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We’ll see. I don’t see a lot of “JAM” in his game, as Guerin would like to call it. I think he’s more of a top 6 or bust kinda guy, and I don’t see a lot of spots for him in the lineup assuming Guerin is brining in some more established top 6 guys and Ohgren/Yurov hit.I don't think he's that soft tbh. I would wait and see what transfers, but I think he can develop into a Ryan Hartman type. Hartman isn't overtly physical but he's not soft.
Chisholm on the second pair? OoofNot a fan of moving Brodin, but I wouldn't hate this:
Rossi + Brodin + Trenin for Peterka + Kulich (Buffalo fans seem very interested in Brodin)
Sign Marner @ $14M x 7-8
Sign Peterka @ $8M x 8
Sign Chisholm (or UFA D) up to $2M
Kap - Ek - Marner
Boldy - Yurov - Peterka
Ohgren - Hartman - Zucc
Foligno - Kulich - Gaudreau
Virus
Buium - Faber
Chisholm/UFA - Spurgeon
Middleton - Jiricek
Bogo
Mainly cause Spurgeon could carry that pairing much more so than Jiricek could.Chisholm on the second pair? Ooof
The defensive pairings wouldn't look like that in this situationChisholm on the second pair? Ooof
This is pretty good damn good and you hopefully have a legit top 6 pencilled in there.Not a fan of moving Brodin, but I wouldn't hate this:
Rossi + Brodin + Trenin for Peterka + Kulich (Buffalo fans seem very interested in Brodin)
Sign Marner @ $14M x 7-8
Sign Peterka @ $8M x 8
Sign Chisholm (or UFA D) up to $2M
Kap - Ek - Marner
Boldy - Yurov - Peterka
Ohgren - Hartman - Zucc
Foligno - Kulich - Gaudreau
Virus
Buium - Faber
Chisholm/UFA - Spurgeon
Middleton - Jiricek
Bogo
If it is Nelson + Boeser I hope its Nelson for 2 years(Buium/Ohgren/Yurov ELCs, Wallstedt's deal too) at as high as we can fit with a handshake for additional term lower ala Goligoski and then Boeser whatever term gets the lowest cap-hit. But I really struggle with Boeser's linemates 5-on-5, he's not going to make anyone a better player there. Every winger I can think of that fits with a Nelson signing has flaws though, would much rather just keep Rossi at C with Nelson as his winger taking his face-offs.
Nelson feels like a 3-4 year deal and Boeser a 5-7 year deal
Kap/Nelson/Boeser
Boldy/JEE/???
Hartman/???/???
Trenin/Freddy G/???
???
Zucc, Yurov, Ohgren, Hinstroza, Foligno, UFA 12th FWD fill the the ??? How Yurov and Ohgren do in camp will set the rest of the lineup.
Yeah I'm saying if Nelson fits at 7.5M next year and wants 4/25 we could structure it 2/15 with a 2/10 verbally agreed extension in 2027, similar to the Goligoski deal(1/5 followed by 2/4, 3/9 would've cost 1M more years 2/3, this example would save 1.25M years 3/4). Buium/Ohgren/Yurov/Wallstedt will all be RFAs in 2027, so every bit saved could help(Spurgeon/Hartman expiring).
I'm not saying its a good idea or will backfire like that one, but that did happen not too long ago, could see it happening again.
That honestly looks to me like another 3 to 4 years of buyout hell if that happens. Dude just has the 'Fall off a cliff at 32' kind of vibe to me.Nelson ~$6M x 4
Boeser ~$7M x 7
100%. Don’t want both of them. Rather let Ohgren or Yurov play into a Top 9 hole and worst case we have some cap flexibility coming into the deadline for once.That honestly looks to me like another 3 to 4 years of buyout hell if that happens. Dude just has the 'Fall off a cliff at 32' kind of vibe to me.
It also screams good enough to draft 18th and never make it out of the first roundThat honestly looks to me like another 3 to 4 years of buyout hell if that happens. Dude just has the 'Fall off a cliff at 32' kind of vibe to me.