Friedman: Giroux's preference is to be traded to Florida rather than Colorado or other contenders
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kerrabria
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This. We don't need to upgrade our ~fourth best winger. If we spending next year's 1st and an NHL caliber forward who will be <$1m next year (we need cheap players because of Y*ndle's buyout), then it should be on a defenseman--namely Lindholm.
Still has great stats in the playoffs, his experience would be very welcome I’d imagine.
joestevens29
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Not like they actually need Chychrun in the next 4 weeks though. They aren't in a situation where they need their addition in order to make the playoffs.
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Relax. I grew up in Florida and stayed there till I was 22. I couldnt be happier to leave
Defense is ok without injury, but when there 5+ lines NHL forwards, there are 5 real NHL defenders and few borderline cases.
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Tippett sucks but Fletcher has a fetish for shoot-first players and is terrible at his job so he will probably still target him.
milehigh11
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thats okay from Colorado's side. We will just get more bottom 6 help for the same cost, and Grioux and Florida can have fun in the dog fight out East where there are more good teams to get through
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There are no credible reports that Sanheim is available. He's their best defensemen.
oh well there are other players out there for the Avalanche so either Florida or lose him for nothing in the offseson what a gamble.
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Beezeral
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They are still chasing a defenseman. But so far they haven't made any traction on Chychrun or Lindbohm. So they get Grioux, have by far the best forward group in the NHL, and look for a depth add on defense. The ideal scenario is they add a top 4 LD, but if that's not possible, this is an excellent plan B
kerrabria
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Been saying it all season. Our defense is built weirdly, and the way they're deployed makes them look worse than they are.
Weegar is capable of playing LD, but he looks a lot better leading his own pair from his strong side. Instead, he has to be Ekblad's safety valve on his off-side. Plus, those two are both terrible skaters. They aren't a good match. Then there's Forsling - Gudas who are deployed as the shutdown middle pair. Forsling is a great 3D, but Gudas is overmatched on the middle pair. He flourished more leading the bottom pair. Plus, you're wasting Forsling's offensive potential by using him as a shutdown guy. Lastly, you have the bottom pair. Montour is a solid, offensive 5D, but it isn't ideal to pair somebody as free-roaming as Montour with unproven borderline guys like Carlsson, Lindbohm, Kiersted, and formely Juolevi. Luckily, Carlsson and Lindbhom have played well on that bottom pair, but the whole thing is just a mess.
There isn't that much cap space. Maybe it's possible to add Giroux and defender, but it's not easy.
flyfysher
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More like FL is excessively crowded, hot, humid and has tons of snakes and cockroaches. Plus TFG and your gov being there leaves a lot to be desired. That’s for starters. But the good part is I wouldn’t be there so you have it to yourself even though I actually admire the Panthers.
He is, Friedman mentioned on 32 Thoughts that he could be, I didn’t say it was definite.
Gizmo Tkachuk
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Lmao, I’m a native and I rarely see snakes, or cockroaches for that matter. Though, I do see them a bit more frequently. The gov is amazing, but this state isn’t for everyone, thankfully. Rather people talk shit and stay out than those that love down and talk shit. Why tf are they are here? Lol
Foppberg
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Meh. I've said for a few weeks now I'd rather see us address our D and go after Copp, Lehkonen esque players than go after G.
If we do land him then I'll most likely be quite excited, but I'd still rather see us solidify our bottom 6.
If we do land him then I'll most likely be quite excited, but I'd still rather see us solidify our bottom 6.
Gentle Man
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He also painted a picture in the Marek show today in which he believes Provorov might be the one to go.
He said they just signed Risto to an extension and Sanheim has been paired with Risto for most of this year so he said it wouldnt make sense to sign one and change the other.
So he said he could see a scenario where Provorov is the one to go.
No, he's not reportedly available. At least that hasn't been reported by anywhere reputable.
Mohar Ikram
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Yeah.. Giroux will be absolute monster on Florida....
But, Florida is already monster by themselves. They are one of few team that can "do nothing" in TDL and still competing.
Cannot see a main F in 3rd or 4th line not being traded for Giroux in this case (Acciari, Vatrano, Tippett, Mamin)
But, Florida is already monster by themselves. They are one of few team that can "do nothing" in TDL and still competing.
Cannot see a main F in 3rd or 4th line not being traded for Giroux in this case (Acciari, Vatrano, Tippett, Mamin)
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