Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

[ESQ]

BOS: Ondrej Kase
ANA: 2020 1st round pick, David Backes (25% retained), and Axel Andersson

Why can't we move out our crappy contracts? Seriously NJ couldn't have taken Baertschi in the Simmonds(50% retained) deal?
or hell LA couldn't hold 10-30% of the contract so we can make Simmonds fit.

We gave up a 1st for JT Miller, Boston gave up a first for a guy with 7 goals this season to ditch Backes. Then there's Toronto giving up a 1st just to get rid of Marleau.

With the fairly-big deadline deal for Toffoli, its pretty clear that the cap has not hindered any deals - I'd read that LA would have retained, but Benning declined to lessen the acquisition price. In terms of this Simmonds deal supposedly scuttled by the cap, I really don't care about Wayne Simmonds and wouldn't give up much more than a 4th and a salary dump anyway. Simmonds was brutal after the TDD last year for Nashville, and I could see several other reasons why Benning wouldn't pull the trigger.

[Blob Mckenzie]

Bowen Byram with a couple more points last night. He has 20 points in his last 10 games! Up to 42 points in 43 games now. Colorado’s D is going to be sick in a year or 2. Joe Sakic is the best GM in the game.

[Chef Boi RD]

Ken Holland was asked if there were any inquiries on a Puljujarvi made by other teams, Holland replies - “nobody really asked” Doyle loves this player. Picked one spot ahead of Olli

“The Red Wings select Filip Zadina” - Holland

[Chef Boi RD]

The Sabres currently hold the 8th worst record in the NHL. In the 2019 draft they selected 7th. That’s a vast improvement #tankhockeyisguaranteed

[Blob Mckenzie]

Ken Holland was asked if there were any inquiries on a Puljujarvi made by other teams, Holland replies - “nobody really asked” Doyle loves this player. Picked one spot ahead of Olli

Anything to back this up?

[Tciso]

Ken Holland was asked if there were any inquiries on a Puljujarvi made by other teams, Holland replies - “nobody really asked” Doyle loves this player. Picked one spot ahead of Olli

“The Red Wings select Filip Zadina” - Holland

I'd trade for "Sticks" Zadina just cuz it's a cool porn name. Or a drummer in a hair band.

[Blob Mckenzie]

Ken Holland was asked if there were any inquiries on a Puljujarvi made by other teams, Holland replies - “nobody really asked” Doyle loves this player. Picked one spot ahead of Olli

“The Red Wings select Filip Zadina” - Holland

I'd trade for "Sticks" Zadina just cuz it's a cool porn name. Or a drummer in a hair band.

Miles Wood is THE porn name. I mean it’s not Karl Hungus... but it’s pretty good. Jackie Treehorn would give him a job.

[Cousin Strawberry]

Barry Maccaw-Kenner.

How can anything touch that one....wish i had thought of that when we were changing names

[Mickey107]

Pierre LeBrun@PierreVLeBrun
Waivers today: Tim Schaller (LA),

[Cousin Strawberry]

Pierre LeBrun@PierreVLeBrun
Waivers today: Tim Schaller (LA),

[Blob Mckenzie]

Lol Schaller will clear. Did he even get a game in with them?

[Hockey Widow]

Hope Benning doesn't pick him up

[Strangelove]

https://twitter.com/eddielack/status/12 ... 3457930247

Eddie Lack
@eddielack

Congrats on 700 Ovie! Just don’t forget you would be at 695 if I didn’t play in the league.

[Strangelove]

https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/ ... 4732198912

Tampa Bay Lightning
@TBLightning

We have signed free agent defenseman Zach Bogosian to a one-year, $1.3 million contract.

5:11 PM · Feb 23, 2020

Bolts are pretty banged up on the back end...

[Strangelove]

https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status ... 1976711168

Canadiens Montréal
@CanadiensMTL

The Canadiens have acquired the Washington Capitals' third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, in return for forward Ilya Kovalchuk.

Will we see an Ovie-Kovie-Kuzie line?