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Cream of the crop free agents will get paid but 2nd tier players might find the money is just not there, i include Ladd as a second tier player. If Ladd wants to remain a Jet he will not make anything close to 6 mil. a year, and he wont see that as a free agent so if he and his family are comfortable here in Winnipeg than making 5 or so mil is still a very good payday.

Remember everyone that a bottom 3 finish does not guarantee a top 3 pick it;'s the luck of the lottery draw that will determine draft order

It's painful to watch but it is really better for the team to finish in the bottom 3 luck of the draw may give us a player that will have a direct impact on this franchise going forward.

Plus contracts are insured he can always go back to college at the end of his career if he really wants or needs to

There is no urgency in the Jets game doesn't look like a team that is fighting to make the playoffs more of a team that is resigned to the fact that they are all ready out of it.

This team goes nowhere with Pavs as it's starting goalie

Have said before Muamba is getting a little long in the tooth to be a special teams player in the NFL, any CFL team that signs him needs that contract to be at least 2 years no sense throwing big money to a guy who thinks he should be in the NFL.

Heard that Chicago is not interested in giving up a first round this year as they need to build up prospects for what it's worth.

Stamkos feels that they have a good chance to win and doesn't want to leave this year, i get it but how would you feel if Ladd refused a trade and left at the end of the season and we got nothing in return.

Tampa rolling the dice but Stamkos forced there hand by stating that he would refuse any trade, lots of cap trouble for Tampa if they sign Stamkos and don't front load it and even if they do lots of RFA and UFA contracts coming up.

Doing the Evander thang at the BB All Star game

Personally think that Chevy will try to get Pavelic off the books for next year also think that Ladd will get traded unless he lowers his contract demands ,Perrault and Stafford will be dealt next year if not sooner, and Stuart and Thorburn could be on there last legs with gets. We have lots of prospects who may be ready but if the cap goes down they will need to get younger and may be able to pick off some cap dumps than are better than some of the vets we have now

Dubnyk saved him last year but not this year the Wild are not very good and have some real bad contracts

Toronto will give Stamkos 10 mil and they are the only team that will do so. With or without him Toronto wont make the playoffs for years so this would be a pure pr move on Leafs part. As for the cap i can't believe it will go down 4 mill but if it does there will be many teams scrambling to get under the cap.

Ladds wife is also on the True North Foundation Board of Directors, still think that something will change in contract demands he will not get 6x6 but he might get 5mil 7years ball is really in Ladds court and it sounds like his wife might have a strong influence in his decision.

There will be teams looking for goaltender help come the deadline, If Helle has been penciled in as the starter next year Pavs will not be the back up at 3.9 mil. think Chevy will take just about anything to get him off the books. Pavs does have some worth as he is signed for another year after this one but don't expect much in return.

Classic Jets can't help themselves to stinking out the joint.

Marshall is camp fodder for Seattle Thomas Rawls is the running back to take over from beast mode.

Kane is UFA for the 2018-19 season so Buffalo has lots of time to trade him for other pieces that could change the optics of this trade, also i think we can all pretty well agree that Kane will not rejoin the Sabre's as a UFA.

I would not trade for him not because of roster bonus but because i didn't see Muamba play that great with the Als certainly not enough to throw big money at him when he is released.

Armia could be the steal of that trade if he continues to improve, look how far he has come from training camp and even since he joined the big club, also has a big booster in Maurice, lets hope he continues to learn and find a scoring touch.

It's fun when they win though

Leafs needed to dump Phaneufs contract if Stamkos gets to free agency and the Leafs do not get him leaf nation who all ready think that he's theres will go crazy. Leafs took back a guy whose always hurt and guy who was sitting in Ottawa and guy who was in the minors all in all they did what they needed to do and will shed more contracts in the next 20 days. Now why would Stamkos sign in Toronto when they won't be playoff contenders for years simply for money that's it if he wants to win he will stay in Tampa and make a little less money.