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  1. Sure hope Benning is working the phone to trade Jake, Gaudette and Stecher's rights for picks, and package each pick (3rd for Stecher, 2nd for Gaudette, hopeful says late 1st for Jake?) for Beagle, Baertschi and Sutter (if no taker can be found for Loui, even with these sweeteners included).
  2. Tough to see how Dallas survives besides Dobby doing Dobby things and Heiskanen carrying from the back end. Tampa really just has too many weapons at its disposal, such that they dressed Stamkos on the 4th line last night (depth chart wise). They're gonna need a lot more Kirivanta for the Stars to have any chance really.
  3. Time for his Demko moment? (Wouldn't that be something, first ever NHL game a do-or-die)
  4. Well those are pretty much all the talent they have haha, they're basically stuck with guys like Abdelkader, Nielsen, DeKeyser and Helm (all overpaid vets who they're phasing out, hence they're relatively barren, and it's not like they have the assets ready to overtake them) Bert - Larkin - Mantha Zadina? - Fabbri? - Gagner (last season Sam was listed on 2nd line, which could be stretch) (everyone else is either overpaid) (past prime or not top-6 quality) They COULD be close, but their only good D last year was Hronek, and they're banking on Seider and probably Krug signing. It really depends how those prospects develop and if they fill out the D group and who they bring in net.
  5. Only if we get Seider and still get to dump Loui to them lol. Honestly not sure if he's the type of player to target, since we'd be short a guy who could create his own shot. Bert's got grit but most of his goals are tip-in's.
  6. Probably still skilled enough for 2nd unit PP minutes? Not that that's saying much on a barren team like theirs (behind Mantha/ Larkin/ Bert/ Fabbri/ Zadina/ 4 OA player?)
  7. How was that a penalty for Benn? 50-50 play and the ref calls a trip. Guess when you're 6 inches and 30 lbs. heavier and you outmuscle a hobbit, they have no choice to call it esp. when they viewed it from a bad angle
  8. Good for him to stick around and become something, even if not the star he could've become. Bottom 6 is still NHL caliber. While guys like Tyler Bertuzzi, Pesce, Guentzel, Jarry and Duclair were drafted later, he also outlasted guys like our own Shinkaruk at #24 lol.
  9. Lol even Florida fans on hfboards were hating on Matheson and saying "bullet dodged" when they got Hornqvist for him.
  10. Jake for a 2nd? Where's Benning so I can grab his wrist to sign, and buy Jake's plane ticket?
  11. I'm not well versed, what's wrong with Matheson? He's young, albeit expensive and with long term.
  12. There's a difference between being strong on defense and having a reputation for strong defensive play veiling actual passivity. THAT'S what Loui was. He does not get a glowing review for his season, in fact far from it: https://canucksarmy.com/2020/09/22/loui-eriksson When you're a $6 million dollar man getting out-hustled by a hungry man in Motte who makes a fraction of your contract, and all you contribute is chipping out the puck from the zone (not just me but the article states this too), I don't see what kind of value you have. Even if they sign Markstrom to play hero, the Wings don't have the same defense that we have and they'll probably leak shots at a historic level such that Loui'll show himself to be a pylon that fits in with the rest of them as they get blown by.
  13. Why would Detroit want to take on more salary and an extra year for a dead weight, esp. with no sweetener?
  14. If by take a step back you mean roster wise, i.e. give up bigger fish free agents (Tanev, Marky, maybe Toffoli) while bringing in lesser/ under the radar names to fill roles then I'm definitely down. e.g. if Marky and Tanev are replaced by Greiss and DeMelo but we save a couple million dollars then 100%. Same with giving up winning pedigree in Pearson by replacing him e.g. with Hoglander, and trading (name alone, he's viewed as at least a 2nd-3rd round pick on other teams' fan forums) Jake to sweeten Beagle or Gaud + Loui to recalibrate while losing some depth, then yes sign me up. Gotta focus on strengthening the team, since this past season they were very much carried by the top players (top PP unit + Boeser + Markstrom).
  15. Islanders have no cap space ($8.9 million when both Barzal (#1 C) AND Pulock (#1 D) are RFA) and enough dead cap (Boychuk still has 2 years himself as a 3rd pair guy). Unless Dobson or Mayfield are 100% ready to be #1 guys, I don't see why they would dump a workhorse like Pulock, just to shed Ladd when they take back more cap in Loui AND Sutter. Sutter also does nothing for them when they have underrated center depth in Barzal - Nelson/ Lee - Pageau - Cizikas. Stecher as a replacement for Pulock is hardly sufficient when you're talking about shifting a former 1st rounder RHD who almost reached 40 points, and not sure Jake brings much to a defensive system that already has two-way play from Bailey/ Clutterbuck and production from Eberle, Lee, Nelson and Beauvilier. You'd be lucky if Sweet Lou doesn't have Benning's number blocked after this proposal.
