LionsHeart
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Gotta do something in the Press Box.He's probably a poster here.
Gotta do something in the Press Box.He's probably a poster here.
Then how come Carolina and Tampa also got rid of him and healthy scratched him for 19/20 playoff games?
No organizations think this guy is a good player. But I’m sure the fans who saw him play 3 games and him having meaningless ok numbers in that sample are right. He’s secretly a top four dman yet none of the league know it.
CDH responded to the quote on X
de Haan is not your typical NHL "we gave 110%" NHL personality as evident from his interview when he arrived. He's more along the Paul Maurice lines.
Unless he was hazed or something he's frustrated and is fighting for his NHL career to continue.
This isn't much of a story.
Also it's coming from Mollie. She's become a podscaster/influencer/sensationalist this season and much less of a reporter. She needs to keep those clicks and retweets coming. She was good but is closer to Amanda Borges than Jane McManus this season.
i dunno, maybe they had a better defense corps than we do (not exactly a high mark to achieve)
he had a 60% XGF in the games he did play, he deserved to get another shot. i can confidently say he looked much better than Soucy, either way.
Sign him back. This is the kind of player I want in the locker room.
We could be the damn 80s Oilers and if the team traded an unprotected 1st there would be posters doomsday spewing every other day about the pickThank the GM for that.
I can confidently say you should not be seriously using xGF based off 3 games and 44 minutes of play.
Watching Soucy suck, Miller suck, Schneider suck and knowing he is hurtLOL the teams 8th defenseman is now calling out everyone. Was he promised playing time that never came? Is he pissed that Robertson was called up to get some games? I'm actually legitimately curious to know what his gripe is.
you have the right idea which is LD/2C are priority.I'm the eternal optimist - I think with just a few moves we could be back in the hunt next season. Obviously awful vibes this year. Will ditching Kreider and Lav fix that? In order of importance (in my opinion):
1) New coach, duh. For the love of god deploy a defense that suits the personnel. I don't know what that is. But it's definitely not what we saw this year.
2) Acquire 2C with 1C potential (Rossi, Wright, Batherson, Pinto, McTavish, etc.. easier said than done of course).
3) Find. Fox. A. Damn. Partner. Hopefully it's Fortescue in 26/27. But need someone immediately.
4) Let the kids play. Nice blend of youth and vets - no reason we cannot bounce back next year.
Kreider + Miller + picks/prospects for Rossi (he's been in trade rumors for years .. obviously that quieted and he had a hell of a year, but worth visiting. Kaprizov payday looming. Blow them away with an offer.
Gavrikov big FA signing.
Start Gabe in AHL. See how things go .. flexibility to move Panarin at deadline and stock the cupboard. Fill in around the edges.
Not crazy about the D, but hopefully a coaching change yields surprising (positive) results. And think it's ambitious to expect a bunch of guys to be shown the door
Cuylle - Miller - Zibs
Panarin - Rossi - Othmann
Berard - Trocheck - Laf
Edstrom - Carrick - Rempe/Brodz
Gavrikov Fox
Soucy Borgen
Vak Schneider
Igor
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can you? you're the one using "other teams and GM's" as the basis of your argument. at least mine is backed up with something objective.
oh man you're serious?Maybe the actual cancer is Calvin de Haan. How come Carolina/Tampa/Colorado all got rid of him in three straight years? How come none of his previous teams wanted to re-sign him when he has been getting league minimum deals? How come he has been a permanently healthy scratch in the playoffs for Carolina/Tampa? How come he didn't play 60 games in a season for any of those teams in the last 3 years?