Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | Post Draft, Pre Free Agent Frenzy

[Paralyzer]

Yeah but again, if the plan is to open the vault and max these two out you have to provide them with the wingers to play with. Maybe just my fears coming into play.. at some point we'll lose both. We saw what happend to CGY when they let their guys go to UFA with no real plan and they didn't get a damn thing, which is a) horrific asset management and b) a very possible scenario if these guys don't like what they see in terms of roster construction.

I wouldn't normally be wringing hands about this but Draisaitl is hitting UFA status after this next season so.. just not sure what the idea is going forward.

If there wasn't a plan for keeping both players, then Jeff Jackson wouldn't be here, they wouldn't have hired a Sports Psychologist to help the team with the playoffs (albeit, was for Skinner, but he did help other players out), they wouldn't have built this winning culture for them. I cannot see them just leaving. They know their best chance to win a cup is here. If they didn't care, they wouldn't have done this.

 

[McFlyingV]

Might actually be possible to retain Henrique if you dump Ceci and are able to get Holloway and Broberg on cheap 1M deals. I'd personally be comfortable going into next season with this line up:

Nuge-McDavid-Hyman
Skinner-Drai-Arvidsson
Kane-Henrique-Holloway
Janmark-McLeod-Brown
Perry

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Broberg
Kulak-Stetcher

If Broberg doesn't take that next step or if Stetcher can't handle 3rd pair then you add to the D at the deadline. I'm salivating at that forward group.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Sounds like he didn't have any succession search in place for a GM.. that's a bit of poor planning, even if the team was in it right to the end.

He also said we would be quiet on Free agent day... You think he tells the media everything?

 

[Wreckus]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807948580189360495

 

[MessierII]

lol I was about to start googling for this lol so good

 

[TheNumber4]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807940591143002466

Just another day at the office for JJ. Almost seems bored by it all, needs a bigger challenge.

How he talks about Connor Carrick, the excitement in his voice, sounds like he was someone JJ wanted for awhile now.

 

[bellagiobob]

This was a good day of signings and I don't want to crap in anyone's cornflakes, but our most glaring need is still unaddressed our 2nd pair is going to continue to buckle under forecheck pressure and be inadequate at transitioning the puck to our improved forward group.

Like I'm a huge fan of upgrading Foegele to Arvidsson and Skinner is a lot of offensive pop at a very reasonable price, but nothing will impact this roster as much as getting that 2nd pair in order.

Still think that will be addressed at the trade deadline. More quality options then.

 

[McAsuno]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807948580189360495

COOK JJ COOK

 

[McFlyingV]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807948580189360495

I think they're going to find a way to sign Henrique. JJ hinted at finding Broberg more icetime and wanting to have Henrique back. Ceci out for Broberg on the 2nd pair. Stetcher/Brown alternating at 6D.

 

[Shizuka]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807948580189360495

Pretty clearly sounds like Henrique, given what Jackson said at the end of the media interview there in response to DNB' s question.

 

[McTonyBrar]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807948580189360495

I mean... are you joking? LOL AWESOME

 

[TheNumber4]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807948580189360495

NOT DONE AT FWD!?

COME TO ME HALL. COME TO ME.

 

[Shizuka]

This was a good day of signings and I don't want to crap in anyone's cornflakes, but our most glaring need is still unaddressed our 2nd pair is going to continue to buckle under forecheck pressure and be inadequate at transitioning the puck to our improved forward group.

Like I'm a huge fan of upgrading Foegele to Arvidsson and Skinner is a lot of offensive pop at a very reasonable price, but nothing will impact this roster as much as getting that 2nd pair in order.

I'd like to see Stecher get a fair shake stapled to Nurse in this regard.

 

[McFlyingV]

Still think that will be addressed at the trade deadline. More quality options then.

Agreed. Give Broberg 40 games to see if he can be that guy. He certainly was in the WCF and SCF. If not upgrade and bump him to the 3rd pairing at the deadline.

