Around the League Thread | November Rain

[Nuckles]

Have to admit that I was hoping the Canucks would find a way to bring both these guys back to
Vancouver. Fortunately Allvin is the GM, not me.

Boston gave them boat-load of money and term, and it's looking like a disaster right now.

FWIW, it doesn't necessarily mean they would also perform that way here this season. Lindholm took a month and a half to get going after his trade, and Zadorov didn't flourish until the playoffs. Maybe they could have kept it going into this season while staying in this environment. (probably not, but maybe)

That's the risk of blindly throwing big money long-term at a non-star player (or a former star on the decline) in free agency. You don't know if whoever you bring in can fit with your team's systems/strategies/coaching and the other players on the team. That player may have been a product of a certain type of system/environment that isn't going to be replicated on another team. And there's also the "contract year" aspect of it.

 

[Nucker101]

I know he'd play a different role here, but still think we dodged a bulled that Lindholm chose Boston over us. Good player but that contract is brutal.

If the Bruins become sellers, Charlie Coyle with retention would be pretty enticing.

Also dumping Mikheyev was huge, he scored against us but he's been pretty useless in Chicago.

 

[bossram]

I mean, I also don't think Lindholm and Zadorov would be as bad as they are now if they stayed with Vancouver.

But their contracts would still be bad (particularly Lindholm's, there was never any chance he could live up to that contract, no matter the team). There was asymmetric downside with those deals, which is why I very adamantly did not want them re-signed.

The Yzerplan is off the rails in Detroit.

It's been that way for years. Not that Red Wings fans can admit it though.

 

[Wisp]

It's been that way for years. Not that Red Wings fans can admit it though.

there's people here who can't admit it.

 

[valkynax]

there's people here who can't admit it.

I legitly thought Yzerman was Darth Vader of hockey GMs.

Turns out he's more like Jar Jar Binks.