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They'd find a way.They don't have much cap space as it is
They'd find a way.They don't have much cap space as it is
Because they are in "win now" mode, desperately need offense (not being able to score killed them the last 2 playoffs), and they have the assets to make a deal happen. Trade away MAF to someone that needs a goalie and then use someone like Tuch/Smith/McNabb + Glass + Krebs + a 1st as part of a deal for Eichel, and they make it happen.Why does everything think Eichel is going to Vegas? That would suck
I predict EJ is bought out pretty darn soon.
I predict EJ is bought out pretty darn soon.
Eichel -> LA or NYR
Jones -> Philly
Danault -> Vegas
Hall -> Botson
Grubauer -> Edmonton
Saad -> LA
The Avs barely make the playoffs with Frankie as their starter, and ultimately don't go very deep into the postseason due to goaltending. Losing Grubauer is going to tank them.
Hell yeah love the offseason
Vegas addresses their scoring issues by adding another big fish... Seth Jones and Getzlaf
Eichel to ANA
Hamilton to CHI
Kuznetsov to MIN
Danault to WASH
Garland to EDM
Martinez to EDM
Hall to TBL
Sergychev to TOR
Gaudreau to TOR
Marner to CBJ
Samsonov to EDM
Grubauer to WASH
Carter Hart to COL
Lehner to PHI
H Lindholm to CAR
E Lindholm to NYR
Tkachuk to DAL
Landeskog to BOS
Barrie to BOS
Tarasenko to AZ
Risto to VAN
Monahan to NSH
Reinhart to CGY
Evander Kane to CGY
Patrick Laine to NJD
Hyman to PIT
Zadorov to PIT
Coleman/Goodrow/TJ to DET
Malkin to SEA
Stastny to COL
Saad to MTL
Avs miss out on the big dogs queuing a panic move:
RyJo retained to COL
Avs miss out on the big dogs queuing a panic move:
RyJo retained to COL
Can't be worse than Kadri this season.People would bitch and moan during the season
I'd love this move. If you can get him at $6m, you can stand his contract... and the guy can bring it in the playoffs. People would bitch and moan during the season where he limps along to 50ish points with 15g... but when the postseason came around he'd win over the whole fanbase.
Can't be worst than Kadri this season.
Is there any rumor that links Tarasenko to Edmonton? I was wondering where he could end up but that one makes a lot of sense.
Not really sure seems like a offseason that could go any direction with the whole Seattle expansion.
1. Donskoi to Seattle. Very well could be Graves but think Seattle will have better options than Graves on defense, and will lean towards a forward.
2. Makar resigned long term big money
3. Graves is traded for picks
4. Kadri is traded for a prospect or picks
5. Landy resigned, 6 years 6.5-7 per
6. Grubauer resigned, 5 years 6M range per
7. Saad is resigned 2 years 5-5.5 per
8. Danault is our big UFA signing, not sure on contract but I know MacK is a fan of Danault so I'm sure he will be advocating for him
9. Compher traded for picks.
10. Lower end defensive UFA dman acquired, not sure who but we will hate it.
11. UFA 3rd liner maybe Coleman?
Team looks like:
92-29-96
95-Danault-20
Nuke-Jost-UFA
LOC-Newhook-whoever earns it in training camp
7-8
EJ-49
Byram-UFA
Grubauer
JoJo/Frank
I don't love it, but just my prediction.
I like it, but I’d have Danault at 3C and Newhook at 2w/2C and keep Kadri. Kadri has a ton of value at his cap hit. Unless a serious prospect comes back, there’s no point in throwing him away.Not really sure seems like a offseason that could go any direction with the whole Seattle expansion.
1. Donskoi to Seattle. Very well could be Graves but think Seattle will have better options than Graves on defense, and will lean towards a forward.
2. Makar resigned long term big money
3. Graves is traded for picks
4. Kadri is traded for a prospect or picks
5. Landy resigned, 6 years 6.5-7 per
6. Grubauer resigned, 5 years 6M range per
7. Saad is resigned 2 years 5-5.5 per
8. Danault is our big UFA signing, not sure on contract but I know MacK is a fan of Danault so I'm sure he will be advocating for him
9. Compher traded for picks.
10. Lower end defensive UFA dman acquired, not sure who but we will hate it.
11. UFA 3rd liner maybe Coleman?
Team looks like:
92-29-96
95-Danault-20
Nuke-Jost-UFA
LOC-Newhook-whoever earns it in training camp
7-8
EJ-49
Byram-UFA
Grubauer
JoJo/Frank
I don't love it, but just my prediction.
People would be incredibly frustrated... in the regular season. They'd love him in the playoffs, and at this point, I think that matters a hell of a lot more.If people were frustrated with Kadri and thought he needed to up his give a **** meter then I can't imagine the reaction watching Johansen on a regular basis. Just cap retention also isn't enough to get someone to take on his contract. There would need to be sweeteners to go along with it.
You already took a couple of mine but I'll post my predictions anyways. In no particular order:
1) Vegas trades Robin Lehner, not Marc-Andre Fleury.
2) Having moved Lehner, Vegas makes a huge run at Jack Eichel and acquires him while sending back Alex Tuch and both Cody Glass and Peyton Krebs and a 1st round pick, an offer no other team wants to match.
3) Chicago trades Duncan Keith to Edmonton where a 3rd team gets involved for maximum retention since the Oilers won't send James Neal or Mikko Koskinen back, they'll send Caleb Jones who in turn helps the Blackhawks acquire Seth Jones from Columbus.
4) Calgary acquires Vladimir Tarasenko, Robert Thomas and a 1st round pick for Matthew Tkachuk.
5) Edmonton makes a huge push for Phillip Grubauer when he becomes a UFA and signs him to a 6x6 contract - the same contract they offered Jacob Markstrom last summer.
6) Taylor Hall re-signs in Boston for a lot less than anyone thinks he will.
7) Boston trades Jake DeBrusk out west for virtually nothing because he doesn't fit the "culture" and they trash him on the way out.
8) Los Angeles signs Phillip Danault after striking out on Jack Eichel.
9) Seattle is overhyped by the media after what happened with Vegas in 2017 and actually struggles in year 1 and misses the playoffs entirely.
10) Joe Sakic believes in Tyson Jost as his 3C and Erik Johnson as his 2nd pairing RD and only makes minor tweaks to the team's bottom six and 3rd pairing while signing Petr Mrazek in UFA.