  16. That's some fresh perspective, haven't heard of him being compared to Goldobin before, though agreed he has talent. If management wants to have a fresh start at 3rd C and doesn't trust neither him nor Sutter, then I'd be down to have him and his no arbitration option contract rights packaged to hopefully move Loui or Beagle (Gaud's got upside and no negotiation rights, which will keep him affordable and serviceable).
  17. Could I borrow your crystal/ magic 8 ball too? There's quite a few young guns around the league so I wouldn't be so sure. Makar, Hughes, Heiskanen, Dahlin, Jones, Werenski, even guys like Provorov/ Sergachev (depends where he goes and if he's a #1 LD)/ Chabot (depends on what kind of help he gets from the Sens)/ Ryan Pulock/ DeAngelo? I'm sure I'm missing some.
  18. I'm happy with either. Dahlin of course being the full package but Quinn's mobility and talent for the entire game (shooting, passing, creating off the rush, back-check, evading checkers) is all so complete, minus having the size to be a dominant hitter (not that that's what we need him for). I might take Rasmus by a hair, but no disrespect to our GOAT either.
  19. Lol if there's ever been a time to start a bidding war on a pending UFA's rights, I hope time is now and Benning is the guy to do it.
  20. With half the team as free agents (UFA/ RFA) and most of these being younger guys on the rise, the fact of the matter is that there would have to be gifting of younger, not bottom-6 assets, to move the bottom-6 guys with clauses to even retain some of the guys that we want to keep. In other words, I think we already have no choice but to stand pat and free up cap while retaining as many core guys as possible. If a trade like Jake + Sutter or Gaudette + Eriksson moves those expensive pieces then I think we have no choice BUT to explore them. Heck, even taking a hit by trading Pearson a year early before UFA if Hoglander comes over might need to be done, and I'm expecting some changes and possible downgrades.
  21. Interesting question. I'm not digging the single color jerseys that the Leafs are wearing (blue sweater with white leaf) and even the Red Wings' red from head to toe look (classic I know) could use a change with a bit more color. I like the white with red sleeves jersey though. The Kings' black jerseys could also look a little bland compared to the grey jerseys with black shoulders. Think I just don't like singular color schemes. That being said, the Avs' blue and maroon also seems like an odd combo. I like the maroon and white though. In comparison I have a hard time finding an NBA jersey color scheme from among the ones below that I don't like (maybe the Jazz logo could lose the tinge of green? Also the Jazz could change their gradient orange jerseys and the Wizards could simplify theirs to have fewer stripes, but overall the colors just seem to work well together)
  22. It'd be great if he could bump Beagle from his role and be solid on his draws. Wonder what his career trajectory and scoring upside/ comparison would be at this point? Maybe another Luke Glendening (solid 4th liner) if we're lucky?
  23. Yeah, when it's your no-name guys taking the lead (Hintz, late 1st round pick Dickinson with EN, and this unknown Kiviranta guy chipping in off the rush) they'll be tough to beat. Good luck Tampa.
  24. Hope you're ready for this because not sure how many people have thought of this already. I'm suggesting we trade our beloved Bro... ... ... ... Bro, did you really think I was gonna say Brock Boeser for Matt Dumba? Anyways jokes aside, my proposal (contingent on Markstrom walking as UFA, please don't waste time and remind us of your confidence that Markstrom will re-sign with us) is Brandon Sutter for Devan Dubnyk. - Sutter we all know as the reliable, if overpaid, 3rd line center with strong two-way ability. Pending UFA, can kill penalties and provides leadership. - Devan Dubnyk, while normally a starter, had an off year with Minnesota this year (12-15-2 behind Alex Stalock), yet he's still cheaper than Sutter and was around a 65 game/ season goalie as of last year. He's also a pending UFA, 6'6" tall and 34 years old (not young but not old). Why each team does it: - Vancouver has a need in net for a 1B goalie (COULD sign a Greiss or Khudobin but in this case we'd have even less cap space without shedding a heavy contract for repurposing like we would here); Adam Gaudette has been the 3rd C for the regular season, and with the right grooming and development he can probably improve his face-offs enough to be the in-house solution; we also shed some cap space (not much but still something, plus hopefully this 1B goalie could rebound and re-discover his form to make this price acceptable); there's also no protection needed for the expansion draft besides for Demko as again, Devan's a UFA. - Minnesota's been known to be looking for centers. They were desperate enough to pick up Nick Bjugstad (an injury prone center whose production dipped so much that the Penguins had to give him away and retain cap) and Marcus Johansson (ultimately best served as a winger, as many Sabres fans would attest). Sutter would be another matchup center along with Eriksson Ek and he'd fit well in the Wild's stifling system. They'd also repurpose Dubnyk for a potentially useful player in Sutter, while allowing Stalock (who took over the crease last year) and Kahkonen (their goaltending phenom) to be the tandem in goal. Thoughts? Criticisms? Who says no in this trade? Thanks for reading this far and look forward to your comments
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