02-24-2026, 01:56 PM
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#41
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA/Scottsdale, AZ
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Great asset management by the Penguins in this whole trade sequence
And interesting is they may have actually gotten better as a team by going from Jarry to Kulak + Skinner to Girard + Skinner and actually added two second round picks as part of that sequence.
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It's a good hockey trade for the Avs, Kulak is better defensively than Girard and you could argue Girard is a bit redundant with Makar/Toews.
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02-24-2026, 01:59 PM
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#42
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleK
It's a good hockey trade for the Avs, Kulak is better defensively than Girard and you could argue Girard is a bit redundant with Makar/Toews.
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For sure it makes sense for the Avs too - they clear some cap space for both this season and maybe more importantly next season.
They do re-balance their d-core a bit Girard might be better overall IMO but Kulak a better fit for what the Avs need right now.
And the 2nd to them isn't that important.
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02-24-2026, 02:21 PM
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#43
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: NC
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Does anyone think we could pull this off with Hanley? We have the space to do a trade like this. In fact, I would have loved if we got Girard and a 2nd for Hanley/Pachal.
Hoping this sends a message out to contenders that cap space is still the best currency, and we have a lot of it.
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02-24-2026, 02:24 PM
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#44
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Seems like the emergence of Sam Malinsky made Girard redundant. With Makar and Toews, with Burns and Malinsky part of the defence, the Avs decided to shed some cost and add a more stay at home guy with a bit more size.
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02-24-2026, 02:26 PM
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#45
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Farm Team Player
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Calgary
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Seeing Dubas work in Pittsburgh compared to what he did with the Leafs makes me wonder how much of that was Shanahan. Or was he just learning, being an inexperienced NHL GM?
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02-24-2026, 02:28 PM
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#46
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sureLoss
Stuart Skinner + Girard + 2028 2nd + 2029 2nd for Jarry and Poulin
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02-24-2026, 02:33 PM
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#47
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aiy_yah
Seeing Dubas work in Pittsburgh compared to what he did with the Leafs makes me wonder how much of that was Shanahan. Or was he just learning, being an inexperienced NHL GM?
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Probably a little bit of both, but the pressure from within the organization and the media to get bigger, stronger, and play with more grit factored into the moves he made with the Leafs for sure.
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02-24-2026, 02:51 PM
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#48
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Join Date: Mar 2024
Location: Victoria, BC
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Yeah pretty good asset management by Dubas, Pens will also have tons of cap space next season. Will be an interesting team to follow this offseason.
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02-24-2026, 03:31 PM
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#49
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Franchise Player
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Oilers traded the Lane Hutson pick for Kulak in the first place
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02-24-2026, 03:32 PM
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#50
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dino7c
Oilers traded the Lane Hutson pick for Kulak in the first place
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I would have rather traded the Lane Hutson pick for Kulak, than do what the Flames did and pick Topi #$#$#$# Ronni instead of taking Lane Hutson.
I'll never get over that one.
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02-24-2026, 03:40 PM
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#51
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I would have rather traded the Lane Hutson pick for Kulak, than do what the Flames did and pick Topi #$#$#$# Ronni instead of taking Lane Hutson.
I'll never get over that one.
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Equally poor!
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02-24-2026, 04:30 PM
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#52
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Puckpedia now has the trade updated on their site. Colorado has just over 8.7mil in cap space with this trade.
https://puckpedia.com/team/colorado-avalanche
That is just enough cap space for #87 if he is able to return for the playoffs.
Conspiracy theories start!
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02-24-2026, 04:34 PM
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#53
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GFG#1
Puckpedia now has the trade updated on their site. Colorado has just over 8.7mil in cap space with this trade.
https://puckpedia.com/team/colorado-avalanche
That is just enough cap space for #87 if he is able to return for the playoffs.
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My goodness. Could it be true?
Would be hard not to become a Colorado fan immediately. I don't know if the Penguins would sign off on trading him, but honestly it'd be the smart thing to do. Not because he's done or anything, but time comes for us all and you get a haul for him while you can (although not sure what Colorado would want to give up).
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02-24-2026, 05:37 PM
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#54
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First Line Centre
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He wants to do what Lemieux did and only play for the Pens.
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02-24-2026, 06:18 PM
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#55
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Franchise Player
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I like Kulak a lot. Good Canmore kid.
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02-24-2026, 06:54 PM
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#56
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Franchise Player
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I would like to build a time machine so I could go back in time and assassinate whoever coined the term "weaponize(d) cap space".
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02-24-2026, 07:01 PM
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#57
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Dallas
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Cap dump for another run although McKinnon looked like ####
I would say Kadri but they also have Brock Nelson
So who knows
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02-24-2026, 07:13 PM
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#58
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
I would like to build a time machine so I could go back in time and assassinate whoever coined the term "weaponize(d) cap space".
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Finally someone says it.
It makes absolutely no sense.
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02-24-2026, 07:14 PM
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#59
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flamesfan05
although McKinnon looked like ####
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In the Olympics? He was both injured and extremely ill with norovirus.
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02-24-2026, 07:37 PM
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#60
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Dallas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetfire
In the Olympics? He was both injured and extremely ill with norovirus.
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Ok but he has been like that for weeks
I have him in a hockey pool
Still getting some points because he still has all the ice time but has not been himself for awhile now
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