Vegas was a playoff team with no picks or prospects. The Sharks are a bottom dwelling team. If you put every player Vegas acquired this offseason on the Sharks the Sharks still are not making the playoffs.
I think it is a mistake to assume that Timo would agree to a long term extension with the Sharks for the same price as he signed with the Devils. Considering where the two teams are in the short and long term I would think a professional hockey player would prefer playing for a team that looks like it will be a contender for the next five years rather than a team that is going to be rebuilding for the next 3+ years. Maybe the Sharks could have signed Timo to an extension but I would think they'd have to pay more than what the Devils are paying.
I get the competitiveness sentiment obviously but your take seems so zero-sum - either compete for the cup or nothing else. Isn’t that what DW was going for, even while the wheels were falling off and he was still trying to be competitive?
That's a pretty silly, shortsighted, and arbitrary mantra to have for a GM in the cap era. You can't just buy your way out of things.
Not to mention, he doesn't even have to get out of his car to pump his own gas in New Jersey. That's got to be worth at least $250k per year toward his deal.
The biggest risk for Seattle, though, is that they're built on everybody buying into the system. Karlsson (or any player similarly talented) breaks systems. It could work spectacularly and give them a huge boost from the back line, but it could also blow up the thing that's made them successful. It would really come down to how much Dave Hakstol thinks he could make it work.
Sounds like win/win then. Sharks ship Karl for a bit of a haul. New expansion team Seattle gets most recent Norris winner to bolster their run from this year which actually works against them just enough to still let them get in the playoffs but not win it all, keeping them from being another expansion team to come into the league after the Sharks and win a cup for at least the duration of Karl's contract. It's pretty much ideal.
Good trade proposal, sucks to lose Sturm though. Buf needs a solid RD in Pesce, that help Dahlin/Power do their thing as LD.
So far I've had mixed results over at the Canes board. Always a hard sell here on Hubbard's when trying to trade an older vet
Nah, he wont be around when we need a decent goalie. Id rather look for a free goalie because there is always 6-7 terrible goalies from last year who play good this year
I can't find a single reason why he wouldn't. They'd be able to add multiple key pieces around him this offseason too. I would avoid Wright though, I think he's a bust.
DW did plenty of trades for past-their-prime often-injured players
What would RJ have brought to them team we can’t probably get from Bordeleau?
