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2/3 of a really good 4th line.  The Devils really need to sign Ryan Carter as well.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			07-02-2014, 11:21 AM
			
			
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				Chris Johnston     @reporterchris                          12m                                  A name to keep an eye on in is Petri Kontiola. The Finnish centre is talking with five or six NHL teams about a contract.
 
Apparently bought out his own KHL contract w/850K€ of his own money to come to the NHL.  
			
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Another Finnish player, Blues signing Jori Lehterä also bought out his own contract in the KHL. Interesting to see.
 
These are players who make better money in Russia than in the NHL.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-02-2014, 11:24 AM
			
			
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			07-02-2014, 11:36 AM
			
			
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			07-02-2014, 11:53 AM
			
			
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Whew. I did NOT want that clown on my team.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-02-2014, 12:51 PM
			
			
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Mikhail Grabovski expecting to sign later today with US-based team, despite interest from a few in Canada. - source
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-02-2014, 01:24 PM
			
			
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			How about the lack of moves from the Islanders? I wouldn't be surprised if Buffalo picks 1st with their pick next year. 
  
Still some 7MM short of the floor.  
  
I think we should try to send Wideman their way since we will likely be well above the floor once we sign our RFAs.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-02-2014, 01:26 PM
			
			
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				How about the lack of moves from the Islanders? I wouldn't be surprised if Buffalo picks 1st with their pick next year. 
			
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Pretty sure the Isles are good. They signed all the Skille they needed.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-02-2014, 01:50 PM
			
			
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				How about the lack of moves from the Islanders? I wouldn't be surprised if Buffalo picks 1st with their pick next year. 
  
Still some 7MM short of the floor.  
  
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Not sure Wideman would waive to go there though
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-02-2014, 02:02 PM
			
			
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The Oilers should have done that.   MacTavish can't honestly think they can go into next season with that center group?
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
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			07-02-2014, 02:09 PM
			
			
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			The Oilers have to be all-in for Grabovski, or Legwand.  
 
They can't go into the season with RNH as their only top 6 center.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-02-2014, 02:16 PM
			
			
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			07-02-2014, 02:18 PM
			
			
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Bobby Sanguinetti is a weird one. He's only had one lockout-shortened season as a regular at the NHL level with the Canes, and he failed to put up points, but he generated shots at a rate of... well... 
 
 http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/rati...0&sortdir=DESC
 
Yeah so that's #1 in the NHL, which is pretty weird. Also 7th in the NHL in Corsi that year at over 57%. None of which translated into scoring because he was 8th last in the league in PDO. Had he not been incredibly unlucky, I suspect he would have had much the same hype as Wiercioch did in Ottawa.
  
I don't really know what to read into all of that (Wiercioch hasn't exactly lived up to his hype since) but everything would appear to indicate that he is at least an NHL caliber depth defenseman provided that you're not married to using your 5/6/7 d-man slots on facepunchers.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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