kelownabomberfan

Its funny watching TSN - they just keep recycling the same stuff over and over again as there has been literally nothing happening today. Kind of like the let-down during "Free Agent Frenzy" back on July 1st.

LTIR? What's with all of these acronyms?

Getzlaff is an Eskimo now? When did that happen?

TSN panel speculating that the Jets move Hutchison today, possibly to Montreal to back up Price. Jets are apparently looking for 3rd liner and LHD (I hate that term so much).

great! Take Tkachuk with the 1st and then take defencemen with the rest of the picks, including the 1st from Chicago.

Craig Button just predicted in his mock draft on TSN that the Jets take Tkachuk with the 4th overall pick. He has Chycrun not going until 8th.

he'd be a veteran presence, but reality just another plugger. Oh well.

Chychrun does look like a good one. Can't see how we lose if we draft either. If this LHD is the biggest need (not sure that it is) then yes, grab Chychrun. If Edmonton grabs him, go for Tkachuk.

its comments like this that make me scratch my head regarding the ability of some here to rate prospects. I just checked and Tkachuk has 93 points in 48 games this year and is a plus 36. He had five points in the game he played today against the Ottawa 67's. What more do you want? http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/roster/show/id/28154t???

Sigh? so he'd have less points than Burmi right now?

Just win, and all of the complaining goes by the wayside. Winning fixes everything.

I was just watching TSN Trade preview and Kris Russell is listed as available from the Flames. Could the Jets be after him? I know he shoots left, if that matters at all. http://flames.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471729 If the Jets got this guy, could that fill this supposed LHD hole and therefore mean they could go after Tkachuk? I would hope so. I'd love to see a line with Lowry, Lemieux and Tkachuk.

yeah I think they could have used Stemp this year. Even if it was for the fourth line. Sure would have been better than Thorburn or Peluso.

how is a goal-scoring forward not needed on the Jets? Or any team for that matter? I don't get it. Just take the best player available and leave the worrying about RHD/LHD to people who want to buy into that nonsense.

Not sure why we would miss out on Tkachuk to take a D man. Even if you buy into this RHD/LHD blarney.

http://www.draftsite.com/nhl/mock-draft/2016/ These guys have us taking Nylander and Benson in the first round. They don't seem to understand that Chevy likes taking Americans. If we don't end up in the top 4, do we trade up to get Tkachuk?

I just read the rules for 2016 and the worst placed team can only fall as far as 4th, so if it's Toronto, they will end up with at minimum of the 4th overall pick, which would still make me laugh. So if the Jets pick 4th you can bet Matthews will be gone, and Laine as well, so do we go for Tkachuk? And not just for sentimental reasons?

all right. I respect you guys and your hockey knowledge. Just let it be said that I am skeptical until I see Dano start producing. If he does, I'll be the first to admit that you guys told me so, and I'll be happy to say it. Go Dano go.

there is no way that anyone can out-suck Toronto. I will laugh though if they end up picking 5th despite the deliberate tank. Just like I laughed at Buffalo last year.

Since I have seen little to make me think that Dano has any ceiling you are damning Crouse with faint praise here. I liked what I saw of Crouse at the World Juniors.

Take Staf out of the list above and you've got the right price. Drouin is damaged goods. Anyone interested in him has leverage and should use it.

Of course he could. And if I'm Yzerman, if Chevy gives that as an option, I phone Chipman first and make sure that Chevy isn't calling me from an insane asylum.

Eric Staal traded to the Rangers.

Enstrom and Burmi to Florida, throw in a minor-leaguer like Dano to get the deal done.