So a translator is a no for you on demidov? Lol. And what russian in the past twenty years wasnt allowed to come over if he wanted to? All i read on this board for the past two months is that it MUST bpa.
- LFS

I said WHEN could he come over to play, not IF as in ever.

If he is clearly the best player on the board, select him but be prepared to deal with stuff that doesn't require managing when taking a player from NA or Euro countires where English is commonly spoken.

So a translator is a no for you on demidov? Lol. And what russian in the past twenty years wasnt allowed to come over if he wanted to? All i read on this board for the past two months is that it MUST bpa.
- LFS

BPA is determined by each team. Chicago may see Demidov, Levshunov or Lindstrom as the best player available.

New post from Zach

For those watching/wondering how KD will handle the cap Laz has a piece at The Athletic talking about how well Nill and the Stars took the retool instead of a tear down rebuild route back in 2017... Nill himself says we changed drafting/scouting philosophy and drafted skill over size.

Read thru some comments and thought this dude made an interesting and important point about the Stars' successful retool:



"The key for the Stars is that they never killed their cap. If you look at Cap friendly, something is always expiring. Even the Benn and Seguin deals were offset in a way that allowed them to get Radulov, then Pavs, Suter, Duchene, etc. and the next time they need to extend somebody, another deal will have expired. Jim Nill's drafting is a huge story, his working of the salary cap is even better".

I said WHEN could he come over to play, not IF as in ever.

If he is clearly the best player on the board, select him but be prepared to deal with stuff that doesn't require managing when taking a player from NA or Euro countires where English is commonly spoken.
- RickJ

What's your risk tolerance with the #2 overall with 2 or 3 Dmen that project as a top pairing Dman and a beastly centerman who can really skate, loves the slot area, has skilled hands and seems to have a streak where he'll exchange face rubs/slashes on the board?