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Waiting for the rest of the preseason to finish but, if the season were to start tomorrow, it would be hard to keep Raty and Lekkerimaki off the roster in favour of guys like PDG, Aman, and Sprong.
Waiting for the rest of the preseason to finish but, if the season were to start tomorrow, it would be hard to keep Raty and Lekkerimaki off the roster in favour of guys like PDG, Aman, and Sprong.
i wonder who they will use a trade chip to improve the D if Raty and Lekk can stick.There is room for both Lekkerimaki and Sprong with Joshua out. Lekkerimaki may well win the open top-six spot to start, while Sprong has spent time with Suter, which could be 2/3rds of a line. I suspect Raty is moving ahead of Aman on the centre depth chart as we speak. PDG will be a part-time fourth-liner who subs in when needed. They'll probably carry him as the 13F at least until Joshua is healthy, unless Karlsson steals his spot.
I suspect they may be contemplating:
Heinen-Miller-Boeser
DeBrusk-Pettersson-Lekkerimaki
Hoglander-Raty-Garland
Sprong-Suter-Sherwood
PDG
Raty is sent down once Blueger is healthy. Unless he completely blows the doors off, then you probably move Suter to wing. Will be interesting to see what happens with Hoglander/Sprong once Joshua is healthy, but that will largely depend on if Lekkerimaki sticks.
Reluctant to suggest it......but if Silovs' early play isn't a mirage, the logical guy to deal for some serious lineup help elsewhere, would be Demko when he's recovered.i wonder who they will use a trade chip to improve the D if Raty and Lekk can stick.
probably not .. Demko's trade value is probably way down and goalies don't have that much value anyways.Reluctant to suggest it......but if Silovs' early play isn't a mirage, the logical guy to deal for some serious lineup help elsewhere, would be Demko when he's recovered.
I suspect he would have a fair deal of value. His injury may keep him out for a while, but there are teams like Edmonton who would love to get him. However I don't see a chance in hell that Demko is traded if he plays close to the way he did last year. I mean, he was nominated for the Vezina last year.probably not .. Demko's trade value is probably way down and goalies don't have that much value anyways.
i don't think so, GMs are going to use his injury history as a reason to low ball, also can't see teams willing to throw that much for a injury prone goalie.I suspect he would have a fair deal of value. His injury may keep him out for a while, but there are teams like Edmonton who would love to get him. However I don't see a chance in hell that Demko is traded if he plays close to the way he did last year. I mean, he was nominated for the Vezina last year.
I don't see any of our depth players being useful in a trade to improve the D. If the likes of Aman, PDG, or Sprong are beaten out of spots by Lekk and Raty, they are most likely waiver wire guys.i wonder who they will use a trade chip to improve the D if Raty and Lekk can stick.
i wonder who they will use a trade chip to improve the D if Raty and Lekk can stick.
yeah i think Garland if they ever decide to move him, it will be an offseason thing .. but who the hell knows, this management group is like ruthless.It’s an interesting question but the obvious answer is Hoglander, and the organization has been pretty glowing in their praise of him thus far through camp and last night’s game.
I’m not sure anyone else would carry much value (ie. Suter and/or Sprong). Some may mention Garland, but I think they’d rather keep him and Joshua intact.
If the young guns stick, though, and someone blows your socks off with a Hoglander offer, maybe.
I think with the news Blueger is back shortly, Raty probably starts in the AHL. I could see Lekkerimäki sticking till Joshua is back, however, since he doesn’t have a ton of competition on the wing.
I think Lekkerimaki still looks young physically. He can get bumped off the puck and angled away too easily right now. His IQ and talent was definitely apparent and would be useful, but I don't think starting him in the NHL is the best thing for him or the team. If anything he get's called up midway through the year similar to Stankoven.
I wonder how much workout time there is down in the A. Always worried about having prospects down in the A due to the goonery.I think Lekkerimaki still looks young physically. He can get bumped off the puck and angled away too easily right now. His IQ and talent was definitely apparent and would be useful, but I don't think starting him in the NHL is the best thing for him or the team. If anything he get's called up midway through the year similar to Stankoven.
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2025 1st round pick has to be on the table I would imagine.i wonder who they will use a trade chip to improve the D if Raty and Lekk can stick.
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Well yeah, if we target any top end contributor, it would require 1st + roster player + prospect.2025 1st round pick has to be on the table I would imagine.
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Well yeah, if we target any top end contributor, it would require 1st + roster player + prospect.
I wonder who would be the roster player and the prospect.