Off-season thread

[BfantZ]

Biggest question for me going into next season , is which of stankoven or bourque do they bring in ? Or do they bring both in ? Personally , I think both should be in the nhl next year . Try to keep dadonov and domi if we can but if not those 2 spots plus glendenings spot open up . If we fill those spots with elc that gives us some money to spend on the dcore.

 

[eartotheground]

Biggest question for me going into next season , is which of stankoven or bourque do they bring in ? Or do they bring both in ? Personally , I think both should be in the nhl next year . Try to keep dadonov and domi if we can but if not those 2 spots plus glendenings spot open up . If we fill those spots with elc that gives us some money to spend on the dcore.

i'd hate to not see mav with the big club next year. have to think stank is close to a lock unless he has a terrible camp.

 

[BrettHullsToe]

Signing free agents has been a very mixed bag as of late, so I really hope the Stars just sit on their little bit of extra cap space this summer. There are several teams that will have to dump cap to fill out a roster, so I'd rather wait until another team gets desperate in September, and then gives us a Devon Toews for two 2nds.

Having space in the regular season to freely call up guys and try everyone out will let us know exactly where the holes are by January, and then that cap space can be used to more easily facilitate trades to plug those holes for another run.

 

[FirstRowUpperDeck]

Just a gut feeling, but I think Mav and Stank are both up. It seems like Nill didn't think Stankhoven was that far behind WJ, and Mav ought to be ready. To make any moves, Nill will need cap space, and he almost has to count on some of his talented young forwards to step in, so he can spend money on D somehow. We really need Grushniov or Bischel to have a stand out camp, too.

 

[oconnor9sean]

If both Bourque and Stankoven are ready for middle-six roles (they very well could be), it would solve a lot of Nill's headaches. Unfortunately, you wont find this out until after the off-season, and if they aren't, you're kind of screwed from Day one.

Maybe you sign Dadonov to a short-term deal and you can ease Stankoven and Bourque into the league...

Robertson-Hintz-Pavelski
Benn-Johnston-Dadonov
Marchment-Stankoven-Seguin
Faksa*-Dellandrea-Bourque

*-could see Nill attempting to move Faksa to save cap space

 

[eartotheground]

how do we feel about olafsson next year? though he played really well against vegas.

 

[BfantZ]

how do we feel about olafsson next year? though he played really well against vegas.

Don’t think there will be room for him but he’s a good call up option .

 

[Frozen Failure]

I honestly think they could bring both Stank and Bork in and succeed as long as they go get a solid bottom 6 forward who can PK and produce more than Glendening and Kiviranta combined. And ideally makes at most around 3 million a year. Quite frankly the bar is insanely low and there would be money available to pay better bottom 6 guys while the kids are on their ELCs.

More in the Faksa or Dellandrea range than the Kiviranta and Glendening range for players. Kerfoot or Janmark or someone in that range of production. Ryan Reaves outproduced both of them during the regular season... it gives the team some leeway if Stank and Bork aren't ready.

 

[catters078]

I'd be hunting big in off season, get Miros permanent top pairing D partner.

Comes at a price, but think we would have what the 07 Ducks would have with Niedermayer-Pronger.

To Dallas
Colton Parayko (25% retained)

To St Louis
Borque
1st in 24
Miller

St Louis gets a B+ Prospect who's NHL ready and another 1st for their rebuild.

Dallas resign Dadonov and Kivi cheap and Stank straight in.

Robertson-Hintz-Pavelski
Benn-Johnston-Dadonov
Marchment-Stankovan-Seguin
Kiviranta-Faksa-Dellandrea
Tufte/cheap vet

Heiskanen-Parayko
Lindell- Lundqvist
Harley-Hakanpaa
Suter

Oettinger
Wedgewood

Boom! What a team

 

[JeffP]

I'd be hunting big in off season, get Miros permanent top pairing D partner.

Comes at a price, but think we would have what the 07 Ducks would have with Niedermayer-Pronger.

To Dallas
Colton Parayko (25% retained)

To St Louis
Borque
1st in 24
Miller

St Louis gets a B+ Prospect who's NHL ready and another 1st for their rebuild.

Dallas resign Dadonov and Kivi cheap and Stank straight in.

Robertson-Hintz-Pavelski
Benn-Johnston-Dadonov
Marchment-Stankovan-Seguin
Kiviranta-Faksa-Dellandrea
Tufte/cheap vet

Heiskanen-Parayko
Lindell- Lundqvist
Harley-Hakanpaa
Suter

Oettinger
Wedgewood

Boom! What a team

I'm no good at these, it seems like okay value but I could be convinced of anything.
~5 is still a big chunk to take, but I looked and looked and its not going to be easy.

There's no way we'd try for someone younger like a Dobson or a Severson, right?
Those teams aren't in a position to take a trade like this, riiiiiight?

And then also are we buying someone out? Suter?
I guess pushing Miller and asking them to retain does help. It seems like a pretty big favor to us.

 

[LT]

Severson is a UFA this year.

I still think we may have the answer in Lundkvist.

 

[catters078]

Severson is a UFA this year.

I still think we may have the answer in Lundkvist.

It's an important off season for him.

If he makes a step and becomes that young dynamic player it's a huge addition.

 

[eartotheground]

I'd be hunting big in off season, get Miros permanent top pairing D partner.

Comes at a price, but think we would have what the 07 Ducks would have with Niedermayer-Pronger.

