Is Necas what we need???
Just use whatever it’s gonna cost to acquire him and use it to pry Cirelli and Jeanotte from Tampa….about the same salaries and they’d make us a hella lot better
I'll look at it this way- scoring wingers who have defensive issues- Peterka, maybbbbeee Tuch? That's really it. Quinn is solid enough and will only grow (plsss stay healthy!). The rest of our top-9 has Benson and Greenway who are both good defensively. Our centers could become an issue, but if Adams adds a legit top-9 C + some wingers to grind on the 4th line, then the Necas addition wouldn't be as catastrophic as some are making it out to be. Also, I think we're all looking at Cozens to become that two-way beast we need him to become, so he's going to be counted on as one of our stronger defensive centers.
My issues are more his next contract + if he's not willing to play wing + and cost to acquire him, but he's under team control this season and still an RFA next season, so we have time to see how he gels and if he'd be part of the core or not. If the price is only a 1st round pick, then I'm fine with that.
I keep coming back to this LU:
Necas-Thompson-Tuch
That speed that Skinner had two years ago was severely missed. Necas is going to bring that again. High O Zone starts!
Greenway- Cozens- Quinn
I know some are against Greenway in the top-6, but
@joshjull reminded me yesterday that Grier and Drury were more of a 3rd line at ES, but Drury played everywhere so his total on ice time was the most of any forward. If the plan is to have Cozens become our two-way beast that Drury was, then maybe we can expect similar usage of Cozens. Minutes split between the 2nd and 3rd line at ES but special teams will push up their mins.
Peterka- XXX- Benson
Spread the wealth! Roll three lines that can all contribute on scoring sheet. The top line would really be the only one with defensive issues, and that's ok.
XXX- Krebs- XXX
These XXX's should come relatively cheap in trade/and or FA.
Power-Dahlin
Byram-Jensen
Sammy-Clifton
So, if they can actually obtain Necas for a 1st + a small add, then we can look to add a third line C. If we want a Cirelli type, we'd then need to use our wealth of high profiled prospects + maybe Krebs or Joki? Add a D man like Jensen, who would come relatively cheap, and fit in like a glove on our defense. A few 4th line wings to close out the activity for this summer. It can still be done, and we can still be a harder team to play against with a revamped 4th line + a third line C to go with Greenway and Benson as a shutdown line.
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