expense of probably only one more year of Grabner, who will likely not repeat last year’s production.
That said, we’ve maintained the attractiveness of our team.
The lost a fourth line center with upside. Upside = might improve to be a third line center. Yawn.
What’s the date for opening night again?
Maybe we find out now if there is a market for Raanta.
Real tears will come when Oscar becomes regular in 20+/20+ goal/point department.
100% right on Grabner’s production, Gravy. I’m probably the only Rangers fan that looked at his scoring as an extra added bonus to his speed and PK ability. If he scores 10 goals this season I’m fine with it as long as he provides the attributes he was originally signed for. Goal scoring should increase with Vesey and Buchnevich having better years along with what will hopefully be a healthier season from Nash.
Disagree, Gravy. I feel that Lindberg was the most handsome player of the 4 exposed.
Valid points. I hope that I’m wrong about him and Lindberg.
Booby, have you seen Grabner’s abs?
Carp, nice write up. I’m not sure which is older, your profile picture at the bottom or that photo of Beezer
Gravy and Booby
happy pride month 🙂
Gravy and I are agreeing a lot lately. I’m sure it’s over as soon as we resume our fantasy hockey rivalry lol
Lindberg beats rangers 3-2 on a short handed goal in January book it. Play develops after a shattenkirk turnover on pp at blueline. Rangers lose 5th straight fall to 5th in metro.
LOL oh Eric. You poor tortured soul.
Told you I will never see a cup again. Never ever.
I think it’s time for a FRESH NEW POST…
We’ll be the next generation holding the “Now I can die in Peace” signs, Eric.
Yeah, Gravy, if you’re into that sort of thing. I prefer Oscar and his dreamy eyes that guide you into the window of his soul.
I think I have to stop after this one.
I will definitely miss Oscar, but I was certain he was gone to the crap tables! He will probably get flipped to pittsburg and win a cup next year. I’m just another tortured Ranger fan wondering how long a lifetime is.
Exactly James. Though way things are going I’ll be gone or be priced out of my garden tix.
OK Boneheads question for y’all
What are you willing to pay per year on a 4yr deal for a 1C, 2C, 3C and 4C
Eric, if you get priced out and there’s a game 7 at the Garden we’ll take up a collection to make sure we get you there
What are you willing to pay per year on a 4yr deal for a 1C, 2C, 3C and 4C
—————–
They should all get league minimum.
James agreed on Grabner. It’s not just the goals. The world class speed, smarts, pk, replace Hags quite well and we missed Hags dearly the year before.
I would have been fine if Fast was selected, less so for the other 3. Grabner and Raanta would have bothered me the most. In Raantas case it’s based on concern on how Henrik will be after knee issue during the world championships. I feel very comfortable with Raanta in net.
I agree that this was the best possible scenario. That said, is Oscar a Penguin yet?
https://twitter.com/MtlBiz/status/877594519750955009
the giveaways sometimes
So Emelin goes to Vegas, but MTL still stuck with Yemelin?
There’s a new post.