Lmao what?
I could give a $hit what Marner talks about on the ice with his opposition as far as we know it could of been a ploy to distract them. All I know for sure, is he's a world Class talent and I'd love him here in Boston, but then again you did want to trade Pasta too, so I guess no further explanation needed. lol
I was calling for both dudes as well and got crapped on
Why do you feel there has to be an order. I'do what ever option was available. They lost Carlo and Coyle, two players who are on the down side of their careers. Losing Marchand hurts the most the other two along with Tfred are very replaceable. Mittlestadt has better numbers today than Coyle does and he's having a down year. Picking up an Ehlers in Free -agency and adding a player via trade with using some of those assets,imo their right there.
15 OR 16 Players away. They need everything. The next gm will have to do a little bit of everything: Sign ufa's draft well; trade one or two players...in hockey trades. I will admit ufa signings and parts of trades will very likely start at the bottom of the roster.
They don't know what they have let alone what they don't have, other than having a 1RW and a 1D and not having a 1C. The trade market and next year's free agent class are better options there.
This! Dude would be awesome in Boston. Going to be a tough get with many teams going after him in the offseason.
Everything point out is correct My thinking is be in position, take advantage of an opportunity when it arises, if you are cap strapped, when a chance to get a big-time player is there you want to be able to take advantage, and not miss out because you are locked in with Swayman and Lindholm. Marner I have never been excited about, but you are not doing your job if you do not even consider him. We just went through a season of Swayman, and no competing with him in net, I said it when he signed, that you need players in front of him, but they had nothing left to put in front of him. I have no interest in a Brock Nelson, do not rush into a long term signing, like they did with Lindholm. The Lindholm signing was a panic signing in my mind.
How are you going to explain to Captain Pastrnak that you're paying Marner millions more than him?
A. Players know how the business of signing UFAs works.
I cannot debate someone like you, you want to throw out shooting %,when he has 11 goals. I would prefer to use the old tried and true "eye test"
Flipping Coyle for another middle six center and bringing in NHL level Carlo replacement makes me think they aren't looking for this to be a long term rebuild. I could see them flipping the Toronto pick with lysell etc for something this summer.
