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Yeah, I didn't want to bring this up in the original JH thread. As it was, we were unsure whether we should even talk about it. We can leave the original JH thread as it was to those that regularly posted to it. This entire business makes talking about hockey so small.

Confirmed by the Blue Jackets and NHL.

If this does indeed turn out to be true, it will be carefully stated by the police and/or the NHL org making a statement. Nobody close is going to deny it or confirm it, even though the family would be well aware of it. Truly sad news for the hockey world if it turns out to be him and his brother. It's sad for any family. You want to blame somebody but it tuens out that sometimes life sucks.

That guy is saying he spoke to people in the NHl and they confirmed it.

Tim Peel saying on X he heard about it and some sources are telling him it's true. He's the ref with 39k followers

I will leave this alone for now. Didn't really want to start anything, just wanted to know if anyone had heard anything real. Denial. Confirmation. X is the bane of society when you have idiots using it for clicks. 1000x worse than a stupid rumor about a player being traded.

I watched a couple of similar new stories and read basically the same in a report, but nothing factual yet. I get that it's personal to the families, just odd that there is no further info released.

Yeah my thoughts too. I really was hoping that there would be some actual news source out there, but it's late out East and it's not related to the Leafs having a bowel movement.

I do hope this was a mistake. I hate how things come up on X and it starts a landslide of info, 99% of it is fake or reacting to a rumour. My bad for starting this topic, but I am honestly looking to see if anyone has any rep sources proving this to be false. Or worse, true (please be false).

Not to start rumour but there are reports out of NJ that Johnny Gaudreau was involved in a hit and run by a drunk driver. Some reports say that him and his brother were both on bicycles and were hit by a vehicle. Can't confirm but if true but some suggestions is loss of life. Don't really want to start something unfounded, just looking to see if anyone has any better sources.

The take I last heard on Pelletier is that he wants a deal that makes it attractive to another team if he gets waived by Calgary. A little off the wall, but in some ways maybe it makes sense. Not taking a certain term because that would have teams considering it to be a throw-away deal? I don't know. Not like he has leverage, and not like he has put up killer numbers in a shortened season. With Honzie, I think he has to have an injury free season in the A before he really gets noticed. A specialized position doesn't help you get a callup unless you are killing it on that side. If you show some versatility, then maybe you get a call with lesser numbers. Regardless, he needs to have a injury free start to the season and build from there.

Are there any remaining players that seem to be like cancer everywhere they go? EDM would love to hear from them.

So, is the max salary 20% of the cap? I read where the cap will be $93M when his new contract is due. Does he deserve that? McD will be the following year, which would be even higher. I guess I am reluctant to pay a guy like that $18M. Just before he scored 50 goals, he had 25, 29 and 19. Seeing a lot of his PP goals, they were one timers. Without the perfect pass, it's not in the net. You have a Johnny Hockey or McDavid setting you up you can score a lot. Does that make you worth the max?

I wasn't born here and only have lived here for 12 years. Capital cities rarely come from the "nicest" or most populous; they tend to be rooted in Fort X or trade routes from the 1800's. I don't mean to trash a city. They are what they are. Some people love it. Some people hate CGY for the excessive traffic, poor snow clearing and (now) substandard water services. I think it means that big cities will experience that at some point.

So, cities in the middle of nowhere, with a lack of any perceived natural beauty don't appeal to you? JK. I suppose you can find beauty in any city if you get out of the gridlock and find the spaces that show off the natural beauty of place. I'm still looking for the beach.

As it is, we have now $20M in cap space, and without taking into account guys that could be kept or get small raises, we have $35M the end of the year. Kuzmenko and Mantha may be offered or traded. Zary, Bahl and Coronato get new dals, which could be significant or minor increases. Have to replace or re-sign Vladar. It's a weird time to have all that cap. I would hate to spend it on lesser players just to reach the floor, but it may allow us to take on a few bad deals for payment. Even so, we stand to be not worse than we are today. May even improve with new guys coming up the ranks.

The pick was unprotected when it was sent to the Sharks, but the Sharks protected it in the trade to Nashville. I would imagine they hope Vegas implodes.

Essentially, they traded Hertl for Askarov. Same player, same 1st rounder.

So, the Oilers have $945k in cap. That's for a 22 man roster. Not enough to bank much cap, and if Kane is on LTIR they gain nothing. They can however bring in a player. 14F with the extra guy making less than $945k and they have zero cap space with Kane on the team. Putting Kane on LTIR gains them the full amount of cap space for his salary, but only while he is off.

In effect, we would be getting the FLA pick back that would be theirs in 2025. The cap hit is no big deal. His salary goes $7M, $5M, $3.5M. It's still $15.5M which is a lot. If we hung onto him until the final year, he might fetch something. As a player? I don't mind him that much. Plays what used to be rough hockey. Might save some wear and tear on Kadri. Will fight. Worth getting the 1st back? Yup. Get something for the extra salary? Sure, but would best be a prospect that had waiver exemption.

I guess you could say that his goals in two playoff games against FLA were game winners. 2-1 goal in the 8-1 win and 2-1 goal in the 5-1 win. Is defense never important to them? Ryan McLeod could be used to get D? Needed to sign 3 UFA forwards? Strengthen the area they were not weak in. You don't need three forwards added in FA.

Had they not bothered with Henrique, they may have been able to sign the guys they lost and still had Ceci. Not sure about that, but it would have been easier to sign when they weren't up against the cap and it was late summer. But, hey lets add forwards from FA and re-sign a guy that wasn't that much help. I get Skinner or Arvidsson, but not all three plus Perry. Kulak or Brown a top 4D? Yikes. Maybe short term replacement, but not expecting to contend.

If the idea was guaranteed ice, why would he need to be okay with WB/S. Anyway, I can see the issue with going to Winnipeg. Long winter bus rides. Unlikely to get to the team anytime soon. I can see ruling out MTL and perhaps Ottawa, which are cities you have to love or you hate. I'm okay with visiting MTL, but might have an issue living there. VAN used to remind me of California North. Not so much now. TOR would be close to living in NYC or CHI in the proximity to large downtowns. CGY would be a lot more attractive to someone that likes outdoorsy stuff. EDM, still haven't figured out the attraction.

The Oiler bloggers are mind numbing. "The Oilers had until 9:30 a.m. MT on Tuesday to make their decisions on Holloway and Broberg. The trade (which was announced at 7:30 a.m. MT) was brought upon by the Oilers threatening to match both offer sheets, leaving the Blues with nothing, if St. Louis didn’t sweeten the pot for them a little." The Oilers deserve credit for strong-arming the Blues into giving up another third-round pick and a solid defensive prospect the same day they had to make their decision, but it only improves their grade by a little bit. No matter how you slice it, it’s a bad look to lose two highly touted young players at the same time. Now, it’s up to the Oilers to pivot. If they can flip these assets for players who can help them win, they could still come out ahead. I suppose the STL picks could be worth something if STL is out of the playoff picture by TDL. But one would question of logic of having no draft picks in the draft until the 6th round.

Is that you Jethro?