2024-25 General Dallas Stars Talk

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Looking at next years roster we have roughly 70.6M with everyone who's already signed and Suter's buyout.
I think you have to move stank/borque + dumba. its also 95.5 mil cap next season. you can fit him if you sign guys to something like
Johnson 8
dob 8.5
benn 3.75
borque 1.75 1 or 2 years
nils 2.2
then 6ish split between guys like blackwell dadanov and a guy from ahl (petersson stranges ect)



If you move bourqe instead of stank you get more cap space. Its placeholder bc we dont know what the trade would look like. All indications is that dobson isn't even wanting a trade. Given dobson is still very young moving bich is actually not terrible, the dcore would still remain very young you are not mortgaging the future.

I still think karlsson with max retainment makes the most sense given we don't want to move bich borque or stank.
 
I think you have to move stank/borque + dumba. its also 95.5 mil cap next season. you can fit him if you sign guys to something like
Johnson 8
dob 8.5
benn 3.75
borque 1.75 1 or 2 years
nils 2.2
then 6ish split between guys like blackwell dadanov and a guy from ahl (petersson stranges ect)



If you move bourqe instead of stank you get more cap space. Its placeholder bc we dont know what the trade would look like. All indications is that dobson isn't even wanting a trade. Given dobson is still very young moving bich is actually not terrible, the dcore would still remain very young you are not mortgaging the future.

I still think karlsson with max retainment makes the most sense given we don't want to move bich borque or stank.

Curious why you would sign Nils to 2.2 instead of playing Lian and having someone like petrovic as the 7th.
 
I think you have to move stank/borque + dumba. its also 95.5 mil cap next season. you can fit him if you sign guys to something like
Johnson 8
dob 8.5
benn 3.75
borque 1.75 1 or 2 years
nils 2.2
then 6ish split between guys like blackwell dadanov and a guy from ahl (petersson stranges ect)



If you move bourqe instead of stank you get more cap space. Its placeholder bc we dont know what the trade would look like. All indications is that dobson isn't even wanting a trade. Given dobson is still very young moving bich is actually not terrible, the dcore would still remain very young you are not mortgaging the future.

I still think karlsson with max retainment makes the most sense given we don't want to move bich borque or stank.

That forward group blows lol
 
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You guys bought into nothing so fast. Dobson is a pipedream that our FO isn't capable of realizing.
You need an aggressive management group (Vegas) for this type of move, especially with where we are in the standings.

He's not getting traded. Teams don't trade 70p dmen that are only 25, with RFA status.
And if they do get traded your giving up a player like Johnston, not Stankoven or Bourque.
Let alone getting rid of garbage like Dumba in the same move
 
You guys bought into nothing so fast. Dobson is a pipedream that our FO isn't capable of realizing.
You need an aggressive management group (Vegas) for this type of move, especially with where we are in the standings.

He's not getting traded. Teams don't trade 70p dmen that are only 25, with RFA status.
And if they do get traded your giving up a player like Johnston, not Stankoven or Bourque.
Let alone getting rid of garbage like Dumba in the same move

Shut up :)
 
Come on fellas. He scored 70p once. Doesn’t make him a perennial 70p guy. His pace is just over 40p this year. Had two 50p seasons before last year. Bump the breaks on the price.
Yeah I’m with you on this. With that logic, we should be seeing Miro as a 70pt guy too just because he hit that marker once.

Dobson is great but he 100% can be had in a deal that does not include Johnston.
 
I usually take this as meaning Nill is kicking the tires and looking into it, as opposed to a deal being imminent.

Generally it seems like Nill is exploring every possible option at acquiring a legit top 4 RHD. The prices have obviously been extremely high and balked at, as evidenced by no deals (not just by Nill but anyone) being made.
Bingo...
 
You guys bought into nothing so fast. Dobson is a pipedream that our FO isn't capable of realizing.
You need an aggressive management group (Vegas) for this type of move, especially with where we are in the standings.

He's not getting traded. Teams don't trade 70p dmen that are only 25, with RFA status.
And if they do get traded your giving up a player like Johnston, not Stankoven or Bourque.
Let alone getting rid of garbage like Dumba in the same move
And that is why Savard is going to be the guy. I doubt Nill would even trade for Jones let alone Dobson.
 
And that is why Savard is going to be the guy. I doubt Nill would even trade for Jones let alone Dobson.
They've liked Jones for a long time so don't be so sure about that.

Yes, his salary is a hinderance but don't be so quick to say you doubt that. They also like Dobson a lot too.

Nill has a directive from up top to get something done to win.
 
They've liked Jones for a long time so don't be so sure about that.

Yes, his salary is a hinderance but don't be so quick to say you doubt that. They also like Dobson a lot too.

Nill has a directive from up top to get something done to win.

There's a couple poster's on here that are never happy lol

Nill is a bright GM and I'm confident he'll do everything possible to help win the cup this year
 
There's a couple poster's on here that are never happy lol

Nill is a bright GM and I'm confident he'll do everything possible to help win the cup this year
So not true. Don’t generalize. I have praised Nill many times for his moves. I just don’t believe Jones will happen. I’m allowed to have an opinion. Prove me wrong Nill. Please prove me wrong.
 
So not true. Don’t generalize. I have praised Nill many times for his moves. I just don’t believe Jones will happen. I’m allowed to have an opinion. Prove me wrong Nill. Please prove me wrong.

I wasn't directing it just at you. There's a lot of guys on here who don't ever seem to be happy with what Nill does.

Jones and Dobson will be tricky with our cap next season, but its possible. I don't think Jones will cost that much also, just comes down to his cap hit fitting in
 
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I wasn't directing it just at you. There's a lot of guys on here who don't ever seem to be happy with what Nill does.

Jones and Dobson will be tricky with our cap next season, but its possible. I don't think Jones will cost the much also, just comes down to his cap hit fitting in
I would love to see Nill pull it off. Hope Jones pulls a Miller and says he only wants Dallas. Vancouver got the screwed in that trade. I think jones would do wonders on the back end and maybe get this team over the top. I think they can fit his contract. Hope dumba goes back as well or just goes somewhere else.
 
I'd be totally content with something like:

Cond. 2026 1st (Dallas has to make one of the next two finals, otherwise its a 2026 2nd)
Antonio Stranges (or whoever)
Matt Dumba

Jones with 1.5M+ retained
 
Jones' cap hit is 9.5? Gross. If Chicago retains enough to make it a good or even fair contract, I imagine they will want value similar to what the Isles will want for Dobson.
 

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