lots of trade chatter
expansion may open up opportunities
teams can protect 1 goaltender but that doesn't mean they will rush them out the door today
expects it to be a very active couple of weeks
positioned themselves well with the number of picks they have in this draft
2 weeks out last year would have said there was no chance they would have been able to acquire Hamilton
have a pretty good idea of what other teams are looking for, their cap situation, etc
now start talking names
conversations with teams talking about things he talked to them about 16 months ago
most cases these deals take week or months
5 or 6 teams don't have a 1st round pick
Flames, Carolina, and Toronto have numerous picks in first 2 rounds
been mocking up who might be available for trade with their picks
cap not growing might cause other pressure points
Last edited by sureLoss; 06-13-2016 at 08:32 AM.
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