buddha

i dont see any way cossa is in detroit unless multiple guys get hurt. i really like what theyve done at goalie so far.

chris tanev got SIX YEARS. did you want that for detroit? stamkos is old af and declining and he got 4. same with marchessault. no. thank. you.

i'm fine with what they did today because they didnt spend stupid term on players. everyone who is complaining that they didnt sign any big names today were the same people pounding the table for johnny gaudreau and pierre luc dubois. chasing the shiny toy every year. the worst things yzerman has done are the copp, compher, and holl deals. overpaying for guys in years and money. the best things he's done in FA are waiting out the market to get ghost and kane when everyone else was tapped out on money. waiting out ottawa to get debrincat on a good trade and for decent TERM. that kane deal is great. every other deal today was prudent, imo. to me, this was always a bridge year to next year. make your big splash when your foundation is ready to contribute. now, with all that said, its day one. he could be dealing multiple #1 picks for trouba or signing a guy for 5 years to play third line center tomorrow and i will have to walk this all back. but for the moment, i am fine with this. bring up the kids next year and let them play. sign seider and raymond. if you cant make the playoffs, i'm ok with that. let fabbri, husso, etc come off the books and spend big next year.

i wouldnt do 3 years, not with their defensive prospect pipeline.

an excellent question, but the real inquiry is who is the 13th best prospect we will pick at #5.

sell now before the bottom drops out on sports. someone tell tom gores.

its a good backup goalie to have. now, you still have husso, lyon, and talbot. is someone getting moved? if so, lyon would certainly fetch the most of any of them.

AHL depth guy.

we say this every year and next to none of them work out. i hope they do. they all sound interesting to me too, but the odds are the odds.

that's what i would ask for. they'll say no. in retrospect, i might do it for an unprotected first. i just think lavine is exactly the wrong type of player to be around a young team for rhe next three years. selfish and not a leader. i would pass on him.

lavine's contract is too big for too long.

wait, is troy weaver still running this team? step 1) draft an uber athlete who cant shoot; step 2) sign a Friend of Troy; step 3) pick 5th in next year's draft.

too early to tell.

they can have him for that number and term. no thanks. lucas raymond's agent must be so happy right now.

way too early. the odds of anyone outside of round two making it are low, outside of round 3 or 4 the chances are very very very slim.

5-6 still an ok player past his prime, but brings a physical presence that they lack. makes a lot of mistakes because he goes for the big hit all the time. dirty player.

tells me that no one else would offer him term. he's over 35 and theyre still worried about regression. that's a steal for detroit if he plays the way he played last year.

if he doesnt want to be here dont make the mistake of trading for him.

lol washington. keep it up troy.

to del's point, if youre not going to try to build around cade, then just trade cade and get an absolute haul of picks to help rebuild the team. they got thj for 3 second round picks and then watched the mavs use that move to sign a wing who defends and shoots 3s. ummm....you couldnt beat that contract?

don't do it cade!

come on. really? this has been a pretty underwhelming beginning to the trajan era. lets see how free agency goes.

why would the rangers want petry?

i dont think they will buy anyone out at this point.