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Dallas Nukes the following prospects: Dave McCool Chance Lazo
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Yes is it. You should know there is a value multiplier in Dallas vs Winnipeg.
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Enjoy retirement more Star than Jet....
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This is a very good point. OEL and Hughes can both run an offence (Slightly different obviously) but if you have only one guy like that and he gets injured you have no fall back plan at all. You need redundancy at key positions and PMDs are a key position.
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Exactly what I was thinking. Eriksson has to be part of the equation to make it work for this year and next and then not bringing back Edler gives you a bit more runway. Risk at the end of the contract but it gives a bit of runway within a competitive window.
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[Rumour] Russo: Wild shopping Ryan Donato
Kobayashi Maru replied to Ilya Mikheyev's topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
At this point Guerin won’t even have a full roster as no FA in their right mind will sign there. I could tolerate an Eriksson on the roster if it’s Eriksson Ek. -
[Report] Cody Ceci to test free agency
Kobayashi Maru replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
We can easily fill the bottom pair D. No need to even think about that. We need an upgrade at RD through trade or FA: Ristolainen (preference based on acquisition cost/cap/age) Ekblad, Pietrangelo etc. I think we need to add another horse to the stable along with banking on some young guys taking another step. Hoping for the young guys to take another step and signing/re-signing declining players doesn’t get you anywhere. -
[Buyout] Henrik Lundqvist
Kobayashi Maru replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
Not saying this is happening but the cap total would be fairly close +/- 1-2M if Jimbo sharpened up his negotiation skills. What do you choose if it was an option: 1) Pietrangelo (9M) Demko (1M) Lundquist (3M) or 2) Tanev (5M) Markstrom (6M) Demko (1M) -
Exactly. You don't always make a trade to make a direct replacement. You make trades to try and get slightly better value than the other team and then adjust as needed. If we turn Jake into a 6'3 young top six forward, we can find other ways to fill the bottom six.
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Completely agree. I think we need team depth as long as we have a capable starter in Demko. Demko has proven at every level that he is a very good goalie. What about Lundquist as our 1B. I think I would feel pretty decent with a Demko Lundquist combo as long as King Henrik didn't still feel he should be the #1 guy still.
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I think you always want internal competition. Having Poolparty, Hoglander and Podkolkin pushing for spots is a healthy situation to be in. If we have to bump players like Toffoli, Miller or somebody like that down a line because we have an emerging star, then it gives us depth. Oilers need the depth ASAP, but we have the depth to cover the loss of Jake until what point Poolparty could be ready to come back over. Timing and situation could be right for both teams.
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The obvious wrinkle in this plan is that it's inter-division, however would anybody consider Jake Virtanen for Jesse Puljujarvi? Puljujarvi has the higher ceiling and we have many (Too many) options to internally fill Jake's spot until he is ready to come over. If it was presented to me, I would make that trade.
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Dallas Pre-FA Roster: Ehlers - Hischier - Kessel Kane - Zibanejad - Skinner Hintz - Horton - Virtanen Motte - Faksa – FA Byram – Klingberg Lindell - Burns Zadorov - Regula Pugin DiPietro Roster is fairly set but will be looking for some upgrades in FA. Couple possibilities this year on the trade front: -Virtanen could be available in a hockey trade as he's not getting the minutes he deserves -DiPietro (Young starter) could be available at some point in the year or at the beginning of next. Would need a solid younger backup + a top prospect. No rush to move.
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Dallas recalls Tyler Motte
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Yeah it would likely be an add on our side but not a ton as it would be for others. If I’m not mistaken he’s mostly playing third pairing now. Not a perfect choice but an adequate replacement for Tanev. Personally my main target would be Ristolainen still as he’d give us a young puck moving/gritty D, which gives us another offensive option. Would cost a lot but with the rumours out of Buffalo last year he may not require a premium like Ekblad.
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What about an Eriksson swap with Colorado for Erik Johnson who I think is in the cap dump realm too if I’m not mistaken. We take on one more year of bad contract but get somebody who could play the shutdown role to replace Tanev. May still need to add but maybe not much. Then maybe sign Tyson Barrie with Tanev’s money: Hughes Myers Edler Barrie Joulevi Johnson Not perfect but likely an upgrade from last year.
