Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

[Diehard1]

Nick Jensen gets a 2nd and Madison Bowey from Washington. Jensen is a solid #4/5 dman, nothing special, but that's a nice return for the Wings.

Amazing that Holland consistently gets good picks back in trades for average players - he's so good at it that in the past 2 drafts he's had an extra 7(!) picks. They need some help on their actual drafting, but Holland gets them a ton of ammo to use. Imagine Brackett with that many picks?

[vic]

In 2010 we traded the 25th overall for Keith Ballard. These are the kind of players who were available:

26th overall - Evgeny Kuznetsov
28th overall - Charlie Coyle
30th overall - Brock Nelson

Our GM after the trade was made - “we didn’t like what was up on board so we felt confident in making the trade”

25, 27 and 29 GMs passed on those guys

Gillis had a contending team and most contending teams trade away a first round pick for help, and most of that help fails to deliver a cup.

And, like others have said, that was 9 fucking years ago - give it a rest already

[Diehard1]

Nick Jensen gets a 2nd and Madison Bowey from Washington. Jensen is a solid #4/5 dman, nothing special, but that's a nice return for the Wings.

Amazing that Holland consistently gets good picks back in trades for average players - he's so good at it that in the past 2 drafts he's had an extra 7(!) picks. They need some help on their actual drafting, but Holland gets them a ton of ammo to use. Imagine Brackett with that many picks?

Forgot to mention, 21 picks in the past 2 and 18 picks in the next 2 drafts for the Wings. That's how you rebuild quickly, give your scouts as many shots as it as you can. My guess? The Wings will be a very good team again in 2-3 years.

[Chef Boi RD]

Apparently Bowey is a real struggle regarding his lack of professionalism.

[Topper]

Nick Jensen gets a 2nd and Madison Bowey from Washington. Jensen is a solid #4/5 dman, nothing special, but that's a nice return for the Wings.

Amazing that Holland consistently gets good picks back in trades for average players - he's so good at it that in the past 2 drafts he's had an extra 7(!) picks. They need some help on their actual drafting, but Holland gets them a ton of ammo to use. Imagine Brackett with that many picks?

Forgot to mention, 21 picks in the past 2 and 18 picks in the next 2 drafts for the Wings. That's how you rebuild quickly, give your scouts as many shots as it as you can. My guess? The Wings will be a very good team again in 2-3 years.

There is no such thing as the law of averages.

[Chef Boi RD]

Detroit’s last 6 - 1st round picks

Zadina
Rasmussen
Cholowski
Svechnikov
Larkin
Mantha

I don’t know Diehard, about that 2-3 years. I ain’t exactly doing back flips over their short term future. I’d tack on a few more years to that rebuild

[Carlyee]

Columbus got their Rick Nash back.

[Meds]

Sens sell off starts with Duchene to Columbus. Return includes a conditional 1st (rest TBC).

Edit:

To Ottawa
1st round pick
1st round pick (if Duchene resigns in CLB)
Prospects Vitali Abramov and Jonathan Davidsson

To Columbus
Duchene
Bergman

Wow. Didn't think Duchene would garner a potential pair of 1st round picks. I guess those picks should be in the bottom half of the round though, although next year could be higher if Panarin and Bobrovsky leave.

Either way, my Mark Stone pipe dream just went poof. Stone will cost at least as much, and that's too high for us to pay.

[Meds]

Columbus got their Rick Nash back.

And it only cost them a pair of 1sts and 2 prospects.

[Carlyee]

Columbus got their Rick Nash back.

And it only cost them a pair of 1sts and 2 prospects.

What in idiotic trade. If that's how the market is I hope JB steers well clear.

[Blob Mckenzie]

Columbus got their Rick Nash back.

And it only cost them a pair of 1sts and 2 prospects.

What in idiotic trade. If that's how the market is I hope JB steers well clear.

What on earth would he be buying?


Why on earth would he be buying anything?

[Mickey107]

[Chef Boi RD]

Columbus has always made peculiar trades some good (two 4ths for Pahlsson) and some not so good

[Carlyee]

Columbus got their Rick Nash back.

And it only cost them a pair of 1sts and 2 prospects.

What in idiotic trade. If that's how the market is I hope JB steers well clear.

What on earth would he be buying?


Why on earth would he be buying anything?

I hope nothing. Is that not clear?

[Blob Mckenzie]

Columbus got their Rick Nash back.

And it only cost them a pair of 1sts and 2 prospects.

What in idiotic trade. If that's how the market is I hope JB steers well clear.

What on earth would he be buying?


Why on earth would he be buying anything?

I hope nothing. Is that not clear?

If he goes on a buying spree he should be shot with a ball of his own shit.