The 2024-2025 Roster Thread

[Mattilaus]

The players, coaches, and management appear to be of this mindset.

Now it's up for the fanbase to resist the pessimistic grouching they've become accustomed to. Hearing the Red Bull crowd sing their support while getting trounced got me angry about our quiet, overfed spectators again.

Be the change. Support the club.

Not really a fair comparison. There's a difference between a team playing their first game in a brand new arena against a team leagues above them and getting trounced and our team getting trounced by Columbus in November because we couldn't start on time again after 13 years of losing.

I agree with not being pessimistic to start the season, but the situations aren't comparable

 

[Matt Ress]

It's a new season. I won't be pessimistic until I'm forced to do so.

 

[Jimmybarndoor2]

It's a new season. I won't be pessimistic until I'm forced to do so.

Agreed. But at the same time, I don’t feel comfortable pumping out my chest and saying how great they are

Team has to prove some things first.

 

[TehDoak]

So, in thinking about this a bit, my two biggest needs are:

- A 2nd pair RD to play with one of Power/Byram
- A true top line forward.

a good complimentary RD could take our D from good to elite. A top 6 of:

Byram-Dahlin
Power-RD
Samuelsson-Clifton/Joki

Is an excellent setup, top to bottom.

I don't think its necessarily a bad D with Joki/Clifton in the top 4....I just think finding that good 2nd pair RD to stabilize whatever LD isn't playing with Dahlin would give us a ton of stability on defense.

A true top line forward is going to be very difficult, simply because most of them will have NMC/NTCs attached to them. But....when the opportunity comes, Adams has to parlay the prospect depth into a true top line forward.

 

[Djp]

With the new bottom six signing it appears the top prospects are getting shut out this year. I was hoping to see at least one of these in the opening day line-up.
Rosen, Kulich, Helenius, Ostlund, R. Johnson

You dony keep them on the roster if they are outside the regularly dressed 12_6/3 line up.

If the lines are

Peterka-tage-tuch
Benson-cozens-Quinn
Zuck-McLeod-Greenway
Malestyn-lafferty-brck
Krebs

Ostlund and helrniys need time to adjust to NA hockey.

RyJo is likely the first call up at D
The F call up us likely Rosen or Kulich depending on position.

Both Zucker and greenway are UFAs who could be traded opening up 3rd line spots

So, in thinking about this a bit, my two biggest needs are:

- A 2nd pair RD to play with one of Power/Byram
- A true top line forward.

Th er y fo not need a top F
They have a bunch of prosprct F thst are developing and thst us before we factor in the cap

They have a bunch of prosprct F coming up. Some could be ready when Clifton contrsct ends


Onr of the others can pksy 2RD.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

A true top line forward is going to be very difficult, simply because most of them will have NMC/NTCs attached to them. But....when the opportunity comes, Adams has to parlay the prospect depth into a true top line forward.

I'm guessing they think one of JJP or Quinn becomes that by the end of this season, and if not, they go big game hunting.

 

[K8fool]

Whoever divided these into these two groups for preseason really had the best idea I've seen for early hockey

 

[Dingo44]

 

[elchud]

I would do Kulich+2025 1st+Joker+Greenway for Coleman&Andersson right now, and would add 2026 1st if they half retained on Coleman

 

[Fjordy]

I would do Kulich+2025 1st+Joker+Greenway for Coleman&Andersson right now, and would add 2026 1st if they half retained on Coleman

I'm not sure why we need Andersson, especially at that cost. He's not a defensive player, his contract is up soon. Our four defenders will need time at PP and one of them is Dahlin, who will eat up time on the PP1. It doesn't make much sense to me.

I think this is the last chance for Jokiharju, if he can't be good and responsible in defense under Lindy, he will be written off and a top 4 RD will be found that will meet what is needed.

 

[elchud]

I'm not sure why we need Andersson, especially at that cost. He's not a defensive player, his contract is up soon. Our four defenders will need time at PP and one of them is Dahlin, who will eat up time on the PP1. It doesn't make much sense to me.

I think this is the last chance for Jokiharju, if he can't be good and responsible in defense under Lindy, he will be written off and a top 4 RD will be found that will meet what is needed.

Oh snap. I just looked at his charts for last season. Pretty awful. I retract the proposal lol.

 

[Team Cozens]

I would do Kulich+2025 1st+Joker+Greenway for Coleman&Andersson right now, and would add 2026 1st if they half retained on Coleman

Colton Parayko would be my target at the TD if the Blues are out of it. Big RHD and a Cup winner. Only a few years left on the contract at $6.5m.

 

[Diaspora]

Colton Parayko would be my target at the TD if the Blues are out of it. Big RHD and a Cup winner. Only a few years left on the contract at $6.5m.

If they're in the position to add at the deadline, I would think that they'd only want to add a rental on an expiring contract. For next season, I'd rather see Novikov in the lineup than Parayko -- for the cap implications alone.