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Speculation: Roster Building/Rumor Thread XIX

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Martin Jones is absolutely awful. I hope that has zero legs to it.

Please check in on Hank’s medicals.

There are also a lot other options I would choose before signing Martin f***ing Jones
 
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Interesting note in Brooks' piece that Georgiev has low key asked for a trade.

I like the idea of Ritchie and LOVE the idea of a line of Ritchie--Barron--Goodrow.

I just don't see how the pieces fit together. Assuming Strome is moved, we have 7 players who would expect to play on the top two lines: Bread, Laf, Krav, Kreider, Zib, Chytil, and Kakko. We also have Rooney, Goodrow, Blais, Barron, Gauthier, and possibly Richards who would be expected to be in the bottom 6. Say we have a 4th line of Blais--Rooney--Gauthier, and a 3rd line with Goodrow, Barron, and one more player. Richards as the spare F. We could still possibly add a center (new center on the 3rd line or push Chytil to line 3 and play new C on 2nd line). That bumps Barron down to line 4 and probably Gaut to the bench.

We would have something like:

Laf--Zib--Kakko
Bread--Chytil--Krav
Kreider--New guy--Goodrow
Blais--Rooney--Barron (hey, if they get over played and trotted out every other shift, they can be the "BRB Line" haha)

I just don't see how we could add another winger without moving Kreider. Like, say we add Ritchie. He'd be on the 3rd line. Is Kreider going to the 4th? Is Barron going to Hartford? I just don't see how it works (unless maybe Laf is the "New Guy" at C).
 
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smoneil said:
Interesting note in Brooks' piece that Georgiev has low key asked for a trade.

I like the idea of Ritchie and LOVE the idea of a line of Ritchie--Barron--Goodrow.

I just don't see how the pieces fit together. Assuming Strome is moved, we have 7 players who would expect to play on the top two lines: Bread, Laf, Krav, Kreider, Zib, Chytil, and Kakko. We also have Rooney, Goodrow, Blais, Barron, Gauthier, and possibly Richards who would be expected to be in the bottom 6. Say we have a 4th line of Blais--Rooney--Gauthier, and a 3rd line with Goodrow, Barron, and one more player. Richards as the spare F. We could still possibly add a center (new center on the 3rd line or push Chytil to line 3 and play new C on 2nd line). That bumps Barron down to line 4 and probably Gaut to the bench.

We would have something like:

Laf--Zib--Kakko
Bread--Chytil--Krav
Kreider--New guy--Goodrow
Blais--Rooney--Barron (hey, if they get over played and trotted out every other shift, they can be the "BRB Line" haha)

I just don't see how we could add another winger without moving Kreider. Like, say we add Ritchie. He'd be on the 3rd line. Is Kreider going to the 4th? Is Barron going to Hartford? I just don't see how it works (unless maybe Laf is the "New Guy" at C).
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I was looking at this earlier and have to agree. I don't see how adding Ritchie works given the wing committments they already have. I guess they COULD deal Kakko/Krav in an Eichel deal, but then it gets really tough to manage Eichel's cap hit and whatever you assume Ritchie gets. Seems very unlikely. Something like...Strome, Krav, Jones, 1st for Eichel. Then sign Ritchie for ~$3M I guess could fit all the pieces together.

Strome out Danault in makes sense.
 
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I’d be fine to bring in Ritchie to compete for a 4th line spot. I would *not* be fine to bring him in at the cost Larry mentions to do so, however.

Also, just reading the whole thing, did he lose count of how many players, and specifically forwards, we already have on the roster?!? Barring a trade/trades that send(s) a bunch of guys out the door, and presuming the Nemeth contract is a done deal, we have exactly two needs: upgrade at center, if the deal is there to be had, and sign maybe one more guy to compete for 4th line time.
 
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Kovalev27 said:
christ Larry Martin Jones?
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Eh, if he comes super cheap. It's a backup goalkeeper. Both Georgiev and Kincaid had some really rough stretches last season (I'm a bit surprised that Geo is choosing this moment to do the whole "I want you to send me where I'll be a starter" schtick, as he didn't really have a great year).
 
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I’d be fine to bring in Ritchie to compete for a 4th line spot. I would *not* be fine to bring him in at the cost Larry mentions to do so, however.

Also, just reading the whole thing, did he lose count of how many players, and specifically forwards, we already have on the roster?!? Barring a trade/trades that send(s) a bunch of guys out the door, and presuming the Nemeth contract is a done deal, we have exactly two needs: upgrade at center, if the deal is there to be fine, and sign maybe one more guy to compete for 4th line time.
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yep center is really the only thing left is there’s something there.
 
From some people I know in Montreal it sounds like there is an expectation that Vegas is going after danault
 
Member when Lindros was traded to the flyers for like every draft pick in philly history and it won colorado 2 cups while Lindros had 0? I member
 
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