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Taylor Hall Trade Watch
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bustaheims
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https://twitter.com/pierrevlebrun/status/1206691461921685506
Heroic Shrimp
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So, given that the team with Taylor Hall wins the draft lottery and NJ apparently holds Arizona's pick, I guess NJ is getting another #1 pick.
https://twitter.com/KevinWeekes/status/1206690223285030912
Nick Merkley is a 22 year old forward. He was drafted 30th overall in 2015. In his first AHL season he scored 39 points in 38 games. In his second he scored 34 points in 45 games. And in his third/current AHL season he has just 16 points in 26 games (including his 3 goals). So kinda going backwards in his development.
Nate Schnarr is a 20 year old forward who was drafted in the 3rd round in 2017. He didn't put up points in the OHL until his D+2 season and currently has 1 goal and 9 points in 22 AHL games.
Kevin Bahl is a 6'7" defenceman so I'm just going to assume he was drafted for size and will never play in the NHL.
So... meh?
Nick Merkley is a 22 year old forward. He was drafted 30th overall in 2015. In his first AHL season he scored 39 points in 38 games. In his second he scored 34 points in 45 games. And in his third/current AHL season he has just 16 points in 26 games (including his 3 goals). So kinda going backwards in his development.
Nate Schnarr is a 20 year old forward who was drafted in the 3rd round in 2017. He didn't put up points in the OHL until his D+2 season and currently has 1 goal and 9 points in 22 AHL games.
Kevin Bahl is a 6'7" defenceman so I'm just going to assume he was drafted for size and will never play in the NHL.
So... meh?
https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1206691970854379520
Potentially getting two 1sts is nice. I wonder Hall re-signing at any point trigger this, or only if it happens before July 1st.
Potentially getting two 1sts is nice. I wonder Hall re-signing at any point trigger this, or only if it happens before July 1st.
bustaheims
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https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1206692081059713024
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Frank E said:
50%, yeah.
Colorado didn't have a 1st and three random prospects they could have offered here? Come on.
bustaheims
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Heroic Shrimp said:
Arizona wisely put top 3 protection on the guaranteed 1st, just in case. (Though, could still become the #1 pick in 2021, if it gets pushed, or the conditional pick gets triggered, and the Coyotes bottom out)
Speaking of Arizona... Clayton Keller, who signed an 8-year, $7.15mil AAV extension in the offseason even though he still had a year left on his ELC, has just 23 points in 35 games. That's an 82-game pace of 53 points. Not exactly the offensive explosion that the Coyotes were hoping for.
Kessel only has 7 goals and 19 points in 35 games. That's 16 goals and 44 points over a full season. Also quite the letdown so far.
Granted that hasn't stopped them from being first in the Pacific so far this season. If Hall can get one (or both) of those guys going, look out.
Kessel only has 7 goals and 19 points in 35 games. That's 16 goals and 44 points over a full season. Also quite the letdown so far.
Granted that hasn't stopped them from being first in the Pacific so far this season. If Hall can get one (or both) of those guys going, look out.
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herman said:
Umm...
Nik Bethune said:
His next contract is going to be pretty interesting. Like you said, there's a good chance he'll want to live in a nice city because the ones he's been in so far haven't exactly been 5-star places. He'll also want a chance to win because his career is probably half way done and he's only played 5 playoff games. He'll also want to get paid because his last contract ended up being a pretty good discount. He'll also want term because of his injury history.
I'm not sure which team makes the most sense there. If it wasn't for his injury last year I could have seen him trying to pull a Hossa and signing a 1-year deal with a top contender for a shot at a Cup before going with a more long-term deal.