VANACEK TO SAN JOSE FOR KAKKONEN

Too much time spent with Calgary/Markstrom…and it sounds like ownership there was never going to allow any deal. Just a waste of time.

Whoa…okay

Shipped out in the offseason. Price to dump should be cheaper with 1 year left. More likely traded away in whatever goalie deal we make this offseason

So our deadline…

In…
Allen (1 year)
Kahkonen (UFA)
MacDermid (UFA)
2nd
3rd
4th
4th

Out…
Toffoli (UFA)
Vanecek (1 year)
Bardakov (rights)
Miller (UFA)
3rd
7th

Not bad…would have liked to added another Siegenthaler-esque move. But overall, fairly small.

Will be interesting to watch Holtz TOI over last 20 games.

Turcotte has been sent to minors…so his recall and placement on top line was 100% a showcase. Wonder if they tried using him to obtain Toffoli.

(Could also be paper move for AHL playoffs)

And we avoid at least a portion of rookie bonus overages.

In other news…Seamus Casey stays on ice for most of third period, leads Michigan to come from 3-goal deficit to beat Notre Dame 5-4.

(4-point game)

Im glad we can put this Markstrom nonsense behind us and focus on some "big game hunting" in the offseason

Who are we thinking Swayman? Saros? Somebody else?

Swayman is the biggest of game

Tom Fitzgerald:

"There is a market. People performing have set that market. All I'm trying to do is be fair in that market, but you also need a team that wants to make fair deals, too, versus just extorting you for every big asset you have."

Hard to imagine he does any business with Calgary anytime soon.

Why negotiate with a rookie GM who isn’t even authorized to make trades

And to make things worse (if the "rumors" are to be believed) he now pissed off his top goalie, wouldn't be surpised if Markstrom asks to be traded thus lowering his price even more

“Markstrom wants out”

Coming this summer…

Sounds like I'm watching a Canes broadcast holy ****

Yeah, it’s a little titled. ESPN are usually pro-Ranger.

How’s the fight on Calgary Puck?

They still think they'll get more in the offseason.

My favourite quote is that "NJD should trade mercer+1st because Calgary traded Brett Hull away for a backup goalie and 3rd pairing dman in the 1980s and won 1 cup"

I hope they are keeping this insiderrrr to his word on post 20806

There's just some issues with Stadium series commitments don't worry. Wonder if I could become an insider with vague gifs and backtracking every 10 seconds with "things just changed trust me I know"

lol

First…”Devils offered Mercer, Casey, 1st, 2nd and Conroy shopped to CAR for better deal, Fitzy backed off”

Next…”Devils offered Mercer, 1st+ and ownership declined the retention”.

Then…”Devils offered Mercer, 1st+ and Maloney pulled back to try and make playoffs”

Now…”Devils were stupid to never offer Mercer…we would have taken him straight up”

They have been led astray by a couple idiots posing as insiders.

Are these the Canes announcers?

Nemec getting a penalty there is ridiculous

Don't know how you miss that blatant high stick

Thats pretty much ALL canadian media....otherwise how else would you describe the persistence of that one trade that wont die...you know the one im talking about

Fitzy wants Anderson BADLY...is willing to give Nemec, Hughes, picks