Speculation: Armchair GM Thread

[predhead1]

To be fair to Trotz there is probably a calculus between ruthless emotionless business decisions and making an organization feel safe and welcoming so players will be more likely to consider playing for a franchsie.

Looking at recent situations of big name vets with big contracts like Trouba we can see there was a pushback on how he was treated by players.

I think moving ROR could potentially be a great move. He's still a good player and his contract is extremely team friendly. Two more years after this season at 4.5 million. He is the exact type of player contending teams would fight over. I could see a bidding war and overpayment.

I agree. Would have been great for us to be able to plug a physical, big-bodied centerman in his place to mitigate the loss, but where could we find one of those?

 

[ShagDaddy]

To be fair to Trotz there is probably a calculus between ruthless emotionless business decisions and making an organization feel safe and welcoming so players will be more likely to consider playing for a franchsie.

Looking at recent situations of big name vets with big contracts like Trouba we can see there was a pushback on how he was treated by players.

I think moving ROR could potentially be a great move. He's still a good player and his contract is extremely team friendly. Two more years after this season at 4.5 million. He is the exact type of player contending teams would fight over. I could see a bidding war and overpayment.

Do players have a problem signing and playing for Vegas?

 

[101st_fan]

Wants players with some term but not to block younger players? If they have term how is a younger player getting time?

 

[101st_fan]

 

[ShagDaddy]

One can only assume the young guys he’s referring to are the ones that are still two to three years away from being nhl ready instead of the young guys currently in the ECHL/AHL pipeline.
Get ready for two to three years of suckfest.

 

[herzausstein]

I cant wait till that Nyquist extension is announced

 

[Top 6 Spaling]

Trotz thinking about "next year" is both minor progress and such a great example of why he's a bad GM for us right now. Our players are all past their prime. Next year will be worse. We should be planning for a competitive window opening in 2029, not scheming to miss the playoffs by as few points as possible next year.

 

[glenngineer]

Wants players with some term but not to block younger players? If they have term how is a younger player getting time?

So it wasn’t just me.

 

[Kat Predator]

Wants players with some term but not to block younger players? If they have term how is a younger player getting time?

They're not going to play anyone young. Someone is just enjoying some psychedelics apparently.

 

[wmupreds]

I don't think Trotz is dumb enough to think this year is exactly salvageable but I definitely get the feeling he thinks it's a blip and his serial winners will turn it around next year. Doesn't seem to grasp that Father Time is working against his roster.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Wants players with some term but not to block younger players? If they have term how is a younger player getting time?

Amazing our media will post that without an ounce of reflection on it (and probably gaslight any fan questioning it as being ignorant and "not getting it," or just irrationally complaining).