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[Rumour] Time's up! Finish your last sentence...
BigTramFan replied to AngryElf's topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
Florida has $137k in cap space, so can't see how they could make Boeser work -
Agreed. We have waaaay too many wingers. I reckon you want 6 out of 13 forwards on your roster that can play center (to cover for injuries). That leaves 7 spots for guys that only play wing. I count 10 wingers in our system, that cannot cover center: Boeser, Garland, Kuzmenko, Beauvillier, Mikheyev, Pearson, Podkolzin, Kravtsov, Hoglander, Joshua. Need to get rid of some.
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Nice one Jan. I hope these are the kind of moves that we will make! I do wonder if PIT would make the Boeser + Rathbone for Pettersson deal that you propose. Pettersson has had an excellent season and has made a permanent move into the top 4 in PIT. He is finally performing to his contract and they have him signed for 2 more years (exactly the same length of Sid's contract and so those 2 years define their window). So with Dumoulin's contract expiring, I think they rather hold onto Pettersson than adding another winger. Also with Granlund signed for the next 2 seasons, I don't know if they feel they need another top 6 winger when a top 4 LD fills a bigger need for them. I know Zucker is expiring this season, but with a top 6 of: Sid, Geno, Guentzel, Rakell, Rust, Granlund, I think they are pretty sorted.
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(Rumour) 4 teams interested in J.T. Miller
BigTramFan replied to combover's topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
Agreed. They may add someone like a Domi, but nothing really big. CAR model is to constantly be in the playoffs. So that means, don't spend futures or too much cap for any one year. It also means they will be unlikely to win the Cup without making a serious push. -
[Rumour] Time's up! Finish your last sentence...
BigTramFan replied to AngryElf's topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
So Chychrun has been traded to the Sens. What is PIT going to do??? -
It is interesting looking at Hronek's stats from this season...his +/- is currently at +8... He was paired with Chiarot for 44% of the time at even strength. As a pairing they were -8 at ES. When paired with anyone else, Hronek (56% of his time at ES) was +18 at ES. This is a massive difference. It appears to me that Chiarot has been a complete disaster this season (he is currently at -23) and so he not only had a huge negative impact on Hronek's defensive numbers, but also negatively impacted everyone else he was paired with.
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Thanks for the heads up, but imo whether you are passing or carrying, you are still moving the puck. I remember when Hughes played with Tanev, they were excellent not just because Tanev was a good defender, but because Tanev was actually good at moving the puck (passing more than carrying). With a traditional stay at home Dman, Hughes has been having to do all the work and it is much easier for opposition teams to shut him (and hence his whole unit) down.
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Yeah I share your pain! I wanted a rebuild and my hope was the Horvat trade signalled the start of one...but NO we aren't getting a rebuild. PA/JR are going to focus on young players, not prospects. Only thing I'd add is that given we are not rebuilding, then Hronek is a good player and a good target imo
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Despite putting up points, Hronek is also a good defender. He is usually on the PK and his oiGA/60 this season is 5.5. This is better than Chris Tanev has achieved on the PK for the past 10 years, so it's not like this kid can't defend. In many ways, he may be an excellent pairing with Hughes as they can both move the puck very well. Much harder for opposition to defend, as they need to try and shut both guys down, instead of just focusing on QH.
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[Rumour] Time's up! Finish your last sentence...
BigTramFan replied to AngryElf's topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
Hoping for... To PIT: Miller To VAN: 2023 1st, 2023 3rd (NJD), Hallander, McGinn -
(Rumour) 4 teams interested in J.T. Miller
BigTramFan replied to combover's topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
You can still be traded when you are on IR or LTIR -
[Rumour] Time's up! Finish your last sentence...
BigTramFan replied to AngryElf's topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
Agreed that this is bloody useful information! Just want to say that PIT and CAR are still options for a Miller trade... CAR can afford Miller's entire $5.25m cap hit. If McGinn clears waivers then we would need to take about $1.5m in cap hit back from PIT to make it work. If he's picked up off waivers then PIT will have cap space for Miller without any further clearing of cap. -
[Rumour] Nikita Tryamkin eyeing NHL return
BigTramFan replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
Yes I know "you can only imagine"...that is what happens when you have a strong pre-formed opinion about something, with no real evidence to back it up. "He can only be worse now" and "he's lost all his developing years"...as if playing over 500 games in the KHL means you can't develop and get better as a player - ask Kuzmenko about that...