Speculation: 2024 Off-Season Thread

[OffBy1]

All the doom and gloom here only for every other team to get spanked by Florida as well. Edmonton is in the finals and i’m not at all convinced they are better than us

In theory the Stanley cup winning team should beat every other team, so that's not saying much. What matters is we weren't really in the series against FL. It'd be another thing if we took them to 6 or 7 games, but it was over in 3 after they went up 3-0.

The doom and gloom comes from the holes on our roster, the age and recent performance of some core players, our cap situation and our GM's moves the last couple of years, the most recent being the oops I should have kept McD trade.

 

[Sky04]

All the doom and gloom here only for every other team to get spanked by Florida as well. Edmonton is in the finals and i’m not at all convinced they are better than us

Kind of gloom and doom of you to point out how Florida is spanking every team yet they remain in our division, should we just give up and rebuild now then?

 

[ccman68]

Kind of gloom and doom of you to point out how Florida is spanking every team yet they remain in our division, should we just give up and rebuild now then?

avoid them in the first round and the leafs will take care of them. I believe

 

[Stammertime91]

avoid them in the first round and the leafs will take care of them. I believe

Yeah, the one hit wonder Leafs with no goalie and a mentally frazzled core softer than Charmin. Bold strategy cotton, let's see if it pays off.

 

[DFC]

This Florida team would mail the Leafs even worse than last time.

 

[Outl4w]

Eyssimont can be a bit streaky but I thought he had a damn good year, and I'm expecting a strong upcoming season being a UFA in 2025. He didn't seem like the same player after his hit on Jensen imo, granted that's a small sample size. I wonder if that caused some hesitancy in his game. But it's tough to play that style for a full season without getting worn down.

Could use a little more pizzazz in the bottom 6. Sheary-Ok, if he's still on the roster by fall then he deserves a chance to bounce back. You dont sign 3 year deals to give up on a player after his first. But the attempt to sign Josh Archibald last off-season seemed like a redundant and unnecessary move, then JBB followed it up with Motte who is the classic replacement level player. Not bad, killed penalties, tries hard but what does he really bring. No X factor to his game, and despite being willing to throw the body a bit, shies away from altercation. I liked the Watson PTO at the time, but that didn't pan out.

You look at teams that go deep and they need battle tested players who can work through punishment, I think TB could use 1 or 2 more in that category.

Essymont is a good contract this year. Solid bottom 6.player with some edge to his Game, speed , has a nice shot , and is really streaky and sneaky at scoring. He is like Gourde light.

 

[DFC]

A lot of our bottom six was ok or good, but maybe playing slightly over their heads in terms of role. We are used to having pretty big impact players on the third line, or at least as middle Sixers. Now a lot of our third liners would probably make great fourth liners.

 

[b0lthed]

I wouldn’t say any of them were “good”. They might’ve been OK defensively at times, but offensively they all generated extremely little

 

[Stammertime91]

I wouldn’t say any of them were “good”. They might’ve been OK defensively at times, but offensively they all generated extremely little

They're too vanilla. There's zero creativity. Glendening and Motte play the same style. Eyssimont does a dipsy doodle to the outside and holds it for them or tries a wrap around. At least Perry and Maroon were physical and good enough to create something out of perimeter play.

 

[Stelio Kontos]

I'll be honest I didn't watch much of the Islanders or Capitals in round 1 because I didn't feel like gouging my eyes out but outside of them I wouldn't be surprised if we had the worst bottom 6 of all playoff teams.

 

[b0lthed]

Disembodied narrator voice: They did

 

[Zwui21]

Armchair GM glasses on: who would be in favor of shipping out Sergy, get a haul in retour and replace him with Chychrun?
Chychrun should cost less than what we would receive from the Serg trade (so we'd gain some assets in the swap) and could ideally be signed for ~1.5M less than Sergy

 

[Sky04]

Armchair GM glasses on: who would be in favor of shipping out Sergy, get a haul in retour and replace him with Chychrun?
Chychrun should cost less than what we would receive from the Serg trade (so we'd gain some assets in the swap) and could ideally be signed for ~1.5M less than Sergy

That's a lot of work for such little payoff and still puts us in a hole of too much $$ down the left...

