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Poturalski impressed me in the playoffs. He seemed to come up with the clutch goals when they were needed. 101 points during the season and another 23 in the playoffs..... would have liked to keep him. And he didn't get a whole lot more from Seattle than what the Canes paid him....

Jake & Necas on the move? This is a prove yourself contract.

Would take a helluva moved- he's under contract at $10.5M. The Canes would have to give up the farm for a 33-year old winger. Sure, he's a scorer, and he's averaging 70+ points a season over the last 5, but is he really worth it?

Would you buy an Ian Cole jersey with his number replaced by a dick?

I don't get why Tkachuk named the Blues as one of his trade teams when they already have Buchnevich and Tarasenko. He's gotta know one of those 2 guys will have to go in a trade.

Now, if the Flames were to move Tkachuck to the Blues in a 3-way that would land Tarasenko or Buchnevich in Carolina, I'm okay with that, too.

This is worth mentioning: "The Flames selected Tkachuk with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. According to The Athletic, he has given Calgary a list of teams with whom he would agree to a long-term contract and according to a source of The Athletic, the teams include the St. Louis Blues, Vegas Golden Knights, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators and Dallas Stars." The Hurricanes are nowhere on that list.

Makes sense to me. Both Marty and TT often appeared to be reluctant shooters on a team that lives by putting shots on goal. Both could be consistent 50 point guys every year if they weren't so damn hesitant about shooting the puck. Top 10 available UFA right wingers:

So, Nino was making $5.25M in Carolina and signed a deal that will pay him $4M in Nashville for the next 2 years? WTF is going on in the Canes front office and what does this say about the organization that guys will sign elsewhere for less money? Carolina could have easily kept Nino. Instead they will now likely spend upwards of $5.5 - 6.5M to find a third line winger.

He's on a $7M AAV now, I have to think he wants a 3-4 years somewhere in the $8.5 - 9M range? I have to think the Max Patch deal would not have been made had Carolina known this was going to happen. Calgary loses Gaudreau and now offering up Tkachuk after getting closer to the cup than Carolina did... geez, what's going on in Calgary?

Flames expected to trade Tkachuk. 42 goals last season. If we only had cap...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7153231/ I was going to start listing references, but this one from the NIH is probably more scientific in its approach. Ian Cole is collecting fist-bumps and high-fives, while hearing, "You hit that!?!" and Abby Labar is now collecting an unemployment check. Again, they both made adult decisions and the consequences of those decisions may take years to put in the rear view mirror, but each will have to face their respective accountability.

So, 2 things here... if the roles were reversed and it was as consensual as this situation was, then Cole might have been fired if he was the reporter. Second, why is it only "what Abby has done" and not Cole?

I didn't suggest that- I simply pointed out the facts. And, when is the last time you saw or heard of any guy get "ridiculed" over banging a very attractive woman?

Guy has a point, though. Although both Cole and Abby made their choices as adults, the reality is this: She lost her job and blew up her career while Cole gets a new, bigger contract, moves his family and the only possible consequences he faces are from his family and friends, and those certainly are not a given.

As long as it's somewhere on the west coast....

You're right. You have a much better handle on the contract situations and machinations than I.

Frankly, I'm pretty surprised Necas is still a Cane. RBA did everything, including benching him, trying to increase his productivity. Changed up lines, played him less, played him more, didn't play him at all, played him with different combinations of other forwards and centers and nothing seemed to work. As much of a risk keeping Necas, it's just as big a risk to move on because of what he could become. But what else can be done that RBA hasn't already tried that can get this kid rolling?

I think Waddell is trying to figure something out to keep him. That line was a beast last season and there aren't too many teams who want to see them together again.

Curious we've not heard anything about Nino?

Are we talking about Max LaJoie or Max Pacioretty? I was speaking of "Mad Max" Patches. LaJoie I could see wanting arbitration because he needs to make some money and, unless the Canes let him go somewhere else, he likely won't see NHL ice for some time. If the Canes were to offer him up to another team, at least he may get a shot on the big ice.

Max already has a contract thru the 22-23 season. Unless the Canes are trying to extend him...

Washington got Dylan Strome from the Blackhawks @ $3.5M for 1 year. I had him on my wish list. Can play center or LW and had 48 points as the center of Chicago's #2 line last season. Washington's 1-year, $3.5M means Carolina could have had him for 2 years at $6M.

Happier than Robert Kraft in a massage parlor. Happier than Greg Hardy in a gun store. Happier than Gronk when he gets a high school diploma. Happier than Tiger Woods when he finally makes a cut.

Anderson hit people... hard. I do remember that about his game. There was decent talent there- enough to keep him in the league for a while. Maybe not a superstar, but he would have started on a lot of teams and made a nice career for himself.