Speculation: 2024-25 Coaching/Management/Ownership

[Rasp]

This is a serious issue that needs to be fixed.

 

[TheStuntman]

LMAO, man players hate Winnipeg. Terrible weather/winters?

 

[2faded]

It’ll be better long term to lock him up before prices get stupid, but LaCombe’s agent will know that

True but as good as he has been recently, he has only been playing like a top pairing D for a short amount of time. Not enough time to earn a top pairing contract and the agent should know that too. An 8 year deal at a reasonable price may make sense for LaCombe to accept.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

It’ll be better long term to lock him up before prices get stupid, but LaCombe’s agent will know that

Any chance he shares an agent with Marcus Pettersson?

 

[Terry Yake]

LMAO, man players hate Winnipeg. Terrible weather/winters?

that, high taxes, smallest market, somewhat isolated

will guys in their 20s making $$$ want to live and play in LA, NYC, FL, vegas, or winnipeg?

 

[Hey234]

Should Verbeek try to extend LaCombe after the season is over and try to get LaCombe cheaper than waiting after the 2025-26 season, where LaCombe might improve his game and scoring to demand even more AAV?

As long as possible. Especially with the cap rising, pay players who clearly deserve the contract. Prices always go up for good players, and LaCombe just keeps getting better. Another incredible defenseman pick by Madden.

 

[Masch78]

As long as possible. Especially with the cap rising, pay players who clearly deserve the contract. Prices always go up for good players, and LaCombe just keeps getting better. Another incredible defenseman pick by Madden.

Tbh this was a high risk, high reward pick because he was transformed to a D shortly before the draft. I wish we would do this more often instead of going with the low risk picks.

 

[GiveYouABagOfPucks]

Not saying he wasn't forced to play more defensive minded by Cronin, but I think he largely put himself in that position because the last couple-ish years before, his offense/hands really went downhill. Sure, he didn't have the best line mates, etc... but his defense was really the only thing he seemed to still have an impact on.

Didn’t he unfortunately have to deal with wrist injuries?

 

[FlyingV09]

For me, it’s too short of a sample size to hand LaCombe a hefty contract. I look at how Edmonton handled Nurse. They handed him a huge contract after a career year when they could have waited and signed him for much cheaper. Now they have that anchor contract on their blueline for the next however many years.

I’m all for locking up core pieces but I need to see more for longer with LaCombe. Let’s see if he can sustain his level of play for more than 30 games.

 

[Leonardo87]

That comment “They have a lot of decent skill that they should be a good team , but they are not”

Really hits the nail on the head.