Mayor Bee
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If some how we could combine Savards power and Murray's ability to get it through and on net we'd have the perfect point threat.
Sounds a lot like James Wisniewski.
If some how we could combine Savards power and Murray's ability to get it through and on net we'd have the perfect point threat.
Sounds a lot like James Wisniewski.
I'd argue that scoring more than 1 goal a game would help our D tremendously. I think they are what they are, but they haven't been that bad for a while now.
Getting greater will probably have to come through the system at this point imo.
I agree, but that offense HAS to come from our defensemen.
We're creating enough odd-man rushes. We are also getting enough offensive zone time and doing a good job at keeping it in during the powerplay. The issue isn't transition or play in our own end (usually), it's an inability to beat goalies. The way we do so is by creating traffic in front and having the shot come from the point. It's how other teams are scoring on us and it's how we're going to score on other teams.
We are decent at wristers (Murray and Savard) and going for deflections, but I'm looking for a hard, accurate slapper from the blueline. Enough of the cycling it back to the point and then hearing it go off the glass or netting because we either missed or it was blocked.
And no, I'm not complaining that Wisniewski is gone. Savard made him obsolete last year. Problem is, Savard isn't scoring like he did last year (0 goals through 26 games). We either need him to figure it out or find someone else. Currently Johnson and Murray are tied for most goals with 2 each.
I'd actually bet we see one or two of Prout, Bodnarchuck or Falk resigned (2 way likely). That's solely because of needing depth you can call up for injuries and because yeah the UFA list is that bad this year.
Next year we have Tyutin, JJ and Savard signed already. Murray, Connauton, and Prout are RFA. Bodnarchuck and Falk are UFA.
Add in Palliotta and Yevenko are RFAs. Doubt Heatherington is close.
So if we assume we drop Prout, you need both Falk and Bodnarchuck to get 7 D that have played in the NHL.
For reference, there are 80 UFA D next summer (not all of which will make it there).
The highlights are Campbell, Yandle, Buff, and Goligoski. 2-3 of those guys are probably looking for 7M (Campbell is already over 7M but is also 36). Other highlights would include Demers, Russell, Y Weber, Gunnarsson... yeah it's just not good.
Savard made him obsolete last year. Problem is, Savard isn't scoring like he did last year (0 goals through 26 games). We either need him to figure it out or find someone else. Currently Johnson and Murray are tied for most goals with 2 each.
IMO Paul Martin is the Hartnell of defensemen. Up there in age, doing decent now but signed til 2019 with a 4.85m cap hit. I can't imagine San Jose wanting to swap him for Hartnell considering they just signed him this past off season. Francois Beauchemin is another comparable but, like Martin, he was just signed this offseason.Hartnell is still performing but has a contract that could become very ugly any minute with his age/style of play, etc. Are there any defenders like that? If so, do those teams need forwards but can afford to trade the defender? Would you guys make a trade like that? Won't be getting a true number 1 or 2 defensemen but get a player that would currently make the blue line better. But could make the blue line ugly in a year or two.
Example, Hartnell for Girardi or Staal(although they have more years/higher cap hit).
Tyutin healthy maybe?Falk back to Cleveland
Does Prout get another chance or do we expect some one else to be called up tomorrow
Tyutin healthy maybe?
It seems OK now. How do we fix the offense is the real question
Tyutin healthy maybe?
IMO Paul Martin is the Hartnell of defensemen. Up there in age, doing decent now but signed til 2019 with a 4.85m cap hit. I can't imagine San Jose wanting to swap him for Hartnell considering they just signed him this past off season. Francois Beauchemin is another comparable but, like Martin, he was just signed this offseason.
Everyone else that's close in terms of contract and age is either not getting moved or we REALLY don't need them
How did Tyutin play last night against PHI?
I'm thinking of starting a thread "How does the O Team get fixed?"
Will Werenski help our d problem or is his eta still a few years out
He might be here next year, but he's not going to be good enough to help our D problem for a few years now, if ever. People forget how long it takes for D to develop.