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Jordan Kyrou got done dirty by the Selke voting. This even-strength defensive beast only got 4 total votes. St. Louis should really consider trying him on the PK.

#stlblues

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@fksambennett @KPBails To be clear I’m not saying the other teams wouldn’t have to add something extra. Also just spitballing here

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I don’t think the leaked Habs trade made much sense for the Leafs, but Knies does seem to have overinflated value and should be up for sale for a defenceman.

5v5 he’s kinda been carried by his linemates. Should not be untouchable at all.

#LeafsForever

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@KPBails @fksambennett Off the top of my head any of Fox, Dunn, Clarke, Mintyukov, Zellweger are all guys the Leafs should be calling on, and Knies can’t be untouchable in those trades. The need on D is so much bigger than LW if they take McKenna IMO, but Leaf fans seem to love Knies.

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We’re officially at the point where Yzerman and management have wasted the prime of Dylan Larkin for nothing.

Larkin was never given proper support and as a result, the Captain of the team will have a legacy of 5 playoff games as a Red Wing.

#LGRW

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It’s such a shame how Yzerman and the Red Wings are wasting the prime of Dylan Larkin. Finally hit his stride about three seasons ago and can’t get proper support in the lineup. We’re getting close to him just not being the proper age for being the 1C of Detroit’s window.

#LGRW

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Evgeni Malkin at $5.5 million is good value for the Pens next year if he can repeat this.

He’s pretty much given up on defence entirely and takes some of the dumbest penalties you’ve ever seen, but he’s still a legit 2C at this point. Great powerplay guy.

#LetsGoPens

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A trade for Simon Nemec is purely a trade for potential.

The only thing he excels in is his shooting. If that were to ever slump, he’d be in big trouble without significantly improving in other areas, especially defensively. Buyer beware here.

#NJDevils

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Buffalo’s bottom-pair defencemen are a huge issue. Trading for a washed Luke Schenn and Logan Stanley on a shooting bender just wasn’t good enough.

I seriously doubt Metsa and Kesselring are worse than this.

#LetsGoBuffalo

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The scary thing for Minnesota is that this problem isn’t going away anytime soon. Good luck beating both Dallas and Colorado in a single playoffs when Kaprizov makes so much more than the competition.

Not to mention the 1C problem which is probably an even bigger deal.

#mnwild

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$17 million seems a little ridiculous for Kaprizov when you’re supposed to be gunning for a Stanley Cup, not just being okay with playoffs. It will be extremely hard to get out of their division when COL and DAL’s stars make so much less.

#mnwild

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The Canes really made out like bandits acquiring Taylor Hall. He’s on a sweetheart contract for what he’s done in Carolina, both in regular season and playoffs. He’s meshing extremely well with Stankoven and Blake.

12 points in 8 games already.

#SoundTheSiren

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The Mitch Marner signing is paying off beautifully for Vegas. A stud elite winger in the regular season and has been an absolute animal in the playoffs.

Playoff Mitch is real.

#ForgedInGold

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@tim_c_23 @TheKlenkster Adam Pelech and Connor Murphy are right behind Seider

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The worst snub for the Norris finalists is Moritz Seider IMO. Lots of good candidates this season but I think he’s certainly Top 3.

Unfortunate for him, he deserved better here.

#LGRW

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@TheKlenkster Franchise tier is for guys in the top 100%, but are way ahead of the guys next to him. I implemented it when McDavid and other guys were both 100%, but he provided a comical amount of extra wins so it was misleading.

A lot of ppl do ask this tho so I have debated changing it.

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$7.75 million per year for Holloway is a crazy good contract. Excellent Top 6 forward who’s going to continue to be underpaid for a long time.

Also the timing of the extension announcement is elite trolling by the Blues. Oilers really could use this guy

#stlblues
#LetsGoOilers

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The reigning three-time GM of the year traded a 2nd and a 4th for a sub-NHL player. The NHL has a long way to go in player analysis.

Any time a D-man is tall and right-handed, GMs get really dumb really quick, especially Jim Nill.

#TexasHockey

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Dallas gets hosed by Vancouver for Tyler Myers, a guy who likely isn’t even third-pair calibre. Jim Nill continues to have no clue what a good right-handed defenceman looks like.

#TexasHockey
#Canucks

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@DarioinDenver They also deleted a year of contention due to that trade. Rantanen almost single-handedly eliminated them.

Gotta be fair if you’re somehow dunking on beating the LA Kings

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@DarioinDenver Then they beat the Kings and the Jets I guess? I do agree I underrated the Necas acquisition, but let’s see if they make good on their seemingly awesome team.

You made this tweet a little early, would have been better if they made a deeper run.

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Logan Thompson should be winning the Vezina this season. Easily Washington’s MVP and a massive reason they were in the hunt for so long.

Instead he’s not even nominated. Just terrible.

#ALLCAPS

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Michkov has been crazy misused by Philly. This player needs minutes, and to subsequently grow as a player.

Tocchet all season has thought that the answer is to play him less, while the answer is to play him more. Give him minutes or trade him, this is pointless.

#LetsGoFlyers