Friedman's 31 thoughts - Dec 11

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by Harry Lime

Erik Karlsson is under contract until next year, and then is going to want to be paid big, until he is 38 years old. I don't know if he will age as well as Gio has, and for about 3M more a year, I would be wary.

I don't know if I would go near Ottawa at all.

Can you imagine what sort of player Karlsson might be if both his legs were still intact? The mind boggles.

[Caged Great]

Jean Gabriel Pageau is the player I'd like the most from either Ottawa or Buffalo. Fits what the team needs without costing a ton. The Flames don't need a star player, just a good secondary piece and Pageau is that.

[Fan69]

Agree on your point caged great.
I would like to see a little offensive flair put on the right side of Backlund and Tkachuk. Frolik is a very good player but i actually think that line plays too defensive at times. Putting a player of Froliks caliber on the 4th line would dramatically improve that line, and adding more offensive flair would help Tkachuk and Backlund come out of the defensive shell a little.

However it all comes down to price and i think it wont include any of the defencemen unless its a clear upgrade but Treliving has pulled some rabbits before.