Ah yes and then have to barely fit in Makar and then your bottom 6 and third pairing are players from the ECHL. Not like Bednar is already playing our top players 25 minutes a game because the depth is bad. If Rantanen signs for $14M and Necas signs for $9-9.5M. Thats a savings of 2-3 bottom six depth players.
We had to play Alexandar Georgiev and Justus Annunen in net for half our season, don't talk to me about what goaltenders graced your nets lol. For a while you guys had 4 goalies better than anyone we had
I watched that Necas’ hat trick against us was against Georgiev. And immediately told my brother’ “oop, doesn’t count!”
I just watched it again. 2 things:
Georgiev makes statues look animated.
He's a puck possession demon. He really is diet MacKinnon as I've seen said a few times. Including a sweet shot
Agreed and their ability to have their players take discounts is off the charts something Avs could learn
To be fair to Rantanen, that’s how he is. He’s not a wow player. He doesn’t flash skill. He’s just an exceptional finisher and has great power. Most games for the avs, we’d complain about how he looks lazy, but he’d finish with 3 points. He needs very few opportunities to score. He’s lethal with the right setup guy.
And that’s what the Canes need. Rantanen is not necessarily a play-driver (canes have too many) but a scorer. Carolina needs a guy who can score on the top line. I don’t really think the players in this trade fit RBA system at all, but if they have Jarvis with rantanen i think that could be dirty. Jarvis plays like Mark Stone.
I don't see RBA splitting up Rantanen-Aho 5o5, but I could be wrong. I am curious if a line with Svechnikov on the other wing can help elevate Svech a bit offensively. At one point, I thought he had the makings of a 40-50 goal, 90-100 point player but he hasn't been close to that.
Hey you're maybe not gonna want to hear this but Spencer Martin's stats are worse than Georgiev's this year sooo....
I imagine there would be a lot of fans who would be mad at the team for letting Crosby go. I dont see Lemieux being on board either.
If the Canes have too many play drivers feel free to send more to Denver.
Very true, Martin’s 9 gp to date has surely affected his team more than George did, playing almost every game for the Avs prior to the trade.
Yes, some fans would lose their minds. Think Avs fans with the Rantanen trade x100. As for Mario, he sold most of his share to Fenway a few years ago and isn't as dialed in these days, nor does he have an equity bat. The Pens hitching their wagon to Dubas indicates they knew this possibility was inevitable, which is why they hired a young, progressive, egomaniac for the tear-down job (I lived through Dubas in Toronto, ugh).
It may, that’s definitely possible. But the flip side is that he hasn’t been playing too great for stretches this year and maybe some complacency set in with this team. This trade could ignite him too, and if he is mad, angry Mack can be a sight to behold. Pouty Mack is the one that concerns me.
I just think Svechnikov is in the same boat as Necas except he is not as speedy. He’s definitely a better play driver though but the goals have not came. The Hurricanes can’t score to save their life and I don’t really know the reason why and this includes high danger shots.
Canes give him 12.5-13 x 8. Book it. Unless he really doesn't like Carolina, Chicago is still 2-3 years away from being competitive.
Aves fans get upset when someone compares Hughes favorably to Makar.
Ditto. It's one of the things about the Canes that puzzle me... because they have the talent. Svechnikov's bread and butter coming out of junior was his goal-scoring. Early on, he showed flashes with the Michigan goal and some of his wicked one-timers. But, he seems to run hot and cold and either doesn't have the same confidence in his scoring mitts or he's being told to focus on other areas of his game... I don't get it.
