Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | Does Bowman Make His Mark on the Team Before Training Camp?
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Some say…
I’d rather we get an upgrade on Derek Ryan if it’s not going to cost us anything
We don’t need any. He’s not getting a big contract
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The difference being if things stay status quo right now we will be accruing cap space and have 4 million or so to play with at the deadline. At 50% retention that is absolutely enough for a top 4 d man.
Yeah and thats all good and everything. But the other team has to agree don't they? Top 4 RHD are valuable. Teams usually don't trade them away that easily
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Sadly I feel like our defensive upgrade comes in season, closer to the deadline. there will just be so many more options available.
Ekholm defers to Bouchard to break out. Stetcher is pretty good at it and so is Ty Emberson.
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Not true top 4 d are traded almost every year at the deadline. We just never have the cap space to make the trades for them. This year we should have the room and assets to do it. Remember Ekholm was a top 4 d traded at the deadline
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Well he outscored every other bottom pairing we have last season on a team that scored like 80 less goals.
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You definitely ask Johansen if he wants to come chase a Cup for 1 mil. We can make room. Ryan and Perry shouldn't be in the NHL as it is.
Don't blame Broberg one bit for taking 4.5 mil when we were offering 1.1. Nobody here should question that decision. What bothers me a bit is Holloway getting to game 7 of the SCF as a young player and opting to force the clubs hand by signing a sheet for 1 million more than what we were offering ISH, probably less.
Pretty sure management said f*** this guy and Podkolzin is just as likely to make an impact at the NHL level.
We were never signing Broberg at 4.5 as a team desperate to win a Cup this season and we f***ed him around constantly for years. Good for him for getting that contract. Holloway on the other hand was disgraceful.
Don't blame Broberg one bit for taking 4.5 mil when we were offering 1.1. Nobody here should question that decision. What bothers me a bit is Holloway getting to game 7 of the SCF as a young player and opting to force the clubs hand by signing a sheet for 1 million more than what we were offering ISH, probably less.
Pretty sure management said f*** this guy and Podkolzin is just as likely to make an impact at the NHL level.
We were never signing Broberg at 4.5 as a team desperate to win a Cup this season and we f***ed him around constantly for years. Good for him for getting that contract. Holloway on the other hand was disgraceful.
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After the disaster of a start last year you'd think they would learn not to handicap your team at the beginning of a season. Stetcher being a regular is worrisome now were slotting this guy on a pair with nurse in the top four? Unless Bowman comes out in a couple weeks with an add on defense this is beyond stupid planning
At this point we're not worried about potential. We're concerned with having someone who can play at a high level right now and not need further development. The cap room is a God send for a right hand dman.
Look at the caliber of dmen Florida added I've the course of the year.
Oel is worth way more than Broberg right now and that's what this team needs a solid dman right now.
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Yet those same players on the team last year were the best team in the league after that bad stretch. They didn’t get better because they added players.
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People were fine with pairing Nurse/Stetcher in the playoffs? Not sure what has changed now. Maybe because it actually happened?
To be fair we have no idea if that's how they start the season. Even if it is unlikely to make a sizeable trade right now.
Nailed it.
People were wanting Ceci fired into the sun during the season last year, leaving the team with Stetcher and VD to slot into the top 4.
Now all of a sudden that's unspeakable.
I’m very happy to have the terrible Ceci not in our defense core. I don’t think our defense is proven to be any worse today than it was two weeks ago.
People are acting as if Broberg was going to be a savior and that Ceci is unreplaceable are hilarious.
Yeah I’m ok with running Stetcher and Emberson out there. Shattenkirk might be a good option. Maybe they have other plans. No point in jumping out the window in August.
Last year we started off losing real bad. I don't see that with the new roster.
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Its mainly the 4C which sucks but Holloway doesn’t really fix that either. Maybe Jarventie/Savoie/Philp etc does though.
I feel like people are mad but we still have a hole at RD and a potential hole at 4C. Same as we did a week ago.
Its mainly the 4C which sucks but Holloway doesn’t really fix that either. Maybe Jarventie/Savoie/Philp etc does though.
I feel like people are mad but we still have a hole at RD and a potential hole at 4C. Same as we did a week ago.
Our top 6 is the best in the league. Our bottom six has a mix of a very good veteran in Rico, a couple elite PKers and a couple good forecheckers. It’s called the bottom six for a reason.
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Probably waiting for him to come back to the city so they can have a big press conference. Let them enjoy their summer lol
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