Speculation: Roster Building Thread: Part XIV (To trade or not to trade is the question)

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TDA is an actual puck moving defenseman that's so bad at defense it's not worth it. but honestly, for a league minimum deal you could do a lot worse...
 
IMO we're approaching the discussion from the wrong direction. The team needs a top-pair D to play with Fox. It could be a good fit middle-pair D, fine. But if we're talking depth defenseman - that's putting lipstick on a pig.


If he's not in tyurma by now - why not...

I'm not arguing the fact that the team needs a top-pairing guy but if bodies move out, I'd rather have a competent NHL d-man playing that someone like Mackey or Robertson, especially if it costs nothing
 
This is a bad comparison for so many reasons but I’ll start here:

Jimmy Vesey had 40 points in his freshman and sophomore year combined.

Perreault had 60 in his freshman year. After a year and a half he has 83, more than doubling Vesey’s output through 2 seasons.

Not even comparable.

He isn’t getting traded unless it’s for a legitimate star player with years left on his deal.
Time will tell....one of us will be right .
 
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Wahlstrom is so bad LOL

Shooter who can't shoot, rough luck.

Scouting report on Wahlstrom

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Vesey won the Hobey as a 22 year old lighting it up in a no-so-great conference. GP had more points in a better conference as an 18 year old freshman
GREAT....I hope he gets lots between now and the deadline ! It will make him even more attractive to the bidders and will get us a great Dman and or RW rental for the Cup run instead of waiting 5-6 yrs for a big contribution from him like what Laf and Kakko brought to us . since they were brought into the league .
 
Engvall 3 million
Wahlstrom 1 million
Waived
Nelson 5 million if traded
That’s 9 million that Lou could have in cap space in moving Brock Nelson.
Who would he bring in?

I give myself three off-the-wall speculations per season and all of you who do not have me on ignore get to suffer for it.
1st of the season:
Zibanejad to isles for Brock Nelson; adds on both sides.
Mika gets to stay in Manhattan and not uproot his family so maybe he waives(?)
One can dream.👼 @GoAwayPanarin
I don't think Engvall is being claimed, so it wouldn't be 3 million there. It would just be the bury limit.
 
GREAT....I hope he gets lots between now and the deadline ! It will make him even more attractive to the bidders and will get us a great Dman and or RW rental for the Cup run instead of waiting 5-6 yrs for a big contribution from him like what Laf and Kakko brought to us . since they were brought into the league .

What cup run? You're mortgaging our future for a cup run with a team in transition?
 
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Buchnevich wasn't good last year and he's been worse this year. Maybe not extending him was addition by subtraction.

He's a good player but not as good now as some people like to make him out to be. He's talented but never quite been a guy who could lead an offense on a good team. He needs to play with good players to be a good player. He doesn't make other players better which is something I think a Panarin can do. Though Panarin tends to fade in the postseason. Buchnevich in his limited number of playoff games though has not put up much production. I think he has 1 goal in 20 games.

I do think Pavel worked hard to make himself a better player and a much better defensive player. He won't lead a team but he could help a team in the right situation to win more as a complimentary player.
 
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