I'd prefer Boqvist though. Barrie's not fast anymore and the pace of our D was pretty important on that run.I would not mind bringing in Barrie as a PTO.
I'd prefer Boqvist though. Barrie's not fast anymore and the pace of our D was pretty important on that run.I would not mind bringing in Barrie as a PTO.
I didn’t realise Corporate LTIR’s big signing so far was Ilya Samsonov.
I would not mind bringing in Barrie as a PTO.
I haven’t really chimed in on the Kane stuff because I don’t really care for all the rumours swirling out, most of which is baseless.
I do have concerns with Kane but I try and keep it mostly on the hockey side of things. My concerns are mostly due to where he fits on the roster and the accumulation of injuries. I don’t think he fits in the top 6. If hes happy in the bottom 6 then that’s great.
I will say though, he still had 20+ goals last. And also hes still a physical player when hes not scoring. People talk about Nurse, Descharnais etc being physical but those guys really don’t touch Kanes physical game. If we move on from him, we will probably be looking for another player like him. And honestly there aren’t many players like him.
But I mean if he doesn’t want to play in the bottom 6 or the team doesn’t want to deal with his off ice antics (if true), then thats one thing. But we probably aren’t going to know.
So I’ll just try and support him if hes on the team.
It’s shocking to me that Boqvist isn’t signed yet.I'd prefer Boqvist though. Barrie's not fast anymore and the pace of our D was pretty important on that run.
No nothing else. He’s not really connected. But it doesn’t sound like anyone knew he was available except us lolThat’s interesting. If Savoie was offered, it could mean that Mcleod was offered to the market and competing bids were considered. Did Gazzola say anything related to that?
Also, yes that would be awesome if we now address an upgrade on D. That would be the cherry on top of this already awesome off season.
I could see that. Hope we hear more details from JJ soon, and maybe input by Pracey on the trade.Ya the report was they talked about it at the draft so it feels like they probably asked about McLeod, and JJ figured coming off game 7 of the cup finals that they didn’t need to move him unless it was really worth their while, so he set a high price and Adams finally caved
That's interesting. I wonder how much Savoie would get if properly shopped. Not that I'd shop him at this point, local kid is gonna be a player for us for a long long time.No nothing else. He’s not really connected. But it doesn’t sound like anyone knew he was available except us lol
Should be as dumb as their Mantha get last year. I like what I'm seeing out of Vegas, finally some incompetence.I didn’t realise Corporate LTIR’s big signing so far was Ilya Samsonov.
I would Ave been happy with a second for McLeod as we desperately needed the cap space. A developing top ten pick is still a homerun however it turns out.The talk from some of the media guys when everyone was trying to make sense of the trade was that Savoie wasn't that highly valued by other GMs, might not have been that much interest as you'd might expect.
No idea why, size/injury/behind the scenes personality could all be factors. We won't know until we start getting a real look a the player.
I’m kind of surprised nobody is willing to take a chance on Kylington rebounding.
That’s fine - but the cap space you accrue to the deadline needs to go towards acquiring an actual top 4 defenseman. We can deprioritize offense IMOIt would almost all go to signing Holloway and Broberg and carrying a #13F and #7D.
This is a reasonable take, but I feel the need to be more proactive when I look into things deeper when it comes to the upcoming trade deadline D market.Last year regular season, under Knoblauch we were really the best team in NHL.
Now we enter in this season with much stronger and deeper forward group and only difference in defence in VD out, JB and TS in. Does it really threat our season success if we go like this to December or TDL.
I am sure it doesn't and we will win many more games than last season.
When opportunity comes and if it comes, we can upgrade 2RD or 4C if needed, don't need to do it now and force things just to please some fans who have no vision and trust.
Ekholm trade is example of things that are never available in off season.
Sounds like Adams valued McLeod a whole lot more than HF Oil ever did . Holland would have caved and gave them Holloway then said something stupid like “You can’t get oranges from an apple tree” or some dumb shit.It sounding more like Kevyn Adams caved to Edmonton’s asking price in the end. They were having discussions since the Draft about McLeod and Savoie
GMs need to be fleeced, that's why.Why is JJ working on defense? I was told that's a bad idea right now
This is adam boqvist we on about correct???It’s shocking to me that Boqvist isn’t signed yet.
He must either have a couple offers on the table or he’s waiting for a team to make cap space
He went to the jackets and fell off a cliff. But he went to the jackets so it could explain why he fell off a cliff.This is adam boqvist we on anout correct???
Did i miss something? He have a big injury he recovering from?
Was he not highly touted coming into the league? I mean what went wrong?
Sounds like Adams valued McLeod a whole lot more than HF Oil ever did . Holland would have caved and gave them Holloway then said something stupid like “You can’t get oranges from an apple tree” or some dumb shit.
I never really found his play to be that bad with CBJ to warrant him sitting in free agency for this long, unless he is waiting for a team to clear cap space for him... weird all around.He went to the jackets and fell off a cliff. But he went to the jackets so it could explain why he fell off a cliff.
Shut upWhy is JJ working on defense? I was told that's a bad idea right now
Not particularly familiar with the Podcast, but it's followed by Stauffer so I'm assuming this is legit.