Rumor: 2023-24 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: Season Thread

[Alienblood]

You only post when the window is closed.

You only post when the window is closed.

You only post when the window is closed.

 

[UncleRisto]

I wasn't sure if Byram was being overrated or underrated and after reading this thread I can see that yes.

 

[Chiarelli]

I wasn't sure if Byram was being overrated or underrated and after reading this thread I can see that yes.

I bring balance to the force

 

[Freaky Styley]

I wish Noesen was on a rebuilding team. He's a perfect fit for this team.

 

[Avs9296]

You only post when the window is closed.

That's Hench. He's been suspiciously absent the last few days...

 

[LOFIN]

 

[missionAvs]

I like those lines a lot better than overloading MacK-Rants. Wondering if swapping Tatar and Lehkonen might end up becoming a thing in order to have a hard working defensive player per line.

 

[Muffin]

I don't think people should get too down on Byram until either:

1. he gets more time at RD. Hopefully he will figure it out but he might never will also. Some people are able to get used to it but some others are not. I'm a RD and I hated having to play the left side and could never get better at it.

2. he is back to LD and we can see if he is back to his old self or even take a step forward.

He was already back at LD with JJ.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

He was already back at LD with JJ.

Well I wrote that post before the game but yeah you are right. Bednar finally put him back on the left side.

 

[dahrougem2]

Lol Bednar saw Nichushkin and Lehkonen wreak havoc on MacKinnon's goal and said to himself "f**k it that's a new line starting now."

 

[JH21]

5 games in and Drouin is demoted. Like I said.

Where are all the guys saying he was a lock for 50 points?

 

[LOFIN]

5 games in and Drouin is demoted. Like I said.

Where are all the guys saying he was a lock for 50 points?

He has been fine, and I wouldn't say he's "demoted" because of poor play. He just fits better when he can be the guy doing stuff in the 3rd line. We saw it already in the last two games, he created plenty.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Legit question...why is Bednar all of sudden this year trying to keep Lehkonen and Nichushkin together? There's only one puck on the ice at a time, you only need one straight, cold, dead puck hunter per line. There's not enough pucks for both of them to go chasing at the same time.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

I like adding Drouin to third line. Colton and Wood both shoot first players. Drouin first perfectly these two.

 

[LOFIN]

Legit question...why is Bednar all of sudden this year trying to keep Lehkonen and Nichushkin together? There's only one puck on the ice at a time, you only need one straight, cold, dead puck hunter per line. There's not enough pucks for both of them to go chasing at the same time.

Forecheck with Lehkonen and Nichushkin is pure nightmare, ask Letang

 

[Alienblood]

That's Hench. He's been suspiciously absent the last few days...

hahahaha true

 

[John Mandalorian]

Forecheck with Lehkonen and Nichushkin is pure nightmare, ask Letang

Like "the Dobermans" (ie Jordan and Pippen) guarding the perimeter.

 

[CobraAcesS]

I like those lines a lot better than overloading MacK-Rants. Wondering if swapping Tatar and Lehkonen might end up becoming a thing in order to have a hard working defensive player per line.

It should be lol, this setup makes more sense at home than on the road to me, but whatever.

In order to not shelter Ryjo & Mikko I'd think they'd want one of Nuke or Lehky there, but maybe the hope is the other team has to focus on Mack so it doesn't matter.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

I understand that the Avalanche kicked the tires on Shane Pinto and had significant interest.

That seems to have died down since Tatar was signed + team’s hot start out of the gate.

Curious if we circle back on that if the saga drags on in Ottawa. That’s a nice, big bodied right handed shot that will regularly score 20+ goals IMO. Does all the right things.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Forecheck with Lehkonen and Nichushkin is pure nightmare, ask Letang

That's why we love these two

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I understand that the Avalanche kicked the tires on Shane Pinto and had significant interest.

That seems to have died down since Tatar was signed + team’s hot start out of the gate.

Curious if we circle back on that if the saga drags on in Ottawa. That’s a nice, big bodied right handed shot that will regularly score 20+ goals IMO. Does all the right things.

Would be a great way to spend the $2.5M in LTIR space we currently have. Slot wood down to the 4th line, Drouin, Cogs, Olofsson, etc. Can rotate into the lineup while we are fully healthy.

 

[UncleRisto]

It's funny with how the lineup is, if we traded for Pinto, we still wouldn't have a real 4C.

 

[ABasin]

He has been fine,

He's been invisible.

To be fair, so have Colton and Wood.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

It's funny with how the lineup is, if we traded for Pinto, we still wouldn't have a real 4C.

Make Pinto the 4C!

He's been invisible.

To be fair, so have Colton and Wood.

I wouldn't say Wood and Colton have been invisible. For example the PK is 18/19 on kills I think? And they're fairly important contributors on that.


Like to see them get more done offensively but I think they've been alright so far.

 

[ABasin]

Make Pinto the 4C!



I wouldn't say Wood and Colton have been invisible. For example the PK is 18/19 on kills I think? And they're fairly important contributors on that.


Like to see them get more done offensively but I think they've been alright so far.

Fair assessment. At ES, those two guys haven't done much. That line is not giving up a lot, but aren't producing a lot. Typically what you want to see out of a 4th line, rather than a 3rd.