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PHR Live Chat: 01-13-22
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Gavin Lee
5:56
Hello and welcome to another chat! I'll get started in a few minutes
Owno
6:03
Are there issues with Kane beyond what is publicly known?  I'm struggling to think of what would cause a thin Sharks club, and motivated players walk away from such a valuable player - what does he say in the locker room that is so toxic it can't be overcome with 30 goals?
Gavin Lee
6:04
Part of the reporting, specifically out of Kevin Kurz when he was still on the Sharks beat, is that Kane was having a bad influence on other key players in the room--something that the team eventually was fed up with
6:05
The other big part though is that this allowed them out of a contract that likely was going to only get worse and worse
6:06
The team doesn't have any cap space and this gives them room to sign someone like Hertl to an extension (maybe) instead of keeping a player they had so many problems with
Jackets fan
6:06
Hear anything about johnson signing and playing with the jackets this year?
Gavin Lee
6:07
Just like most of the big name Wolverines, he'll likely sign at the end of the season
6:08
Not sure how many games he'll play (if any) but I don't think he'll be going back
Scott
6:09
Who are the 5 best goalies not in the NHL right now?
Gavin Lee
6:09
I mean a guy like Askarov still has a higher ceiling than almost anyone else, but you can't put him as an answer for this question right now I guess.
6:10
Dustin Wolf is a monster, but just like everyone else I need to see it at the NHL level
Levi is having a great year in college
6:11
Erik Kallgren is an interesting one for me, because of his history
6:12
But this is a tough question because the difference between a good pro goalie and a goalie prospect is a lot
John
6:12
What is Edmonton going to do to solve their goaltending problems? Who’s available to help them outside the organization?
Gavin Lee
6:13
Everyone is going to point to Marc-Andre Fleury, but that's going to be a tough one
6:14
There's just not very many teams that are actually out of it at this point, so it's hard to point to a perfect fix
There's also the issue of Smith's second year, which never made sense
Skinner is just as good as a lot of the more veteran options out there
Halak isn't really a fit in my eyes
Dreadful
6:15
Is Bobby Clarke's version of the 2017 draft just revisionist history, or do you think there is some truth to the story that the Flyers scouts wanted Makar and Hextall took Patrick on his own?
Gavin Lee
6:15
I bet it's a little of both
There was a lot of buzz going into that draft that someone could shock the world with Makar
That potentially even the Devils could take him at the very top
6:16
But the idea that everyone was screaming Makar at the Philly table I think is a little crazy
And a little bit of "let's not focus on the current Philly GM"
6:17
I mean another part of that interview is that the Blues stole Brayden Schenn. It might not have been the right time to trade him, but they certainly didn't steal him...they sent two first round picks for Schenn, who turned into Farabee and Frost.
6:18
I don't know. I think it's a little revisionist
FrenchFrog
6:18
How could Zito will not win the manager awards of the year ??
Gavin Lee
6:18
Boy has he been good for Florida or what?
He's done some very, very great things there in not much time.
The manager of the year thing is kinda silly to me anyway, so sure, give him a vote
Jim Nill
6:19
I can give up one of my goalies to Edmonton for salary relief.
Gavin Lee
6:19
That's the problem, Edmonton doesn't have the room for salary relief shopping
If they bring in an expensive goalie, Koskinen has to go the other way
Which at that point, does it even make sense?
Joe M
6:20
With all the Covid issues what are the odds of having a full season?  Are we looking at another expanded play-off format?
Gavin Lee
6:20
I think the odds of a full season are very high at this point
Remember that currently, once a player tests positive, he doesn't need to be tested again for 90 days
There will be a good stretch here without a ton of postponements
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