This tongue-in-cheek comment made by Yzerman is just GM to GM banter. Steve is buying time hoping he can suck somebody else into the game. Guerin gave him our offer and Billy will keep irons in the fire elsewhere. We’re ok now if need be but he’ll continue to try and improve the team.
If Gus has been playing w a bad hip and he returns to full form after surgery, it’s a good gamble to get a 1C. If the deal involves Larkin, great price. If the deal is for Jack, we lock Quinn down for a longer term. I think either outcome is fine. Quinn just signed a shorter deal if it’s Larkin.
@mnwild Have to wonder if we should have reconciled one more year to add in the big 1C and resigned JoJo, Zuc and Vlad. Add up the points. We’re likely to get 1/2 back from Yurov, Stramel and mystery top 6 guy. Agree that Kiril needs more north/south in his game but this feels like a sinkhole. Chin’s up. We wait.
I’d like to see something in the @NHL CBA negotiated to provide parity to markets with high state income taxes. You see the same markets on repeat in exclusions in no-trade clauses. Good luck Gary. No wonder he wants to expand in Texas.
@RussoHockey The agony had to do with knowing he was doing it for money and that is all…
I’d say league wide, that captures today in a nutshell. Is what it is. Just don’t buy into the fairytales.