Confirmed with Link: Utah acquires John Marino (NJD) plus 2024 5th (COL, #153) for 2024 2nd (#49) and 2025 2nd (EDM)

[TheLegend]

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[Mosby]

Need one more D in UFA

Sergachev - Durzi
UFA - Marino
Valimaki - Kesselring

 

[samandbigboy]

Looks like we have a top pair of D. Hate to see Moser go, though.

 

[Dog]

Wow, I think they are not done yet! Go after Roy and call it a day!

 

[Chootoi]

Need one more D in UFA

Sergachev - Durzi
UFA - Marino
Valimaki - Kesselring

Elliot Friedman said when breaking the trade on Sportsnet that they are pursing Brett Pesce on July 1

 

[Jamieh]

Elliot Friedman said when breaking the trade on Sportsnet that they are pursing Brett Pesce on July 1

Pretty sure he meant New Jersey

 

[Chootoi]

Pretty sure he meant New Jersey

You're probably right. I thought it sounded weird the way he said it.

 

[Jamieh]

Bee

You're probably right. I thought it sounded weird the way he said it.

Been talking about it on podcast with Merek almost every episode lately.

 

[FinnishCoyote]

I could see us going for Zadorov on a very high AAV low term deal. It seems like Smith is spending

 

[Schemp]

Need one more D in UFA

Sergachev - Durzi
UFA - Marino
Valimaki - Kesselring

Zadorov?

 

[Dog]

Zadorov?

I hope not they should go after Roy! Zadorov will be overpaid by quite a bit and Roy be better option.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

Need to get an upgrade on Valimaki, but if they can get a #3/4 LHD, this team is going to be really, really improved from last season

Last Year: Durzi/Moser/Brown/Valimaki/Stecher/Kesselring/Dermott
This Year: Sergachev/Marino/Durzi/Kesselring/Valimaki/Kolyachonok

If they can get a middle LHD to pair w/Durzi, this is a huge upgrade over last years squad

 

[XX]

Marino is basically just a Moser replacement. Not really an upgrade. BA can't risk getting frozen out of FA, however small the chance, so he did this deal.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

Marino is better than Moser, this is an upgrade

 

[Mosby]

Zadorov is fine in UFA if the term is like 3 years. But didn't he turn down 25 over 5 from VAN?

 

[Dead Coyote]

This is a great deal for Marino and buying low on him and he's a great player to add to the roster but he is absolutely not better than Moser, defensively sure, but Moser is 24 and much much better offensively. Marino also likes to roam so he isn't the best guy to pair with Sergachev or Durzi. Maybe BA will be able to turn him into a good stay at home guy. Don't like buying two guys who both had shit years last year though.

 

[Jagged Ice]

Marino is better than Moser, this is an upgrade

Maybe currently but Moser is younger and a BA pick who'll likely have a better career.
I don't give a shit about the picks lost today but losing Moser and Geekie isn't sitting right with me. Seems to me like Smith wants to get moving on the rebuild.

 

[hbk]

Maybe currently but Moser is younger and a BA pick who'll likely have a better career.
I don't give a shit about the picks lost today but losing Moser and Geekie isn't sitting right with me. Seems to me like Smith wants to get moving on the rebuild.

I don’t think you understand just how much of an upgrade Sergachev is for this franchise. BA acquired assets and used those assets to improve the team. Sergachev is a core player with 7 years left on his contract.

 

[Jagged Ice]

I don’t think you understand just how much of an upgrade Sergachev is for this franchise. BA acquired assets and used those assets to improve the team. Sergachev is a core player with 7 years left on his contract.

I really like Sergachev and know how much he upgrades. It's just my nerves. Conor Geekie had a great season and is a big BA type center that he moved earth to draft. My gut is telling me Ryan Smith is inserting himself.

 

[Schemp]

I really like Sergachev and know how much he upgrades. It's just my nerves. Conor Geekie had a great season and is a big BA type center that he moved earth to draft. My gut is telling me Ryan Smith is inserting himself.

I can relate about nerves, but, I disagree with your gut. This team was on the right side of a playoff spot until 0 for February. Also we all knew this team needed better blueliners and Sergachev is that! And to acquire him it was going to take a decent #1 pick. Geekie is that #1 from the recent past. JJ on the otherhand...

Waiting on free agency...

 

[Snarky Coyote]

Just having stability will probably be good for an extra 10 points. GMBA is particularly good at looking at talent. I don't see Ryan Smith changing that. If he wanted to do that, he would get a new GM. I am cautiously optimistic that the same evaluative process is taking place and that players with the right fit can be better together here. Having the best player in the world doesn't win cups, having the best team does. I assume that Marino is a puzzle piece that GMBA wanted to have and we only gave up a couple of picks.

 

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[hbk]

I really like Sergachev and know how much he upgrades. It's just my nerves. Conor Geekie had a great season and is a big BA type center that he moved earth to draft. My gut is telling me Ryan Smith is inserting himself.

Geekie is a 2/3C and is at least 2 years away from the NHL. I think he will get there but he is far from a slam dunk star player. He will be bettert han his brother in time. He isn’t there yet.

 

[DustyDangler]

I really like Sergachev and know how much he upgrades. It's just my nerves. Conor Geekie had a great season and is a big BA type center that he moved earth to draft. My gut is telling me Ryan Smith is inserting himself.

Smith interviews demonstrate, at least verbally, he understands the importance of staying out of the way. He looks forward to sitting in a box with BA to sponge off of him but nothing indicates he is wanting to drive the bus. He is merely wanting to support the people he has in play such as providing $8.5m per season for a stud top 25 in the league defenseman.

 

[Jakey53]

This is a great deal for Marino and buying low on him and he's a great player to add to the roster but he is absolutely not better than Moser, defensively sure, but Moser is 24 and much much better offensively. Marino also likes to roam so he isn't the best guy to pair with Sergachev or Durzi. Maybe BA will be able to turn him into a good stay at home guy. Don't like buying two guys who both had shit years last year though.

I agree, but don't forget Sergachev missed a large part of last year because of injury, so here's hoping the injury does not affect his play going forward. BA kind of went off script here. I was never a big Geekie fan, but he was one of the best players at camp last year. I guess this just shows how bad BA thought our D was last year, and it was. We are still bad though.