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Post by lari on Jun 27, 2024 8:37:13 GMT
Why would Lafferty even pick up his phone before July 1st? KD will give him Foligno/Dickinson money? Unless he adds "this offer is only valid for 48hrs" it's just a good starting point for Lafferty's frenzy day. Why sign? I have a feeling KD is going to overpay. He has committed to overpaying, and Lafferty's agent knows it. Now it's time to make bank.
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Post by lari on Jun 27, 2024 8:41:21 GMT
Blackhawks legend Sergei Berezin has died.
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Post by Merpes on Jun 27, 2024 11:15:06 GMT
In prison?
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Post by jrsamu on Jun 27, 2024 12:38:01 GMT
Hopefully KD won't stupidly overpay for Lafferty. I liked what he did when he was with the Hawks, but I think I mostly liked him because it meant the end of the brutal Alex Nylander experiment. If the Hawks give him anything more than $2 million a year, they aren't planning anything meaningful to upgrade their forward lines other than the draft.
Lafferty was a pleasant surprise as a Hawk, and he did nothing in Toronto or Vancouver to lessen his bottom six value. He plays the right way, granted, with talent limitations.
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Post by jimc on Jun 27, 2024 12:47:11 GMT
Lafferty fucking sucks....stop it...i hope he signs elsewhere...somehow. Mikaylev is also useless...the only thing of any value is that distant 2nd.
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Post by jrsamu on Jun 27, 2024 12:51:47 GMT
Lafferty > than any of the Hawks current bottom six with the roster as currently structured.
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Post by khawk20 on Jun 27, 2024 13:06:31 GMT
Lafferty > than any of the Hawks current bottom six with the roster as currently structured. Agreed. Would be nice in the bottom 6 playing a role that suits his game. Mihailyev as a piece might indicate KD isn’t thinking he’s going to be successful landing more “name” players as UFA’s, and he’s going with options on a lower tier. I get that he wants high end help for Bedard but those guys probably want to do better than a non playoff team for a few years yet. Hard to say. I don’t hate the pickup and as noted by Jim, could be a sign that Demidov is the pick at 2.
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Post by jrsamu on Jun 27, 2024 13:16:57 GMT
Agreed that it points to Demidov, and that there is a defenseman that they think they can select at #18, or deal that pick with another pick to move up.
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Post by jrsamu on Jun 27, 2024 13:18:43 GMT
Is the best version of Mihailyev any better than AA, assuming he is now mostly healed from the ACL?
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Post by jimc on Jun 27, 2024 13:31:53 GMT
Agreed that it points to Demidov, and that there is a defenseman that they think they can select at #18, or deal that pick with another pick to move up. Or a Russian dman?
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Post by jimc on Jun 27, 2024 13:33:11 GMT
Lafferty > than any of the Hawks current bottom six with the roster as currently structured. Has Lafferty been gone so long that people have forgotten how bad he was? Also...as a UFA, is he really going to be a hawk?
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Post by Jimmy on Jun 27, 2024 13:38:36 GMT
Mihailyev sucks if you're expecting him to be a top 6 or if he's all you're adding. Imo, he's a Stalberg type player that can kill penalties.
They still need a top 6, top 4, and Hall to stay healthy to make the improvements KD hinted at.
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Post by jrsamu on Jun 27, 2024 13:47:27 GMT
Mihalilyev is the forward version of Zaitsev more than likely. Probably no diamond in the rough, but it helps to reach the cap floor.
I don't feel like they are going to do anything meaningful - the players who would be nice adds don't want to be on a shitty team for their two-year contract offer.
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Post by garyu on Jun 27, 2024 14:33:17 GMT
Mihalilyev is the forward version of Zaitsev more than likely. Probably no diamond in the rough, but it helps to reach the cap floor. I don't feel like they are going to do anything meaningful - the players who would be nice adds don't want to be on a shitty team for their two-year contract offer. Canucks didn't like him, not sure why anyone would get excited about this trade.
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Post by lari on Jun 27, 2024 14:40:56 GMT
Is the best version of Mihailyev any better than AA, assuming he is now mostly healed from the ACL? No.
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