Speculation: Roster Building Thread : Part XVI (Playoffs or Retool?)

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Cancel the season. We needed all three pre-4 nations games to stay in the hunt. Why would you invest in the team that could not pull it together to beat the Crosby/Malkin-less Penguins. Is that same team going to beat the Panthers? Do we want the indignity of giving the Maple Leafs their 2nd playoff series win in the last 20 years? I'm not sure how money puck calculates playoff odds but before this game, NYR were at 48.2% and the Penguins were at 1.7% and after the game, the Penguins have more points than us in the standings (2 games in hand). I think someone else did the math. We need to go like 20-7 in our last stretch of games. Bracing myself for an epic fail TDL.
 
Time to trade Smith, play Kaliyev. Why wait? Send the message to the team that it’s unacceptable. The next time it happens trade another veteran. Call up a young player
No brainer. Won't happen tho. LIndgren/Smith should be gone.
Panarin/93/Ck too but unfortunately they are "big" names and Dolan won't have that especially during the season.
 
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At this point, I'd almost rather buy at the deadline, just to ensure we give up the 1st this year rather than next. We're not finishing low enough to get a difference maker without a lottery win.
 
Drury misread the room or he was just trying to save his job and butchered it even more. Not sure why JTM wanted to come here. It's been crystal clear that this team was/is dead. Trade everyone and give the team over to Chytil. He was our only true heart and soul player.
 
For sale:used defenseman,warrior,tough,will bleed for you...absolute heart and soul guy...Price-2nd round pick or best offer. For Sale:Quality veteran forward, experience in the playoffs,prone to bad turnovers and worse offensive zone penalties,does produce for what he's paid, pending free agent...Price:2nd or best offer
 
Call up Berard and Othmann, sit Brodz and Vesey. Stop F'ing around, team looks slower than molasses and we need fresh legs. I feel like this coach is trying to kill this team, how can you put Brodz as a 3c and have Mika on line one, it's donkey behavior. Mika, Kreider and Smith had all year to do something, it's not happening. This first line with Miller on it will rev up Laf and Othmann, Berard will push the pace on line 2, the 3 goonies can play shut down on line 3.

Othmann Miller Laf
Panarin Trochek Berard
Kreider Mika Smith
4th line
 
At this point, I'd almost rather buy at the deadline, just to ensure we give up the 1st this year rather than next. We're not finishing low enough to get a difference maker without a lottery win.
Part of me wonders (hopes) there is a Rangers option clause in there. Like if their player is gone at exactly #13, can they give the pick to VAN to save their 2026 pick?
 
Call up Berard and Othmann, sit Brodz and Vesey. Stop F'ing around, team looks slower than molasses and we need fresh legs. I feel like this coach is trying to kill this team, how can you put Brodz as a 3c and have Mika on line one, it's donkey behavior. Mika, Kreider and Smith had all year to do something, it's not happening. This first line with Miller on it will rev up Laf and Othmann, Berard will push the pace on line 2, the 3 goonies can play shut down on line 3.

Othmann Miller Laf
Panarin Trochek Berard
Kreider Mika Smith
4th line
Laf Miller Othmann...the no defense line..love it
 
I really hate that Cuylle and Laffy are getting 13-14 min a night with no substantial special teams time while the team is a bubble team at a wildcard spot this year.
Both should be concreted in the top 6 next year. And put Laf on the f***in 1PP already
 
I really hate that Cuylle and Laffy are getting 13-14 min a night with no substantial special teams time while the team is a bubble team at a wildcard spot this year.
Both should be concreted in the top 6 next year. And put Laf on the f***in 1PP already
Cuylle and Laf have not produced. What have they done to earn more minutes?

- Lavi
 

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