Franz Liszt Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Hi. I still have faith in our team to win 4 in a row, with the exciting news about Daniel Sedin, but I am still looking to next season to improve our team with playoff performers & bigger bodies who can still play hockey. PRE-THOUGHTS: - All of these hinge on what the salary cap will do next season, so this is my list if the cap goes to $68+ million. - First trade hinges on whether Brodeur comes back next season. - The free agent signings are for TRADES: To VAN: Zach Parise, Mark Fayne & NJD 2012 1st. To NJD: Cory Schneider, Mason Raymond, Andrew Alberts, VAN 2012 2nd - Again, depends on what Martin Brodeur will do this offseason, if he retires, this seems very likely. Parise with Kesler and Booth would make a line 1b for Vancouver. To WHOEVER: Manny Malhotra + 2013 4th To VAN: ??? 2012 3rd. - Manny hasn't been the same, he has a LIMITED NTC/NMC (can't remember), so to whoever he would accept a trade to (preferably a Canadian team), a 3rd would help for future trades To VAN: Cody Franson To TOR: Adam Polasek, Stefan Schneider + VAN 2013 4th - Vancouver gets a 6'5 RH powerplay BC boy. Tor gets an almost ready NHL guy who is a big hitter, a forward who needs some more developement and a 4th. To VAN: Keaton Ellerby + FLA 2012 3rd To FLA: Keith Ballard & Marc-Andre Gragnani - Vancouver gets another 6'5 d-man who is pretty good defensively, still needs a little more conditioning, while the Panthers get 2 puck moving defensemen, one who they are already familiar with. SIGNINGS & RE-SIGNINGS: Zach Parise: 8 years @ $42 million. $5.250 cap hit. Ryan Smyth: 2 years @ $8.5 million. $4.250 cap hit. Travis Moen: 2 years @ $3.5 million. $1.750 cap hit. Bryan Allen: 3 years @ $10 million. $3.333 cap hit. Mark Fayne: 3 years @ $4.6 million. $1.533 cap hit. Cody Franson: 2 years @ $3 million. $1.500 cap hit. Keaton Ellerby: 2 years @ $2 million. $1.000 cap hit Samuel Pahlsson: 2 years @ $4.55 million. $2.275 cap hit. Eddie Lack: 2 years @ $1.65 million. $825,000 cap hit. Byron Bitz & Dale Weise: 1 year @ $700,000 each. LINEUP: DANIEL SEDIN - HENRIK SEDIN - RYAN SMYTH ZACH PARISE - RYAN KESLER - DAVID BOOTH CHRIS HIGGINS - SAMI PAHLSSON - ALEX BURROWS TRAVIS MOEN - MAXIM LAPIERRE - JANNIK HANSEN BYRON BITZ, DALE WEISE DAN HAMHUIS - KEVIN BIEKSA ALEX EDLER - MARK FAYNE BRYAN ALLEN - CODY FRANSON ROBERTO LUONGO & EDDIE LACK SPEACIAL TEAMS: POWER PLAY PP1 SEDIN - SEDIN - PARISE EDLER + FRANSON PP2 SMYTH - KESLER - BOOTH ALLEN - BIEKSA PP3 HIGGINS - PAHLSSON - MOEN HAMHUIS - FAYNE 5 ON 3 POWER PLAY: PP1 SEDIN - SEDIN - BURROWS PARISE - EDLER PP2 SMYTH - KESLER - BOOTH BIEKSA - FRANSON PP3 HIGGINS - LAPIERRE - HANSEN HAMHUIS - ALLEN SPECIAL TEAMS: PENALTY KILL PK1 LAPIERRE - HANSEN EDLER + BIEKSA PK2 PAHLSSON - MOEN FRANSON - FAYNE PK3 KESLER - BURROWS HAMHUIS - ALLEN 3 ON 5 PENALTY KILL PK1 KESLER HAMHUIS - FAYNE PK2 LAPIERRE - MOEN BIEKSA PK3 PAHLSSON ALLEN - EDLER NOTES: - The Franson and Ellerby deals depend on Sami Salo if he retires or not. - Ryan Smyth is a leader, solid playoff guy, and would work well with the Sedins for going to the net - Parise not only can shoot, pass and has speed, but he plays a good 2-way game as well - Re-uniting Moen and Pahlsson might kick start the whole bottom-6 - Eddie Lack has already been praised by Craig McTavish and says he could be ready for the NHL - Additions of Allen, Fayne & Franson would add size, durability and hockey sense to the back end - Sedins always play well with whoever their winger is, but a star winger would excel them futher - The depth in all positions would still be here with Ellerby, Tanev, Lack, Bitz & Weise - Hoping Salo has one more year left in him, maybe he'll take another discount - The team proposed looks like they would have use the group mentality when sticking up for each other Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I thought you were going to make us all 'believe' that Weber was going to come