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West is insane meanwhile one of TB, FLA, or Caps are guaranteed in the Finals lol. McDavid is never winning a Cup.
I'm seeing news where Carolina would lock rantanen up for a 8 year contract before the trade to Dallas. I'm glad we are sliding out of the convo finally. I would not nessessary want him here. Skips the backchecking and defence way too often for him to fit in our system and the parts we would have to give away could seriously destroy the locker room.Dallas apparently is willing for a pure rental. I bet they sign him though
What is our offer? Lundell +?Stankoven and what.. they need to give way more to beat our offer.![]()
What is our offer? Lundell +?
Dundon is known as cheap.
I have faith that Bill Zito will not do something insane like trade Mackie Samoskevich or Anton Lundell for a rental of this guy who is currently experiencing a career implosion in Carolina.
Rhino and Mikko are about the same level, but no one in their right mind would (or at least should) pay Mikko $13m+/year over paying Rhino $8.625/year.Wow
I think Rantanen is a very good player, but 13M annually? Some even suggesting it's north of 14M/y ?
That's absurd. I honestly wouldn't take him 1:1 for Sam Reinhart, all things being equal. I think this is gonna be a Huberdeau 2.0 situation.
I have faith that Bill Zito will not do something insane like trade Mackie Samoskevich or Anton Lundell for a rental of this guy who is currently experiencing a career implosion in Carolina.
If you dangle shinny keys in front of me, I want them.I really don’t understand how our fans really wanted Rantanen…
It’s so ridiculous, and there wasn’t ever a fit !
I don’t really view the 2022 deadline moves as a mistake at all.He has learned from the Giroux/Chiarot trade-deadline !
Seth Jones wouldn't have been here without the terms left on his contract.
Bill won't make those mistakes again, going after guys he knew he wouldn't be able to keep unless it's for a discount. That's just not how it works. But he knows now...
Don't worry.
I think Mikko still feels lost and blindsided tbh as he never expected to leave CO. At this point I think he wants to (1) see all the options out there, and (2) get every Penny he possibly can (which hasn’t changed).I think rantanen knows where he wants to sign
I don’t really view the 2022 deadline moves as a mistake at all.
It’s easy to let recent success/recency bias creep in. You’ve got to put yourselves back in the shoes of a franchise that hadn’t won a playoff series in 26 years. This was not a winning team, with a losing culture, and one of the most depressed/suppressed fan bases in all of sports.
I’d argue those 2022 playoffs were an absolutely vital stepping stone for the franchise to learn how to start winning and have success when it mattered. It also showed the org what and who it needed to take the next step. There’s a lot to be said about experience and “having been there before” and the value that brings.
With all that said, yea Chiarot sucked lol.
An experienced Zito traded what he did for Jones, and he that only come here or Dallas and Dallas wasn't interested in Jones. MT apparently only wanted to come here, he sent a fair deal the other way. He pays a fair price even when Florida is the only possible destination.I agree.
But still think an experienced Zito wouldn't have given up Tippett AND a first for a rental Giroux that would only waive here.
Also, an experienced Zito wouldn't have given an unprotected first for Chiarot.
There was room to make those two deals happen without giving up this much IMO.
I think it's his biggest mistake... But won't do it anymore.
An experienced Zito traded what he did for Jones, and he that only come here or Dallas and Dallas wasn't interested in Jones. MT apparently only wanted to come here, he sent a fair deal the other way. He pays a fair price even when Florida is the only possible destination.
But I agree that he might have changed his opinion about high end rentals.