Recent content by Frank E

How convenient for him to get a 20 game rest and be back in time for playoffs. How fortunate.

Dallas has an aging Jamie Benn (35 and UFA!) and who knows about Seguin (33yrs), and so a window right now and needing horsepower to help Hintz and Johnson and Heiskanen for the coming years...so I can understand the thinking there of bringing in Rantanen.

I feel a little for McMann as he's been bounced around the lines somewhat more than I'd expect for a 20+ goal guy.

I think it all fits with the suggestion that Tre wants to negotiate with camp Marner, but camp Marner isn't playing ball. So they're operating under the assumption that Marner is likely to walk, and therefore the trade talk. It was a shot across the bow, and now there's going to be some public...

I find it interesting that Matthews is pacing for his worst S% in his career, 11.9%, yet he's pacing his highest FO% of his career at 56.9%.

Quietly, Jonathan Drouin is having a good year with 27 points in 30 games played, and 4 points in his last 5.

Of course awaiting specific details, but I like the adds and the reasonable - ish costs associated. Nice job Tre. Now it's certainly on the players.

I might think camp Marner isn't too pleased with the Rantanan numbers.

So, do we know what we sent here?

So, it looks like Vladdy might have been at ~$42m X 14. https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/report-blue-jays-guerrero-jr-says-final-ask-in-extension-talks-was-under-600m/

There was a Bill Zito quote a while back...can't remember where I heard it...but paraphrasing - It's hard to win every talent trade because sometimes you need a triangle for your puzzle, and you've only got squares to trade. The square should be worth more, but triangles are scarce right...

Not yet, it seems, but I think someone will this summer.

Woll only started 4 games in February...so maybe rust is to blame for the shakier start agains PIT the other night. Hope he can have a nice bounce back against a pretty tough road opponent in VGK that has won 2 in a row.

Evans re-signs in habs land: https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/canadiens-forward-jake-evans-agree-to-four-year-extension/

Edmonton sends forward Shane Lachance who is from Massachusetts, and is currently playing for BU, along with picks. So, that makes sense from Boston's perspective.