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I wouldnt call it yet - tons of first rounders find success on other teams. There is clearly admirable things in Pulju games that I think in the right situation can be used effectively on the right team.
Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | Kane to Return Soon, What Does Holland Do to Get Cap Compliant?
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I wouldnt call it yet - tons of first rounders find success on other teams. There is clearly admirable things in Pulju games that I think in the right situation can be used effectively on the right team.
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Looks like Evander will be playing today
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Hopefully. If he got scratched for any other reason, his value may have taken a hit. Though Seravalli seems to have heard there is legitimate interest in the player and that they won’t have to pay to get rid of him, so who knows?
So would I. But you already have those two. I'm talking about immediately replacing a contributing roster player. What I'm saying is that I'll take Zadina over any of the options we currently possess at the additional ~$1m versus the guy you're suggesting we bring in at league minimum. If it's not Shore, or someone currently on the farm, it's going to cost you more assets to acquire.
Kostin was a similar type of gamble targeting an underperforming player with high pedigree 'who was good four years ago'. So was Janmark. Any examples of the failures where we actually took any sort of risk trying to unearth some value from a mismanaged player? Especially ones that played a key role in our failure as an organization?
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You’d be immediately replacing him with an injured player with 0 points on the season.
If you think that’s a good way to spend $1.85M, I don’t know what to say.
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So this is happening and sure is interesting.
I don't what the deal looks like, but I'll take a stab.
To Phi: Puljujarvi, Kulak, Shore, Neimo and 2023 1st
To Edm: Provorov and McEwen (50% retention on McEwen)
I don't what the deal looks like, but I'll take a stab.
To Phi: Puljujarvi, Kulak, Shore, Neimo and 2023 1st
To Edm: Provorov and McEwen (50% retention on McEwen)
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I get what you’re saying but having Zadina at 1.825 doesn’t prevent them from doing what you’re proposing. They could still sign several guys under 1M and bury them if they wanted. Likewise they could bury Zadina and he’d only count 500k or so towards the cap. Still not ideal but possibly worth the gamble of having a young player find his game.
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Holy shit, imagine JP playing for Torts?
*For the record, I don't see Jesse being dealt. As I said in his thread, he's being sat because he's having a tough, tough season. Now that Kane is back, he will be pressboxed.
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The main issue with this team right now is a handful of guys trying to find their game while making way more than they should.
Gambling on another that’s also signed for two more years makes no sense.
I could care less about how many points he has this season. He's played the majority of it in Detroit's bottom six. If he was productive, he'd be expensive and probably unavailable.
The general logic behind a reclamation project is targeting a player with pedigree suggesting that they possess some level of skill. $1.85m is easy to bury, it's easy to move in future trades and I don't think that we currently possess eight wingers that would be ahead of him. Especially if Yamamoto is going to be out long-term.
I like extending the lifespan of our assets. Jesse is still one of them.
As for the health, if he's hurt he can stay on the IR. But from what I've read, he's pretty close to returning.
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Jimmi McJenkins
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Honestly I think torts will like him because he takes great care of his defensive game, he's just brutal offensively this yearHoly shit, imagine JP playing for Torts?
*For the record, I don't see Jesse being dealt. As I said in his thread, he's being sat because he's having a tough, tough season. Now that Kane is back, he will be pressboxed.
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I guess one never knows. JP might flourish under a hardass like Torts too.
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If you flipped Kulak in the deal as well (which actually makes alot of sense) and then moved Foegele or Ryan, it would work
Gets more direction maybe or torts see him better for what he is.
Think Gaudreau and Sutter
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Any player signed at the price point you’re talking about is going to be a gamble.
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We've got five solid top9 wingers right now(six if you include Yamo). You don't need to gamble on an overpaid reclamation project to find a third line winger.
Especially since we've already got one in Foegele and our own guy worth betting on in Holloway.
Jimmi McJenkins
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Because they get picks, a cheap veteran defenseman and they're looking hard at Bedard
Me too man me too
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