GDT: Free Agency Day 1: You're from Boston? Come on down

[OnMyOwn]

I’ve been on the Laine train for a while. Don’t really care about skinner, TBH. I think we have another 1 or 2 trades coming at some point this summer and one will bring in a young forward.

Isn’t there something where Laine still needs reinstated before he or his agent can even be contacted about details of a trade? Did that happen yet?

 

[Turin]

Guess I gotta hate Skinner now, shame.

 

[Ryder71]

Kane is the type I would be interested in taking on for payment.

Kane+3rd for Eller or Accari for example. Then you put Kane on the block as soon as the season starts with a willingness to take a 2nd. Move that up to a 1st at the TDL. All the while:

Kane-Sid-Rust
Bunt-Malkin-Raks
DOC-Lizotte-Puustinen
Beau-Hayes-Acciari

gets you somewhere at least.

Tarasenko should fit regarding salary and term.

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

Don’t even think we have anything to make it happen but if this is the start of the rebuild, Dubas should be doing in his power to secure future 1st round picks.

 

[lettuceAA]

Laine would be like Neal 2.0 for Malkin if he can come close to regaining his previous form.

 

[SEALBound]

Even if they move Eller and Acciari out are there really any spots?

I mean, yes and no. At camp, you'll see the likes of DOC, Puustinen, Pono, Yager, Gruden, Koivunen, etc all competing for various spots in the lineup. Hell, possible even Broz and Howe make some noise. If they force Sullivan's hand to play them, you can easily waive the likes of Acciari, Nieto, Puljujarvi, Poulin, Beauvillier, Hayes, etc. No different than what they did with Hino, Big Z, and Colin White last year.

THEN come the inevitable injuries. That always opens a slot or two especially if the young one is playing well in WBS. At the end of the day, it's a long season. They'll get their chances.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I just don’t think we can truly “suck” that quickly to get low enough for McKenna.

Unless Crosby blows a tire and gets injured. We will probably hover right around where we were last year 7th - 15th.

Crosby gets hurt though, all bets are off and the parachute cord is cut.

Then we will get to see what the next 5 years look like potentially. Can’t wait for the day when some of the miserable f***s on this forum experience what the true basement feels like.

A Sid injury's the most sure fire way, but two years from now, I wouldn't be surprised to see this team tumble to being a top-3 pick. Age is gonna catch up to Sid some time and hopefully Rust is dealt next summer--that leaves guys like DOC as potentially his best winger and *f***ing yikes*.

 

[Ryder71]

Laine would be like Neal 2.0 for Malkin if he can come close to regaining his previous form.

I'd be very interested depending on his health and the particulars.

 

[Gurglesons]

Can’t wait for the day when some of the miserable f***s on this forum experience what the true basement feels like.

Excited to see the people who think Kyle has a plan see this too.

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

A Sid injury's the most sure fire way, but two years from now, I wouldn't be surprised to see this team tumble to being a top-3 pick. Age is gonna catch up to Sid some time and hopefully Rust is dealt next summer--that leaves guys like DOC as potentially his best winger and *f***ing yikes*.

Very true. I didn’t take into account literally every other meaningful player on this team being 40 right along with him.

 

[Gurglesons]

Don’t even think we have anything to make it happen but if this is the start of the rebuild, Dubas should be doing in his power to secure future 1st round picks.

Do you have faith in this team properly executing anything?

 

[K Fleur]

Man our winger group is deep

Rust
Bunting
Rakell
Beauvillier
Uuuuh DOC?


Watch out playoffs.

 

[TimmyD]

If they don't move any contracts out, not a chance in hell.

Right now the roster seems pretty obviously..

Rakell / Beauvillier - Crosby - Rust
Bunting - Malkin - Rakell / Beauvillier
DOC - Hayes - Bemstrom / Pulju
Lizotte - Eller - Acciari

Man would Arvidsson had been a nice get

Rakell Sid Rust
Bunting Malkin Arvidsson
DOC Ponomarev Puustinen
Lizotte Hayes Beauvillier

 

[BillyOcean]

I really don't know why they continue to sign dull vanilla players with no discernable traits when they have a bunch of unknowns who will likely match the production in the AHL. I guess Nieto is just done?

