GDT: Trade Deadline 2017

[scrubadam]

To put it in perspective, in the last calendar month the following fowards have scored:

Radulov
Pacioretty
Shaw
Galchenyuk

That's it! Only 4 forwards have scored goals in all of February!
The 4th line is not expected to shoulder the load offensively. Asking 1 goal/game is way too much (that's why the team had their insane 15 game streak to start the year) and it's not realistic to expect that kind of production from guys like King, Ott, Mitchell, etc...

They need help scoring. Real scoring, top 6 scoring. That's the only way this team will go anywhere.

In all honesty, do you feel 100% confident that King and Ott will provide more offense than Flynn and Mitchell?

edit: by the way, don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of Flynn and Mitchell. But at the end of the day the team's real problems are elsewhere.

Having the best 4th line in hockey is pointless if you only have 4 forwards that contribute offensively over a month-long stretch.

so what scorers were traded so far? Vanek? Been there done that already and he is older now then when he failed here the first time.

Boyle/Hansen/Iginla? These guys are just as much grinders and 3rd liners.

 

[Markov4Captain]

This franchise has been plagued with a passive mentality for years and when we do make bold moves it's **** bs like the Subban trade or McDonagh trade. It's a shame for the fans.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Vrabta for a 1st+ is coming.

 

[CH25]

This board is an enigma. Bergy passes on Vanek and people are pissed. If Bergy went after Vanek, people would have mocked him for that too. There's no pleasing some of you

You really expect this board to have a uniform opinion?

 

[BLONG7]

This board is an enigma. Bergy passes on Vanek and people are pissed. If Bergy went after Vanek, people would have mocked him for that too. There's no pleasing some of you

Slippery slope...but it's no secret, our top 6 is need of help...

 

[S Bah]

RNH, Duchene, Kane, Landeskog????, E.Kane LW, with the two Gally's, sounds really good!!!...

 

[Slippy13]

Man you guys are on crack. There is nothing on the market, noone available and essentially zero movement in players that we "should" be going after and you are asking for Bergy's head? I know it's frustrating not to improve the team's scoring but have some common sense guys.

 

[CupInSIX]

TSN so bored they're talking about 2018 Team Canada. Shea and Carey on the team, naturally.

 

[HomaridII]

Vrbata taken off practice

 

[BLONG7]

Vrabta for a 1st+ is coming.

Not for a rental...maybe two seconds???

 

[FireBurningBin]

This board is an enigma. Bergy passes on Vanek and people are pissed. If Bergy went after Vanek, people would have mocked him for that too. There's no pleasing some of you

Except a lot of people wanted Vanek beforehand. Maybe the board is more diverse than you think?

 

[TheAntiPrice]

LoL we couldn't even land Vrbata.

Unable to land a single offensive forward on the heels of a month where only four of your forwards scored and your team didn't win a single game in regulation for the first time since 1940.

If that doesn't show you how misguided and disconnected from the needs of the team this GM is, you're blind.

 

[CupInSIX]

Vrabta for a 1st+ is coming.

That would be an awful trade since Vanek went for a conditional 3rd. He's not that much worse than Vrbata.

 

[Belial]

I see the excuses and spin has already begun

Of course you are defending him.

Trades are hard !

I don't need to defend him or invent excuses, just look what was moved around the league! How many top line centers?

 

[go_habs_go]

Vrbata taken off practice

Reports saying, that Vrbata is ON THE ICE for practice

 

[didimentionlarseller]

Man you guys are on crack. There is nothing on the market, noone available and essentially zero movement in players that we "should" be going after and you are asking for Bergy's head? I know it's frustrating not to improve the team's scoring but have some common sense guys.

year 5 going onto year 6 now lols

 

[HomaridII]

Reports saying, that Vrbata is ON THE ICE for practice

@Real_ESPNLeBrun 4m4 minutes ago

Pierre LeBrun Retweeted Sarah McLellan
The drama !Pierre LeBrun added,
@azc_mclellan
Winger Radim Vrbata has just taken to the ice for #Coyotes practice.

 

[OnTheRun]

I don't need to defend him or invent excuses, just look what was moved around the league! How many top line centers?

Yeah no need to invent excuses when you wield the power of the fallacy. Well played.

 

[SnapVirus]

I believe it will be :

Vrbata for Sherbak


There no other UFA left, except Doan. Lol.

 

[Tim Raines]

Reports saying, that Vrbata is ON THE ICE for practice

Exactly. HF and Twitter users need reading comprehension skills. He is at practice as usual. Nothing going down.

 

[Agalloch]

I hope we don't give a 1st for Vrbata. I wouldn't even give a 2nd !

 

[Lebowski]

I believe it will be :

Vrbata for Sherbak

I hope not... That'd be incredibly short sighted.

 

[VladTheLimpWhaler]

You really expect this board to have a uniform opinion?

It does have a uniform opinion - hate Bergy. The only thing non-uniform about the opinions here are the various made-up rationalizations for why Bergy sucks. No matter what he does, half the posters are pissed off, often for contradictory reasons.

 

[Milhouse40]

 

[antoniojr]

@Real_ESPNLeBrun 4m4 minutes ago

Pierre LeBrun Retweeted Sarah McLellan
The drama !Pierre LeBrun added,
@azc_mclellan
Winger Radim Vrbata has just taken to the ice for #Coyotes practice.

not "taken off the ice"..