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PHR Live Chat: Expansion Special
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Gavin Lee
9:26
Tomorrow is going to be insane
I would think
9:27
Remember that the draft is on Friday!
Kraken
9:29
If Giordano is traded who is our captain? And if he isnt who do you see being the alternates?
Gavin Lee
9:29
Who knows if they even make him captain, he's the obvious candidate but they might just go without one in year 1
9:30
But Giordano, Oleksiak, Larsson, Gourde, Eberle are the obvious early choices for letters
Even Tanev
Frankie
9:30
If you could be the GM for any NHL franchise which would you choose?
Gavin Lee
9:30
I mean do I inherit everything they have?
9:31
Or is it just market/location/owner etc
Frankie
9:31
Market/location/owner. Can’t let you pick Tampa…
Gavin Lee
9:32
Haha I would have picked Colorado anyway
And..
Hmm, are they still my pick?
9:33
They're up there for sure.
Actually you know what it might be? Minnesota. Would love to bring success to that team, state, city
9:34
I would be willing to take on a job in Buffalo too, if you're reading Terry.
1994
9:34
Assuming Strome for Gio does go thru, how do you see any deal for Eichel could work without Strome as part of that return? Eichel at center seems so much more important especially with all the Rangers depth on the Blue line.
Gavin Lee
9:35
Just so we're clear--we should never assume things like this
There was buzz, but not a single report has come out that a trade is done or anything
The fact that Giordano was on site at the draft makes me think he will not be traded
Griffin
9:35
Speaking of minnesota do you have any idea the reasoning behind the surer buyout? Hes still a capable top 4 is he not?
Gavin Lee
9:36
I talked about this the other day, I actually don't mind the move for Minnesota.
You can read my whole answer in the chat transcript from last Thursday, but basically, it was now or never for the team if they wanted any cap relief
Robb
9:36
WHERE ARE ALL THE SIDE DEALS?
Gavin Lee
9:36
There were no side deals?
Isn't that wild
9:37
I bet we'll see some come through in the coming days, but none were directly attached to the expansion picks
wreckage
9:37
Maybe they just didn't announce them yet.
Gavin Lee
9:37
Capfriendly just reported that there were none
9:38
We'll have to wait and see if there are indirect moves coming, but for now, it looks like nothing
Robb
9:38
If there weren't any side deals,  Ron Francis is the biggest wuss ever and should be fired
Gavin Lee
9:38
I don't know about him being a wuss, but it's definitely a missed opportunity
I'm going to hold judgement though, because I think there still might be some stuff that comes through
9:39
The thing about the side deals is that, they would have leaked too. It didn't make much sense to me that all the picks came out without even a whiff of a deal
I mean if you think back to 2017, the deals were out there months ahead of time
Everyone knew there was a deal for Fleury at the trade deadline, let alone the expansion draft
Stupid Rule
9:40
"No-Movement" clauses shouldn't force a team to protect them.
Gavin Lee
9:40
Why not?
Opal
9:41
My pick would be Calvin. Pickard.
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