Speculation: Roster Building/Rumor Thread XIX

[Shesterkybomb]

This years draft was the biggest crap shoot ever, a lot of players never even played this year so there are gonna be a lot of pleasantly surprised gms and a lot of disappointment ones.

 

[NYSPORTS]

How sure how you gathered that from “mnwild are backing out”

Responding to the post. I never said who was in or out. Idk

 

[mas0764]

I think LA and Anaheim are still in on Eichel whether or not it’s publicly out there

I will say with LA's stable of centers they can put together a very appealing center-heavy package while still keeping Byfield. So that's a threat -- if LA still wants him.

 

[NYSPORTS]

Too early to tell but Bedard/Michkov at the top of 2023 could be the best 1-2 punch we have seen in a long time

Again, it’s the depth not the top picks

 

[NYSPORTS]

Pre cap - 100 percent agree

khabibulin, tkachuk, shanahan, hull we missed out on.

cap and current situation - we won’t do it - it’s such an unintelligent move.

yes, health and precap i’m in on Eichel and in a few months they would contact Barkov’s agent to get him next offseason lol

 

[Tob]

Just sign French Stepan at 12:01PM and call it a day Chris.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Are we having a GDT for free agency? The discussion is in this thread and the "around the league" one.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Too early to tell but Bedard/Michkov at the top of 2023 could be the best 1-2 punch we have seen in a long time

Crosby Ovechkin in one draft

 

[Thirty One]

Just sign French Stepan at 12:01PM and call it a day Chris.

You are a traitor to the Pacific Time Zone.

 

[Hitch16]

yes, health and precap i’m in on Eichel and in a few months they would contact Barkov’s agent to get him next offseason lol

Barkov - now we’re talking!

 

[rangers1314]

 

[NYSPORTS]

If we didn't have Fox I'd have a harder time with it because i do think Lundkvist is better than Schneider on the pp by a lot but as far as building a playoff team Schneider fits the puzzle better here because he can play as a shut down, against bigger players and against heavy forechecking teams something I'm not sure Lundkvist is equipped to do and yet Schneider still does all the things Lundkvist does but maybe at a lesser level, and he'd still take a spot on pp2 behind Fox which is where Lundkvist would end up too.)

+1

that’s how i see it.

 

[Tob]

You are a traitor to the Pacific Time Zone.

you've cornered the market on sarcasm, I had to expand my skews.

 

[EdJovanovski]

In the Buchnevich trade we lost one of the highest IQ players in the league and a fellow Russian who would help our young Russians, it was a weird trade for cap space since he went & signed a significantly inferior player in Goodrow for longer term & Buch only returned a 4th liner in Blais, I wonder what they're opening the cap space for? I think we're doing this to land a big fish from the KHL, Nikita Filatov. He's in a major contract holdout in the KHL that has the hockey world at a stand still, some say he's been waiting for NYR to clear up the cap room to pursue him. I'd offer at 4M AAV for 4 seasons. He brings the same hockey IQ Buchnevich had, but a lot more high end skill such as his unique skating strides & rocket of a shot. He possesses rare ability in zone entries, when he carries puck through neutral zone he has successfully entered 89% of time in NHL, which is highest of ANY player to play 50+ games. His puck control is magnificent and he is a meticulous craftsman who makes detail oriented plays that most people don't understand. He has the knowledge to guide Kakko's development and he is the type of player who would excel with him as they both have similar instincts, some say Kakko & Filatov are cut from the same cloth so to speak. Filatov got a hat trick in his first game so I think Kakko could learn a thing or two as he has struggled to adapt to the NHL, Filatov will instill more confidence in him which he doesn't have as you can see by the picture when the prospects went to MSG and Kakko stood so far away from them awkwardly

Filatov has a lot charisma and charm and could help teach Kakko how to pose in pics and look more cool, also he has been a bit of disappointment for a 6th overall pick but Zibanejad was picked 6th overall and has had opposite trajectory where he was late bloomer, I think could rub off on Filatov and he could reach his peak and when he's at his peak he is a force.

Nikita Filatov was underutilized in his NHL stint but underlying metrics were indicative of future success. First 3 NHL seasons:
CF%
55.2% (+3.5 rel)
49.7% (+0.6 rel)
53.1% (+3.6 rel)

He was smeared as not doing rebounds but 26% of his shots came from slot as you see on his heat map which is significantly higher than NHL average. He is a grinder player as well but people didn't think so because he had too much high end skill and he skated with ease, making it look effortless.

