Shinzaki

Ras looked good with Larkin and Raymond. He's a handful down low...wins a lot of puck battles

With goals in 3 of the last 4 games, Rasmussen is on a bit of a roll. Would be huge if he could supply a little scoring and muscle as a middle six wing

Re the stadium in Minnesota...I recall hearing some discussion that the moisture drying out of the concrete was a factor in lowering the temperature on the field. Which in turn lead to fewer HR's Sounds like barfly science...but...sometimes barflies are right

Man....our defense is the worst. Seider is a legit #1 the rest of them are 3rd pairing or worse. Guys like Edvinsson, Wallinder, Johansson, Buimen and Sebrango have jobs waiting for them.... Shame Tuomisto and McIsaac haven't shown more. At least McIsaac has an injury excuse. If we miss on a chance at one of the top F prospects in the draft, I'd be sorely tempted to go D with our first pick. Avoid Connor Geekie like the plague...his scouting report is a carbon copy of Rasmussen's.

I'm encouraged by the increase in spending on tech and the emphasis on finding instructors who can use the data to develop players. I'm most encouraged by the institution of a detailed development plan for everyone in the system.

Getting nothing or next to nothing out of Cholowski, Rasmussen, Zadina and Veleno is as big a reason why we aren't a playoff team as anything else. That's a fair number of picks to miss on....

A guy like Sharpe gives you a lot of flexibility...he can play guard alongside Cade or if you want to go smaller, he can move up to the wing with Bey playing the PF and Hayes playing alongside Cade.

Be interesting to see what the effort level looks like against NY...been more than a couple of games of late where the team looked totally unwilling to put forth the effort

None of it's against college athletes...but Shaedon Sharpe's vids are awfully impressive. Has a nice stroke and a ton of athleticism. If we can snag another pick fom Portland for Grant...he'd be a nice addition. Assuming he enters the draft

The debate over Hamilton reminds me a bit of the debate over Kyle Pitts. It's hard to argue positional value when the guy you're evaluating isn't locked into a traditional position

"Who's Andre Ware and why does everyone hate him so much" my wife circa 1991

The Leafs remind me of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the late 80's...lots of talent, never could get the mix right

Apprently...as of 5:30 pm there's still teams on hold with the trade registry waiting to get trades approved

The pick is..apparently,,,the Stars 2024 4th rd pick

Namestnikov to the Stars for a 4th rd pick per ESPN

We retain 50% of Leddy's salary

That's a nice looking trade....

He gets on base.... Sorry...wrong movie

Brieske should now be called Smoked Brieske

Perhaps there isn't a QB worth #2...but there are 2 LT that are and there's a number of teams immediately below us who need one. That could create a market for our pick. That would allow us to snag a DB like Hamilton or Gardner and have a bonus 2nd or 3rd rd pick we could use to take a flier on Ojabo. I don't think he gets to 97 because while an Achilles rupture is still a serious injury...it isnt the career killer it was even 10 years ago

Ojabo falls to one of our picks in the 30's?

Josie Cotton had a minor hit with that song in 83 or 84..

The irony of taking Willis at #2 and passing on an edge is that passing on an edge may be a factor in making us bad enough to draft high enough to land a franchise QB next year...

Huzzah!!! There will be baseball to watch on my office TV this spring!!!

Starting to see mocks with Georgia's Trayvon Walker leapfrogging Thibodeaux as the 2nd edge off the board...is Thibs freaking people out that badly...or did Walker just test REALLY well. Malik Willis at #2 smacks of the FOMO effect Leaf has talked about. I hope it's a smoke screen to spur interest in a trade down