These questions are meaningless because we don't know how they value our players. We may value them this way, and another GM may value them that way, and another GM may value them that way. We have different assets and almost any player should be available for such a trade. We simply have no information and this is fortune telling on coffee grounds.
Because that’s what he was in juniors and what he was projected to be in the NHL. He should have been developed to be a Jordan Staal type of center. Instead he was developed to be an Eric Staal type, which is a skill set he doesn’t possess.
Conversely other teams see the track record of players who leave this cesspool of an organization and go on to great heights so they will be far more willing to overlook flaws with the idea the idiot organization is the problem.
I'd be some something less than Larkin. I think Larkin is a Detroit lifer. He's untouchable.
Finding a top 4 defenseman is a lot easier than a top 6 center.
Andersson solves nothing for us. I really wish people would stop bringing him up.
Well, we need to solve all the problems if we want to count on something. Andersson has 6 teams in his M-NTC, maybe Buffalo is not there, although who knows. But Andersson has already mentioned that he hates Vancouver and Edmonton, maybe in his M-NTC all Canadian teams for example. Weegar on the other hand has full NTC on trades and I'm not sure that he is even available.
Well, not exactly. Andersson is a proven RD for the first pair, combine him with Dahlin and we will get a powerful first pair. Andersson is also insurance in case of injury to one of our PMDs, which can also be important.
Weegar isn't available and has a full NTC. Andersson is reportedly available and has a 6 team NTC.
Andersson would give us a top-4 that still has nobody that plays effective defense aside from Dahlin.
You're taking what I wrote too literally. Andersson is reportedly available for a package that wouldn't break most team's bank. He's a legitimate top 4 D. He's available. And not many folks are doing cheetah flips about him because top 4 D come available.
Buffalo isn't going to solve everything. Florida won a Cup with holes on their team. Adams needs to pick and choose what he's going to fix. Prioritize center and top 4 D, then decide where the roster can accept risk.
There is more evidence in support of Cozens not having the hockey acumen to be a defensive Center in the NHL than there is to suggest that Granato failed in his development lol. Granato is an easy target, but there is pretty strong evidence at this point that the roster he had, just like the one Ruff has is NOT GOOD. Cozens has all the physical tools, he seems to care, and he sounds coachable. But it seems like his current coach agrees that maybe he just doesn't have it yet...
Florida had a very solid roster and competitiveness, good coach. But they found a lot of players for next to nothing or cheap. Even if there were holes, they were minimal. We can get two top 4 RDs, a top 6 C, and some wingers for a top 9. I have no doubt about it, but get creative like Zito did for his team.
We also don't need three lefty PMDs. I agree we need a top 4 RD, but I'd say we need two top 4 RDs and trade one of Byram/Power.
But this guy is the interim GM, he's been interim for five years now, but he's still holding up, our GM's name is Terry.
Nah. Dahlin plays much much better on the right side than the left. So having 3 LHD in the top 4 really isn't an issue IMO.
Yeah I dont get this non-stop worry about the '3LD PMD' and the desire to move 1 of them when Dahlin is a better RD. I love the idea of Bo-Dahls continuing to age and grow together to form a dynamic duo...Just get OP that damn vet stay at home guy already. There's room for all 3, even if Bo gets a nice deal.
Maybe Bo and Ras can be a dynamic duo. Personally, I'd rather both Power and Dahlin have a more defensive oriented (veteran) partner.
He did and does have a 10 team no trade, according to every source I’ve seen.
www.tsn.ca