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Dallas Team Awards: 2022-23 MVP - Nico Hischier 2022-23 Leading Scorer - Phil Kessel 2022-23 Most Goals - Phil Kessel 2022-23 Best Defenseman - John Klingberg 2022-23 Best Goaltender - Alexandr Pugin 2022-23 Top Rookie - Mark Regula (*Not a rookie but first full season - No other rookies) 2022-23 Unsung Hero - Nik Ehlers
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Dallas releases the following to FA: Alexander Radulov Madison Bowey Joe Pavelski
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Alright, here we go! Final stretch and we have loaded up the team with experienced vets. Zibanejad, Kessel, Skinner, Burns have all joined the team before the trade deadline to help battle against the Central Division juggernauts. Team is on a bit of skid while chemistry is built (Obviously Kessel and Burns will be best buds at the end of this) but they are going to all push for the playoffs. Some of these guys are in the twilight while others are still learning the ropes. Good mix of energy and leadership, so we'll see how it goes. This team is way better than the real Dallas Stars who are in the cup final IRL so we have to think there's a chance: Ehlers - Hischier - Kessel Skinner - Zibanejad - Radulov Kane - Horton - Pavelski Hintz - Faksa – Virtanen Byram – Klingberg Lindell - Burns Zadorov - Regula Pugin DiPietro
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[Proposal] Next Phase of Competitiveness
Kobayashi Maru replied to Kobayashi Maru's topic in Proposals and Armchair GM'ing
It's more that just being able to sign free agents. We have now moved to becoming an attractive team to sign with. To even consider this cap is king. We need to move out some of the previous regime and to do that, we have to add likely. Eriksson requires an add for a team to take him on, Sutter is close to neutral value so we may get something small in return but based on how free agency goes I think there are a lot of other options for teams. Freeing up room to sign someone like Hall, retain Toffoli and Tanev and potentially add a player through trade like Ristolainen, cap freedom is key. So essentially it would equate to Eriksson, Virtanen, Markstrom, Sutter, 1st, 3rd for Hall, Ristolainen, Toffoli, Tanev, Koivu and Miller (Or some other vet backup). If you summarize it that way, I think we come out ahead. I agree that Hall and Koivu could get some more in UFA as well, but I think we won't see the major money we have seen in other years. -
I agree with this. Not signing Tanev is more than half way there if you assume 8-9mil for AP. So how do we may up the rest? Lots of options. Go the Demko route and we save 6mil (Markstrom) minus a backup cost. Throw a 1st with Eriksson to make him go away, there is 6 million right there. There are actually a few options here. Before everyone goes and talks about throwing away another first, you need to tell me that the overall summary of that move would be a bad idea: 2021 1st + Eriksson for Alex Pietrangelo......
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[Proposal] Next Phase of Competitiveness
Kobayashi Maru replied to Kobayashi Maru's topic in Proposals and Armchair GM'ing
-I think Detroit would take on Eriksson's cap with low actual dollars to get Markstrom and Virtanen -I think a team would take on Sutter as he's still valuable along with a 3rd. It's arguable that somebody would take him on for free. -Ristolainen trade may be a little light but a 1st and Gaudette (Maybe equivalent to a 2nd rounder) is in the ballpark likely. Hard to know based on his name being floated for 2 years. -Miller may be too old, but if we go the Demko route and mentor/coach type goalie would be the best option. Lots of options here. -Hall will likely be in the 7.5-8.5 range, so it's not too far off. Flat cap world will affect this a bit. Definitely the reality will always be a bit different, but it's mostly around boosting some of the needs. -
So I may as well throw my hat into the ring to be flamed. I think the Canucks will only do minor tweaks in reality, but here is my take on what I would like to see if Jimbo was on the phone 24x7. Trades: Trade Eriksson, Virtanen and Markstrom's rights to Detroit for future considerations Trade Sutter with a 2021 3rd to Buffalo or Ottawa for future considerations Trade 2021 1st, Gaudette and rights to Stecher for Rasmus Ristolainen Signings: Sign Ryan Miller again for 1.5M x 1 (Plays some games and provide mentorship for Demko) Sign Taylor Hall for 7.5M x 5 Additional scoring threat Sign Mikko Koivu for 1.5M x 1 Sign Tyler Toffoli for 5M x 4 Sign Chris Tanev for 4.5M x 3 Hall Pettersson Toffoli Miller Horvat Boeser Pearson Koivu Motte Roussel Beagle MacEwan Hughes Ristolainen Edler Myers Joulevi Tanev Demko Miller Obviously some other line options, but this gives additional scoring threats to the top 6, a true warrior in Koivu for the bottom 6 and more puck moving threats in Risto. Cap savings for the signings/trades comes from moving out Eriksson, Sutter, Markstrom, Virtanen. Didn't run the numbers but it's likely workable cap-wise.
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Thanks to @EP40. for the once again productive negotiations. Another Florida/Dallas trade in the books. Obviously a big loss for Dallas losing Barkov, but everyone needed a change. He is back home where he's more comfortable. Dallas is excited to bring in Zibanejad who can replace his minutes plus Burns who still has enough in the tank to make a big impact this year at least. Dallas will keep working to move up the standings in the red hot central division.