caps lol wtf. why? they paid lot more for mantha than hall got paid.

no shet, Hall will be UFA after season is done + he is a fraud (2 goals this season?), only good to help teams win the lottery

in the other hand Mantha has a really good contract for 4 seasons and will put up good numbers in a strong team

Mantha > Hall

It's a good trade by both teams

Caps clear off 2.75mil for next 3 yrs, and Vrana is due for a huge raise from his current 3.3m. So they added the better player, while cap controlled during their window. Now they won't have problems paying Ovechkin. They gave a low 1st in arguably a weak draft year, 2nd in 2022 which stings but at least they have a top 6 player locked up. Vrana had problems with the 3 previous coaches in Washington and it seems like he struggled the most in lavi's current system.

For Detroit, Yzerman gets a similar performing player back while stocking up on draft picks. He won't have any problems paying Vrana, but also have the option to be offer sheeted to collect more draft picks if he wants. Vrana also gets the opportunity to play 1st line, get a lot of minutes and literally do whatever he wants since he's in a rebuilding team opposed to playing for a contender with an expected system to follow.

The future is exciting, and it's only just starting

Booby mack's draft show got me feeling better that the wings don't necessarily need a top 3 pick this year.
It'd be nice but not necessary this time.
Obv next year and year after are different.

But I was getting upset watching these boys squeak out wins lately lol.

The wings need a true blue 1C.
A Schieffle or Monahan won't suffice even.

Only way to do that is in the draft by top 5 pick or miracle selection.

i really like eklund, im hoping we can land this kid, but i think him being available outside the top 5 is unlikely.

The wings have a lot of picks to move around, there's always the possibility of a trade

I don't see this as very likely.
Every year you see teams with extra picks and always the suggestion of moving up. But we never see it.

It costs a 2nd and maybe more to move up 2-3 positions. So, yeah they could I guess. But it won't be a major move up like some people like to fantasize about. It would be from like 25 to 22.

so excited to be let the fuck down in the lottery tomorrow

This post was edited by VAS3CT0MY on Jun 1 2021 03:38pm

thought edmonton got it already?