 

[Thirty One]

Think this is one of those situations where the NHL picks one out of the scrum and goes after one team for tampering.

 

[LORDE]

Nothing will beat Wade Redden. We all knew that was bad from the moment he signed the deal.

(posts gif of Drury, "Hold my beer")

 

[Tob]

In the Buchnevich trade we lost one of the highest IQ players in the league and a fellow Russian who would help our young Russians, it was a weird trade for cap space since he went & signed a significantly inferior player in Goodrow for longer term & Buch only returned a 4th liner in Blais, I wonder what they're opening the cap space for? I think we're doing this to land a big fish from the KHL, Nikita Filatov. He's in a major contract holdout in the KHL that has the hockey world at a stand still, some say he's been waiting for NYR to clear up the cap room to pursue him. I'd offer at 4M AAV for 4 seasons. He brings the same hockey IQ Buchnevich had, but a lot more high end skill such as his unique skating strides & rocket of a shot. He possesses rare ability in zone entries, when he carries puck through neutral zone he has successfully entered 89% of time in NHL, which is highest of ANY player to play 50+ games. His puck control is magnificent and he is a meticulous craftsman who makes detail oriented plays that most people don't understand. He has the knowledge to guide Kakko's development and he is the type of player who would excel with him as they both have similar instincts, some say Kakko & Filatov are cut from the same cloth so to speak. Filatov got a hat trick in his first game so I think Kakko could learn a thing or two as he has struggled to adapt to the NHL, Filatov will instill more confidence in him which he doesn't have as you can see by the picture when the prospects went to MSG and Kakko stood so far away from them awkwardly

Filatov has a lot charisma and charm and could help teach Kakko how to pose in pics and look more cool, also he has been a bit of disappointment for a 6th overall pick but Zibanejad was picked 6th overall and has had opposite trajectory where he was late bloomer, I think could rub off on Filatov and he could reach his peak and when he's at his peak he is a force.

Nikita Filatov was underutilized in his NHL stint but underlying metrics were indicative of future success. First 3 NHL seasons:
CF%
55.2% (+3.5 rel)
49.7% (+0.6 rel)
53.1% (+3.6 rel)

He was smeared as not doing rebounds but 26% of his shots came from slot as you see on his heat map which is significantly higher than NHL average. He is a grinder player as well but people didn't think so because he had too much high end skill and he skated with ease, making it look effortless.

gonna need to make sure Filatov is a real person before I think about this.

 

[Hitch16]

Good less cap space

 

[egelband]

Mr. Drury, no need to spend all the money today. Can leave some ‘dry powder’ for later. A real good player might fall through the cracks or become available unexpectedly. This isn’t Shop Til You Drop.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

If Danault is signed, Strome is a goner no?

Because youll have Zib, Strome, Danault, Rooney down the middle

But youll have Panarin, Laf, Kakko, Kravstov, Kreider, Goodrow, Chytil, Blais, Barron on the wings. Thats one too many. Cant have Chytil or Goodrow on the 4th:

Laf Zib Kravstov
Panarin Strome Kakko
Kreider Danault Goodrow
Barron Chytil Blais

You didnt sign Goodrow to play 4th line minutes. Somethings gotta give

 

[mas0764]

Didn't free agency start on a Saturday in past years?

I feel like I was home on a weekend when they signed Shattenkirk, and traveling on a weekend when they signed Panarin.

 

[Avery16]

I wonder how many teams kicked tires, if I'm deangelo i would have went to Toronto, there's a gaping spot on their pp.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

If Danault is signed, Strome is a goner no?

Because youll have Zib, Strome, Danault, Rooney down the middle

But youll have Panarin, Laf, Kakko, Kravstov, Kreider, Goodrow, Chytil, Blais, Barron on the wings. Thats one too many. Cant have Chytil or Goodrow on the 4th:

Laf Zib Kravstov
Panarin Strome Kakko
Kreider Danault Goodrow
Barron Chytil Blais

You didnt sign Goodrow to play 4th line minutes. Somethings gotta give

I thought Danault was expected to go to Vegas

 

[Tob]

Think this is one of those situations where the NHL picks one out of the scrum and goes after one team for tampering.

Maybe when details about Stan Bowman dressing up as IT and showing up at the co-plaintiff's therapy sessions comes to light, the league will do this to like, Kyle Dubas or something.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

If we are the only ones in for Eichel then Strome, Jones, Georgie, 1st and a sweetener tops. No Nils, no Schneider, no Chytil or Kratvsov, just walk away