Franz Liszt Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Hi. This is what I think he means by getting younger and bigger: Getting younger is a good thing. Getting bigger is also a good thing. I think Gillis may separate the two words to a degree. He may want to get bigger by signing Doan. He's 6'2 225, though he is turning 36. He may want to get younger by trading for Versteeg in a Luongo trade. He's only 26, though only 5'10 185. Its a bonus if we can get players who are both young AND big, like Shawn Matthias, who I hope for in the Luongo trade as well. But I really feel Gillis is going for a mix this offseason. Trading for Kassian was a bonus as well. He'll be a force either next season or 2013-2014. The Garrison signing and letting Salo go was a tough thing, but I really feel Salo only has one more great season left in him. So it was an okay thing to let Salo retire somewhere nice, and I wish him well. Garrison is also a big guy, so were lucky to maintain the size on the back end. And he is only 27. Got younger by 10 years. That's just my take on it. Hope you agree that the two categories can be singled out for players in Gillis' plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 He should start working out and eating right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Bigger and Younger??? Sounds exactly like Bobby Ryan....... Jk I'm one of those people who know that it won't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Yes, it can be read that way as well. And it also makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Gillis says a lot of things but doesn't do much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 He's a thinker, not a doer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teen Icarus Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I think that Mike Gillis will get younger and bigger by adding younger and bigger players. Beyond that, we really have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Fatigue Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 This is a fair take on Gillis' idea of the upcoming team he wants to ice. Of course younger and bigger are not always mutually exclusive. edit: Shawn Matthias gets a huuuuge thumbs up from this casual observer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NP-4815162342 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Or from Toronto lupul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 My take is that it's easy to say that you want to get bigger and younger, but it's much harder to actually do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Bigger and Younger??? Sounds exactly like Bobby Ryan....... Jk I'm one of those people who know that it won't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels22 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 So it was an okay thing to let Salo retire somewhere nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanEberle Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I think every GM in the NHL with the exception of Calgary and Montreal over recent years wants to get younger and bigger. The question is will Gillis actually act on this. Talk is cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlas=d Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 i'm pretty sure that Florida can't trade Versteeg since he is going to arbitration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz Liszt Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 Nope. It was NOT an okay thing to let Salo retire somewhere else. We should have kept him and won him a Cup Salo has done so much for the organization, and should have been free to play here as long as he wanted. He deserved it. Every team needs a player like Sami Salo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kassassin Train Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 He's a thinker, not a doer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 i'm pretty sure that Florida can't trade Versteeg since he is going to arbitration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 i'm pretty sure that Florida can't trade Versteeg since he is going to arbitration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCammer Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Nope. It was NOT an okay thing to let Salo retire somewhere else. We should have kept him and won him a Cup Salo has done so much for the organization, and should have been free to play here as long as he wanted. He deserved it. Every team needs a player like Sami Salo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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