Trades & Free Agency Thread: Off-season Edition

[DougGilmour93]

In what world is Nylander the better player? He doesn’t show up every game. He can go a week stretch being invisible.

Marner, on top of his obvious offensive abilities, is also defensively responsible, can play the PK.

Now, having said that…I’m all for dealing Marner if we were able to max out his market value. Heck I’d even deal Nylander instead if that was possible.

 

[Dekes For Days]

In what world is Nylander the better player?

It's pretty obvious that he's not.

Look at Florida, lots of very good players, like I said many hands make for light work……..

If Florida loses Barkov and Tkachuk, they lose. Heck, if they just lose Bobrovsky, they lose.

 

[TMLAM34]

Nylander is more skillful IMO, Marner is definitely the better overall player.

 

[ToneDog]

Will be interesting to see which Willie we get this year and for how many games. The Willie that played the first 39 games last year was a pure beast.

 

[ACC1224]

In what world is Nylander the better player? He doesn’t show up every game. He can go a week stretch being invisible.

Marner, on top of his obvious offensive abilities, is also defensively responsible, can play the PK.

Now, having said that…I’m all for dealing Marner if we were able to max out his market value. Heck I’d even deal Nylander instead if that was possible.

He may have some better attributes but overall not many would take him as the better player.

 

[LeafChief]

There is so much crying on this forum. Some of you need to get a grip.

 

[conFABulator]

This team has too many weapons to be a "two-line, one PP" team that can be shit down in the playoffs.

Making Willy a C allows us to have much better depth and balance. Three scoring lines and two strong PP units should be the objective.

 

[ACC1224]

This team has too many weapons to be a "two-line, one PP" team that can be shit down in the playoffs.

Making Willy a C allows us to have much better depth and balance. Three scoring lines and two strong PP units should be the objective.

I've always been a stack one PP guy, give your best players the full 2 minutes.
They need to stop being so stagnant and predictable though, that was their great flaw come playoff time.
It was so frustrating to watch.

 

[Fogelhund]

Yes, and the problem for this year it that it's virtually Impossible to move on from those two until next summer.

Except that’s not a problem for management. They made the decision to keep them. Clearly Bérubé wants his crack at them.

 

[conFABulator]

I've always been a stack one PP guy, give your best players the full 2 minutes.
They need to stop being so stagnant and predictable though, that was their great flaw come playoff time.
It was so frustrating to watch.

I have been a stack PP1 guy too. I have seen our stacked unit fail too many times in the playoffs and am open to new ideas now.

Perhaps if we have two units we would be less predictable and ride the hot hand if one unit gets going.

My caveat for two units is have Matthews on both of them though. Something like...

PP1a

Marner
Matthews
Robertson
Knies
OEL

PP1b

Domi
Matthews
Nylander
Tavares
Rielly

...it looks.like Berube likes to stack one unit though.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Except that’s not a problem for management. They made the decision to keep them. Clearly Bérubé wants his crack at them.

Do you seriously believe Tre could have easily traded both of them despite their NTCs that Marner in particular says he won't waive?

 

[ACC1224]

I have been a stack PP1 guy too. I have seen our stacked unit fail too many times in the playoffs and am open to new ideas now.

Perhaps if we have two units we would be less predictable and ride the hot hand if one unit gets going.

My caveat for two units is have Matthews on both of them though. Something like...

PP1a

Marner
Matthews
Robertson
Knies
OEL

PP1b

Domi
Matthews
Nylander
Tavares
Rielly

...it looks.like Berube likes to stack one unit though.

Hopefully they will do some heavy experimenting during the season and come up with many different looks by playoff time.

I know it was just media speak from Berube but it's happened far too often to just be down to "slumping at the wrong time".
Same with the PK.