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My preference is for them to trade Hayes for a 1st round pick and then re sign him in the offseason. Move Chytl to the wing full time and trade Kreider and zibanejead/Skjei for a top 6-7 pick if it will put a team who may not belong there over the top (Hi Edmonton)
You think a team would move a 1st round pick for a half season of Hayes and then not attempt to resign him?
They got a first for Nash and Hayes is way better than Nash (at the time of the trade last year)
Zibanejead is younger, cheaper, and my eyes better than Hayes. Plus, he's locked in for a good contract for a number of years. And why trade Kreider and Skjei unless you are just punting on Skjei who is also young and locked up for a decent contract. If he returns to last years form, he's going to be a huge bargain.
I don't follow college/jr/international hockey near enough to determine if there is difference making talent out there in the draft other than Hughes, but I kind of like what the Rangers are doing already. They have 4 guys in the lineup already 20 and under and only Zuccarelo/STaal and Hank are over 30. Their goalie pipeline is nice.
Sure, they need more top end talent and that's going to cost them, but I'd hate trading away their best players for hopes at this point. Also, I'm not as high on Howden as a top 6 player for a strong playoff team. He'd make a nice 3rd or 4th line center. Namestikov and Fast are not 1st line players either which is an issue.
first name = Jeff
And Mitch Marner but unlike Nylander, he won't be vilified for it in Toronto, because he's Canadian...
Anyone with openings and the resources should go after an Yzerman/Quenneville combo.Tom Hagen said:
Feel like this Matthews kid they added to the lineup tonight might be on to something.
In presumably? unrelated news, Timo Meier didn't play for the Sharks tonight and no one seems to know why. Can't imagine they'd trade him.
I’m sick and was up watching SportsCenter on ESPN, which I never do. This game’s highlight started w the Avs up 3-0, showed all 3 of Syd’s goals, showed 1 Avs goal, then showed and complained about the Pens not getting a tripping call in the final minute
lesson is: never watch ESPN for hockey coverage (but that was a horrible no-call on Letang getting tripped).
top-5 PDO teams:
lol. Leafs, Capitals, Predators have been highest PDO teams since 2016.
for sure, a high PDO is expected for them. but not sure it was ever this high. obviously they are going to keep scoring goals but have to assume some correction is coming for Andersen.
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I guess I'm just worried that Holmgren is looking for somebody he knows and somebody who will try to make playoffs this year. Homer is already busy shipping out Hextall guys. (Asst GM and assistant coach)
Seems unlikely. If he left Tampa because he wasn't close enough to family Philly isn't that different. It isn't like Yzerman is driving.Tom Hagen said:
Yes, but 1) refs weren't calling anything as seen by malkins hit on mack moments before 2) should have been icing. 3) he embellished a bit but im biased.
that roster is pretty good, might only take a new coach and/or goalie to be a playoff team. when you say swing for the fences do you mean tear it apart and tank? would have to sell off quite a bit to tank that roster and they already have a good pipeline/youth.
Wtf are they doing? So you zip the GM, then two days later an assistant coach. And it’s not the assistant coach running the worst penalty kill ove the last two seasons. Wtf is Hakstol still doing here, this makes no sense. I’m just numb to the mess they’ve become.JaxBill said:
Scoring like an All Star Game. Hitting like playoff game.Getzlaf15 said:
