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Pretty obvious Kotkaniemi is Trocheck's replacement. And if we don't re-sign Nino or upgrade on him, we'll probably hope Necas learns how to play hockey again.
GDT: FA Frenzy time ladies and gents (for everyone else that is)
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Man, if you are just making bad judgment moves like Gudbranson, you might as well give us Laine.
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My hot take is KK outperforms Tro's 51 pts next season with 2/3C ice time and line mates.
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TheReelChuckFletcher
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TBF to Columbus, there is ALWAYS a market for right-handed defensemen that can walk and chew gum at the same time. Gudbranson's contract will not even be close to the least-tradeable contract that will be given out today.
DougieSmash
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I thought that Yzerman is good GM. Some of his contracts are pretty bad.
Svechhammer
THIS is hockey?
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Tro should do alright there because he's on the ice with better pure scorers than he had here, but it probably won't be as good as it should be.
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What a ringing endorsement.
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We'll bounce back
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hblueridgegal
We'll bounce back
Can't blame him for wanting comfort at this time.
Lempo
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He could've get to know Brind'Amour!
Nikishin Go Boom
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like the NCAA, you had better choose the right team not the coaching staff. Coaching staff aint likely to be there all 4 years.
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TheReelChuckFletcher
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I wonder if a Nino return is in the cards with Marchment choosing the team with more familiar assistants. Somewhat comforting that the decision wasn't about money.
hblueridgegal
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I don't hold any ill will. Stuff like this probably happens all the time, but doesn't get reported. Just a matter of the insiders trying to get in first in a situation like this and jumping the gun.
TheReelChuckFletcher
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Wasn't necessarily an endorsement of the contract as it is an endorsement of what I will train my son to do if he plays hockey. My son will learn to shoot right and will play defense.
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If it's that easy, you should just train him to be an ambidextrous, switch hitting pitcher that also plays shortstop.
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Agreed. Laine would be exciting, and the pure goal scorer for our top 6 that we need.
Longer shot, but this is a possibility I guess. If he wants to play for a contender as one hockey journalist said iirc, that certainly helps Carolina since he doesn't just want a maximum pay day that bottom feeder teams can provide. Someone in this topic said he also wants to be in the east due to his wife's connection to Philly. Another plus for Carolina.
Well, losing Trocheck automatically reduces our penalties significantly. One definite positive of not resigning him. Losing Cole and Smith helps some too, and unlike Trocheck, they didn't have the offense to make up for the penalties.
Anyway, I'd be happy with either one of JD, or Laine playing for us. To me, that'd be a win for an offseason on top of having a replacement for TDA (regardless of how Burns actually plays for us; that's to be determined).
Finally, I wanted to say that Dallas signing Marchment seems like a spiteful/petty move for us getting Burns for a fan looking from the outside in.
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