Devs4LIFE Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 As realistically speaking as possible, I can see Lou doing something like this next year...Guys like Shanny, Holik, Havelid, and Rupp will either retire or find employment elsewhere. (Im hoping Holik retires and gets a job with Danno in the announcement booth lol). Gionta and Madden will either be let go or leave for more money. It wouldn't surprise me if Lou re-signs at least one of them, but let's assume the only people he brings back from this year's teama re Zajac, Odyua, and Greene... I can see him bringing back Petr Sykora and going after a dman like Marc-Andre Bergeron from Minnesota. He's 28, has some size, and has a cannon of a shot. He put up 14 goals and 32 points this year, 7 of which were powerplay goals. Along with any youngsters that make the team, in the unlikely event, I can see our lineup looking something like this next year... Elias-Rolston-Sykora Parise-Zajac-Langenbrunner Bergfors-Vrana-Clarkson Halischuk-Zubust-Pando Bergeron-Martin White-Odyua Salvador-Corrente/Mottau/Greene Marty Clemmer (assuming he stays for whatever reason. Marty can't play 70 games anymore, so it'd make sense) Not exactly a super lineup, but we'd get younger. Sykora sucks, he put up 25 goals and 21 assists playing on a line with Malkin....that's underachievement if I've seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 yeah i was just about to say that. Beauchemin will probably get at least 4 mill a year, but id take that if im Lou. As for a second line centre, exploring Saku Koivu as an option may be a choice Lets also not overrate Beuchemin who essentially was a throw-in the Federov trade. He was a minor league defensemen who's value went up playing alongside of Nieds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrydevil Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Lets also not overrate Beuchemin who essentially was a throw-in the Federov trade. He was a minor league defensemen who's value went up playing alongside of Nieds. Yeah, you gotta be careful with these free agents. Then again, you don't want to get nobody. Ah, the quandary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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