Would you take Lucic on your team for free?

[Akrapovince]

With his current contract in mind, not many teams (no teams) would take him along with his price tag. My question is, at the cap hit of 0,000$ would you take Lucic on your current team that you cheer for?

From a Senators perspective, I think he’d be great as a leader and someone for the young kids to learn a routine from, while also helping the Senators tank- also a warm body for free, which Melnyk would love.

The only con would be he would most likely take a roster spot next year from one of the younger players looking to take the next step (Norris, Batherson, Chlapik, Abramov, Davidson)

Would you want to see Lucic play on your team for 10+ minutes a night for free?

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[Llamamoto]

Nope. He's a liability and a waste of a roster spot.

 

[RefalancheStillLose]

Nope.

 

[Flyer lurker]

Lucic is DOA. You only take Lucic to acquire say Johnny Hockey and take on Lucic.

 

[DitchMarner]

For 10+ mins per game? f*** no.

But I'm not sure he's worse than a guy like Nick Shore.

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

Not even at league minimum on the 4th line

 

[saluki]

I wouldn't take him for Seabrook.

And that's saying something.

 

[valet]

I'd only want him on my team if he were paying me a lot of money directly.

 

[one2gamble]

Mcjesus

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Absolutely. He’s not great, but he’s still a decent 4th liner who would save at least $700K and be a major upgrade on the players we have now.

 

[serp]

No. He couldn't hang in the Stars system. As forward you either have to be fast or be a good scorer ( or both ). Lucic is neither . Wouldn't want a player that can't play the teams system.

 

[Aceboogie]

Nope not for free. Too toxic

 

[aufheben]

Nah, watching him skate is legit painful. If we ever need to take down a saber-toothed tiger, sure.

 

[Canadiens Ghost]

I would take him in a heartbeat if I wanted my team to tank.

 

[Chubbinz]

The only way I take him is as the CEO of Geico looking to reboot the caveman commercials.

 

[OilerTitanFan]

Is this thread an attack on the Flames media and fans? Apparently, they like his PIMs, no longer league leading. The players say he's got the intangibles and is a game changer.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Not a chance I’d want him back. He’s too slow and doesn’t provide anything of value.

 

[Hunter368]

Hell no

 

[RattsSSV]

I would take him in a heartbeat if I wanted my team to tank.

No, Hall is the exOiler you're thinking of.

 

[Wanderson]

Absolutely. He’s not great, but he’s still a decent 4th liner who would save at least $700K and be a major upgrade on the players we have now.

Nope. He is not a decent 4th liner in the NHL, not even in the AHL. He is done.

 

[super6646]

I wouldn't take him for Seabrook.

And that's saying something.

Lol ok. Lucic’s contract is garbo, but that seabrook contract is about a 10 foot pile of crap below that.

 

[Akrapovince]

Okay well I’ll extend my question to this:

Would you take Lucic on your team for -1.5m, but he has to play 10+ mins a night?

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Nope. He is not a decent 4th liner in the NHL, not even in the AHL. He is done.

Calgary Flames with Lucic on the ice: 52.98% CF, 52.76% xGF
Calgary Flames with Lucic on the bench: 50.94% CF, 48.32% xGF

Care to explain why his NHL team controls a significantly larger share of shots and expected with him on the ice? That sure would be difficult to maintain, even in a 24 game sample, for a player who isn’t even a 4th liner at the AHL level.

 

[Bounces R Way]

This isn't fair. Nobody gave me a choice before.

He really hasn't been that bad, not good and certainly not 5.25 million dollars good, but not unplayable or anything.

 

[ijuka]

Calgary Flames with Lucic on the ice: 52.98% CF, 52.76% xGF
Calgary Flames with Lucic on the bench: 50.94% CF, 48.32% xGF

Care to explain why his NHL team controls a significantly larger share of shots and expected with him on the ice? That sure would be difficult to maintain, even in a 24 game sample, for a player who isn’t even a 4th liner at the AHL level.

There you go.