MarkT
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That would be expensive. Dvorak is a low-end 2C. I'd rather just part with the 2023 1st straight up in that case.How about Girard?
I wasn't suggesting 1-for-1. Montreal also has a boatload of picks.That would be expensive. Dvorak is a low-end 2C. I'd rather just part with the 2023 1st straight up in that case.
I wasn't suggesting 1-for-1. Montreal also has a boatload of picks.
The problem is I just don't see a lot of 2Cs out there who are both available and worth Girard+, and he's out best trade chip to get that 2C if we're not relying on free agency or Kadri taking a discount.Fair enough. I'd still want to be adding to Girard to get a good 2C, rather than having the other team add in a deal for a lesser 2C.
I'd swap him for JTC+ because he's a real center but Montreal doesn't do that.Dvorak would be fine as 3C here. But he’s nowhere near a 2C, or at least good enough for us here.
What an absolute steal of a contract for Tampa Bay. Middle 6 Center with size and a great two-way game for just $3M?
How do they constantly do it
It doesn't help at all... That myth has been debunked sooooo many times now.You forget the tax-advantage.....Helps a lot
Slight change of topic, but what do people think about Nick Schmaltz as our potential 2C if Kadri leaves?
I'm basing this on the assumption that everyone on the Coyotes is for sale and I assume it would cost at least Newhook+ to do it.
Schmaltz has put up good numbers on a terrible Coyotes team (0.73 points per game over the past three seasons and a respectable 23 goals and 36 assists last season - although that was with a 19% shooting percentage). He's 26, 6'0, and shoots right, and he's signed for four more years at 5.85m.
How about Christian Dvorak for 2C?
Elliott Friedman said last season that a team in the West were looking at Dvorak, which very well could have been the Avs given that they had interest a couple of years ago. That being the case I said at the TDL that I had a sneaky suspicion that Sakic was working on a Lehkonen + Dvorak trade (my proposal was 1st + Barron + JTC for those two), and half of that trade turned into reality. I wonder if we see the other half happen as well this off-season. Not sure what piece(s) Montreal would want for Dvorak though.
When Tampa wins two cups the taxes suddenly become an issue, but no-one bats an eye when the Panthers don't win a round in over 20 years and for the vast majority of that time are outside of the playoffs anyway. I especially find it funny when most of the whiners seem to be Leafs fans. Like c'mon, a guy like Matthews, Marner or Tavares makes the difference in paid taxes back multiple times with advertisement money they are bound to get in Toronto.It doesn't help at all... That myth has been debunked sooooo many times now.
The Florida whether and lifestyle is the advantage, that and Tampa simply being a top tier organization.
It’s not like he did much prior to MTL to show he’s a sure fire 2C.I'd swap him for JTC+ because he's a real center but Montreal doesn't do that.
Everyone last year was terrible in Montreal (similar to our 48 pts season) so no player should be judged based on that season.
What an absolute steal of a contract for Tampa Bay. Middle 6 Center with size and a great two-way game for just $3M?
How do they constantly do it
He’s not a 5mil guy. But he would’ve 100% gotten 4.It's also possible that Paul was never a 5M guy like some people here tought.
I would have paid him $5m and he'd be worth every penny long-term. People will see how he thrives in Tampa.It's also possible that Paul was never a 5M guy like some people here tought.
You should have been his agent then and get the 2M$I would have paid him $5m and he'd be worth every penny long-term. People will see how he thrives in Tampa.