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Gavin Lee
6:32
This isn't Spencer Knight. With goalie prospects like this, just let them develop and hope it clicks later
For Portillo, who is basically the absolute opposite, I actually wish he wasn't playing at Michigan
6:33
Every time I watch them, I'm not even sure what to think of him, because he so rarely faces second opportunities or cross-seam passes
He's big, he's quick, and he's done nothing but stop the puck to this point.
6:34
But I have to see him get tested before I'll actually go all-in on him being the future horse for Buffalo
Mike
6:34
Are you able to admit how wrong you were on Dawson Mercer?
Gavin Lee
6:34
I love when I'm wrong on a player!
Mercer has been great
6:35
I really didn't expect him to be this effective, this soon, at this level
And it's a great, great development for the Devils
6:36
I'm still unsure of his eventual spot on the ice, but what can I say--he looks like he belongs out there
Canucks Fan
6:36
Now that the team is at home for a while, I assume Canucks fans are more likely to see a change at GM & Coach.  They can't just go on doing nothing, can they?  Trades need to be made and I can't imagine that Jim Benning is going to be allowed to mess this roster up any more than he already has...
Gavin Lee
6:37
I've said this before, but honestly I'm not sure if they're actually going to make a change, simply because of the money involved.
Now I don't mean ever--they'll have to move on from this group at some point
6:38
But I just don't know what's going to happen there
What's the answer, just fire Green and Benning, let Trent Cull and Ryan Johnson take over?
6:39
They're just trying to build up a program in Abbotsford
Mike
6:39
thanks for admitting that Gavin.  It’s understood how hard it is to gauge these prospects, I’m being a bit of an idiot for asking the question that way.  Anyway,  Do you think the Devils are looking to make a splash this offseason for a legit scorer?  Or, keep developing their own and bank on internal improvement?
Gavin Lee
6:39
If I'm going to take a victory lap on the ones I get right, can't pretend I don't miss on a lot too!
6:40
As for big scorers
6:41
I don't know if any of the names for this summer are really the right fit for the Devils, but wouldn't it be funny to see Johnny Gaudreau and Dougie Hamilton reunited in New Jersey
6:42
(I do wonder if a player like Andrew Copp would be a great fit for them, to support some of the kids)
Ron Duguay
6:42
Hey, Gavin.  Do any of the Montreal forwards interest the Rangers?  Does Gorton's position in Montreal's front office, help or hurt the prospects of dealing with his former employer?  Thanks.
Gavin Lee
6:43
I mean he wouldn't really be dealing with his former employer, he'd be dealing with his former employee in Drury
I have no idea what their relationship is like, though
So I can't really comment on that
But as for the forwards being of interest, I don't think the Rangers can afford to take on any of the contracts
6:44
I mean Brendan Gallagher would be of interest to just about anyone, but he makes $6.5MM until 2027
Rangers have to be careful not to take on any future money
Al Kaline Battery
6:45
Will Michael Rasmussen ever become the player he was projected to be. He is been wildly inconsistent thus far
Gavin Lee
6:45
Didn't like the pick when it was made, don't like his upside now
I honestly can't see him becoming a legitimate top-six option
6:46
Maybe I'll be wrong on him too, but boy, if only they had picked Martin Necas instead...
(I also was very high on Owen Tippett as a plug-and-play scoring threat, so I probably would have made a mistake at 9 too)
Jeff Gorton
6:47
Even if the Habs retained half of Price's salary, is he (READ: his contract) even tradeable?  4 and a half years is a big investment.
Gavin Lee
6:47
It sure is
If they were willing to eat half (which I don't think they are) then yes, I believe they would find a takerr
But as I always say, I don't think goalie trades are ever as big as people hope
6:48
By which I mean, the Habs wouldn't get much, and they'd be stuck with a $5.25MM retention
I honestly think we're going to have an LTIR situation before Price is traded
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