They could correct it by making some moves today/tomorrow.if it's limited to this move I like it. I don't think they will over correct with the toughness stuff based on how they drafted this year. Play him against Vegas every single game dress 7D if you have to.
I see everybody talking about the Vegas series but I think this trade has a lot more to do with the Bowen Byram’s of our team getting ran by useless players on useless teams in meaningless games.
Macdermid isn’t the piece to push the Avs over the top for a Stanley Cup. He’s a piece that makes somebody on the 25th place team think twice before taking a run at a Makar/Byram/Newhook on a Tuesday night 6-0 blowout in December.
I meant Avs are getting blown out. Didn’t you hear Sakic f***ed up and turned them into a bubble playoff team?Bold to assume we will have any more blowouts
They could correct it by making some moves today/tomorrow.
Sign Landeskog
Trade Compher + Timmins for Copp
Sign Hakanpaa
Trade Jost for a more physical 3rd liner.
Then at the deadline look to acquire another physical bottom 6er.
I remember Paul...Kurtis was born in Quebec City while his father played with Joe Sakic on the Nords.
Kurtis was born in Quebec City while his father played with Joe Sakic on the Nords.
I have no problem with this acquisition. Only cost a 4th. He will hardly play anyway. He doesn't need to play to be a deterrence. Other teams will know that if they do something stupid next game he will be in the lineup to make them pay.
Sakic well on his way to be getting all the Mac, Mak, Mc of the league. Come on down McDavid...
???/Mack/MikkoWe’re 100% going to see a fourth line of:
MacMermaid-Maltsev-LOC
I can’t say I hate it if MacD can provide PKing
Sorry. Everyone of them (Perhaps except Worrell) added value.Majority yes
Meh. To me it does the opposite. Nobody did a damn thing when Kolesar went head hunting on Byram, or Carrier went head hunting on Landeskog. Compher got his ass kicked when he tried sticking up for Makar.Personally I think a guy like MacDermid increases the likelihood of a guy running Makar or Byram rather than deter it, because MacDermid, based on what I’ve seen of him over the years, instigates these sorts of things. His mere presence escalates tension, it doesn’t defuse it.
But whatever. I just don’t like the player. I’ve disliked him for quite some time, but what’s done is done. No use crying any further over it.
Kurtis was born in Quebec City while his father Paul played with Joe Sakic on the Nords.
Yes, good catch.Paul MacDermid also played with the GM on the other side of this trade (Ron Francis in Hartford)
Meh. To me it does the opposite. Nobody did a damn thing when Kolesar went head hunting on Byram, or Carrier went head hunting on Landeskog. Compher got his ass kicked when he tried sticking up for Makar.
This guy cleans up all of that. He's not a good hockey player there is no doubt about that. But this guy knows his role - he's shown he knows his role the last few seasons and it's clear as day that is what he's been brought here for.
I'm not a fan of gooning it up, but I'm also not a fan of players taking shots at our top guys with zero repercussions because they know that nobody on our team can do it.
I'd imagine if he has a heavy tilt in the first game against Vegas next year, whether it be Reaves or Kolesar or whoever, that the bench is going crazy. Hockey players appreciate these guys more than we know.
So essentially Grubauer (as sign and trade) + 4th for MacDermid.