You replace Sergachev with an appropriate 3LD not another 6M+ one. I would rather target cost effective forwards or a top 4 RHD, that makes the most sense for the team.

 

[Rschmitz]

I’d be happy with Lilleberg/Fleury at 3d, but I think this is all just mental exercise since JBB isn’t moving Sergachev

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Duclair would be wise to sign a deal with an AAV in the 3s. On our top line for a full season he’d set a career high in points.

Duclair-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Stamkos-Quinn*
Amadio-Paul-Eyssimont
Chaffee-Glendening-Koepke
Watson

* Trade Cirelli for Jack Quinn and a pick. Use trades of Jeannot and Perbix to get rid of Sheary

Koepke is an unrestricted free agent. Can't help wondering if another team with more cap space makes him an offer.

 

[RLP55]

Don’t post much. This won’t be popular with the villagers. Get your pitch folks and torches ready.

Been a Bolt fan since day one. I miss Bellows, the Bulin Wall, St Louis, Lecavalier, and will miss Stamkos.

Respect the sports franchises that adhere to the philosophy of losing/moving a player too ‘early’ versus too late. Stamkos has maybe a 2 year window. And still the 5v5 issue. Then what, he’ll still be a cap burden for years to come.

Stamkos is without a doubt a HOF, on top of Tampa Sports Mt Rushmore. Let’s move on.

The team needs cap space and new blood. Other than Kuch, Vasi, & now McD, JBB needs to reshape the roster. That does include Hedman. ( based on a solid return inbound ). The man has a lot of wear and tear because of heavy minutes and having to babysit line mates. Again, early before late.

I don’t have a list of what players to bring in to replace out going players, too lazy to do the research. Will leave that to the more knowledgeable posters.

Not calling for a complete overall of the roster. Existing players need to step up a level. Perbix, Raddysh & Lilliberg come to mind on D. Low cost a plus. Thought Merela had it him to be a 3rd line contributor. “I’ll miss him” JK Again I’ll leave it up the forum to fill in the holes of the losses a Stamkos or whoever create.

Do not want to go through what we we experienced the past 2 seasons. It will only continue to deteriorate. The league is getting younger and faster.

Lower the drawbridge and let the villagers in.

 

[Point21]

With the news that Winnipeg is shopping Rutger McGroarty due to his "Family Advisor" not wanting to talk to the Jets, they have a glaring need of a RHD to slot behind Pionk. Maybe a deal with Cernak for McGroarty could be on the table at the draft. would add a top 6 winger prospect that plays in all situations and would look really good next to either Stamkos or Cirelli

 

[Point21]

 

[These Are The Days]

With the news that Winnipeg is shopping Rutger McGroarty due to his "Family Advisor" not wanting to talk to the Jets, they have a glaring need of a RHD to slot behind Pionk. Maybe a deal with Cernak for McGroarty could be on the table at the draft. would add a top 6 winger prospect that plays in all situations and would look really good next to either Stamkos or Cirelli

I love him as a player but not for Cernak. Our RHD depth scares the hell out of me. He goes to Winnipeg and we're basically at Raddysh vs the world

 

[DFC]

We can't trade Cernak. We need to add to the right side, not subtract from it.

 

[Todd1a]

If Stamkos walks then Colton traded back to Tampa ? Lol

 

[Stelio Kontos]

I love him as a player but not for Cernak. Our RHD depth scares the hell out of me. He goes to Winnipeg and we're basically at Raddysh vs the world

It will be that way once cernak gets hurt 5 different times next season.

 

[Todd1a]

It will be that way once cernak gets hurt 5 different times next season.

I like our defenseman I would not move Mac,hedman, cernak or serg any other d ok

 

[Point21]

I love him as a player but not for Cernak. Our RHD depth scares the hell out of me. He goes to Winnipeg and we're basically at Raddysh vs the world

Could always use the freed up money to bring in a RHD that can stay healthy for a whole season

 

[Point21]

Thats a damn steal for a 23 year old former 5th overall pick