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

[Alienblood]

im a

Fins 70 - Donks 20

It is officially hockey season in Broncos Country.

Dolphins fan here lol

 

[missionAvs]

I had to do a double take when I saw that show up on Twitter. Thats insane.

Yep and easily could have broken the scoring record but decided to be bitches and not kick the field goal.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

im a

Dolphins fan here lol

But the Dolphins always make me cry.

The season is still young. They will crush our soul soon enough. This is the way.

 

[Alienblood]

But the Dolphins always make me cry.

The season is still young. They will crush our soul soon enough. This is the way.

this is the year , lol

 

[RockLobster]

But the Dolphins always make me cry.

The season is still young. They will crush our soul soon enough. This is the way.

[singing]
Well there's nothing I can do
I only wanna be with you
You can call me your fool
I only wanna be with you
[/singing]

 

[Alienblood]

The Canadiens have found their new second-trio center

The center position is well-stocked on the Canadiens team. In all, six players naturally play the center position, but two of them will have to play on the wing.

www.hockeylatest.com

 

[Balthazar]

The Canadiens have found their new second-trio center

The center position is well-stocked on the Canadiens team. In all, six players naturally play the center position, but two of them will have to play on the wing.

www.hockeylatest.com

Apparently Newhook had a very good camp. He looked fast and motivated.

He's been centering Josh Anderson and Juraj Slafkovsky in camp so far. That'd be their 3rd line. He showed good chemistry with Anderson but they haven't played a real game yet. They play the Devils tonight.

 

[MarkT]

I hope he pulls it together and becomes a top 6 player for them, both as a Habs fan and an Avs fan who has warm feelings for him (especially now that he's not our potential problem).

 

[expatriatedtexan]

[singing]
Well there's nothing I can do
I only wanna be with you
You can call me your fool
I only wanna be with you
[/singing]

I loved me a little silly pop music during all the seriousness that was grunge.

 

[JLo217]

Good for Newhook, hopefully he has more confidence under the pressure in Canada than he did w/ the three tiny press outlets in Denver lol.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Montreal going to quickly learn about Newhooks ability at Center.

 

[UncleRisto]

I loved me a little silly pop music during all the seriousness that was grunge.

No silliness! Only grunge.

 

[Alienblood]

Apparently Newhook had a very good camp. He looked fast and motivated.

He's been centering Josh Anderson and Juraj Slafkovsky in camp so far. That'd be their 3rd line. He showed good chemistry with Anderson but they haven't played a real game yet. They play the Devils tonight.

makes me wonder about Bednar, Cronin sees him as a 2 C center and his speed is his best asset.

Likely gonna regret trading him.

 

[redacted]

I always get a kick out of the speed comments about Newhook. Speed is not what hurts Newhook at center, it is his overall skating. Being fast doesn't make you a good skater (and let's be real, Newhook gets to top speed maybe once a game... takes him way too long to get there).

I do expect Montreal to give him a run there and maybe keep it beyond Dvorak coming back. They forced it with Dach and are likely to force it here too. They don't have anything to really lose by giving it extended looks. And in a more limited, one side of the ice tilted role, it may work.

 

[Alienblood]

makes me wonder about Bednar, Cronin sees him as a 2 C center and his speed is his best asset.

Likely gonna regret trading him.

Well Bednar and Pratt can't develop young players which would be nice.
Wouldn't have minded seing Cronin get a shot here actually, at least coaching the d core.

 

[NateTheGreat]

makes me wonder about Bednar, Cronin sees him as a 2 C center and his speed is his best asset.

Likely gonna regret trading him.

Newhook’s problems don’t stem from his lack of skill. Players like him will usually look great at camp.

It’s things like his positioning, on ice awareness and quick decision making that will have to improve in order for him to reach his potential as a center.

I’m rooting for him, he seems like a down to earth easygoing teammate. Ultimately, I don’t think the Avs will regret trading him especially considering the return we got for him.

 

[JLo217]

makes me wonder about Bednar, Cronin sees him as a 2 C center and his speed is his best asset.

Likely gonna regret trading him.

Regret trading Newhook? You know what they got in return right?

I just don't see how he works out as a C or even 2C in MTL. His ability to get one from one zone to the other in the Avs system wasn't great. He took wayyyy to long to get shots off. If he got a break away he'd stick handle way too much then get a low percentage backhand off.

The guy has some skills, he's never put them all together though. And to be honest looking back to his college days he was somewhat of a Mike Hoffman on the PP. Not much else.

 

[RockLobster]

Well Bednar and Pratt can't develop young players which would be nice.
Wouldn't have minded seing Cronin get a shot here actually, at least coaching the d core.

You responded to yourself...did you forget to change accounts or something?

 

[S E P H]

To keep the AAV low, I guess we're planning for the salary cap to increase and give him some Duncan Keith/Brett Seabrook LTIR years past 35 years old.

 

[Balthazar]

Good for Newhook, hopefully he has more confidence under the pressure in Canada than he did w/ the three tiny press outlets in Denver lol.

Martin St-Louis' mindset is "it's no big deal if you make mistakes", it's completely different than Bednar's ultra short leash in must win situations. Perhaps Newhook will benefit from that.

 

[BobRossColton]

To keep the AAV low, I guess we're planning for the salary cap to increase and give him some Duncan Keith/Brett Seabrook LTIR years past 35 years old.

8x8 could be good.

 

[JLo217]

Martin St-Louis' mindset is "it's no big deal if you make mistakes", it's completely different than Bednar's ultra short leash in must win situations. Perhaps Newhook will benefit from that.

I certainly hope so. I'm rooting for him in general. But hearing is issues with CO, I don't think that the pressure in Canada mixed with an elevated roll will work well. I hope I'm wrong.

Obvious confidence issues and it seemed like some usage disagreements. I don't think he did anything with an elevated roll and plenty of chances in CO. If anything he drowned.

 

[redacted]

Martin St-Louis' mindset is "it's no big deal if you make mistakes", it's completely different than Bednar's ultra short leash in must win situations. Perhaps Newhook will benefit from that.

It'll allow him to play the middle more, but realistically, the we don't care if you make mistakes only works as long as you are a bad team. The second expectations start, mistakes matter.

 

[Chiarelli]

Glad to hear Toews is already mentally preparing for our lowball slap in the face initial offer

 

[S E P H]

8x8 could be good.

8x7 would be so much better, but with the salary cap increasing, so will players' contracts as well. Then factor in inflation on top of that, 8x8 would almost be a dream. I very much like that Devon went publicly with his intentions to stay because I think it makes it so much easier to negotiate with somebody who wants to be here. However, if I were him I would see what the UFA market has to offer. There is a good chance he could go to another up-and-coming team and get 9.5 million on the open market for 6 to 7 years.