mfitz804 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, NJDfan1711 said: Sweet. Gusev is a nice pick-up. Our D suddenly looks much improved. Is the D all you think about??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moustic Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Next, sign a contrat to our 2 remaining player waiting arbitration (i feel that will happen today) Then... make the difficult decision to move from strengh zone to weaker one. RW is needed no ? And i will feel way more comfortable with another strong D. But yeah... I'm greedy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, moustic said: Next, sign a contrat to our 2 remaining player waiting arbitration (i feel that will happen today) Then... make the difficult decision to move from strengh zone to weaker one. RW is needed no ? And i will feel way more comfortable with another strong D. But yeah... I'm greedy ! Not sure if the RW is that much of a problem if we move Coleman to the right and if Simmonds can get his game back Hall - Hischier - Bratt Gusev - Hughes - Palmieri Boqvist - Zajac - Simmonds Wood - Zacha - Coleman Hayden - Rooney - Anderson Vatanen - Subban Butcher - Severson Greene - Smith Mueller - Carrick Edited July 29, 2019 by SterioDesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I don't think Wood's taking 4th line duties. He seems like a potential odd-man-out to me. Maybe a trade for a mid-level LD is in the works? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moustic Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, Devilsfan118 said: I don't think Wood's taking 4th line duties. He seems like a potential odd-man-out to me. Maybe a trade for a mid-level LD is in the works? To move Wood, Management got to be really certain that Boqvist is for real ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, moustic said: To move Wood, Management got to be really certain that Boqvist is for real ! well you can always bring back Coleman on the left side. trading vatanen + wood + wtv could potentially get us a very solid LD Cause really if we trade for a LD without trading one of ours... it's likely going to push butcher out of the lineup (not Greene unfortunately) Edited July 29, 2019 by SterioDesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I wouldn't mind giving Wood an opportunity to prove last season was an outlier sh!tshow before we sell low on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moustic Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 minute ago, SterioDesign said: well you can always bring back Coleman on the left side. trading vatanen + wood + wtv could potentially get us a very solid LD Cause really if we trade for a LD without trading one of ours... it's likely going to push butcher out of the lineup Damn you are already using Coleman on the right side ... i'm all dizzy with all your Jazz hand and magic moves ! But i would be ok for a Vatanen+Wood for solid LD.. But things rarely works this easily ! We should have a really special GM to put such a fragile and delicate move ! ... Oh wait... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) Hall—Hischier—Bratt Gusev—Hughes—Palmieri Boqvist—Zajac—Coleman Wood—Zacha—Simmonds Second line needs Palms to finish the playmaking of Gusev, Hughes. Third line is excellent and can both shutdown and score. And what a solid fourth line-Simmonds mentoring Wood. Zacha and Wood have good chemistry, too. That line will win us a lot of offensive zone face offs. Edited July 29, 2019 by devlman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 36 minutes ago, devlman said: Hall—Hischier—Bratt Gusev—Hughes—Palmieri Boqvist—Zajac—Coleman Wood—Zacha—Simmonds Second line needs Palms to finish the playmaking of Gusev, Hughes. Third line is excellent and can both shutdown and score. And what a solid fourth line-Simmonds mentoring Wood. Zacha and Wood have good chemistry, too. That line will win us a lot of offensive zone face offs. Put Laine on one of those top two lines. That would be something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moustic Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Daniel said: Put Laine on one of those top two lines. That would be something. Aaah there is way more greedy than myself... now that's awesome ; ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 minute ago, moustic said: Aaah there is way more greedy than myself... now that's awesome ; ) If it’s true that Winnipeg is disillusioned with him primarily because of some supposed lack of a two way game, a deal that centers on Bratt and a first next year probably gets it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 7 minutes ago, Daniel said: Put Laine on one of those top two lines. That would be something. Wouldn’t have the cap space after signing Hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, Daniel said: Put Laine on one of those top two lines. That would be something. im hearing lots of chatter about Laine to MTL. But landing another shooter with all the playmakers we have would be somethin' Plus he's big and adding size to our top6 wouldnt hurt too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moustic Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, Daniel said: If it’s true that Winnipeg is disillusioned with him primarily because of some supposed lack of a two way game, a deal that centers on Bratt and a first next year probably gets it done. And it's really good that we aren't living under the CAP system... just us. That will helps us having Nico, Hugues, Hall, Laine all at 10. We really are super lucky ; ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 i didnt know this but one of the leafs assistant gm is Brandon Pridham who was heavily part of creating