I just realized Dallas has been less than mid with Rantanen. They needed a Dman not a forward. I think they needed a guy like Jake Walman.
I'm glad we stole him
I'm glad we stole him
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Yes we are indeed! But this move was strictly about getting McDavid re-signed. The rest is all trickle-down and secondary.
If they're that scared of McDavid leaving then he's already gone. I understand it's important to keep him happy but doing that at the expense of the team is stupid.
when you get a new player, things don't always click right away, if ever, look at Arvidsson and J Skinner. Dallas has Miro Heiskanen coming back, probably a top 5 D in the league, they and their D, will be fine. I like Walman, and I'm glad the Oilers traded for him. But if I had the choice between Walman or Heiskanen, there is no comparison.
I'd love it, but don't see it happening.
Panthers have like 77m tied up next year, Samoskevich as the only notable RFA, then those guys. If the cap goes up to 95m, that's 18 million for basically those 3, backup G, and maybe a couple depth guys.
They could go 2 for Samoskevich, 5.5 for Bennett, 7 for Ekblad, 1 for a backup G, with a couple mill leftover for some extra bodies. Could those guys get more elsewhere? Probably, but Florida is a premier destination, and it's not like we can offer much more than that.
If he signs elsewhere, Sam Bennett is going to own one of the riskier long-term contracts in the NHL. Ekblad, too.
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This is what I said! I get Heiskanen is out but it’s basically him and Harley and some chaff.
They should have invested in defense. Their offense was fine.
That’s not the choice though. They have Heiskanen, Harley, and Lindell I guess although I’m not super impressed by him. The rest of their d is not good.
Before getting injured Heiskanen was producing at a 41-point pace, a significant dip from the 69-point pace his previous 2 seasons.
I have doubts he'll jump back right into being elite when he's healthy after missing half a year. Certainly won't be playing like a top-5 D.
Bennett's contract sounds like it's going get a bit silly. Listening to the PDOcast they were predicting it could go as high as $9m AAV on the open market. Someone's going to be making a big mistake.
