If the team continues it’s solid play, we’re certainly going to add at the TDL or before it.
I’d expect to see Drury go big game hunting if possible and if he sees a way to retain the player beyond this season. Whether that means the trading team or or a 3rd team eat some cap did 2 years.
Im positive Drury is keeping a close Eye on both the Larkin and Horvat situations as well as a few others.
Most likely the price for either would probably be too costly and he’s not going to want to pull players off a winning roster while the team is hot and making a playoff run.
I highly doubt Gourde, Reilly, or even Larkin are even available at this point in time.
-Gourde is Seattle’s best center and a key cog in the culture/work ethic they are trying to Create there.
- same goes for Larkin, plus being their captain. As they continue to fall in the standings and with him needing a new deal soon, he might want to go to a winner rather then signing long term to the wings rebuild in his prime years. Offseason move if at all imo.
- Reilly has been Vegas best all around FWD. even with Eichel coming back and then needing cap, they’ll either play the Tampa cap strategy or find a way to move someone else. Doubt Reilly goes anywhere this season.
- JT Miller, No. Bern there, won’t pay the cost to bring him back. Glad he’s developed into a consistent player, but he won’t be a ranger again. That I’m 99% sure of.
-Hertl No
- Lindholm and Cirelli not available.
- Pavelski costs too much for a 37 yr old. Nice player, but not paying 1st plus if he becomes available.
- Copp probably costs too much and needs a new bigger deal as well soon.
- Horvat has a real possibility of being moved this season. He adds a lot to any team. The cost to get him and keep him beyond next year cap wise for us is a real challenge. I’ll go with a 5% chance of him being a ranger by the end of the TDL.
If we got for a big target, it likely will be in the offseason or at Draft.
Some combo of chytil/ Lundkvist/ kravtsov plus draft picks and possibly Nemeth going back to take some cap.
what/who does Drury add this year?
I’d expect a guy like a Lehkonen/Donskoi/ Boyd/ Jarnkrok etc type player. A good versatile guy that can plug in and play in the bottom 9 spots at Fwd if need be. Maybe a outside shot a Kyle Connor.
Something that’s not going to cost a ton but add value to the line up.
Likely assets we trade- some combo of one of our 2nds, our 3rd/4th rd picks, guys like Rennunen etc more B type prospects, maybe Kravtsov.
Drury might also add a Vet D for safety purpose. No one extravagant like Chariot that costs a ton.
Someone like Holden. Journey man vet that can step in and give you honest minutes in case of injury or when he’s needed. A player of that ilk.
Likely only costs a 3rd/4/th pick.
I think the way Geo performers in this injury stretch Or not is the deciding factor If Drury will try to get a more established/ better back up.
I wanted Geo gone long ago, but again if Drury feels the cost is too high, he’ll likely just role with the shesty/Geo pair for the rest of the season....
hopefully he’s a goner at the end of the year.