the latest CBA Quote Pridham is the Leafs’ Collective Bargaining Agreement specialist; he helped draft the CBA that came out of the 2012 lockout, before joining the Leafs in August 2014. You can spot his fingerprints on some of the more creative moves the Leafs have executed in recent years, like the Clarkson-Horton deal and the Dion Phaneuf trade. In a cap world, Pridham’s ingenuity for how to work with and around the rules is ever more essential, especially given the Leafs will be more squeezed than ever by salary restrictions as their stars get second contracts. In the Tweet announcements, the Leafs indicated Pridham would continue in his current areas of expertise. we're certainly seeing him at work now with the latest trade they did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Trading “Wood” for a “solid D” would be very ironic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 3 hours ago, SterioDesign said: i dont understand why Atlanta was abandoned so fast while Bettman has been holding on to the Coyotes for like forever Honestly? I think it’s cause Atlanta failed once already, attendance was pretty atrocious, and new owners didn’t even want to keep the team there. The Yotes seem to be drawing better as their team has gotten better, ownership even as it changes actually wants to keep them there, and there is a strong belief once they move back into Phoenix proper, attendance will be significantly better because of how well it was in the past and it being a million times easier to get to than Glendale. Source: when I was at Davis Monthan AFB for a weekend, it was a freaking half hour drive from downtown Phoenix to Glendale. But DM to Phoenix was a few minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 minute ago, jagknife said: Honestly? I think it’s cause Atlanta failed once already, attendance was pretty atrocious, and new owners didn’t even want to keep the team there. The Yotes seem to be drawing better as their team has gotten better, ownership even as it changes actually wants to keep them there, and there is a strong belief once they move back into Phoenix proper, attendance will be significantly better because of how well it was in the past and it being a million times easier to get to than Glendale. Source: when I was at Davis Monthan AFB for a weekend, it was a freaking half hour drive from downtown Phoenix to Glendale. But DM to Phoenix was a few minutes yeah maybe location was an issue. its like in Ottawa its not a good location and its hurting the attendance for sure even if its in ontario 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 13 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: yeah maybe location was an issue. its like in Ottawa its not a good location and its hurting the attendance for sure even if its in ontario The other thing I’ve heard with Ottawa is not only is the building in the middle of nowhere, there’s only one main road in and out that takes you to it. I’ve heard traffic is a nightmare for Sens games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Just now, MadDog2020 said: The other thing I’ve heard with Ottawa is not only is the building in the middle of nowhere, there’s only one main road in and out that takes you to it. I’ve heard traffic is a nightmare for Sens games. yeah plus the owner is a cheap bastard not putting enough money in the team so that doesnt help 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 21 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: yeah plus the owner is a cheap bastard not putting enough money in the team so that doesnt help Well yeah, I think we know that first hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 2 hours ago, jagknife said: Honestly? I think it’s cause Atlanta failed once already, attendance was pretty atrocious, and new owners didn’t even want to keep the team there. The NHL was propping Phoenix up for a long time when Atlanta decided to sell. They just couldn't afford to float 2 franchises at once and the Winnipeg group swooped in. I'm sure Bettman would have preferred to keep them in the US. I think the NHL was helping Buffalo around that time too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Ottawa Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I was critical of Ray last summer. I still am. The point you are missing is that last year sucked very badly after finally getting to the playoffs after several years. I don't care that we have buckets of cap room this year, it was still a sh!t year last year. Looking at that roster, any competent GM would see how awful that defense was and that goalie regression was likely. I mean, Cory couldn't win one freaking game after Jan 1 2018. We needed to shore up our defense and goaltending and Ray did nothing after Shattenkirk failed. I am happy for this summer, it's going really well for NJ, but last summer was still very poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Ottawa Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 2 hours ago, MadDog2020 said: The other thing I’ve heard with Ottawa is not only is the building in the middle of nowhere, there’s only one main road in and out that takes you to it. I’ve heard traffic is a nightmare for Sens games. This is very true. We have a light rail construction in progress right now, but until then it's only horrible busses or drive your car. The arena itself is actually really nice inside, the issue is the location (and the farm team they are icing this year) I once heard that Ottawa has the fewest number of NHL scouts of any team in the league, and a lot smaller office staff. Melnyk is just a parasite on the team really. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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