Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

[Topper]

The Leaves are trying to "sneak Petter Granberg through waivers" according to Friedman.

23-year-old 6'3" 205lb SWEDISH (hi Mëds) physical RS shutdown dee.

Just returning now from a torn Achilles tendon in June.

Revenge for plucking Corrado??

Seriously, though, with the way Weber + Bart have been playing...

WHAT SAY YOU??

Did I mention he plays the right side?

Well Nashville claimed him.

Yeah, Strangelove and the Preds know a good defencemen when they see one!

ala Fransen

[Strangelove]

ala Fransen

Franson is good damnit!!

[Rumsfeld]

Kuznetsov is fun to watch.

[Strangelove]

Kuznetsov is fun to watch.

Donlever's wife's name should be Kuznetsov.

[Rumsfeld]

Power plays in overtime should be 3-on-2. May as fucking well.

[Rumsfeld]

Pretty annoying that the Hawks got Panarin. It's like winning the Cup and getting a top-5 pick for free. Oh well, at least he didn't go to Alberta.

Not that anyone with a choice ever would...

[SKYO]

Pretty annoying that the Hawks got Panarin. It's like winning the Cup and getting a top-5 pick for free. Oh well, at least he didn't go to Alberta.

Not that anyone with a choice ever would...

Panarin got to develop till he was 24, so imho there's hope yet for the take awhile to develop types from euroland...Anton Rodin, Jensen.

[Rumsfeld]

Pretty annoying that the Hawks got Panarin. It's like winning the Cup and getting a top-5 pick for free. Oh well, at least he didn't go to Alberta.

Not that anyone with a choice ever would...

Panarin got to develop till he was 24, so imho there's hope yet for the take awhile to develop types from euroland...Anton Rodin, Jensen.

Jensen. LOL. Give it up Skyo, Jensen is crap.

It's nice that Rodin is having success over in pussville, but the odds are heavily against him ever becoming a top six NHL talent like Panarin.

[SKYO]

Jensen. LOL. Give it up Skyo, Jensen is crap.

It's nice that Rodin is having success over in pussville, but the odds are heavily against him ever becoming a top six NHL talent like Panarin.

haha I'll never give up!

yeah none of them will ever be as talented as Panarin, but it's interesting he got to develop unscathed by the NHL rigors till he was 24 years old, from a Euro/Russian perspective.

[Topper]

Kuznetsov is fun to watch.

Donlever's wife's name should be Kuznetsov.

Instead of Gash?

[Strangelove]

Kuznetsov is fun to watch.

Donlever's wife's name should be Kuznetsov.

Instead of Gash?

Gash Kuznetsov Lever.

[Chef Boi RD]

Drafting D-men. The real crap shoot.

Colton Parayko - 3rd round
Ben Hutton - 5th round
Klingberg - 5th round
Harmonic - 2nd round
Barrie - 2nd round
Gelinas - 2nd round
Severson - 2nd round
Subban - 2nd round

The duds

Griffin Reinhart - 4th overall
Larsson - 4th overall
Gudbranson - 3rd overall
Schenn - 5th overall

[Island Nucklehead]

Pretty early to be calling Larsson a bust, dude. 23 years old, plays more than Tanev. Might not be 4th overall good, but it's not like he's fallen off a cliff like Hamilton. He's in the same ballpark as Jonas Brodin in Minny.

[the toucan kid]

Pretty early to be calling Larsson a bust, dude. 23 years old, plays more than Tanev. Might not be 4th overall good, but it's not like he's fallen off a cliff like Hamilton. He's in the same ballpark as Jonas Brodin in Minny.

Can make a pretty good case that the numbers say Larsson was significantly better than Tanev last year.

[Chef Boi RD]

Ok he woke up a little last season but you redo the draft his year he ain't going anywhere near where he was picked, just like Gudbranson, Reinhart, Schenn, and even Murray and Reilly haven't lived up to their draft hype. Bottom line, the biggest crap shoot at drafting, position wise, is deference man. Waste your later picks on D-men unless it's a Doughty, Ekblad guarantee

I still think Sergachyov will be a better D-Man than Chychrun but Chychrun will go higher because he's not Russian. There is Luke Schenn/Gudbranson type potential for disappointment drafting Chychrun high. He lacks an offensive game and has bad shoulders. Sergachyov is bigger, better skater and is great offensively and defensively