Is it though? Those 'AHL stars' can be traded for the right type of players in 'win-win' trades. I'm actually an advocate of using the pick to keep the pipeline stocked while moving a Rosen or Kulich while their value is high.
It's Adams. And given how angry he was about the stuff leaking in regards to the Tulsky deal.........my current bet is on someone that media hasn't even mentioned as available.
Well he can't sulk about the media, he needs to adapt and get the player he wants.
None of these guys (particularly Necas) fit with Adams comments about adding grit.
That's not a great look for him if what Im hearing is true (that he was pissed). It's business, man!
Adding Necas, Zegras or Farabee doesn't negate the need for 3-4 line players with physical play. Well, McGroarty fits that description.
I disagree. Bring that speed back to the Tuch and Thompson line that Skinner was lacking this year; it'd help a lot. Again, he'd need to add a solid top-9 C, some wingers with grit to the 4th line, and not sign Necas to a long-term deal for me to be cool with the trade (depending on value, of course).
They don't just need physical bottom-six guys, they need a couple Krieder/Neiderreiter/Crouse type guys that can play top-six and bang the boards for TT, Cozens, Peterka, etc and open space for them.
It feels like he lacks experience or he's afraid to make a mistake or something. Even a great GM overpays sometimes and then they win cups (Tampa, Vegas, Colorado, Florida)
I feel like most GMs have publicly lambasted other GMs/agents/etc for talks leaking through media often enough. I don't think it's a bad look or a good look, it's business.
I read here how pissed KA was, then I watched the presser and he was pretty even-tempered about it.
And it wasn't even a meltdown. His tone was more exasperation than anything else. I'm just inferring that he's pissed b/c he said it like 3 times.
If you say something like what KA did a couple times....mostly unprompted.....it's a clear tell that you're pissed.
Yeah and when you know you're being used by the other GM thru the media, its a principle thing, if NJ really has the 10th available well Necas is all theres now. He said they are involved in other potential trades that haven't hit the media so there is that.
I think he's told everyone five times in the last month that he's willing to trade picks and prospects to improve the roster.
They need Cozens, Tuch, and Thompson to show up for more than 1/4 of the season. The top-6 was a joke last season because the players didn't take the offseason seriously enough + Granato was in over his head and couldn't motivate them. Pretty sad they even needed extra motivation after missing the playoffs by 1 point the previous season.
This x1, 000. Amen.
