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Gavin Lee
6:53
Guys who might be fringe additions
Thought Seattle would be a good landing spot for him
Cbj4life
6:53
Why did we sign zac rinaldo
Gavin Lee
6:53
Zero clue
Don
6:54
What do you think of the Blackhawks moves this off-season?
Gavin Lee
6:55
Getting a Vezina winner for nothing--good
Signing Seth Jones to a huge extension after giving up two high picks and Adam Boqvist--bad
Jones is a good player, I don't fall on the analytics "he's trash" side.
But I don't love the move to get him and pay him
6:56
I've talked a lot on here about excess value. There is basically no chance he outperforms a 9.5M hit, probably even in year 1 of that contract.
I also don't really like the Tyler Johnson move, even though I have loved watching him play for a long time
Pawtucket
6:57
Canucks off season moves. What’s your take?
Gavin Lee
6:57
I just don't like the OEL move
6:58
I don't think that gets you anywhere closer to a Cup
I love Conor Garland as a player, but I think there was an opportunity missed to get a cheap arbitration year before signing him
6:59
Overall, I think that's a mistake teams make
The idea that "he'll be so much more expensive next year if he has a great year" is offset by the fact that that means he had a great year on a cheap(er) contract
7:00
Getting out of those other deals, I mean, I guess is good if you don't think about Ekman-Larsson's money
7:01
But the fact is they made another long-term investment in a depth player, the same mistake they keep making
Tucker Poolman is an NHL defenseman
There's no reason to sign him for four years
Guest
7:01
How do you think Michael Bunting will do in Toronto
Gavin Lee
7:02
Great at the beginning, will slow down, then will be completely invisible
If I had to guess
7:03
I feel like a lot of people looked at his numbers and were impressed, without maybe watching him very much.
He's a fine little player, but he doesn't really create offense. His goals were very much capitalizing on opportunities
Guest
7:03
Well didn’t pay much for him so……
Gavin Lee
7:03
Very true, it's not a big mistake or anything, that's not what I mean
Just think it's not really a needle-mover for the Maple Leafs
7:04
I mean what did he shoot, like 30% last season?
26.3%. He had 38 shots on net, he scored 10 of them
7:05
They'll probably put him in the top-six to start, like they have done Ennis and Thornton and Vesey and etc etc etc
But just don't see him as a real fit there for a full season even
Wreckage
7:05
Who are you cup favorites at this point?
Gavin Lee
7:06
Colorado, Tampa, Florida,
Second tier of Hurricanes, Maple Leafs, Islanders, Golden Knights
Wreckage
7:06
So same as last years essentially?
Gavin Lee
7:06
Yep, pretty much
7:07
Actually you know who might be in that top group for me? Winnipeg
Calvin Pickard
7:08
CALVIN. PICKARD.
Gavin Lee
7:08
Okay folks, that's it
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