Speculation: Roster Building Thread I (2021 Offseason) - And so it begins...

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Nobody really wants to, but if this team is dead set on trading for Eichel you need to give them at least one blue chip prospect and nobody wants to deal KK or Laf. And we have fox so that kind of makes Nils a tiny bit expendable.

Id imagine Nils will be popular in trade talks.

Its Schneider or Nils, who are you more comfortable moving?
 
Id imagine Nils will be popular in trade talks.

Its Schneider or Nils, who are you more comfortable moving?

Schneider brings a part of the game the team needs going forward, he's very close to untouchable for me. Nils will almost certainly be the better player however.
 
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I have a question. Why is everyone trading Nils? Last season he was ADA’s replacement now he’s being offered in every proposal. Is it the emergence of other D prospects?
I suspect it is the emergence of Dolan.

Like Cthulhu, he has awoken from his long slumber, emerged from the abyss and now we are left watching in sheer horror, wavering on the edge of insanity.
 
I agree, he doesn't shy away from contact. I just don't know if he is hard to play against.

Crosby is hard play against
Malkin is hard to play against, albeit past his prime
Marchand is really hard to play against.
Bergeron is really hard to play against
Ryan OReilly is really hard to play against
Both Tkachuk brothers are hard to play against
Mark Sheifele is hard to play against
Blake Wheeler is hard to play against


That is a tough list to compete with or join.
 
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I think it’s totally backwards IMO that — WE — are talking about trading for Buffalo’s 1st line center. Haven’t we learned anything? The cap is flat for two more years. Two more. 10m lazy center who had like 2 goals last season, never made the POs.

We should be talking to them about them taking our top line center, and aim to build a team the right way instead.
 
I think it’s totally backwards IMO that — WE — are talking about trading for Buffalo’s 1st line center. Haven’t we learned anything? The cap is flat for two more years. Two more. 10m lazy center who had like 2 goals last season, never made the POs.

We should be talking to them about them taking our top line center, and aim to build a team the right way instead.

In case you missed last week, the “building” is over.
 
I think it’s totally backwards IMO that — WE — are talking about trading for Buffalo’s 1st line center. Haven’t we learned anything? The cap is flat for two more years. Two more. 10m lazy center who had like 2 goals last season, never made the POs.

We should be talking to them about them taking our top line center, and aim to build a team the right way instead.

I don't think Eichel is lazy, he's also quite young and extremely talented and at least you know the price when you're getting him and not thinking about what you have to sign him too later

That said, the neck thing and surgery issue is a huge red flag to stay away unless Buffalo is forced to trade him for peanuts
 
KAM is soft. He showed no fight and walked away from our goal crease when our goalies were getting abused.. Trade him sell high or we will be stuck with defensive version of CK!!
 
Id imagine Nils will be popular in trade talks.

Its Schneider or Nils, who are you more comfortable moving?
Nils. This team has Fox, Miller and Jones already. We need what Schneider brings right now a lot more than we need what Nils brings.


DISCLAIMER: I am a huge Nils fan and am not advocating for trading him.
 
Just say "No" to Simple Jack.

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We need speed and quickness at center, and size and grit on the wing.

For example, let Buffalo swing Eichel and Reinhardt for assets, then take their call on Zibanejad. Would CBJ give up Boone Jenner, their 1st and a prospect for Eichel? Sounds fair. Buffalo will get a later 1st and a prospect for Reinhardt.

Send Ziba to Buffalo for a bounty. They can’t bottom up completely. Ziba would be great for them,. Say something like Jenner, Mittlestad and the later 1st. We gain cap space, size on the wing and speed and quickness at center ice.

Move Laf to center. Get a young tough guy like Boko Imama.

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Kreider-Mittlestad-Kakko
Kravy-Chytil-Buch
Howden-Strome-Imama

Much rather see the above team than some Harlem Globetrotter set-up around Panarin and Eichel.
 
In case you missed last week, the “building” is over.

I give the team I listed above a better chance of winning anything that if we went out and got a high priced big name star.

Eichel reminds me so much of Yashin. Trading KAM for Eichel would be a real Yashin for Chara type of move.
 
Anyone that wants to trade Lundkvist, team needs notwithstanding, over Miller hasn't been paying attention to what he has been able to accomplish over the course of the past two years.

He's the best defenseman not in the NHL at this time and it's not even close.
 
Im not getting the feeling this team is moving on from Zibanejad after they played him steady while dealing with covid. If they aren't, then Eichel isnt happening.
 
KAM is soft. He showed no fight and walked away from our goal crease when our goalies were getting abused.. Trade him sell high or we will be stuck with defensive version of CK!!

KAM just turned 21 in January, his body will mature. Trading him now makes no sense whatsoever.
 
I have a question. Why is everyone trading Nils? Last season he was ADA’s replacement now he’s being offered in every proposal. Is it the emergence of other D prospects?

yea no I keep Fox , Trouba , Lundkvist and see how that goes . Lindgren , Miller , LD pick up

so Jones is trade bait but it has to be a big deal
Hajek sure
Rueananen likely blocked so he’s available

put Robertson and Schneider on the AHL
 
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