cptjeff
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[dislike button]5 years ago Gardiner was ours...
[dislike button]5 years ago Gardiner was ours...
Don't be sad we had him, be happy he's gone![dislike button]
That whole offseason was a bust6 offseasons in and Gardiner is their worst player acquisition. That's pretty good.
(I'll give Kotkaniemi another year before arguing that he dethrones him).
6 offseasons in and Gardiner is their worst player acquisition. That's pretty good.
(I'll give Kotkaniemi another year before arguing that he dethrones him).
That whole offseason was a bust
And Gardiner was, in all honesty, an injury issue that was LTIRetired pretty quickly. Beyond that, they've never signed any UFA contract that they couldn't easily clean their hands off of if they didn't like the fit for whatever reason.
Honestly, not sure Gardiner (or even Patches, as thh mentioned as well) would have been available if not for the injury history. Probably would have extended in Toronto before FA.And Gardiner was, in all honesty, an injury issue that was LTIRetired pretty quickly. Beyond that, they've never signed any UFA contract that they couldn't easily clean their hands off of if they didn't like the fit for whatever reason.
Also, the under-26 nature of Kotkaniemi adds uncertainty to the outcome. A rebound this year would add more confidence to his projection. I still think he's ideally slotted as a defensive 3C with a splash of offense. When Staal hangs up his skates, we'll finally see what that looks like.
That whole offseason was a bust
That offseason will be remembered for the Marleau trade primarily. That’s turned into such a monumental home run that the strikeouts feel like nitpicking.
Brad MaloneWe go into this season with this eval
Who is the best player we can get to make the biggest impact to the roster?
yes and no. We missed out on cap space the next season as Gardiner wasnt on LTIR yet. in fact he played under 30 games his 2nd season. While the contract was short Dzingel's cap drag made things harder in the 2020 offseason to do anything. The faulk trade was a big flop.Especially because, like I previously stated, there were basically no repercussions from any of the strikeouts outside of a short-term lack of trade deadline space from LTIRetirement that cleared up in a reasonably short amount of time. In the long-term, no salary dump w/ sweetener trade or buyout was needed to wash their hands off of any of it.
I mean we weaponized our cap space to buy a 1st round pick. That was a move that was always going to end well for us (though, Jarvis was a particularly good ending). I will always vouch for doing that if you have the chance. Give this team 2 1st rounders in a given draft and I would feel good that we would come away with something good from it.That offseason will be remembered for the Marleau trade primarily. That’s turned into such a monumental home run that the strikeouts feel like nitpicking.
One day too late.
I'll always remember Malone and his time here for... uh... ending Faulk's season in practice?
Can't really fairly hold that against him, you want them to practice hard, but it's kinda hard to forget that.
Brad Malone
I think those pairings would be rocking the boat a bit... but I like it. Obviously don't LOVE Ghost on first pairing but if it can be like a Slavin - TDA type situation then I'm good with that. Agree that Burns jut needs to be sheltered a bit more.Slavin - Ghost
Slavin fills in the defensive gaps in Ghosts game
Orlov - Walker
High potential 2nd pairing
Chatty - Burns
Chatty speed covers Burns aging decline, reduces Burns TOI
PP1:
Orlov
PP2:
Ghost
PK1:
Slavin - Burns
PK2
Walker - Chatfield
If Burns struggle I think they might go Slavin - Walker and make that the shut down pair.I think those pairings would be rocking the boat a bit... but I like it. Obviously don't LOVE Ghost on first pairing but if it can be like a Slavin - TDA type situation then I'm good with that. Agree that Burns jut needs to be sheltered a bit more.
What are we thinking the forwards look like now and the rest of the PP and PK teams?