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  1. I would take it myself. I do think smaller players can be very effective they just need to be good hockey players. Currently we have zero players that move the needle on RD, we can't even load up a line. When the game is on the line and we need a goal we put out Miller, Petey, Pods, Bo, Garland, Hughes, etc., and ... Myers. If we had Girard we could back him up with two larger defensive dmen. I would then move Rathbone and replace with a more defensive player as well.
  2. This type of thinking is so incredibly silly. We're not going to plan on the team getting better and signing our homegrown players? We only have a goalie signed for 4 years so we have to go for it now because we have no future. Why are Hughes, Petey, and Demko supposed to re-sign if you've already decided they won't so blew your load 3 years ago and have accepted you'll be rebuilding then anyway during Miller's last 4 years? So basically self tanking your own team on purpose. What? Emilie: Hi Jim yeah I was just going over contracts and notice Demko's only signed for 4 more years. Do we have or should we create a plan for handling that moving forward? Jim: Hmm good question. We could ... well we should ... aw dang well it was a good run kiddo give me Aquilini I think it's time to fold the team. Talk about mind-numbing mental gymnastics. When has an NHL team or any hockey team in the world quit trying because we aren't guaranteed to become the new TB or their goalie future is unknown in 5 years time? Good grief.
  3. That's William Wallinder 6'4 LD. I think they probably just grabbed the wrong picture.
  4. He's managed to stay in the league quite long this way though.
  5. That's 21 primetime minutes a night to go to other players. It will surely be replaced by committee and those 4 players listed plus any roster player back from the trade, plus a resurgence from Boeser who has a lot to play for. Rathbone is also supposed to be in the line-up and should provide more offence, as should most of the defence who had poor offensive totals last year. LL and JR are both old codgers. I can picture them both vehemently going back and forth on the phone and then both guys falling asleep and forgetting why their landlines are sitting in their hands when they wake up.
  6. I'm still not sure why people think GM's call reporters and tell them what trade offers they've made lol.
  7. On paper but were you watching? We stunk defensively. We gave up the most high danger chances in the NHL and thank gawd for Demko. If you saw something different I guess to each their own but I spent half of the games wondering how we weren't down by 4-5. Our PK was horrible yes. Big reason we didn't make it but the actual defensive play was atrocious. We spent prolonged periods stuck in our own zone making giveaway after giveaway. That's not sustainable for Demko, well maybe it is but it's certainly not fair to expect Brodeur level goaltending out of him every night.
  8. Ah sorry, didn't notice your use of a double negative. My bad ... I guess
  9. If only he had a tweet to back it up in addition as it appears all GM's check in and run their daily business by him first.
  10. But Kadri is actually worth 8, it's just that he signed until he is 39 to get the extra money at a lower aav. So yeah Miller is worth at least $9 or (probably) more over the same term.
  11. Yup some folks are seemingly unable to calculate the $$ 2.5 years is equal to. At this median age point it's large. Very large! I hope JR is on the phone with someone right now and arranging a farewell party.
  12. Yup even as a direct money comparable you could come up with 6x$9.5 or 7x&$8 but Miller is better and far younger he's not going to take either of those. Like you said this gives his agent massive leverage as those 2 guys are signed until 39 meaning an 8 year deal or comparable 7 year for more money is their ask. Forget about 6 years. Could you imagine if you're Miller in 7 years making the same cash but being 2.5 years younger? I can't.
  13. So we didn't make the playoffs because of our D and your solution is to stack the offence?
  14. Waiting for JB to return their phone call and tell them what to do?
  15. Yeah it means Miller is worth at the very least 8 over the same term, probably more like 8.5/9 in comparison. Kadri is a full 2+ years older.
  16. Good point, I thought the Flames were one of the few teams that could have stopped the Avs.
  17. Good aav compensated with term. Great work by Treliving I must admit.
  18. Probably just as a rental but you never know. If they really wanted to they could try to fit him in I think. That's a team it might make sense to give a discount to if he's hellbent on winning.
  19. Wow, I think Calgary might be even better now. Hopefully NJ/NYI hate each other enough that one of them makes a big splash. C'mon Lou Lam!
  20. Just because I didn't agree with you? I thought I was quite civil and clear in my wording but that's your perogative. I don't put people on ignore just because we have differing opinions, that's what the forum is for isn't it? I'm totally joking I enjoy our little debates but like you say 'Your view may very well be the correct one', and at this point I'd rather actually just see which view is correct and actually just get behind the team whatever choice is made. I don't really see it as a step back more so just correcting the mistaken fundamentals before we move on. Your way is definitely more exciting in the short term for sure.
  21. The window is not quite wide open. We don't even know if we'll make the playoffs and we just replaced half of our forwards lol. Is Dickinson one of those "very good" wingers? Yup. Our window has been "open" for 4 years and we made the fake playoffs once due to a technicality. I call this putting the cart before the horse. This team may indeed prove to be worthy this season but it also may not. There within lies the conundrum. I'm almost coming around on waiting until Christmas to settle the debate. Mainly because I'm running out of steam arguing with @JM_ . If we're top 2 in the division then sign Miller to a death contract and run with the wolves, otherwise trade him and build for the future.
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