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I even wonder now if we've seen the last of hanifin... It was widely reported he was Close to signing more than once ... He's playing like a guy that wants to be here ..not mailing it in like Lindholm most of the year Yes he's apparently indicated he wants to go to market ..so for that reason he has to be moved .. but I truly wonder if that offer hasn't been stuffed in Connie's top drawer for July ( less a year of course ).. go see what the market is and come back and see

I can watch this all day long on repeat 😂

This game to me was the perfect example of why tanks don't work... Look at who showed up tonight... The "no good " backup Pospisil Zary Dryden freakin Hunt Pelletier was involved They took their queues from the leaders like Coleman and Kadri..and played a great game against a supposed cup favourite The only way to truly tank is to suck the heart out of the players..and when you do you can't put it back.. We just can't , when the time comes , make the mistake of believing we are closer than we are and going all in too early (*cough* overpaying Lance Bouma *cough*)

Ya to me my gut says it was Ottawa or Arizona ..thoe were the only 2 I've heard in the past as having extension Interest.. Tbh I'd have interest in resigning him for 2 years..maybe 3 to get the aav down.. he's the perfect player to teach the kids what it takes .. just look at what he did for kyllington... But let's worry about that in the offseason..get the return for now .. I could see it going down right on the 8th.. Connie has a long list of teams willing to give a second..he's playing chicken waiting for a team to blink on a first

Saw an interesting report yesterday.. apparently one team was given permission to speak with Tanevs team about an extension and talks " didn't go well".. there's a feeling that he will circle back to only Calgary or Vancouver in UFA ..

possibly .. latest word is they haven't had conversations in over 10 days now .. or they somehow found a way to keep it super quiet .. which is possible too .. but retention has its price .. word was the last offer was holtz , a first and another prospect ... but they weren't retaining for that .. needs more ... his cap hit may be 3 but his actual salary is 8 so thats about 8+ mill over 2 years +.. that has a definite price

3 years is short term.. thats the stated deadline for this team to be a contender .. and again Im not saying Dont trade him no matter what , just the offer needs to be a home run .. don't trade him for the sake of doing it . Conroy seems to be of the same mindset, or he'd be a Devil already

The age doesnt concern me at all..hes really only had one bad season out of 4 .. many goalies play great into their late 30's. Love him or hate him but when he was healthy Smith was literally the only reason Edmonton won playoff games .. And at the same time Wolf will be backup next year (he better be ) .. perfect stage to battle for the job .. if he declines as you say then everybody still wins .. if Wolf takes his job , we win .. if it takes to the end of his contract to happen , we win .. and if Wolf doesn't pan out you got 2 years to plan the next step.. In the meantime, the Pelletiers, Zarys, Coronatos etc.. play in a competitive atmosphere and it only makes them better ..maybe by then we wont need a stud goalie.. there is literally no downside to keeping him . moving him for the sake of moving him tells your team its ok to lose ... and the teams who can give us what we really need , high picks , high prospects ..are the teams he likely would not waive for .. he likes Calgary , he doesnt want to leave for another dumpster fire

Like I said ..nobody is untouchable .. but I'd need to be blown away.. new jersey obviously made Craig listen but in the end wasn't enough.. Picks are lottery tickets ..ask Edmonton how 5 first overall picks has worked out ..Toronto has a stud core and still hasnt won anything .. Buffalo still can't win for losing Go look at Matthews draft year and see how many of the top 10 picks at either busts or have been traded (some multiple times ) The problem with contenders needing a goalie , is they have nothing to give .. late firsts... Mid grade prospects ... What he does for this team is way more valuable .. And to add . Even without him.. well likely still be too good to be that bad.. as long as you have a kadri that won't quit.. people want wolf so bad ..what if hes as good as they say ? If I go way back in this thread.. to when kipper and Iggy left us ..when we really kinda were rebuilding to a degree... Will I find you raving about Ramo and Hiller and how great it is they suck and the better picks were going to get ? ..and how great Gibson and Ortio are gonna be when they're ready ? Or will we find page after page about how we need to improve from the net out ? Like I say.. I'm open to being blown away.. Jerry wants to pony up a first , Mercer and Holtz. I'm listening

I think last night's game is a perfect example of why you don't trade Markstrom.. sure ok if a team blows you away with a haul nobody is untouchable.. but it highlighted what having a goalie that always gives you the chance to win any game gives you.. Players like kyllington have the ability to take off ..knowing the back end is covered.. players like Pospisil get involved and are motivated to hate to lose .. players like Zary lose their minutes because they are mailing it in.. message received it's not ok... Right now the chances of them actually Getting in the playoffs are slim and barely above none..but they believe they can and will.. they see him busting his butt back there and it gives them that little extra push to find the next gear.. Winning is a culture that you learn when you know you always have a chance A lesser goalie , that game is over after the second period .. maybe even before the puck is even dropped Look at new jersey right now .. they have a contending lineup aside from their goaltender.. and they're getting shelled lately because as soon as they allow that first bad goal you can almost see them give up.. when your star player trashes the goaltending in the press you have a culture problem.. I think it's pretty apparent at this point he's not being moved for the sake of moving him..