To Dallas
Colton Parayko (25% retained)

To St Louis
Borque
1st in 24
Miller

St Louis gets a B+ Prospect who's NHL ready and another 1st for their rebuild.

Dallas resign Dadonov and Kivi cheap and Stank straight in.

Robertson-Hintz-Pavelski
Benn-Johnston-Dadonov
Marchment-Stankovan-Seguin
Kiviranta-Faksa-Dellandrea
Tufte/cheap vet

Heiskanen-Parayko
Lindell- Lundqvist
Harley-Hakanpaa
Suter

Oettinger
Wedgewood

Boom! What a team

i'm no expert, but i see bourque as more than a b+ level guy. he makes everyone around him better and smarter. stupidly good iq and vision.

 

[brighteststars]

I'm excited for the future boys, hope the D gets an upgrade

 

[SolidusAKA]

I'd be hunting big in off season, get Miros permanent top pairing D partner.

Comes at a price, but think we would have what the 07 Ducks would have with Niedermayer-Pronger.

To Dallas
Colton Parayko (25% retained)

To St Louis
Borque
1st in 24
Miller

St Louis gets a B+ Prospect who's NHL ready and another 1st for their rebuild.

Dallas resign Dadonov and Kivi cheap and Stank straight in.

Robertson-Hintz-Pavelski
Benn-Johnston-Dadonov
Marchment-Stankovan-Seguin
Kiviranta-Faksa-Dellandrea
Tufte/cheap vet

Heiskanen-Parayko
Lindell- Lundqvist
Harley-Hakanpaa
Suter

Oettinger
Wedgewood

Boom! What a team

I'm not a good judge of value, but I really like Bourque as a prospect (maybe too much) and I have heard Paryako is pretty cooked (but I'm basing that on some STL board posts, dont actually know for sure), so this one kind of hit me the wrong way. I'm wondering if there are better trade targets for less value

 

[Ghost of Kyiv]

I'd rather not force the issue on blueline changes this offseason, it doesn't seem like there is an easy path to an upgrade with the limited cap space available. Would rather just take our lumps with Suter for another year (hopefully in a lesser role) and see if any improvement in Harley and maybe Lundquist's game can raise the blueline's level up a notch. I expect a very similar D core next year.

 

[FirstRowUpperDeck]

I'd rather not force the issue on blueline changes this offseason, it doesn't seem like there is an easy path to an upgrade with the limited cap space available. Would rather just take our lumps with Suter for another year (hopefully in a lesser role) and see if any improvement in Harley and maybe Lundquist's game can raise the blueline's level up a notch. I expect a very similar D core next year.

Probably so. We do have to remember that they finished 3rd in GAA last year. It's not like they are massively broken, but it needs to be a bit better. Given the cap, it probably going to be a slow off season, but if Nil can dump Dobby and Guri to save salary, I have hope he may be able to find a way to offload Mush, Faksa, and maybe Suter (kick him upstairs) I know they respect Suter, but in the end feelings probably aren't going to be spared if it means the Stars window is reduced.

 

[MilesNewton]

Didn't Benn do about the same thing he did to mark stone 2 years ago to Larkin?
I could be wrong on that but i think it ended his season.

 

[M88K]

#2

Didn't Benn do about the same thing he did to mark stone 2 years ago to Larkin?
I could be wrong on that but i think it ended his season.

It was off a faceoff and it was the back of the neck

 

[Henderson33]

Heiskanen-XXX
Lindell-Lundkvist
Harley-XXX
#7: Suter/Hakanpaa (Get rid of one of them, preferably Suter but it's likely he is paired with Miro once again FFS)

 

[MBTendy]

I find it amusing how fans are blaming Benn for this game 6 loss, and that they truly believe Dallas would have been better off not playing Jamie.

 

[roryjones]

I find it amusing how fans are blaming Benn for this game 6 loss, and that they truly believe Dallas would have been better off not playing Jamie.

Game 6 was not all on Benn. I was on all of them. Dallas would have been better if none of them played. That was an embarrassment. Not sure I could name one positive thing.

That being said Jamie is going nowhere. No need to trade him. He has 2 years left.

 

[MBTendy]

Game 6 was not all on Benn. I was on all of them. Dallas would have been better if none of them played. That was an embarrassment. Not sure I could name one positive thing.

That being said Jamie is going nowhere. No need to trade him. He has 2 years left.

Straight up ridiculous for sure. Some fans can be a little too passionate.

Benn is definitely not going anywhere and is most likely going to re-sign after his 2 years is up i’d imagine. Doesn’t sound like he wants to wear another jersey aside from a Stars one.

It’ll probably go down similar to how it went down with LA and Dustin Brown. They’ll turn the C over to another player and let Benn stay an A to finish off his career on a much lower AAV.

 

[LT]

Straight up ridiculous for sure. Some fans can be a little too passionate.

Benn is definitely not going anywhere and is most likely going to re-sign after his 2 years is up i’d imagine. Doesn’t sound like he wants to wear another jersey aside from a Stars one.

It’ll probably go down similar to how it went down with LA and Dustin Brown. They’ll turn the C over to another player and let Benn stay an A to finish off his career on a much lower AAV.

Will he turn it over to FuTuRe DaLlAs StArS cApTaIn Ty DeLlAnDrEa???

 

[redbeardtx]

Will he turn it over to FuTuRe DaLlAs StArS cApTaIn Ty DeLlAnDrEa???

You mean Brendan Morrow v2.0?