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You’re not completely wrong in these points, but to me, the playoffs is what really matters when I’m looking to build for this window. If he continues to have so-so regular seasons then elevates himself (and the team) with his physical x factor and overall play on a run, then that’s what matters. Some players have it and some players don’t when the playoffs start and it’s a completely different game. Can’t completely ignore “small sample sizes” in cases like this when the sample sizes are the playoffs. Wouldn’t have even gotten out of the first round if players like Zadorov and Lindholm, who had subpar to average regular seasons (injury or not), didn’t flip a switch come playoff time.
Anyways, I won’t be mad if they don’t sign Z to what he’s asking though. I can see and agree with the logic in signing Dillon and using the extra cap elsewhere. In fact, this is what I think will happen on day 1 of free agency
Myers cross checks to clear out opponents from front of the net, face wash/punches in scrums, slightly akward but effective checks are not penalties and are not called in the playoffs but for some reason are called in the regular season. We’re going to have to live with inconsistent regular season play as long as he brings it in the playoffs I’m fine with it.
With veteran sniper Tyler Toffoli prepared to test the free agent waters July 1 as an unrestricted free agent, two of his former teams are expected to come calling.
TFP’s David Pagnotta has reported the Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings are going after Toffoli as a free agent this summer.
TFP’s David Pagnotta has reported the Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings are going after Toffoli as a free agent this summer.
Wouldnt be my first option. We need speed. Id take Duclair over Toffoli.
IMO we need 2 more Wingers for the top 6. Geuntzel and a forward with speed is the dream.
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Fair enough but I totally disagree. Every player who is overly large needs to be concerned about their mobility. That's the the first thing a good attacker looks to exploit. You certainly don't try to outmuscle these types of players. It's just physics, like small players need to be concerned about physicality. It can be overcome but it always bears watching, especially as aging occurs.
Myers has been simply awful at retrieving and doing something intelligent with pucks put into his corner on the boards for the previous 4 years of this contract. It's only this year the coaches finally got him to just stop going there and screwing around if he isn't 100% sure he can get to the puck and make a strong play. For a player his size it's simply amazing how much trouble he has clearing the puck unless he's skating it out.
Yeah he looked fine this year but he's right at that age where things go downhill fast. I agree with @bossram, he's a player you extend year by year at that age. I'd be comfortable giving him 2 years but 3 is definitely got some risk attached to it no matter how much one believes in Myers, just like any 37 year old. Like you said, the dollars aren't huge so the risk is minimized in that sense.
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I’d be interested in Toffoli only if:
1) we can’t sign the other, better top 6 forwards like Guentzel, Reinhart, and Lindholm (assuming their demands aren’t insane);
2) the cap hit is $5 million or less and 3 years or less; and
3) his contract does not prevent us from re-signing Zadorov/Joshua.
Basically, he’s a last resort signing.
No one’s slower than Matt Tkachuck and look how he’s performing in the playoffs.
I wonder if Utah might be a good place for Mikheyev to land. They got Simashev inbound possibly as soon as the last few months of the 2024-2025 season. But there's no Russians on their roster to help ease the transition.
That was the rumour at the trade deadline as well.
Would make some sense but it will be interested what they end up doing. Probably the biggest wild card of the entire off season.
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It's the same philosophy or system, just the better side of it. Ideally, the team tries to keep the puck on the opposition's boards in order to execute a high-low and prevent odd man rushes against. They can't do any of that if they're turtling in their own zone. And so to avoid turtling, they need to be better at moving the puck up ice from the Dzone, and that's where the Dmen aside from Hughes, Hronek and sometimes Myers struggle.
In other words, the bigger Dmen showing well while turtling belies the reason they had to turtle in the first place.
As to the players, you don't need players on the level of Hughes or Hronek to achieve it either. Walker, DeMelo, Tanev etc... can all play this style, and all are better passers than Soucy, and perhaps even Myers.
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Only way I'd give him a NMC is if the contract was structured to where that third year is very buyout friendly. That way we can opt to do just that if needed
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Never during Myers entire contract did I think I'd be hoping he can be resigned once it expires. But here we are.
2.75M x 3 Years is good for me!
2.75M x 3 Years is good for me!
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Yeah this is a completely reasonable take. You can't go crazy on the $$$ as there's a cap to consider, and you have to weigh the impact of each dollar spent on your roster.
The intangible impact of losing all that physicality though will be felt and does have some monetary value associated with it, how much of it is the big question.
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I’d rather have Tanev and Zadorov at $10 million than Hronek at $8 million. It seems like it’s pretty much there for the taking and both players want to be here.
With the fact you’ll also get assets for Hronek it seems like a no brainer. If we somehow manage Zadorov, Tanev, Myers and Guentzel with losing Hronek and Mikheyev we have had a successful offseason.
With the fact you’ll also get assets for Hronek it seems like a no brainer. If we somehow manage Zadorov, Tanev, Myers and Guentzel with losing Hronek and Mikheyev we have had a successful offseason.
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Mr. Canucklehead
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Abbotsford is in serious need of some reinforcements up front. A 6’3, right handed, local Center with ties to guys on the roster would certainly be a good spot to start.
I read that Myers will likely be signed with a 3x3 extension?
If that's credible, it would be...ok I guess? I personally would like it a little lower but 3m is not too bad, as long as he continues to worship only ONE of the four chaos gods instead of all of them.
If that's credible, it would be...ok I guess? I personally would like it a little lower but 3m is not too bad, as long as he continues to worship only ONE of the four chaos gods instead of all of them.
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