I think it comes to specific styles/fits just as much as anything else.

Tanev, Walker are good two-way guys: Tanev more defensive, Walker more offensive: but they are good in all zones: not overly physical or PP QB types either. Alex Carrier is in this category but further down the tiers than those guys: same for EJ. Colton Parayko would be at (or near) the top depending upon if St. Louis would put him on the market and with retention.

The guys that add grit/sandpaper sometimes get valued more come playoff time: Savard, Lyubushkin, Dumba, Peeke. Especially if there is a team that feels they need that specific role player.

Jokiharju, Boqvist, Barrie (and Justin Schultz) fit a specific category of need: offensive puckmovers/PPQB types.

I've also wondered about Matt Roy in LAK; who I think they love but it is a position of strength and they need cap $ to add a goalie.

I mean Schenn got a third mainly due to the cap hit as he was playing top pair in Van and costed under 1m

Rental depth Dman really didnt get stupendous returns

The offseason though they got overpaid lul

[Jeremy Rutherford] I’d give it a 50%-60% chance that Jordan Kyrou gets traded before his no-trade clause kicks in (July 1st 2025), and that might be a little low. I would be shocked if Kyrou finishes his 8-year contract with St. Louis

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On a 60 minute basis, Guentzel shoots 20% more and scores 20% more goals. That is the main difference why he is more highly coveted. Goal Scoring will always command a premium (just like size for defenseman seems to come TDL).

It doesn't mean Buchnevich isn't good or that some teams might rank him higher depending on their need. He clearly is a top 6 guy on any contender.

Gavrikov was a rugged D-man rental but it's hard to know what value was assigned to him vs Korpisalo in that deal.

Just to be clear, I was not one of the people he's talking about who said that. In fact, I don't recall seeing anyone say that. I was merely demonstrating that it's not exactly a wild take. They're at a very similar level.

Just to be clear, I was not one of the people he's talking about who said that. In fact, I don't recall seeing anyone say that. I was merely demonstrating that it's not exactly a wild take. They're at a very similar level.

Sounds like a load of BS to me. Would be a tremendous mistake on St. Louis' part

Toronto for example does need to even consider the puck-movers and probably wants to just focus on the grit/sandpaper guys.

Toronto for example does need to even consider the puck-movers and probably wants to just focus on the grit/sandpaper guys.

Gotta congratulate Logan Stankoven on his first career NHL goal. It will always baffle me how he fell out of the first round, anyone who watched Team Canada at the World Juniors in his draft year knew how good the kid would be. Dallas is one fortunate team to have him

oh no worries; wasn't really wading into that whole mess; just trying to separate what "good vs good" is between those two guys. They are different players with different skills; albeit with similiar cap hits. I think there is a market kicking tires on Guentzel/Tarasenko and perhaps a different market kicking tires on Buchnevich.

You can look at a million different pieces of data to split hairs about players but in the end what matters is the reality of accomplishments. Jake had two of the best playoff performances of the last decade in our back to back cup runs. The guy is a ppg playoff performer and that’s with over 50 career playoff games. That’s not the kind of rental a contender gets to add very often.

Kind of funny how this is the year FLA needs to go all in and they dont have the assets for it

As come next year the expression cap crunch is coming

Cause Reinhardt and Forsling are not gonna come cheap, Knight will probs be the backup again, and yes its gonna be hard to keep everyone and field a good team

Keefe got kicked out for saying to ref u missed a call in the most non hostile manner

How butt hurt were the refs tonight....

Montreal hasn't gotten a powerplay in 2 full games, don't talk about Toronto not getting calls.

Dont know why we making this about MTL lul. Whole convo is ref kicked a coach out for saying yah missed one in the most non hostile manner lul

MJ heard the whole thing and it was pretty silly on refs side.

Like if refs be kicking coaches out for them saying yah missed one in a non-hostile manner what we doing lul.

Montreal hasn't gotten a powerplay in 2 full games, don't talk about Toronto not getting calls.

Kind of funny how this is the year FLA needs to go all in and they dont have the assets for it

As come next year the expression cap crunch is coming

Cause Reinhardt and Forsling are not gonna come cheap, Knight will probs be the backup again, and yes its gonna be hard to keep everyone and field a good team