kelownabomberfan

Not sure why we would miss out on Tkachuk to take a D man. Even if you buy into this RHD/LHD blarney.

http://www.draftsite.com/nhl/mock-draft/2016/ These guys have us taking Nylander and Benson in the first round. They don't seem to understand that Chevy likes taking Americans. If we don't end up in the top 4, do we trade up to get Tkachuk?

I just read the rules for 2016 and the worst placed team can only fall as far as 4th, so if it's Toronto, they will end up with at minimum of the 4th overall pick, which would still make me laugh. So if the Jets pick 4th you can bet Matthews will be gone, and Laine as well, so do we go for Tkachuk? And not just for sentimental reasons?

all right. I respect you guys and your hockey knowledge. Just let it be said that I am skeptical until I see Dano start producing. If he does, I'll be the first to admit that you guys told me so, and I'll be happy to say it. Go Dano go.

there is no way that anyone can out-suck Toronto. I will laugh though if they end up picking 5th despite the deliberate tank. Just like I laughed at Buffalo last year.

Since I have seen little to make me think that Dano has any ceiling you are damning Crouse with faint praise here. I liked what I saw of Crouse at the World Juniors.

Take Staf out of the list above and you've got the right price. Drouin is damaged goods. Anyone interested in him has leverage and should use it.

Of course he could. And if I'm Yzerman, if Chevy gives that as an option, I phone Chipman first and make sure that Chevy isn't calling me from an insane asylum.

Eric Staal traded to the Rangers.

Enstrom and Burmi to Florida, throw in a minor-leaguer like Dano to get the deal done.

Air Force one is next I hope.

man so much Dano love. This guy is a minor-leaguer! Let's see him actually do something before we anoint him as some kind of skill player. I saw less out of him today than Burmi.

I am in the camp of seeing what Dano can actually do before I trade away one of the few remaining vets left on the team. Now if you were thinking of trading Enstrom...please proceed.

Lol. Dano, some guy playing in the minors who no one has heard of before yesterday, is suddenly ahead of Stafford? Am I on crazy pills here?

Lol. Dano, some guy playing in the minors who no one has heard of before yesterday, is suddenly ahead of Stafford? Am I on crazy pills here?

Spoken like someone who hasn't spent much time in Regina.

Time to pull this oldie but goodie out:

yeah that's not the kind of behavior you expect from a Swede. Expect next year to see Peluso (if he's still around) speed bag Strahlman the first time we play TB.

Better theme for this article then: "Even though we have an All-star Canadian running back, and Dressler, and hopefully a healthy QB running new offensive schemes created by a known commodity OC with a winning track record, we don't really think we'll go anywhere this year." Seriously, this is the type of article I would expect if Paul Friesen was suddenly named head of Media operations at the WFC.

I am waiting for the Towering Inferno. Titanic would be another one.

Homer voice: mmmmm...butt cheek...haaaa

isn't it a bit early to just anoint Harris as the starter before TC even starts? (/sarcasm)

Teach him to skate backwards and pair him with Myers. They could be the twin towers. Actually, they need to teach him how to skate both ways.

yeah well if I hadn't seen them floundering around the ice in Penticton I wouldn't know who they were either.

Sorry, I was mistaken. Fronk couldn't skate but he was only 6 foot 2. The really tall guy who couldn't skate was Axel Blomquist. I see they are both with Tulsa now.