Lou deserves credit for giving us Shero. And I speak as a anti-Lou guy. Shero set the table and Fitz is preparing the main course.
We'll never really know how much of Shero being here was Lou and how much was the owners. I know Shero had some loose connection here since Fred worked here for a hot minute, but I hardly think Lou was pounding the pavement looking for a replacement when he was out of here first chance he got after being nudged upstairs.
I was on the fence. He kept swinging and missing. He tried to get Tkachuk and Carolina’s Own but failed. If he succeeded then Meier wouldn’t be an option. Is this the better of the 3 for this team? Probably, but it wasn’t for his lack of trying with the others so this wasn’t some sort of grand plan to get Meier. If it works out, which I think it will, everyone will forget the other 2.
Who says Lindy will put him on a PP? Wood/Haula/Nate aren’t going to be replaced. No room.
But he had very little control over the Tkachuk thing. It’s not swinging and missing when they get some package back that we can’t imaginable match and the player wants to go to Florida. There’s 31 other teams and you can’t force stuff to happen or panic. They weren’t good/viable options for us. He was patient, waited, made some other smart moves, the teams done well and now he’s made the right move when it was there and viable. Being a good Gm isnt about getting every big fish or making every big acquisition it’s about making smart ones and the right ones and if you look at everything Fitz has done to this point even before this trade he’s done an incredible job at that. Completely transformed our D. Brough in Vanacek. Brought in some decent support players up front and now had a viable opportunity to bring in a player like Meier and made it happen.I was on the fence. He kept swinging and missing. He tried to get Tkachuk and Carolina’s Own but failed. If he succeeded then Meier wouldn’t be an option. Is this the better of the 3 for this team? Probably, but it wasn’t for his lack of trying with the others so this wasn’t some sort of grand plan to get Meier. If it works out, which I think it will, everyone will forget the other 2.
This, in a vacuum, is great.
Who says Lindy will put him on a PP? Wood/Haula/Nate aren’t going to be replaced. No room.
He’ll have to watch from the bench with Rango.
I mean Hughes and Nico being cheap helps as well as Mercer and some other potential players being on their ELC’s. I think we’ll have some money to work with but also be hoping some cheaper guys such as Clarke and Gritsyuk can help.
Yeah, but honestly who has earned a raise there anyway?
Mercer can do a quality job on either line IMO. I would give Nico an option to start with Meier since they have also played together. Make the opposition have to make a choice on who they try to use their shutdown players on.
So if they didn’t get Meier wouldn’t it be the same thing? He wanted a guy who went somewhere else.
I mean crap happens sometimes and you get lucky...the Mets' Flores for Gomez trade fell through in 2015 infamously, but they wound up being forced to pivot to a better trade in Cespedes.
I think one reason that Tatar Hischier and Mercer has worked lately is all three will do thr dirty work and go get the puck. I’m not sure Meier is best with Bratt and Jack who could maybe use a guy to do their heavy lifting? Not that Meier can’t do that but shoukd he be asked to do that? I’m sure they will mix and match for a couple of games to find what works. Again, chemistry being what it is i can’t wait for Meier Boquist and Holtz to go on a a tear together.
McLeod probably gets a modest raise to a $2m per season contract.
It will be either Palat or Bratt that gets bumped to 2nd unit.
