The 2024-2025 Roster Thread

[toddkaz]

why do I get the feeling Adams wont do anything at the deadline, wont get fired and punt to the draft complain no one wants to trade with him.

And the roster is nearly set for next year.

 

[SundherDome]

why do I get the feeling Adams wont do anything at the deadline, wont get fired and punt to the draft complain no one wants to trade with him.

And the roster is nearly set for next year.

We need to figure out what Adams contract is. It is either ending this year or next year (would make sense with Lindy signing a two year deal).

 

[Fjordy]

why do I get the feeling Adams wont do anything at the deadline, wont get fired and punt to the draft complain no one wants to trade with him.

And the roster is nearly set for next year.

If no one wants to trade with him, then he's obviously the problem. So the sooner he's fired, the better.

We need to figure out what Adams contract is. It is either ending this year or next year (would make sense with Lindy signing a two year deal).

I'm actually surprised that it's just not known what kind of contract the GM has. Adams signed extension in September 2022 for several years, but what does that mean? It's not two years, or it would be up by now, three or four years? Adams shouldn't be on the team next season if they want to have any hope of getting anything.

 

[Irie]

I just watched Sens vs. Devils game. I just don't understand how hard it is to build a defense like those teams, balanced, two lefties and two righties in the top 4. Why do we constantly have to suffer, with four lefties in the top 4, three PMDs, which to me look like a luxury and a more valuable asset in a trade. Adams just let RDs go one after another this summer and three more in November-December. There is something to be disappointed about here.

I can say about the attack the same thing, when you throw kids into playing with each other for all these years, when other teams first add good vets and play kids with them so that they develop properly, and not like us.

I think you are too worried about handedness on D. It does not really matter if guys are right or left handed shots, just that they play well on a side and that the coaching staff utilizes them on that side.

Remember the defensive juggernaut that was the Stanley cup champion New Jersey devils?
Scott Stevens -LHD
Scott Niedermayer -LHD
Bruce Driver -LHD
Ken Daneyko -LHD
Shawn Chambers -LHD
Tommy Albelin -LHD

An outstanding D core, who had all LHD, but just had several guys that played very well on their offhand side.

It isn't that this team necessarily needs to balance the handedness of the D core so much as the coaching staff needs to get a clue and properly evaluate who plays well on what side, which they don't seem to be capable of doing from the looks of things.

If I am coach, I would be looking at the D core and thinking guys that are comfortable playing the rightside - Dahlin, Clifton, Samuelsson, Jokiharju. I don't see any reason why Byram should be playing on the right side, and that is more a coaching issue than a personnel issue imo.

As for the veteran mentor thing, yeah, I totally agree and have been saying the same thing since Risto was the teams #1 D.

 

[Fjordy]

I think you are too worried about handedness on D. It does not really matter if guys are right or left handed shots, just that they play well on a side and that the coaching staff utilizes them on that side.

Remember the defensive juggernaut that was the Stanley cup champion New Jersey devils?
Scott Stevens -LHD
Scott Niedermayer -LHD
Bruce Driver -LHD
Ken Daneyko -LHD
Shawn Chambers -LHD
Tommy Albelin -LHD

An outstanding D core, who had all LHD, but just had several guys that played very well on their offhand side.

It isn't that this team necessarily needs to balance the handedness of the D core so much as the coaching staff needs to get a clue and properly evaluate who plays well on what side, which they don't seem to be capable of doing from the looks of things.

If I am coach, I would be looking at the D core and thinking guys that are comfortable playing the rightside - Dahlin, Clifton, Samuelsson, Jokiharju. I don't see any reason why Byram should be playing on the right side, and that is more a coaching issue than a personnel issue imo.

As for the veteran mentor thing, yeah, I totally agree and have been saying the same thing since Risto was the teams #1 D.

It's rare, but I think it's important and other teams probably do too. You can say it doesn't matter, but no team in the league has four left-handed defensemen in their top 4, I checked. So it might matter. Ruff even said that he needs right-handed players in the top 4, he doesn't like it when players play on the wrong side.

Of course, if Dahlin is really comfortable playing on the RD, it makes sense, but it doesn't affect my perception of our shitty defense. I would then prefer to see a hypothetical Gavrikov or a similar player in a pair with Dahlin 10 times out of 10 than Byram. And I would prefer the similar player to pair with Power. We lack quality and experienced defensemen who know how to play defense, know how to play PK and have already played in defensive systems and generally know what defense is.

There is no point in spending 8 million on two PMDs and another 11 million on Dahlin. It's better to balance the defense with the right players. I have this opinion.