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I don't get that line of thinking. There is no benefit to PITTS to make the trade, as they would lose Lehner for nothing.
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If you think that bringing in a 37 year old goalie that played for the last 3 years on a losing team is smart, then go ahead. I would take chances on Smith long before I would ever sign Miller.
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Before the Nucks, he was brought in to help the Blues. That didn't work. He's going on 37 and the last time he had success in the playoffs was 6 years ago. Success as in a decent SA%. I'm not sure how he would be an upgrade in the playoffs to Elliott.
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Thanks to signing Grossmann, we couldn't get him. Actually Grossmann salary was a direct fit for the cap, allowing us to use all of Smid's IR. He's still young by defense standards, but I think that ship has sailed. I thought he could become a good depth guy, but we never game him enough minutes to properly evaluate him.
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Good ole Nak. Nakladal. Played 3 with the Canes, then off to Russia (KHL).
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If you consider the playoffs as a reason to get a certain goalie, why would you ever consider Miller? From your list as a possible starter here, I would say that MAF, Mzarek, Grubauer are all possibles. Would add Raanta. If the Flames go with one of the backups turned starters, then we also sign Elliott (or equivalent) in FA.
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Yeah, my best guess is probably the same. I would like to see those guys in the NHL, but it doesn't mean they are ready. In that light, I think signing guys like Stone and Franson (just examples) would still give us 1-2 spots to bring in prospects. We kinda know what Bart brings and Engelland is serviceable (not the direction I want to go in), so I believe we should be looking for better NHL level guys. Bart could be a benefit to the AHL club as well as a injury replacement. I've never really been on the Kulak train, but I would like to graduate at least one of Andersson or someone else this year.
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I think we have to build our own model of development. The pipeline keeps getting plugged up with FA signings or marginal NHL players in the roster. I suggest guys like AOM and Falkowsky because they were later picks and high reward types. At some point you need to give them a trial and see if you have anything there at a higher level. Gems appear every year, and we just don't know what these guys are at the NHL level, because we bury them in the minors. Maybe we have a Schenn or a Paryanko in the making, but will never know if we don't give them a shot. If your top 4D is made up of really good players, then you have the luxury of auditioning guys with a high reward possibility. Don't want to be like EDM where you have only 2 of those guys.
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Wishful thinking really. I like him as a player for this team because he is big, tough, and can play a shutdown game. He didn't get much time in the AHL, but I think he could surprise people. Another guy that plays a big game (an has offense) s Falkowsky. Had a good season in the ECHL. Yeah, I know, the ECHL. I'm just thinking of the type of D-man we could use here.
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Get tired typng his name. Adam Ollas-Mattsson. Too many consonants.
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Maybe we just need to trade for Larkin. The best he ever played was with Hudler, when Hudler was able to hit the net. Brouwer was never a good fit on 5v5. Ferland looked good on the rush or picking up loose pucks, but his LHS seemed to impact him. Maybe he felt he should look for the pass first. The options for using JH are Monahan or Backlund's lines. He didn't look that comfortable with Bennett. Maybe having JH and Tkachuk switch spots would work, but I was kind of hoping to see a line of Tkachuk-Bennett-Lazar.
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My bigger concern is that we are waiting for one of the teams still playing (PITTS, WASH), and that the guy we want team plays until early June. If the deal doesn't go through, then we would have missed out on one of the teams not playing right now (DET, CBJ, NYR). I don't play a good game of chicken.
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Monahan struggles when JH gets boxed out and can't make sublime passes. JH struggles when the line can't finish. Overall, this season it took a long time for the pair to get going. Have to think back to their early RW, but it was a blur of Brouwer, Chaisson and a couple others. It's hard to look at the stats for the last three years and say they don't click. I never expected Monahan to be a 80 point guy. Yet, he manages to score 31, 27, and 27 goals once JH arrived. JH missed 10 games and still lead the team. First season he started tearing it up when he was played with Hudler and Monahan. Sounds like that is a pairing that works to me. I tend to agree with your criticism (as such) of the defense, but don't think there is an easy fix. If we could swing it, I would bring in Stone and Franson. Promote AOM. Let Stone and Franson's play determine where they best fit. AOM provides a shutdown guy that is big. Or just Stone or Franson and bring in Andersson and AOM/Kulak/Healey. If they do sign Stone, it had better be for less than $4m current salary. Same for Franson; has to be close to $3.3m.
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Any team that sees a hole in their net could do it, if they don't have a goalie with a NMC. The list is not long.
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PITTS will only trade MAF prior to the expansion draft. The same is true for Raanta. You trade assets for two goalies and lose one to LV almost certainly. I don't have a problem with either, but you can only pick one. As stated elsewhere, I'm not the biggest MAF fan, and his playoff run will inflate his value in PITTS's mind. But, if you go that route, you need to look for a backup after the expansion.
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I'm confused then. If you trade for MAF and sign Raanta, how do you manage to run that tandem? If you go 1a/1b, MAF would demand a trade. If you play Raanta as a backup, you would never sign him. The only possible use of Raanta or Grubaer is if you signed Elliott to be a 1b. Maybe that's all he deserves, but you have to think some team will make him a #1. Buffalo isn't about to trade Lehner. They may want to trade Niilson to avoid losing him for nothing.
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Has 3 years left. Would be akin to trading for Price. A unicorn trade. The guys you listed as backups like Raanta and Grubauer should only be traded for to become a starter or 1b at the very least. Otherwise, you risk not being able to re-sign them. Saros is exempt, so they have no reason to deal him.
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My bad. They have to select 3 goalies.
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The last time was a bunch of has beens available. This time they have no minor system and will get goalies that are likely waiver eligible. Big problem trying to hold 3 goalies. Maybe those rules are relaxed, but I doubt it.
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What I am saying is that not that many teams are in the market. Many teams have goalies that could get claimed unless they are traded. LV s probably only going to select 2 goalies at most, but a team exposing a good goalie is ripe. I would like to be in on Raanta now, Grubauer when WASH is done, but am not limited to those.
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I think you are listening too much to Vancouver media. Miller is at best a one year placeholder. That is betting 100% on Gillies being ready in one year to go from AHL goalie or NHL backup to starter. Gillies has one year of pro experience. If BT signed him and he was Hiller quality, he would be fired. We are done with Bishop so let's call NY and tell them how good King Henrik was, and BTW would you like something to help you out of your expansion problems? Kreider and Raanta for 1st rounder, McDonald and Shinkaruk. Plus rights for Erixon.
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By the look of things, we can start talks with NYR tomorrow.
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I will agree with one thing. There is zero reason for Bishop to sign prior to July 1st. The other side of that is that his NTC list ends that day. Whether or not CGY was on the list, the bigger question is why LA would deal his right to us.
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The teams that will get good return for assets are the ones that can't protect all their D; Anaheim, Nashville, etc. I can't see a bunch of teams lining up for him, unless they are trading a guy that they have to otherwise protect.
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Of course not. But seeing as they have an abundance of D prospects, the cost may not be quite that high. We are all just speculating on the cost in trade of player X, but it depends on what the team sees the player as being.
