Playoffs beaches

There is just nothing there that is interesting for Pesce.

Who would Detroit pass to make the playoffs?

A high-end D prospect, a serviceable NHL D for depth/trade, a likely middle-2nd plus a 4th for good measure. For a guy in the last year of his contract that you can't afford. I'd say that's very interesting.

I think the Atlantic is as wide open as it's been in years. Toronto is a lock, Tampa could start that downward swing of older teams, i.e. DRW 2014-ish, Boston is a question mark since they lost or are losing a ton of players, Florida could be stone cold killers or they could have a SCF runner up hangover. The up and comers are DRW, OTT and Buffalo, so who the hell knows? BUT, if we can add a 30-40 goal winger and outstanding RD then we start to look pretty deep w/ the 87 3rd and 4th liners we just signed. IF they can stay healthy...

It would be generous at best to call Johansson a B prospect. Maata is a cap dump. You want a guy the Canes can easily afford and want to keep but don't want to commit a deal to until he's 36. He's also a top 10 RHD in the league, one of the best DFD just flat out, and makes 4 million for that. You need a 1st and probably a Veleno to even start the conversation. This is laughed at