I dont get people's hate on Forbort ... We had a small sample of him here ..but his time there and then seeing him with Winnipeg and now Boston, he steady.. he's physical ..plays a simple effective game.... He's a great 3rd pairing guy.. good on the pk.. only reason Id be against getting him in a trade is he's a UFA

I think the truth is somewhere in the middle .. reports he waived and reports he didnt . I get the sense it never hit that level.. but if nj made a starting offer that peaked Conroy's interest to keep talking I can totally see an informal reach out just to ask " hey. Is NJ a place you'd consider playing " just to guage if there was any point in having the conversation....and then the actual conversation died on the vine .. Much like how a team calls Calgary and asks if Anderson is available and suddenly " Anderson is on the block " ..

I'm worried we're almost getting roped Into an Iggy like scenario.. who knows how reliable or legit the source is but seravilli Isnt one to make stuff up.. somebody told him this... If true .. other teams are less likely to go all on if they believe they have no hope of signing him... He'll still fetch a good rental price ..but the lure of resigning him or a sign and trade definitely ups the ante.. now likely only Tampa can do that and they don't have much..and they have the supposed luxury ad well as just waiting til summer to get him for free so you can't even hold them hostage .. Tho tbh that 2026 first could be a steal if they are in decline but I want more than that

Not bad ..has some merit for sure ... I feel it's lacking something but ..overall good idea .. Only issue ( and I admit I didnt know this either until the other day ) resigning a player can no longer be a condition in a trade ...so maybe a sign and trade would make that higher

Fron what I've read around he's a natural center who can play the wing.. even on the Providence team roster he's listed as Center... When he was was called up for a few games he played 3rd line center Totally... But actually I want em both

Merkulov is a center https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=229105

Actually did some checking .. including Poitras, they have some appealing prospects . The Russian is intriguing..seems like a load of skill..plays center ... Not to mention would give kuzmenko someone to talk to lol Id stay away from the college kids for obvious reasons..but I could see some potential for deals here . Also with Nonis at the actual Bruins games tells me they're talking about a roster player of some kind https://thehockeywriters.com/boston-bruins-top-10-prospects-2023-24/

This article literally makes the argument he's a mid -sklled goaltender ...

It's true.. any elite area can hide deficiencies in the other .. the last few cup winners like Colorado etc.. have done it with Meh tending ..but they have elite d and forwards.. Edmonton made it to the WCF with elite forward and Talbot playing great .. but crappy D .. last year their d was improved but the goaltending let them down .. on any given night one has to bail out the other .. but all 3 levels need to be capable of it .. When push comes to shove this year in the playoffs Skinner will be edmontons downfall And as a side note , Osgood was not very good for Detroit ... But they won because of everything else .. when they had Hasek and Vernon..that was a cheat code

I agree.. people are just making clickbait headlines now .. are teams calling about Anderson? Of course they are .. is Conny hanging up the phone ? Probabaly I agree anybody is on the table with a good offer ..but Anderson is definitely not someone Conroy is dangling to teams right now Only reason Hanifin is out there is it's obvious he turned down the offer or he'd be off the table too I think you can even pinpoint the last game of the roadtrip as when he gave his decision..hanifin was a beast on that roadtrip.. suddenly the entire team is mailing it in since theyve been home .. They can say all the right things but it's obvious the team is playing with the knowledge that he , tanev and likey markstrom are playing their last games waiting for the hammer to fall ... Even Tanev is mailing it in Nonis has been at the last 3 Bruins games ..I think that's where hanifin is going .. I can sense a sign and trade coming there .. they're poor in picks so that would elevate it to top prospects and roster players

I'm resigned now to the fact that Marky is going..Be it at the deadline or offseason... That being said .. the best thing that could happen if we get eliminated early.. give him a run.. get shelled ? You're going back in after watching tape and working with the coach... Repeat .. As much as he got hung out to dry in that San Jose game he himself was also in bad positon on at least 3 of those goals ..shots come faster with more accuracy .. he needs to experience it and adjust with no pressure.. I believe it will come ..what we mainly saw in that game is he's not ready.. he went back down and stonewalled another ahl team so it's apparent he needs to be up here ..and grow from his mistakes to move ahead . A games are no longer progress anything except his confidence

It starts in goal for me too.. a g definitely needs chemistry with d to hit the next level but a good goalie can also hide a lot of mistakes while that's happening.. kipper did it for years.(it's also why TDL deals for goalies usually backfire ..no time ).. Once your d and golaie are all on the same page that buys a cushion for your forwards to start scoring ..play looser Nd not be afraid to make mistakes .. once all 3 are on the same page ..now you're a playoff team ... The quality of those pieces then determines if you're a contender or not But when mistakes at any of the 3 levels keep ending up in your net.. you crash the whole pyramid

💯 Agree .. he needs to be up and playing on a semi regular basis as a backup to start.. absolutely.. My original point was that most seem to have all the patience in the world and a 10 mile leash on a bad start.. in 7 games he's yet to have a great one... But Vladar, who I'll say again I'm not calling the 2nd coming of kipper .. has no leash at all..he had had games where he has stood on his head and been spectacular.. but unless he does it every game he's the Antichrist.. he also needs regularity..

It's based on actual overall standings I believe ...but even if they did he has to stay on the roster or he gets returned to Washington

So that would say Calgary never put a claim in.. we would have had a higher priority