Speculation: Roster Building Thread LI: Something happen, please...

[NernieBichols]

Believe me, I understand what you're talking about. But this year isn't much different than any other year, and the 50 limit hasn't really presented any problems before. And certainly nothing that isn't easily remedied.

But, again, it is what it is.

But this year they want to beef up hartford

I’m not arguing with you. Just talking through what probably goes into the decision proces

 

[Russian Collusion]

Thanks guys. I am partial to a Benny Tudinos slice in Hoboken.

 

[Avery16]

The previous thread title made me chuckle. The one dude in the modern HF era that we had that ever called things ahead of time was Dagoon, and everyone chased him off despite the fact he's one of the best dudes I know (behind the shtick). Love that guy.

Ricky FTW.

He'd claim someone was getting traded to about five different teams. When they were traded to one of them, he'd hound people for "insider credit". One of those people who needs the attention and makes people distrust "insider info".

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

You take 14 or 16 and if you’re guy is there, take him

Or you try to trade up a few spots with a 2nd round pick

 

[Tawnos]

I wonder if the hold up on Zuccarello is about anything more than the cap not being announced yet.

 

[Zibanejbread]

To be honest. I had a feeling 8 would be the number for trouba.

Yes, he wore 8 in WPG too.

 

[Machinehead]

Fair but I’d find it hard to believe we could do better than 16oa when Kreider has one full season left on his deal.

You're not wrong but we just got Trouba for Neal cornhusking Pionk. Impossible is nothing.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Is it possible to trade both Kreider and Buch in anticpation of signing Panarin?

Would be incredibly short sighted seeing as how he’s most likely to sign in Florida.

 

[NernieBichols]

Remember last draft. Everyone was saying why are they taking so many left handed D when they got 3 lefties in the trades (hajek, lindgren, rykov)

Well bc they were eyeing this summer to load up on RD it seems

 

[Machinehead]

I missed part of this, I thought this was still on like, scratch/AHL depth, my fault

Our 2nd best natural LHD is Marc Staal. We don't even make it to scratch.

 

[Tawnos]

Three would be nice. Minimum requirements to ice a lineup.

Skjei, Trouba, DeAngelo. Whatever you think of Staal, Smith and Shattenkirk, you’ve got 3 anyway.

 

[bobbop]

Different POV here...I’m expecting Trouba to come in at $8.5 X 7. Hard nosed agent, accelerating market.

Pay the man.

 

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

I wonder if the hold up on Zuccarello is about anything more than the cap not being announced yet.

That or one of the teams wants to do the switcheroo with the 2019 + 2020 Dallas first round picks. They've tweeted about him like three times this week. I think he stays there.

 

[Squarp]

How do we get the #4 from COL?

Trade them #2...

 

[NernieBichols]

The silence is deafening on Zucc. Feels unlikely.

More likely is that GM Jim nill doesn’t want to sign him and give gorton another 1st to work with right now. I bet he’s just holding gorton up on that.

Dallas isn’t letting zucc go. They would have to sign someone else and hope it works. Meanwhile the Dallas players took to Zucc right away. Dallas is signing him IMO

 

[Tawnos]

That or one of the teams wants to do the switcheroo with the 2019 + 2020 Dallas first round picks. They've tweeted about him like three times this week. I think he stays there.

On the other hand, they believe in how much being wanted means to Zucc. So they’re putting on a PR press.

They may be right too.

 

[bobbop]

Hearing from a source that the Blackhawks may pick Zegras at #3. They apparently “love, love, love” him.

Very tough decision.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Our 2nd best natural LHD is Marc Staal. We don't even make it to scratch.

True, could be Hajek as early as November though

 

[Tawnos]

Hearing from a source that the Blackhawks may pick Zegras at #3. They apparently “love, love, love” him.

Very tough decision.

If that’s their target, they’d be smart to move back a couple of spots.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Hearing from a source that the Blackhawks may pick Zegras at #3. They apparently “love, love, love” him.

Very tough decision.

I could see that, I heard a few weeks ago (wish I could remember where) that they really liked 6 players at that spot and none of them were Byram

 

[nyr2k2]

He'd claim someone was getting traded to about five different teams. When they were traded to one of them, he'd hound people for "insider credit". One of those people who needs the attention and makes people distrust "insider info".

Not an accurate description of him, but okay.

 

[eco's bones]

Gorton has a nasty habit of thinking he doesn't need NHL depth every summer followed by having to plug in an absolutely awful player mid-winter because he didn't think he'd need depth.

And it's definitely a Gorton thing because Sather always had everyone and their dog in camp, for better or worse.

Like I said, not getting steamed over it, but worth pointing out.

If teams want spare D they can pick them up as free agents on July 1. So why trade a draft pick for Claesson? There will be a lot of guys available and for cheap.

 

[NYR Viper]

More likely is that GM Jim nill doesn’t want to sign him and give gorton another 1st to work with right now. I bet he’s just holding gorton up on that.

Dallas isn’t letting zucc go. They would have to sign someone else and hope it works. Meanwhile the Dallas players took to Zucc right away. Dallas is signing him IMO

They may be waiting to see who is available at their 1st this year to see about trading this years pick to remove the condition on next years pick for signing Zuccarello. They may not know the answer to this until their pick is up

 

[Thirty One]

It's a thing in the NHL where they don't qualify lower tier arbitration-eligible players and then re-sign them in free agency. Caps did it with DSP. I want to say Pittsburgh did with Tyler Kennedy. Canucks with Yannick Weber. I don't think Claesson will be back, but I'm not going to rule it out completely.

 

[Machinehead]

Skjei, Trouba, DeAngelo. Whatever you think of Staal, Smith and Shattenkirk, you’ve got 3 anyway.

Not a lot going on on the left here