Speculation: 2024-2025 General Discussion. Threads: 3. Combined goals by Luke and Zemgus: 2

[JTBF81]

I'd be surprised if we don't make a run at Gourde.

I hope not. Between him.being older and dealing with the injury, plus some rumor/speculation that Seattle wouldn't let him go cheap, I'd hope JBB just passes for now.

 

[DFC]

I hope not. Between him.being older and dealing with the injury, plus some rumor/speculation that Seattle wouldn't let him go cheap, I'd hope JBB just passes for now.

I think he will go fairly cheap. Teams always say that.

Age doesn't really matter. We just need guys who can contribute for a run.

Gotta wonder if Nashville really will sell.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

I'd be surprised if we don't make a run at Gourde.

I don't see why we would do it now and not the off season for a 4th line role.

 

[DFC]

I don't see why we would do it now and not the off season for a 4th line role.

If we tried to make a run last year, we will try this year. There are guys Cooper loves. Gourde in a pure shutdown role is one of them.

 

[bov]

The same Yanni Gourde who just had sports hernia surgery and is out long (ish) term?

Grzelcyk has no appeal whatsoever. Most of the others mentioned are also as bland as it gets, it's just baffling seeing people want some of these guys. What exactly are they gonna do to help you win a cup.

Ferraro, Laughton, Soucy, Savard...I guess I can see in some ways how they might be a fit? But could do without. Garland at least plays with some balls and normally I wouldn't hate that, but the team is too small already. When are you people going to learn. Absolutely cannot win with a forward group that small.

 

[Rschmitz]

If we tried to make a run last year, we will try this year. There are guys Cooper loves. Gourde in a pure shutdown role is one of them.

Not a chance with the injury, at 50% retention that is still about all of our available cap space too.

 

[JTBF81]

A few trades/roster I was working on for after the deadline:
Guentzel-Point-Kuch
Hagel-Cirelli-Bjorkstrand
Sherwood-Paul-Geekie
Ace-Glendening-Goncalves/Chaffee
Tampa can configure the 3rd line as fits best, and I traded Chaffee as part of the Sherwood trade, but one of him/Ace/Goncalves would need to go for cap reasons (and to likely make the trade work). Bjorkstrand with retention for another year likely costs the '26 1st, a mid round pick, and a prospect of some sort and/or a roster player perhaps.

Hedman-Moser
McD-Cernak
Dumoulin-Raddysn
Lilleberg
Crozier
Dumoulin may be in high demand, so a pick+Perbix maybe for him retained could work. The cap is very close, but a little maneuvering should make it work. Anyway, Just one look at how some improvements could be made.