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isles cup 2028

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@IsleStotle Don’t need to play the game to know the game. Look at Tulsky in Carolina

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@Ajsoti The EP40 trade will make things right.

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@DynoDangle I’d say between barz, horvat, kyrou, Ritchie, eklund, and holmstrom/heineman you have a pretty good top 6, which we’ve missed for a while

Maybe the first plus Nelson does it. I’d be willing to throw in another 2nd

Then all you gotta figure it out is defense.

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@datadomNY @philzfactz That gives each line a spark plug young guy, a scorer and a playmaker. Which seems to be the ideal

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@datadomNY @philzfactz How about

Eklund - Horvat - Palmieri
Ritchie - Barzal - Schenn
Shabanov - Pageau- Holmstrom
Lee - Engvall - Heineman

Im pretty sure Engvall played center in Toronto. Looks like an interesting group

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@NDRedEagle This turned out, heineman as a middle 6er, and two middle firsts that both look great. Unfortunately that cap space went to drouin… and the cap space for this upcoming year we spent on schenn and palat. Whatever. Schaef rules

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@NDRedEagle The slam dunk is, trade Dobson for a high first, and hopefully a trusted middle 6er, and use his money to get Ehlers. Or trade pageau along with Dobson and get Marner, but that’s a long shot.

And then next year that cap will keep rising. Give me another UFA and we’ll look great

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@islanders_takes @IslesDen @TuckonSports For CHI to accept they’d have to move on to a win-soonish window, so they’d probably have to get a big free agent and get Gavin McKenna or stenburg.

I’d do it in a second though

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@Spazemunky It would make Schaefers rookie year story just a little better, that’s about my only reason.

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@DynoDangle Aitch, Ritchie, Holmstrom, Heineman, shabanov would be a nice 2nd unit

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@DynoDangle I’d usually agree, but with the unserious team we have now I don’t mind fucking around to find out. I’m not great with player development, if the idea is it might hurt Cole in the long term then keep him down.

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@DynoDangle Ive got a dumb hypothetical based off my biggest disagreement with you.

Lets say we make the 3rd round, game 7

Lets say Eiserman went pro, and they call him up in a every few games role, hes been ok

Noting our scoring issues. Do you play him on L1? Or Palat.

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@DynoDangle Who wouldn’t love a ~8 min TOI 4th line of Eiserman-Schenn-Shabanov. Might even show off some more of Schenns skill + add some of his defensive mindedness. Roy wouldn’t do it, but we’re obviously not a real cup contender so why not try something.

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@islanders_takes Crazy take, I thought it was pretty original, and it hooked me, the acting wasn’t crazy or anything but there was no time for them to really try to show off. Id give it a 8.5-9

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@DynoDangle I wish GMs went the nuclear option like this more often, it keeps you out of the mushy middle.

It realistically wouldnt cost THAT much for

Barzal-Horvat-Kyrou
Laine-Thomas-Heineman

Lee+page for 2 1sts

Romanov+2 firsts+aitch for Thomas
2 firsts+nelson for kyrou
2nd for laine

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@datadomNY I actually think it might not be enough, maybe add Georgey, and how about sending shab over to Montreal for laine after this

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@DynoDangle Eiserman + a 1st for Kyrou, pageau to whoever for a 1st?

So pretty much eiserman + pager for Kyrou. I’d like it

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@NYRLouie @bet_105 2-4 Van

Extra points for a JT miller goal

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@DynoDangle Speaking of, what do you think about our window? We get another 4 prime years or so out of Horvat/Barzal/P&P/Sorokin, and we also have Schaefer on his ELC now.

I worry by the time Eiserman/eklund/aitch are all cooking well have lost too much value through contracts and time.

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@Ajsoti My eyes have been opened. I feel free.