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@MathVRenaud @shaynagoldman_ Yep.

@thegame50fitty @shaynagoldman_ No, after 3, he would be RFA. What is best, losing him for noting with a 5 years contract or being forced to trade him after 3 years, you are sure to get something back, but you migh lose an elite player quicker.

really like the 5-year term for Bedard -- should help him juice that next contract even more when he's 26. wonder if other young stars take note of that from Bedard, Carlsson etc

@MathVRenaud @shaynagoldman_ If he signed a three year deal he could force his way out in two years with four words: "I am not re-signing."

@thegame50fitty @shaynagoldman_ You are right, but at this point sign him for a 3 years contract. I wasn't sure about the age for the UFA status.

@TopTierPucks @SleeperNHL @HockeyVice_ @hockeyalchemy Saw this and just checked to make sure I wasn't following you. That Oilers call is career ending.

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@MathVRenaud @shaynagoldman_ Thought they bought one UFA year.

@thegame50fitty @shaynagoldman_ Not really because he would have stayed RFA.

@JFreshHockey Think your card's broken.

Connor Bedard, signed 5x$15M by CHI, is an extremely skilled young forward. In addition to his ability as a passer, shooter, and handler, he added footspeed and motor this season and was on track for a monster season until an injury derailed it and he wasn't the same after.

@MathVRenaud @shaynagoldman_ 4 years would have been worst case scenario, with 3 years closely behind.

@shaynagoldman_ GM are kinda dumb, they are risking to lose their franchise players for nothing. Go truly short term at 3-4 years or go all in. It’s really the worst case scenario for Chicago.

@Sapsterr_ And I look forward to welcoming him to the squad. Caleb should make a sick 2C.

@thegame50fitty You maximize your RFA leverage into being closer to UFA type leverage while also accounting for the Cap Ceiling rise.

If you can't see the parallels between this situation and the Hughes one, you're being a touch ignorant. The main difference however is that while the Canucks lost Hughes because of their ineptitude, the concern is the Canucks would screw up being the team on the other side of the coin. If he really wanted to just maximize his earnings, he would have signed a 3 year deal.

@Sapsterr_ Holy typos - surprised you could read my post 😂. With lower AAV, signing bonuses, and time value of $ factored in, I'm skeptical the 3-yr year bridge maximizes earnings unless market tanks. Conor also needs to factor in his shoulder. I'd say he chose wisely.

We think of this evil as Marxism. In reality, Marxism is nothing more or less than the current instantiation of a much more ancient evil: possession by the envious and hateful spirit that drove Cain to murder his brother Abel. The great book of Genesis thus portrays mankind as riven by an eternal fratricidal conflict. Those who reject genuine sacrifice become embittered by their subsequent failure ("rejection by God"). Instead of repenting and changing, they turn to revenge. And who do they target? Those who strive to do well and offer what is best. I can't believe how much wisdom the author of Genesis 4 compressed into that story's few sentences. You might even come to believe that God Himself had a hand in it. Truly: it's uncanny. The first two human beings born into history are, respectively, a good, honest productive man and his brother, who allows himself to be consumed by resentment and the desire to destroy. Communism, in a nutshell.

@JFreshHockey Seems like a great signing.

Elias Pettersson, extended 8x$11.6M by VAN, is an elite #1 centre whose extreme efficiency all over the ice and ability to orchestrate offence from distance leads to high production rates, especially primary assists. #Canucks

@BillyM2k Yes.

would 2 million dollars fix most of your problems?

@JarrydJaeger Great question, kudos. He didn't answer, but keep it up!

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@ChrisConte79 Lol nope

Willander for Wright feels like a deal that both the Canucks and Kraken win.

@WayneWaldropW Good evidence. Answer is no but I'm also not a psycho so...

This is a hypothetical question. If you killed someone (hypothetically), would you text someone and confirm that you did it?

@MPelletierCIO meh

Chucky.

@FriedgeHNIC Makes more than Hronek 😂

Hearing Pavel Mintyukov and the Anaheim Ducks are getting an extension done. It will be in the Brandt Clarke range, which is 5 x $7.4M

@ChesterM222 They should trade Petey and Hronek to load up on futures, get Dupont, then buy Macklin. Worst case they screw over San Jose.

How good would the Canucks need to be to consider giving Macklin a 4 year max AAV ($20+m) offer sheet and not be insane 90 points? 100 points?

@lumme_s @Sapsterr_ @Shae_Nuge93 Fair.

@thegame50fitty @Sapsterr_ @Shae_Nuge93 Retention slots are too valuable.

Remember when Bob said a few days ago if they can't sign another guy, maybe they'd "look at Vancouver"? Smells like DeBrusk..... (hopefully there's some retention)

@ADiMarco25 Definitely will be fired.

"Hockey" related aside, if I'm the owner of the Anaheim Ducks, I am having a serious discussion with Pat Verbeek as to how this happened. They will most likely match, but the owner is still shelling out an obscene amount of money that probably could've been avoided.