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Yeah, Edstrom I'm ready to just shove right in there.
I saw him once and I was like "where was this guy? This is exactly what we need."
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I saw him once and I was like "where was this guy? This is exactly what we need."
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Machinehead
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I wouldn't mind Zadorov but he really doesn't move the puck that well. We already have that in spades on the left side.
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Yup. If people want us to start playing more like Florida, Edstrom needs to be on the opening day roster in pen.
Too finesse heavy is an issue as well as 5 on 5 play. We need compete players that does what it takes to win. Say what you want but id take 5 Marchands over 5 Panarin. Marchand another small player but he goes to the dirty areas and knows what it takes to win. We need skilled gritty players no matter of their size.
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Zadorov is one of the best personalities in the league. And his game in the playoffs is awesome, as long as you get him to play man-on-man defence.
But someone is going to give him a big contract and regret it almost immediately. He's a third pairing defenceman. And some people are talking about him possibly getting even something around 6mil.
I'm just telling you, if someone is going to give Zadorov around 6mil a year that's basically Trouba 2.0
Machinehead
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I did a franchise mode in like, NHL 2k6 or whatever the f*** a long ass time ago.
I drafted this Latvian kid who was 6'8" in the 2nd round and he ended up being a pocket knife who could play C or W, was huge along the boards, a good defender, and chipped in clutch goals. He was a massive role player on a four-Cup dynasty.
I saw Edstrom play and I was like "OH MY GOD HE'S REAL!!!!"
I drafted this Latvian kid who was 6'8" in the 2nd round and he ended up being a pocket knife who could play C or W, was huge along the boards, a good defender, and chipped in clutch goals. He was a massive role player on a four-Cup dynasty.
I saw Edstrom play and I was like "OH MY GOD HE'S REAL!!!!"
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This was Radek Faksa for me in NHL20 during the pandemic. Will always have a soft spot for this random guy who turned into prime Kopitar in a video game franchise lol.
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I'm more concerned with Brooks mentioning on the podcast that he thinks Lindgren gets done early. We've seen the best of the player already. There is no growth coming.
Boyle is spot on with what this team needs to do. An Edstrom-Rempe combo for the 4th line can cause a lot of issues, even if it's not the final product for that line. The sheer size combined with good skating for bigger guys can provide that playoff shutdown type line.
When this team did go to the final, the 4th line played a crucial role being used in the d zone and getting the puck into the offensive zone so the top 3 lines can start there. We need a line that can do just that.
Boyle is spot on with what this team needs to do. An Edstrom-Rempe combo for the 4th line can cause a lot of issues, even if it's not the final product for that line. The sheer size combined with good skating for bigger guys can provide that playoff shutdown type line.
When this team did go to the final, the 4th line played a crucial role being used in the d zone and getting the puck into the offensive zone so the top 3 lines can start there. We need a line that can do just that.
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I was legit really sad when I heard Konstantin Koltsov died. He was a player for me on that same team.
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If Lindgren is staying I think Trouba is already gone in Drury's head.
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If Drury thinks Lindgren is so important, I'm not sure he's seeing the big picture that clearly. We need a huge upgrade for Fox & if Lindgren is here this org hasn't shown the willingness to break up the BFFs. More of the same doesn't get us past the ECFs.
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I have no problem with him staying if he takes a hometown discount and Trouba is gone and upgraded on.
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I could see them approaching it from the standpoint of "we could do one but not both."
They do that with effective PMD's all the time!
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I edited my post. I just don't see it. If he's here, he's playing with Fox...rinse, repeat. No thanks.
Lindgren's like Strome in my book. A great Ranger, exceeded expectations, but I don't want him back at any number even if his hometown discount was the vet minimum. Sometimes you need to know when it's time to cut bait.
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My preference would be to move on from Lindgren and Trouba. But that's a lot of locker room changes. Maybe Drury doesnt care about that but as it stands today I have a hard time believing we see that kind of turnover on D.
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The laughing face was for the bold & for "Go away Brady!" LOL
Perron is pretty washed.
I’d rather let someone win that spot in house than spend money there.
There is no hometown discount that makes him worth it.
You guys all realize that in order to take an actual discount, he would have to be non tendered and then sign at a reduced rate to what he made last year right? His QO is 3.6 and thats too much for a bottom pairing defender. Theres no amount of a discount that makes him worth it if he's playing in the top 4.
His agent will never allow him to do this and Lindgren for the sake of his financial future shouldn't do it. This will likely be the contract that is going to set him up for post retirement which is going to come sooner for him than it will for most other players.
I hope he gets his bag elsewhere. We've squeezed the best anyone is going to get out of him in this league already.
I’d rather let someone win that spot in house than spend money there.
There is no hometown discount that makes him worth it.
You guys all realize that in order to take an actual discount, he would have to be non tendered and then sign at a reduced rate to what he made last year right? His QO is 3.6 and thats too much for a bottom pairing defender. Theres no amount of a discount that makes him worth it if he's playing in the top 4.
His agent will never allow him to do this and Lindgren for the sake of his financial future shouldn't do it. This will likely be the contract that is going to set him up for post retirement which is going to come sooner for him than it will for most other players.
I hope he gets his bag elsewhere. We've squeezed the best anyone is going to get out of him in this league already.
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I agree and would trade him and let him be someone else's problem. But i will believe it when I see it.
Boris Zubov
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Then get used to end of season disappointment. Unlike most, I wasn't that angry when we lost, because I never had faith in this core to win it all. I saw this team as a 1st round exit coming into the season & they greatly exceeded my expectations. They sucked me in a bit after the Carolina series, but immediately reverted back to the team that was eliminated from the past 2 postseasons vs Florida. This is who they are & if Drury is going to be sentimental instead of moving out pieces that he can actually move for upgrades, we're going to be an entertaining regular season team that simply can't get over the hump. Happens all the time in sports...
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You should have a problem. he's worse than Trouba. and is married to our best D.
Machinehead
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They got married?
Not the choice I would have made if I were Fox, but Mazel Tov anyway.
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