along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz Liszt Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 I thought you were going to make us all 'believe' that Weber was going to come along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucksbiggestfan Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 What makes you think that Smyth would want to come here? The guy loves it in Edmonton and will re-sign with them. Also Parise will get more money from other teams. Also Ballard will not be going back to FLA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz Liszt Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 What makes you think that Smyth would want to come here? The guy loves it in Edmonton and will re-sign with them. Also Parise will get more money from other teams. Also Ballard will not be going back to FLA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucksbiggestfan Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Smyth loves Edmonton yes, but Smyth wants to win. Parise might want money, but if he can play with friends and on a winning team plus a long-term deal... It isn't Ballard's choice where he would like to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouria Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I don't like Ryan Smyth. We need to infuse this team with top young skilled prospects ready to make the next move to the NHL. We need to retool like Philly for the short and the long term after Sedins retire. Getting Smyth or paying up for Zach Parise isn't my idea of getting it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZRK Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Smyth loves Edmonton yes, but Smyth wants to win. Parise might want money, but if he can play with friends and on a winning team plus a long-term deal... It isn't Ballard's choice where he would like to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz Liszt Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 So he requested a trade to a bottom feeder to win....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Why would we want Smyth? he's pretty fragile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Nice ideas. But I don't think two busts and a pick that means nothing to us will get a future top 4 d man in Cody Franson Here's what I thought of: Keep: The Sedin's, Kesler, Burrows, Booth, Higgins, Hansen, Lapierre and Kassian Trade: Luongo, (not a Luongo hater) Bieksa, Raymond, Ballard (Salo retires) Acquire/Sign: Zach Parise, Nail Yakupov/Ryan Murray (trade up in the draft), Brad Stuart and Ryan Suter Bring up Jordan Schroeder and/or Nicklas Jensen, Kevin Connauton and Eddie Lack 2012-13 line up: Daniel - Henrik - Parise Booth - Kesler - Yakupov Burrows - Schroeder - Higgins (could turn out to be a very nice third line) Kassian - Lapierre - Hansen Edler - Suter Hamhuis - Stuart Tanev - Connauton Schneider Lack Or sign a capable back up if Lack isn't quite ready for the big show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fagin Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Nice ideas. But I don't think two busts and a pick that means nothing to us will get a future top 4 d man in Cody Franson Here's what I thought of: Keep: The Sedin's, Kesler, Burrows, Booth, Higgins, Hansen, Lapierre and Kassian Trade: Luongo, (not a Luongo hater) Bieksa, Raymond, Ballard (Salo retires) Acquire/Sign: Zach Parise, Nail Yakupov/Ryan Murray (trade up in the draft), Brad Stuart and Ryan Suter Bring up Jordan Schroeder and/or Nicklas Jensen, Kevin Connauton and Eddie Lack 2012-13 line up: Daniel - Henrik - Parise Booth - Kesler - Yakupov Burrows - Schroeder - Higgins (could turn out to be a very nice third line) Kassian - Lapierre - Hansen Edler - Suter Hamhuis - Stuart Tanev - Connauton Schneider Lack Or sign a capable back up if Lack isn't quite ready for the big show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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