2024-25 Kraken Roster discussion

[Fuhrious]

Best acquisition in team history !

Enh I dunno, Bjorkstrand was a pretty good trade

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Enh I dunno, Bjorkstrand was a pretty good trade

I give Francis a lot of grief but he hasn't been a "bad" GM. Just mediocre. However, depending on how. this TDL and off-season go, my opinion can change drastically.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

You mean after Stephenson, ofcourse.

Cups dude
That's our boy...

 

[EXTRAS]

Sending kartye down on conditioning. Should give him 10 games in the minors and tell him to work on his offense. Get his confidence back there, then try again.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Sending kartye down on conditioning. Should give him 10 games in the minors and tell him to work on his offense. Get his confidence back there, then try again.

Couldn't hurt. Kartye has been disappointing this season. He could easily be replaced by Meyers, Stephens or other AHL players we have. Will get tougher for him next season if Nyman, Winterton, etc. are ready for the NHL jump.

 

[gstommylee]

Couldn't hurt. Kartye has been disappointing this season. He could easily be replaced by Meyers, Stephens or other AHL players we have. Will get tougher for him next season if Nyman, Winterton, etc. are ready for the NHL jump.

nyman shouldn't be playing in the nhl as a 4th line player though...

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

nyman shouldn't be playing in the nhl as a 4th line player though...

Nyman is the kind of player who could work in that role to start. Jumbo started as a 4th line player on the Bruins back in the day. Nyman has the size to make it work.

 

[kihei]

Sending kartye down on conditioning. Should give him 10 games in the minors and tell him to work on his offense. Get his confidence back there, then try again.

Every team has its Kartyes, cheap bottom six players that help teams cope with the salary cap. To paraphrase Ringo, he does not loom large in our legend.

 

[Fuhrious]

Sending kartye down on conditioning. Should give him 10 games in the minors and tell him to work on his offense. Get his confidence back there, then try again.

I’m not super sure there’s a deep reservoir of “offense” for him to tap into. His breakout season melded into the teams magical playoff run but may have been just as much of a flash in the pan?

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I’m not super sure there’s a deep reservoir of “offense” for him to tap into. His breakout season melded into the teams magical playoff run but may have been just as much of a flash in the pan?

For sure. He is a cheap 4th liner but like @kihei said, almost every team has a few of those. Also, Stephens, Meyers, etc. can do the same job.

 

[EXTRAS]

Every team has its Kartyes, cheap bottom six players that help teams cope with the salary cap. To paraphrase Ringo, he does not loom large in our legend.

Maybe. He's young. Had a really offensively good rookie AHL season.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

Let's all remember that Kartye was an undrafted guy who made it to the league within two years.

If a guy like that gives you 100+ games)which he nearly has) you've done a fantastic job.

And he could still become a solid bottom six guy for a few more seasons.

 

[The Marquis]

I’m sure most of us saw the Kartye move coming a mile away. It needed to happen. In fact, the club has needed to do this far more frequently with players it’s sitting.