we'll take alberta, saskatchewan, and manitoba. they seem like the provinces most likely to like trump. and that's where the oil is.
quebec becomes their own country.
ontario, pei, and bc can continue to live free!
tarasenko has actually been playing better lately, lol.
after last year's collapse, i still feel like this team is one larkin injury away from the bottom again.
he'll want to be wherever they pay him the most money next year. never let emotion get in the way of logical planning for the future. that's how you end up with role players paid $20 million per year for 5 years.
and cozens is locked up for the next five years or so for $7 million. plus a nmc that kicks into effect in a couple years.
you'd be betting a lot that he's the guy from two years ago and not the guy from the other four seasons where he's been average to bad. again, it could just be saber stink. or it could be he's overrated.
as noted above half the league is interested. so it will have to be a first.
rumors - take them for what theyre worth - say that buffalo wants a first and a young, ready prospect.
that means cozens for the wings' first plus kasper or edvinsson plus salary filler, likely copp.
i wouldnt do either of those deals but i dont really know a ton about cozens.
a cautionary tale might be mittelstadt last year. traded straight up for byram. byram has been good and middlestadt has been garbage. so much so that colorado is now looking to move him. otoh, sam reinhat and jack eichel turned out ok once they got out of saber hell.
apparently the islanders are shopping noah dobson too.
since last year when they could have made the playoffs on the last day of the season...
this is a big game, but there's still around 30 games left in the season. they can lose 11-0 and still make the playoffs.