Chaos2k7
Believe!
I hope they do GG style and start calling the cabs, painful the non existent level of heart this team shows.
I disagree about Huby's game declining. Huby's game isn't built on speed or being overly physical. It's his hands that is the key to him being able to handle the puck in tight spaces where most players can't. And still find opening in the defense to pass it to or take the puck to. That's not going away.No one is going to like this, but the best way to retool is to trade Weegar and Huberdeau.
Weegar is 26, Huberdeau is 27. Their value is high right now and they will start their decline.
Basically, trade both of them for good players that are 21/22/23 that are earlier in their age curve:
Defensemen like: Vince Dunn, Victor Mete, Rasmus Andersson, Gavrikov
If I can trade Huberdeau, Heponiemi for Gaudreau, Rasmus Andersson and a future first i do that. (Lopsided trade, hope CGY is stupid)
If I can trade Weegar for a player like Nikolai Ehlers, Jordan Greenway, Luke Kunin, Players that are 22-24 that have some upside and can grow with Barkov.
I would not re-sign Hoffman. I'd resign Dadonov if its close to 5 million. Re-sign Haula if its around 3 million.
I hold on to Matheson. His value is at an all time low. Try to rehab his value so Seattle takes him in the expansion draft.
I offer sheet Cirelli.
Grudgingly, I keep Yandle. He is terrible to watch but if he is sheltered on the 3rd pairing and productive on the power play that enough. Even though he is overpaid.
I get rid of Vatrano, Sceviour, Boyle,
Not just the 5 games. A disappointing 3 years.It certainly would be a shame to blow up the core because of a disappointing 5-game series in August.
Yeah... more than happy to unload this gunk from the roster and let Ekblad do the tasks that he's paid to do. For an instance, no one in the Bolts' board is crying about that they need a dedicated sonk-man at the blue line even though Hedman is more than capable of doing that job already.
3? It's year 8 of Huberdeau/Barkov and they've won 3 playoff gamesNot just the 5 games. A disappointing 3 years.
Not just the 5 games. A disappointing 3 years.
It was the first year with a legit coach and a new franchise goalie. Shockingly things didn't magically get fixed day one, but it's the failure to get restarted for the summer playoffs that has people up in arms right now. We're getting a new GM now, so let's see what he and Q can do with what they have to work with.3? It's year 8 of Huberdeau/Barkov and they've won 3 playoff games
It was the first year with a legit coach and a new franchise goalie. Shockingly things didn't magically get fixed day one, but it's the failure to get restarted for the summer playoffs that has people up in arms right now. We're getting a new GM now, so let's see what he and Q can do with what they have to work with.
Huberdeau and Barkov have very cap friendly contracts, and with that awful contract Bob got it's not like the Panthers can leverage their value for money to trade for more talent. If anything they can be traded for younger players with more uncertainty, which doesn't sound like the kind of gamble people are looking for. It would seem more constructive to find ways to maximize the output of the current core and/or find someone who will take Bob's contract off our hands.
Starting to question that. Especially with that recent comment from a former NHL player. As another poster said, starting to think a baboon could have coached those Chicago teams to a Stanley Cup.