 

[FunkyChicken]

How he talks about Connor Carrick, the excitement in his voice, sounds like he was someone JJ wanted for awhile now.

Excited for saving money on jerseys. Hi Connor, we picked out #39 for you.

 

[McFlyingV]

I mean... are you joking? LOL AWESOME

JJ doing everything while other GMs said it was too hard. Guess it kind of helps when you're 1 goal away from winning the cup and have guys on the team actively recruiting their buddies to play here.

 

[TheNumber4]

Excited for saving money on jerseys. Hi Connor, we picked out #39 for you.

Lol. What a details guy this JJ is.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807948580189360495

Assuming no one really high end takes a big discount to sign, give me Henrique and Matt Martin. We could use a 4th line guy to step in and kick some ass when needed.

 

[Tarus]

Everyone wants to trade Ceci to free up cap space to sign henrique, but I wonder if maybe someone like Mcleod might be the guy that gets moved. He's got speed, but tends to be a liability on the defensive end and doesn't bring any of the grit and tenacity you want on the 3rd/4th lines. You could tell Knoblauch didn't want to play him much by the time the finals rolled around.

 

[Soundwave]

This was a good day of signings and I don't want to crap in anyone's cornflakes, but our most glaring need is still unaddressed our 2nd pair is going to continue to buckle under forecheck pressure and be inadequate at transitioning the puck to our improved forward group.

Like I'm a huge fan of upgrading Foegele to Arvidsson and Skinner is a lot of offensive pop at a very reasonable price, but nothing will impact this roster as much as getting that 2nd pair in order.

There's still a lot of time until the trade deadline, but reasonably speaking the D for all flak they get did choke the life out of Vancouver, Dallas, and even Florida's offense the longer those series went. Florida for example had 1.75 goals per game in the last 4 games of the Cup Final.

And you can consider Broberg a new addition basically who got a trial by fire by playing in the highest pressure situations you can play in.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Roslovic might be a good buy low candidate too.

 

[Shizuka]

If there wasn't a plan for keeping both players, then Jeff Jackson wouldn't be here, they wouldn't have hired a Sports Psychologist to help the team with the playoffs (albeit, was for Skinner, but he did help other players out), they wouldn't have built this winning culture for them. I cannot see them just leaving. They know their best chance to win a cup is here. If they didn't care, they wouldn't have done this.

We'll see I guess, Seravalli was ruminating it would take $40 million alone for Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard. Hefty contracts, with I'm assuming ~$15 million apiece for the two Fs and 10 for Bouchard or thereabouts (if he continues to produce 60+).

 

[Shathar]

From the start I said let the courts decide who is innocent or guilty. Then go from there.
The accused players fate shouldn't be decided by some social justice warriors from the sanctuary of their couch.

There are few people who would disagree with the spirit of what you keep saying bud.

But this situation is considerably different from that spirit. What is being decided in court is wether those involved are criminally responsible, not that the situation occurred (which we already know, DID occur).

And, regardless of what you or I or anyone thinks, no team--let alone the league--is going to touch those players for the foreseeable future.

You can call it justice. You can call it 'optics'. It doesn't matter what we call it. It just isn't going to happen. There is no point arguing about it. You know it isn't going to happen as well as anyone else here.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Everyone wants to trade Ceci to free up cap space to sign henrique, but I wonder if maybe someone like Mcleod might be the guy that gets moved. He's got speed, but tends to be a liability on the defensive end and doesn't bring any of the grit and tenacity you want on the 3rd/4th lines. You could tell Knoblauch didn't want to play him much by the time the finals rolled around.

IMO we need an upgrade on Ceci so he needs to go to facilitate that. McLeod can go too.

 

[oil Leaks]

Everyone wants to trade Ceci to free up cap space to sign henrique, but I wonder if maybe someone like Mcleod might be the guy that gets moved. He's got speed, but tends to be a liability on the defensive end and doesn't bring any of the grit and tenacity you want on the 3rd/4th lines. You could tell Knoblauch didn't want to play him much by the time the finals rolled around.

Both can go