Or Zadarov for just cap space
I don’t think Chychrun or Theodore would cost that much though with only 1 year left
How much will Matt Roy want?
He’s been great
No to both….
Zads reportedly looking for close to 6 mill per.
He’s a career 3rd pairing D coming off strong playoff. Someone is going to be sorry they sign him to that type of deal.
Chychrun is very overrated. He has a nice cap hit, he can shoot the puck very well, but everything else he does is average and below.
Doesn’t take the body, isn’t a stingy defender, not particularly outstanding with his hockey sense…
His sole claim to fam is being a good player on bad teams.
I think his best year Was the shortened season, and if that year taught us anything, it’s that Zibby is not a 60 plus goal guy…..add in the injury history and cost (1st +) to get him, and that’s a huge no from me.
Theodore would be a very good add, but why a vet team in win now mode would trade him is beyond me. There’s a list of others I’d lose before theos 5.3 hit.
But stranger things have happened.
Next year as a template
Kreider-Zibby-???
Panarin-Tro-Laf
Cuylle-Chytil-?? ( Kakko/Berard)
(vet UFA-Edstrom-vesey
Ex rempe
Call ups brod/othmann/etc
Lindgren/trade-Fox
Miller-Schneider
Jones-Lindgren/trouba
The above line up is likely our template in training cap…..assuming as Drury moves is Goodrow for sure and Kakko as a maybe… what the return will be? I have no clue and Gus prices himself out of NY.
Signing Stephenson and shifting chytil to wing is a solid move cost/term withstanding.. I’m a huge fan of versatility, having Zibby/tro/stephs up the gut with chytil that can play c to cover injury and vice versa is huge..
Whatever they trade Goodrow for, the return won’t factor into help in the line up most likely. A 1 to 1.5 deal for a 4th vet is a certainty in that instance.
The main question is Kakko. If they do trade him, is it for a player or draft capital coming back???
Berard is/should be a full timer by camp. Edstrom as well. These guys are going to need spots/time.
Don’t really like any UFA D besides Roy and he plays RD.
Love Guhle- Would cost a lot if available. But he’s a kid I’d pay for
Sanheim - intriguing.. 28 years old. Big, can skate, add offense and play solid D.
Rumors are he’ll be on the black at the draft with Philly in full rebuild mode.
Theodore- not likely he moves, but def monitor the situation.
UFAs Skjei/Pesce are going to get paid, don’t want.
Maybe a guy like Weegar becomes available outta left field somehow…
There’s not a ton of really good options, and the prices are likely going to cost more than what most want to pay….
Trouba could certainly be moved this offseason, but they might keep him here for 1 more season as well with cap going up….. there’s about 3-4 important decisions Drury and FO have to make this offseason…
Signing Lindgren to 3 or 4 years seems like a forgone conclusion at this point whether ppl like it or not. No clue what Jones ceiling can be either.
His 1st call up, to me he looked too much like nils Lundkvist. You saw talent, but he was overmatched physically and there were holes in his game defensively which isn’t a good combo.
At the end of the year, it was night and day…. He had poise, the offensive flare, look capable physically and his defensive player was much better.
I have no clue how good he can be if he hits his ceiling.
I’m also much calmer now about our 3rd pair D because of the play of jones
Mancinni in Hartford, and fortesque in college.
I’d wager the big ticket player they go after 1st will be a FWD…..
Like you, I’d be all over Stephenson if his contract demands aren’t outrageous.
I think that would make the most sense.
Trouba with 2 more years, and Lindgren a rfa, they aren’t going to feel the pressure to upgrade D right away imo.
If they choose wing Instead of C, sharengovich would be an interesting target as a UFA. He’s going to get paid as well.
Zetterlund would be my top Wing trade target. A guy that is mainly a Wing, can play center in a pinch if needed, right age, right contract, style of play, garbage team etc
He’d be like adding our version of lehkonen when col traded for him.
