If Vancouver is forced to deal Pettersson...Yzerman def has the ammo to get him.
Rumors are out there about Tkachuk wanting out of Ottawa...cant see the Sens shipping him to us...but again, Wings have the ammo
Dallas gets Tanev...they give up a 2024 2nd, a D prospect and a condional 2026 3rd pick. Flames retain 50% of salary.
Seems like a pretty good deal for Dallas....wish we the Wings would have made it
Cracks me up that he references Cossa's jr team as a knock on him...still. He suggests they made him look better than he was. He also reiterates his opinion that they should have taken Zach Benson instead of Danielson last year. He really has a fetish for small wings
Wheeler in the Athletic is counting down the top prospect pools...revealing one team a day. The Wings will be somewhere in the top 3. He's been somewhat dismissive of Cossa as a prospect...it will be interesting to see if his AHL performance changes that perception
I'm focused on this season...this team is built for the playoffs. Edvinsson might be a factor next year...Tanev gives us a veteran RHD to solidify the top 4 at a manageable cost. I dont think Calgary trades Andersson this season...he's young and on affordable contract. That's an asset you keep unless someone offers you a ridiculous haul.
We have ASP, Gibson, Anton Johansson and Tuomisto in the RHD pipeline...give me a couple of years to shake that out Tanev is likely to cost less to acquire. Has Anderson been mentioned as a guy the Flames want to move?
I want Tanev to shore up RHD. Then you could pair him with Chiarot ...you the have a 3rd pairing of Maata and Petry or Ghost (whos comfortable playing on that side).
Re Lyon...save % last year in FL was .910 in 23 games, s hes played at this level before
Hard to expect much of anything on 2nd round and later picks...I think Tuomisto is intriguing...two years in college, a year in Finland as a pro and now a season in the AHL. Wallinder hasn't shown much progress (it seems) this year.