Roster Building XXIV: Our Hearts Go Pitter Pattersson

[dogbazinho]

So many players I wouldn't mind from the Rangers. Would have liked Kakko though.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

So many players I wouldn't mind from the Rangers. Would have liked Kakko though.

I'm sure the Canes wanted him, but the Rangers were never going to trade Kakko inside the division.

 

[Joe McGrath]

My preference is to bring in another top center vs another winger. But we saw how much an elite winger elevated Aho's game with Guentzel's arrival.



Also thoughts on this statement?

This is what I’ve been saying for a while now, but the trajectory is different this year (hot start this followed by 2 month lull). We will see if this version cranks it up to 11 in February and Match like previous teams but I doubt it. 104-106 points is my guess.

 

[User13452]

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

To me, I think a Miller trade makes the most sense for Carolina in the offseason, when the team can swallow the $8M cap hit outright without trading anyone off of the current roster. If a deal is fair right now, however, there's no reason to not pull the trigger now, of course. We will see.

 

[Unsustainable]

Devils and Rangers require retention, we don't

 

[Borsig]

NO way I want to pay a 30+ miller that salary for 5 more years. What is the fascination with 30+ guys with huge hits other teams want to unload.

 

[User13452]

Devils and Rangers require retention, we don't

Out of the 3 canes make the most sense for many reasons. Devils don’t really need a 2c they have Hughes, hischer. Rangers won’t wanna trade their first round pick with heavy protections on it this year they may not even make playoffs. Canes can take the full cap hit and have been chasing a 2c since Trocheck left.

 

[Borsig]

FFS miller is like 32 this spring why are we talking about this? Guentzel didnt do it for us and neither will miller.

 

[User13452]

FFS miller is like 32 this spring why are we talking about this? Guentzel didnt do it for us and neither will miller.

Who do you suggest they go after then to solve the 2c issue

 

[Borsig]

Who do you suggest they go after then to solve the 2c issue

Not someone who will cost 8M or whaetver until they are like 37

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Not someone who will cost 8M or whaetver until they are like 37

If there are any positions to take these sorts of contract gambles, it's at top-6 center and at top-pairing RHD. Those are the rarest commodities in hockey. Still, you only do it if the asset value is there.

 

[robbieberns]

Not someone who will cost 8M or whaetver until they are like 37

Who is the young, legitimate 2C signed long term that’s available? Teams don’t hang banners for maintaining a roster with contracts that are perfect on paper. 24 year old Kotkaniemi is putting up the kind of production you would expect from a future washed up Miller btw.

 

[Brock Anton]

Not someone who will cost 8M or whaetver until they are like 37

That's how you end up giving Jesperi Kotkaniemi $40 million.