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My auto team isn't awesome either. Whoever got Kuznetsov, I will literally trade you anything from my roster besides Backstrom. Name your price.

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Hey ironically that's me.

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:lol God damnit, I forgot this was happening.

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My Avs love continues, with auto draft giving me MacKinnon, Duchene, and Landeskog. :lol

I always bite back the urge to start dropping players early on, and just hold on them for a bit to see how they end up doing, but pretty sure I'll be on the market for a goalie. I can't see Dubnyk and Frederik Andersen taking me too far.

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Ugh I got off work before 8 too. I just completely tuned out of all outside life once I got home and forgot. Let's see how bad my team is....

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My team's not terrible. Already put in a waiver claim and a trade request with Kings Gonna Win.

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:lol That's exactly what I did. Left the office around 7:15 and then just went numb on my couch watching baseball. Damnit.

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I dropped the injured Huberdeau and the unsigned Lindholm to pick up some guys that can actually play, but other than that, I kinda like just letting my auto drafted roster play for a week or two, just to see how things go and who surprises me.

Who knows, maybe this will be the year Chris Kreider scores 40 goals? :lol

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So did anyone actually live draft or did we all miss it?

Name your price dude. My auto draft gave me Backstrom, Oshie and Carlson. I'd really like to add Kuznetsov. You can have anyone you want or any combination you want, except the Caps.

I have Eberle. He can be yours.

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Sid is addressing the media at 11:30AM EDT (about 20 mins)

will be interesting to hear what he says, if anything at all

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I'll take a harder look but I don't see anyone that is worth it. Relooking at my team it's not TOO bad. My D fucking sucks but forwards (overall) aren't bad. Some shit ones but maybe I'll see how things go.

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Love seeing Wings fans losing their shit like somehow a few moves a few years ago and the Wings would be better. The moves they were looking at were guys who never made the team or didn't do much when they were here and a couple were part of deals. One was an ehhh kinda deal but rumors that the prospect wanted a guarantee to be on the big club the next year and the other trade was for Erik Cole who was having a great year and you were looking like a contender at that point. If only teams could see into the future when they make trades right? I've said it 100x. Wings are in no-man's land. I'd say they only have one real bad deal on the books right now and that's Ericsson. Kronwall and Zetterberg are just aging and going back to when they signed the deals (especially Z) you wouldn't change it. I know some fans say they would now but they would have been crappier then and sure with hindsight sure you can look at it but that's not reality. Fans upset that Pulkkinen on waivers but ya know benched most of the 2nd half of the year and wasn't producing much but sure keep him. Martin Frk who before last year did nothing in Grand Rapids so again...didn't earn his spot. not that I'm happy with where the Wings are, but I don't see them anywhere else if they made a few minor deals differently. Not like they magically would have picked #1 a few years ago and got McDavid.

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You can have Eberle + any of my defenseman that aren't John Carlson. Or any of my forwards (except Backstrom and Oshie). Doesn't have to be Eberle. You'd still be stacked at C with Kopitar and Pavelski.

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Wow, Yzerman the Wizard does it again.

Kucherov: 3 yrs, $4.7 per.

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Being a winner sure helps.

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my fantasy team is amazing mcdavid, tavares, ovechkin, voracek, larkin, rinne, keith

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Just saw he got picked up by New Jersey... luckily that's not too much of a move. Looks like my brother is going to get a new favorite team.

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Eberle is going to be on a line with McDavid, could be a points monster.

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Kuznetsov had 77 last year though.

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This is a big thing to consider with fantasy players. :thumbsup

If I'm ever surfing the waiver wire, I'm always looking not for the stars (they're usually all snatched up), but who's playing on a line WITH the stars.

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FYI Lucic also starting season with CMcD.

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that line could be lethal

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I wonder if Looch will be able to keep up with the two of them.

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He's a pretty good skater for his size, but he really doesn't have to keep up with them too much. Just go hard to the net to pick up their garbage or feeds, and/or dig pucks out of corners to feed them. Those will be his two big jobs.

EDIT: He'll be the Holmstrom of that line, if maybe a tad more mobile.

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And threaten to kill someone. Don't forget that.

edit: And I get he doesn't need to really keep up with them but he's had weight issues so if he's not in shape that can hurt you, even if you aren't super fast. That was more of my keeping up with them comment.

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While preseason doesn't count for anything in the end, it is comforting to see the Avs go 6-0 under Coach Bednar.

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Wings went 6-1-1 and I'm more uncomfortable than ever.

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I ALMOST picked up Vanek to replace Huberdeau on my fantasy team. Interested to see how that goes.

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Bieksa :lol

https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/sta...87723454205952

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I'm curious as to how it will go. I mean I don't think it will be awful by any means but I'd like to see it work out well for both sides. Blash had issues not letting lines find chemistry last year. Sometimes you need to try and ride stuff out and he didn't. I think part of it was worrying about the playoff streak alive. If Vanek can find the right linemates I think he can do well. You know he'll be on the PP.