<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leafs?src=hash">#Leafs</a> Kessel traded to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Penguins?src=hash">#Penguins</a></p>&mdash; Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealKyper/status/616288987255283712">July 1, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Ouch. I still miss him, though Barrie has taken the sting off a bit.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NEWS: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Avs?src=hash">#Avs</a> sign D Francois Beauchemin and F Blake Comeau. <a href="http://t.co/7t4w1rL2EX">pic.twitter.com/7t4w1rL2EX</a></p>&mdash; Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) <a href="https://twitter.com/Avalanche/status/616286259670065152">July 1, 2015</a></blockquote>

I know nothing about Comeau, but we need all the help we can get in our bottom six. As for Beauchemin, I'm glad to have him, but not sure what I think of a 3-year contract on another old guy.

The Avs are developing an impressive generation gap between the young core and the old men.

Sounds like Toronto got fleeced.

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/s...92781384990720

https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/sta...93416440348672

There's also talk of Toronto paying some of Kessel's deal.

https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/sta...94359944810496

The final details will be interesting, and that Pittsburgh power play should be must see TV.

Jackman stays in division - signs 2 year, $4M contract with Nashville.

Preach.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Penguins get Phil Kessel at $6.75 million through 2022 and don&#39;t give up Pouliot or Maata. How the hell isn&#39;t that a win?</p>&mdash; Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) <a href="https://twitter.com/wyshynski/status/616296056435965952">July 1, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Damn, gonna be a good week for Tarasenko. Gets married today, going to become a very wealthy man pretty soon with a long term deal.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="ru" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/bluesbeacon">@bluesbeacon</a> Свадьба в Новосибирске <a href="http://t.co/gmo44gTiGn">pic.twitter.com/gmo44gTiGn</a></p>&mdash; Сергей Нерманов в ВК (@SergeiTato) <a href="https://twitter.com/SergeiTato/status/616300797576519680">July 1, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Just read a tweet that her dress is made of one huge offer sheet from another NFL team.

LMAO

LMAO

Jesus. There is some serious smoke to the Shattenkirk rumors apparently.

Still makes no sense - apparently the team is concerned about a long term deal when they have Bo and Petro on the books. Why not deal Bo? Why deal the young guy?

If true, they better get a HAUL in return.

Because this management team has no concept of why they succeed and why they fail.

If they really feel like bringing back Hitch and Bouwmeester while trading Shattenkirk will in any way improve this hockey club, it's just proof that they're stuck in the late 90s when you could trap and maul your way to wins.

Frankly, I don't give a shit what they do at this point. They really do need to recognize that they had a window of 3 years and it's closed now. The 'core', even if they can keep it together, has rotted. It's developed a losers mentality (as evidenced by Oshie's 'information overload' bullshit). The Blackhawks core players aren't more talented than the Blues, but their leaders actually lead.

Bouwmeester, Backes, Steen and Oshie all need to go. Jackman needed to go as well. Blow it up and build it around Tarasenko, Schwartz, Lehtera, Jaskin, Pietrangelo, Shattenkirk, Lindbohm and Fabbri.

Keep Ott on the roster for the entire offseason and then behead the mother****er at center-ice as a sacrifice to the 'grit' Gods or whatever else it is that Armstrong seems to believe controls wins in this league. Perhaps that will lift the curse of Scotty Bowman.

Seriously...this team actually believes that Steve Ott helps you win hockey games. I just cannot wrap my mind around that.

Yeah, I'm convinced that they're simply 15 years behind the league.

This x 10000

Leafs may have been a bit hamstrung based on Kessel's list of teams, but not giving up the core of the Penguins youth on defense is huge going forward.

Comeau is certainly a good addition to bottom six, a good energy hitting guy, kind of small but at times can produce offensively. Similar to Maxim Talbot.

I was happy with that move for the Preds, I think he can help them. And I think he is an LD, and thats what they need because they keep having to try a RD on their off side.