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Just meet in the middle guys.. seriously...a lot of drama over nothing.

None. Literally.

So, how do people feel about employers not being able to see and know about criminal records? A travesty? This kid was 14. If you all never sat in detention or got suspended in school then good for you. I certainly learned some lessons during that time. None of us can judge this fella through news reports.

Amazing. The transgressions of a fourteen year old will redirect the outcome of this young man's life. Is the Criminal Justice system not about reforming and redirecting individuals to become contributing societal members? His talent should be pushed aside and ignored because he made a poor peer pressured choice as a young teen? You guys are tough. I'm all for second chances and supporting positive change in people. Is this the new normal? Make a mistake and lest it never be forgiven and forgotten but instead let you never live it down. Im out.

If Lemieux had another last name with that stat line, he would be worth nothing more than 1- 1.5.

I love it. League trend? I wanna see a blacked out Kraken jersey.

Rumor mill rolling saying Rangers and Strome closing in on 1-2 year deal. Source: Forever Blueshirts

With our recent lottery winning; CK or Kakko for Toews?

No one moves the needle for me. At all. However, I could pick numerous names from that D list whom I wouldve pursued prior to Jack Johnson.

Best Available Centers: Erik Haula Carl Soderberg Derick Brassard Melker Karlsson Trevor Lewis Riley Sheahan Brian Boyle Frederik Gauthier Nick Shore Best Available D: Sami Vatanen Travis Hamonic Zdeno Chara Andy Greene Dmitry Kulikov Ben Hutton Madison Bowey Ron Hainsey Trevor Daley Jan Rutta Michael Del Zotto Slater Koekkoek Karl Alzner Michael Stone Oscar Fantenberg Deryk Engelland (According to The Score- Patrick Smith) Are we interested in any of the above?

Laf move to Center a possibility?

Precedent is set to take a lower salary for a couple years id you still want to be a professional hockey player in this flat cap/ COVID era.

I agree Strome deserves a raise but Tony D was 3rd in points at his position with no reason to believe he isnt trending up towards a productive career at 24 years old (increase in points every year). This is very different than a 27 year old with a plateau of 30 points for most of his career having a career year with an MVP candidate on his line. It is like comparing apples to oranges. I agree he should be paid, just not overpaid with high expectations. I've been doing background investigations for ten years and one thing I've learned is not to try and reason why things look a certain way on paper; just take it at face value and move on. Strome @ 4.5/ 2 years is pretty decent but if he returns to a 30 point center, we only have to deal with it for 2 years.

Strome is a 30ish point player. How much do you commit to that? He isn't an annual 50+ point player. DeAngelo was top 3 at his position in points for 1 year and took a 2 year 4.8 deal. No way Strome gets above 5 but again.....how much do you commit to a 30 point player? One year of decent numbers doesn't make you worth that. Make it an annual occurence and then have some expectation.

Eh, if he can put up the numbers and have a good season, maybe flip him the following year to a contender looking for depth.

Strome for 4.5 seems like a good deal for a productive Center and a steal if he replicates last year.

Bring him in. Hell....him and Jack Johnson can talk bout the days of old and how this millenial generation is ruining things. Hard pass.

Any of these guys going to get deals done before arbitration?

Well I like the justification. What I dont like is the bodies picked up to fill holes. We will wait and see but damn, you have to hope their is at least one trade for the back end and the pivot position before 1/1/21.

Voice of reason.....

This is possibly the most disappointing day for free agent signings in recent history. Haha I guess I'll continue to cut the cord and won't be getting cable back for next season either.

I think it would be nuts to miss out on this opportunity. He was never a goal scorer but if he can dish to ALF on the third or Bread on the 2nd then who are we kidding? This is a huge risk/opportunity for a huge payoff. I dont see what we lose for jumping on this.

He is going to get snatched up. Hope its the Rangers. Really really hope. What happens if multiple teams try to.claim a player?

Could be a decent 3rd line center if Chytil takes off. Maybe a 2 or 3 year? Not long term but long enough to know what ya got coming. For sub 5, id do it.

Glad he is gone. I consider Chytil our win in that draft (hopefully he continues to develop- the creativeness is there) Kid is whiny and entitled. C ya Lias. Enjoy the AHL.