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Yes, he could make the team. But anointing him to the top line LW role before even training camp starts is just... well, a bit premature, no? Let him make the team first, again, there is a chance that he doesn't.

Crazy... How hilarious would it be if the Laffs still failed with Shanahan, Lou Lameriello, and Mike Babcock running the show? HA

I think it's hilarious how good you think Panarin is... he might not even make the team lol

You also have to consider, what would the cap hit be if these teams decided to trade a player on this type of contract? Would the acquiring team take the whole hit, or would the discount still apply towards their cap?

Thoughts on the hometown cap discount: 50% might be a little drastic, but the premise is good.

Las Vegas... This league is going to be a circus if they get a team. Is this real life?

I think Milwaukee would be at the top of the list if not for Chicago being so close... the Hawks might have to sign off on something like that and who knows, maybe they have nixed it every time the possibility is brought up.

Garbutt has some skill and a lot of speed and grit. He could be one of the faster skaters on the team. I think hes way better than Carcillo and fits in with this team.

I would keep Kruger over Shaw. Tater brought up a great point about Shaw screening in front of the net doesn't translate to points. Can't argue that part of his game. I wasnt trying to say I'd rather have Shaw over Bickell, but I do still think, if healthy, Bickell can have a good year and...

I mean, if you look at his stat line last year, it wasn't that bad. If you want to compare Bickell vs Shaw... Bickell - 80 GP | 14 G | 14 A | 28 P | +5 | 205 Hits | 13 BkS | 26 TkA Shaw - 79 GP | 15 G | 11 A | 26 P | -8 | 127 Hits | 33 BkS | 17 TkA Of course, you're talking about a $2M...

Eh... Idk, I'm not a big fan of buying out Bickell at this point, he's still a good player that can play on the top 2 lines, just like Shaw... but if they can't move him, then they might as well keep him IMO. Isn't it too late for that anyway? Isn't there some sort of window of opportunity for that?

So Shaw is untouchable? What if you get a decent #5-6 d-man for him? Desjardins has experience playing C, that's what he did for the Sharks before coming to Chicago, so whats the big deal? I think it's possible that he is moved, I think he's more expendable than Versteeg, just because we have...

I almost want to make this my signature: "​Q be crazy but whatever. He'll try em all. TT is a sick player, a savant if you ask me. Look at him. He's a kid. A boy child who came out of a freezing river somewhere in scandanavia as a nomb child. He's a fucking angel from heaven sent to the...

^--- High as a mofo... lol

You raise the max, and that will inflate player salaries. As long as there is some dumb GM out there willing to pay a 3rd line player 2nd or 1st line money, then it won't matter where you put the dollar amount. To me, managing the Cap is more about percentages than actual dollar amounts.

That's sort of my point. If someone is gonna go, and Bickell isn't the guy, then Shaw could be the one to go as we already have 2 more scrappy balls-to-the-wall forwards to play that role at less than half the price.

Ok, but by keeping him, Desjardins, and Garbutt, you now have 3 players essentially playing the same role, and the later two are much cheaper. Do we need all 3? Of course, I'm not saying that Shaw must be traded, because they are currently under the Cap. But if they wanted some extra relief, or...

I think you guys are seriously short changing Garbutt. This guy could score 10-15 goals this year on any of the lines, maybe even 20. He's better than Desjardins and I wouldn't be surprised if Shaw was the guy to go instead of Bickell so they can bring on another defenseman. Garbutt is similar...

I take back everything I said about omelets... Holy shit!

Quick rant on my gaming experience: I was always a Nintendo guy... Owned every Nintendo console from NES on. I wasn't a huge fan of the Wii, but still had some good games and I gave them another chance by purchasing a Wii U since it looked like it was headed in the right direction...