Roster Building XIX - Did we blow the deadline? Need to ask the magic 8-ball

[Chrispy]

Some very interesting comments from Pesce during his exit interview... https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carol...injury-time-in-carolina-contract-negotiations



Maybe he's more likely to stay than we thought?

Considering the circumstances getting Pesce on a 3-4 year deal, even if it’s less team friendly, would be great.

Have to say the idea of Orlov-Pesce as the second pair sounds promising.

 

[Chan790]

Some very interesting comments from Pesce during his exit interview... https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carol...injury-time-in-carolina-contract-negotiations



Maybe he's more likely to stay than we thought?

Possibly kicking himself that he didn't take the 5x5 offer now? I don't think it's still on the table.

 

[Chrispy]

Possibly kicking himself that he didn't take the 5x5 offer now? I don't think it's still on the table.

I hope that would still be on the table, although I can see Pesce considering seeing what he could get before taking that.

Only signing Pesce through age 34 and doing so at a reasonable number would be great for Carolina.

 

[Lempo]

Possibly kicking himself that he didn't take the 5x5 offer now? I don't think it's still on the table.

I don't know, would sound peculiar to say the least if they would pull a take-backsy on a previously given contract offer for a team stalwart and say that it's not on the table anymore (while a replacement hasn't yet been signed/traded for).

 

[Chan790]

I hope that would still be on the table, although I can see Pesce considering seeing what he could get before taking that.

Only signing Pesce through age 34 and doing so at a reasonable number would be great for Carolina.

I only suspect it's gone because he's gotten noticeably slower and we may be looking to do something shorter and higher (like Orlov) to avoid buying bad years and which may reduce the overall number.

5x5 is better than 3x6.25, for example, when you may not make up the difference on the next deal.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Even if he’s slipping as a player from his top pair peak, he’s still a fit moving forward. Pesce’s what you want next to Nikishin early in his career.

 

[To Be Determined]

If we can get peesh back, i'm a fan of putting him back with slavin. Slavin can offset any aging effects, as he's proven with burns.

Moving burns down and sheltering him a bit wouldn't be the worst thing in the world at this point in his career.

 

[WreckingCrew]

If we can get peesh back, i'm a fan of putting him back with slavin. Slavin can offset any aging effects, as he's proven with burns.

Moving burns down and sheltering him a bit wouldn't be the worst thing in the world at this point in his career.

Orlov-Burns...what could go wrong? DRUNK

 

[To Be Determined]

Orlov-Burns...what could go wrong? DRUNK

Ok, maybe not next year but the year after when burns is gone. If they re-sign burns, it should be to play 3rd pair/2nd pp (at most) and only on a cheap deal.

 

[Lempo]

DRUNK

I read this in drunk voice.

 

[CandyCanes]

With Pesce’s skating already in decline pre injury. You gotta wonder how much his fractured fibula affects him going forward. He definitely feels like one of those players that could completely fall off the cliff at any season. All that said his absence was very noticeable in the playoffs. I’d love to have him back. But there certainly feels like a risk to bringing him back. So shorter the term the better.

 

[Svechhammer]

Pesce does enough little things good that he's still got incredible value to a team even if his skating falls all the way off. Him and Orlov would be an awesome pair next year if it came to it

 

[Svechhammer]

Looks like Jarvis might be taking a team friendly deal to stay happy




Puts the shit talking about whether he or Guentzel would take the team discount in a different light. Maybe they both take it

 

[Borsig]

If Pesh takes a friendly deal and maybe Guentz could we actually keep Skjei?

 

[Borsig]

The hockey news article actually does sound like Skjei and Pesh both want to return.

Maybe we've gotten to a point where money isnt everything

 

[Chan790]

If Pesh takes a friendly deal and maybe Guentz could we actually keep Skjei?

With Slavin and Orlov, Nikishin potentially a year out, and probability we will want to keep Orlov around to ease his transition by having a Russian on the D to help Boom pick up the system...I think that ship sailed.

That's one too many great LHD and I doubt Skjei's taking a 1-year deal or one without trade protection to keep us from selling him in 2025-2026.

 

[Borsig]

Or you move orlov to keep him.

yes, I am still on that.

 

[Chan790]

Or you move orlov to keep him.

yes, I am still on that.

We should start Skjei in Russian lessons then.

 

[Borsig]

We should start Skjei in Russian lessons then.

Why? You have svech and PK. Granted Kuzy and Orlov help

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Keeping skjei, pesce, Jarvis and Guentzel would require some serious sacrifice on the rest of the offense even with team friendly deals. Its doable but i dont think offense is something we want to sacrifice.

 

[Unsustainable]

Playing around, but sent Necas to Chicago for their first, lol, wasn't sure what to do there.

Some team friendly contracts.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

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Playing around, but sent Necas to Chicago for their first, lol, wasn't sure what to do there.

Some team friendly contracts.

That’s a very player friendly deal with comtois. Other than that this offense is completely banking on Nadeau to be a top 6 guy to be decent. Even with the 5+ million in savings from the other team friendly deals.

 

[Unsustainable]

That’s a very player friendly deal with comtois. Other than that this offense is completely banking on Nadeau to be a top 6 guy to be decent

I think no matter what, we will have Morrow on D for ELC cap reasons, and 1 forward on ELC for cap reasons, and Comstois as the Noesen replacement.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

I think no matter what, we will have Morrow on D for ELC cap reasons, and 1 forward on ELC for cap reasons, and Comstois as the Noesen replacement.

We need to go nearly league minimum across the 4th line (sorry drury). Morrow stays, i agree

 

[Negan4Coach]

IDK fam. I was at Game 6. Can't remember a gut blow like that since the final regular season game against TBL in 2011- after I spent the entire season hacking DoD computers to stream Canes games in Afghanistan.

I can't complain- too much- the Borg finally did what I wanted them to- go all in at the deadline to get Guentzal and Kuznetsov, Instead of oh, IDK getting Hakkenpau and calling it a day. And it still didn't make a difference.

Not sure extending the cult of Rod is the right answer. Kinda think we need a new mentality and approach. Or maybe just a good goaltender. I guess we'll see.