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

I just don’t think we can truly “suck” that quickly to get low enough for McKenna.

Unless Crosby blows a tire and gets injured. We will probably hover right around where we were last year 7th - 15th.

Crosby gets hurt though, all bets are off and the parachute cord is cut.

Then we will get to see what the next 5 years look like potentially. Can’t wait for the day when some of the miserable f***s on this forum experience what the true basement feels like.

Actually it's mostly the miserable f***s who know what's coming and are, hence, miserable.

It's the oddly cheery ones pumping their fists for years of trash-laden rosters and magic beans 2nd round picks that confuse me.

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

Do you have faith in this team properly executing anything?

Dude, I refuse to ignore someone on a damn Internet forum. But honestly, why are you so down in the dumps about everything?

Let the process play out. If it becomes a dumpster fire (would not bet my money against it not becoming one), then so be it.

We can’t control shit from an Internet forum. I will continue to hold out faith that they make the right moves and if they don’t, I can make it known in a post or two.

It doesn’t need to be every damn post though.

 

[66-30-33]

Man our winger group is deep

Rust
Bunting
Rakell
Beauvillier
Uuuuh DOC?


Watch out playoffs.

Looks like a roster of a rebuilding team. 2 R's and 2 B's.

 

[IcedCapp]

Actually it's mostly the miserable f***s who know what's coming and are, hence, miserable.

It's the oddly cheery ones pumping their fists for years of trash-laden rosters and magic beans 2nd round picks that confuse me.

It really must be confusion because I haven't seen anyone fist pumping.

You're confusing "non-suicidal" with elation.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Bros, I'm not even sure we're reaching 9th or 10th this time

 

[66-30-33]

Bros, I'm not even sure we're reaching 9th this time

Hey, we get a nice pick at least.

 

[Coastal Kev]

Man our winger group is deep

Rust
Bunting
Rakell
Beauvillier
Uuuuh DOC?


Watch out playoffs.

I'd rather rebuild than watch that

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

It really must be confusion because I haven't seen anyone fist pumping.

You're confusing "non-suicidal" with elation.

I dunno. Everyone seems awfully excited to get drag-ass bums like Hayes on this team because that second rounder is huge for "the rebuild." Meanwhile I just watched Crosby have a great season at like 37 and just have to shake my head at everyone being giddy about the ship slipping under the waves while the band is still playing at least mostly in tune.

 

[Ryder71]

I'd rather rebuild than watch that

That sort of line up pretty much guarantees it!

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

Actually it's mostly the miserable f***s who know what's coming and are, hence, miserable.

It's the oddly cheery ones pumping their fists for years of trash-laden rosters and magic beans 2nd round picks that confuse me.

I haven’t really caught the ones on the other side of the fence recently so my mistake if there are those. Both are ridiculous in my eyes.

I see a bunch that have known this was coming for awhile and we are finally starting to enter into those times.

Let’s face it, it would have taken a magician of a GM to outmaneuver this. Literally every move had to be perfect to overcome our main players getting old and having no draft picks to back them up.

I just think things are greatly overblown because of the above scenario. Other teams have other players to fall back on but here, the GM’s had to hit on every possible player.

(Not saying I like any of the recent GM’s, just that they were put into a no win situation unless they won a Stanley cup)

 

[Gurglesons]

Dude, I refuse to ignore someone on a damn Internet forum. But honestly, why are you so down in the dumps about everything?

Let the process play out. If it becomes a dumpster fire (would not bet my money against it not becoming one), then so be it.

We can’t control shit from an Internet forum. I will continue to hold out faith that they make the right moves and if they don’t, I can make it known in a post or two.

It doesn’t need to be every damn post though.

Why?