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  1. Forget about Hronek, how about Pearson's offseason transformation !
  2. Have to credit where it is due; in the last 6 months Allvin has given the organization a much-needed infusion of young talent at the right-defense position. Hopefully the results are satisfactory.
  3. For a team that struggled to kill penalties, do they really want to add a player that is going to cause them to spend more time on the PK? Soucy is an elite penalty taker. He's not that young either (29 in July). He's an option but some of these numbers being thrown around are a bit rich.
  4. Absolutely. It's very easy to throw a name around as an option but it takes two to tango. The same goes for any possible UFAs.
  5. Hanifin no; Graves yes (depending on the price). Given Hughes/Hronek I think Hanifin would be going a little too big. I don't think they need as strong an offensive player as him behind Hughes/Hronek. He is a good player, just not sure if he's an ideal/appropriate fit as a player or contractually.
  6. Curious what they are going to do with the cap space. I like the move if they are now able to bring in a younger defenseman through either trade or offer sheet. I hope the plan isn't to make a big investment in an O28 player. Maybe get aggressive and try to offer sheet K'Andre Miller? A long shot, but that could be an appealing endeavor.
  7. The trade is a risk but this post neatly summarizes a more optimistic, yet reasonable, take on that risk. Also worth mentioning that Vancouver gets the 106th pick from Detroit.
  8. Yes, I am aware of this. My comment was in the event that both were declared healthy. Pearson is assumed onto the roster, but I believe there were reports of Poolman resuming skating with the team and trending toward a return (I could be mistaken here, this was a while back). If they are stuck in limbo with regard to Poolman's health status that does make things a bit trickier but I think it can still be accomplished without moving out a 5M+ contract. Just to be clear, this is theoretical and not necessarily what I would consider the advisable route. Having a 22-man roster, moving a player like Beauvillier (likely with some incentive attached), and filling all holes with league min. players is not ideal. Very questionable whether the resulting roster would be able to get above the .500-.599 P% range so the playoffs would be no certainty.
  9. They can be cap-compliant even in the event Pearson and Poolman are declared healthy. It would involve going with a 22-man roster and buying out Poolman and possibly Beauvillier -- although it would be preferable to trade Beauvillier (with up to 1.4 retained) instead. There would not be much $$$ to make significant additions so there would have to be some bargain-bin hunting. But, it is possible so technically they don't have to move a contract to another team. If Poolman is on LTIR it ups the budget by 500K. If Pearson is on LTIR or the cap moves up by more than 1 million it gets somewhat easier to make more significant upgrades. I think guys like Eller/Bonino/Kulikov/Talbot/Rittich could be suitable depth additions in that event. It remains to be seen how realistic those options are.
  10. The contract extensions (with NTC/NMC) that Gillis signed circa 2012-13 are what really bound the team's hands. They were justifiable at the time because of the performance of the team in the years during and prior to this period. Unfortunately, Gillis did very little future-building between 09-14 and as a result there was a scant internal supply of players to boost/supplement the existing roster. It was clear the team was trending down but unfortunately when you have 6 or so veterans with an NTC/NMC it effectively entrenches the roster, thus making the "disassembling" part of a rebuild (stupid term) difficult to achieve.
  11. Yzerman was looking at the prospect of having to pay both Hronek and Seider next year (as well as Raymond and Bergren). Perhaps he saw Hronek not as redundant but as someone who was somewhat dispensable (given Seider) and decided to make a move ahead of time.
  12. Looks like the Islanders' 1st is trending towards the 17-19 range. May be a disappointing result for those hoping it would roll over and become unprotected next year.
  13. You saying it doesn't make it true. Is there a quote somewhere from someone involved with the trade confirming he had no material weight in the deal? Bear is more than a slightly more accomplished NHL player than Foote at this point. I was referring to Smith's resume in comparison to Rathbone's; it was not a small difference. Yes, the Marino deal was good value, but it was one deal. You talk as if these deals go down frequently. That list of players is irrelevant; some of them are rentals; some left-side defensemen; some 30 + years old. Not a comparable group. Mete? Zaitsev? These are your exemplars? Bear is a solid #5 and I would be shocked if he signed for less than 2 million -- especially if it is more than a one year deal. My comment is less about how fantastic Bear is and more about the scarcity of available and suitable alternatives. Trevor Van Riemsdyk just got 3.0 X 3. Do you think Washington sign that deal if there all these readily available, young right-side defensemen changing hands at low-cost? Part of Bear's appeal is his age.
  14. So you can't think of any. Foote was literally thrown in? You know that? Also, he is an inferior player to Bear. I would consider the package that Marino went for as being higher in value than Rathbone and a third given Smith's NHL resume at the time. If anything your reply proves my point.
  15. A 25 year-old player is a much better bet to provide persistent benefit than a 33 year-old.
  16. Some horrible takes in here. Didn't realize Bear was so underrated.
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