Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) 1 hour ago, Devil Dan 56 said: Fitz learned everything from Shero and it shows. Both suffer from a paralyzing fear of making a decision. Just the handling of the goaltending alone is insane going back to losing Wedgewood on waivers. Then coming into this year with Vanecek and Schmid, the only reinforcements he signed were Kinkaid and Kallgren?? Now he’s had 8 million in free cap space that he’s sitting on while the team spiraled. It’s too late now. Meanwhile as shady as the whole Vegas and Mark Stone thing is, look how they use that extra space. At least Fitz got that cool Nashville jersey out of this season One key difference is that Shero never really got a second chance to fix things; Fitz is clearly going to. This season has been so bizarre that I think it's one of those seasons that will be brought up from time to time, in the years to come here...because we'll be forever trying to make SOME sense out of what we've seen. It's now been discussed to death, and since it's all we got until we see what Fitz's actual recovery plan is, he'll continue to be ripped in most circles, but I don't think we'll ever get a grasp on how he just let the 2023-24 season slip away through his silent fingers, while appearing to show so little fight in trying to save it. Especially since being bold and aggressive had been so much of a part of his MO prior to this year. Anyway, the question that can't fully be answered until next season: did Fitz learn anything from all of this? Is he willing to make adjustments to his ways of thinking and doing things? I'd like to believe that he will, and I know that many don't, but we won't really begin to know until offseason is in full swing...and until the next time a season is in peril, but still salvageable. Edited March 7 by Colorado Rockies 1976 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmigliore Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) Caps got a 3rd and 5th for Joel Edmundson lol. Edited March 7 by nmigliore the other pick was a 5th, not 4th - sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 hour ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: This season has been so bizarre that I think it's one of those seasons that will be brought up from time to time, in the years to come here...because we'll be forever trying to make SOME sense out of what we've seen. It's now been discussed to death, and since it's all we got until we see what Fitz's actual recovery plan is, he'll continue to be ripped in most circles, but I don't think we'll ever get a grasp on how he just let the 2023-24 season slip away through his silent fingers, while appearing to show so little fight in trying to save it. Especially since being bold and aggressive had been so much of a part of his MO prior to this year. When you add in the Canadian Junior scandal and having TWO players be charged, this season really has been probably one of the oddest things I've witnessed as a sports fan. I mean, I follow U of Miami football, so I'm used to seeing teams underperform expectations by a mile and I'm kind of numb to it at this point but the entire '23-'24 New Jersey Devils season just has the most surreal "WTF just happened?" feel to it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Hopefully teams turn their attention towards Toffoli now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 Whoops my bad lol Already posted obviously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smelly Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Hate the Canes, but they are a really good team that everyone seems to be forgetting about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) Please get a good return for Toffoli to make this worth it. Edited March 8 by Nicomo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 He’s really heated up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Nicomo said: Please get a good return for Toffoli to make this worth it. If we can get a 1st for Toffoli, this actually will have worked out for us. When we thought we were stacked for this season, Sharangovich basically got squeezed out of the lineup. Hell, he was rightfully a healthy scratch for much of the Rangers series. Punting a 24 year old that was pushed out of the lineup for a future 1st is good asset management, even if we took the scenic route, Edited March 8 by Lateralous 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smelly Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) The Guentzel return is very underwhelming (basically a second round pick, a fifth round pick, a cap dump (albeit one that Dubas probably values more than most given their prior relationship in TOR), and a couple of middling prospects) and suggests that TT return will be also. It’d be a shocker if Fitz got what was reported earlier. And a Ty Smith sighting lol. Edited March 8 by smelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 https://thehockeynews.com/news/reaction-lightning-acquire-anthony-duclair-from-sharks-for-third-round-pick-and-prospect?fbclid=IwAR0XBTLaxwROD1M5tqUABiHmEMqzR26fn9GcHMf5T8RGk4fi1T0s6NS8JmI_aem_AQzkVvTL0KUiwN739iVQwlAZHoabuiQWdm8gEGuQc8MTBq0vqCEXUF5d5RT1xch0Cow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Apparently our old buddy Ty Smith was part of the Guentzel trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muevelos Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 1 hour ago, smelly said: The Guentzel return is very underwhelming (basically a second round pick, a fifth round pick, a cap dump (albeit one that Dubas probably values more than most given their prior relationship in TOR), and a couple of middling prospects) and suggests that TT return will be also. It’d be a shocker if Fitz got what was reported earlier. And a Ty Smith sighting lol. Cruz and Koi just became the best 2 prospects the pens have. Bunting isn't necessarily a cap dump for them, yes there's a relationship, his cap hit and his "projected" point total are pretty in line. Also he fills a dire need for them. Ultimately Guentzel isn't resigning so it's better to get something for nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzMB30 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) 2 hours ago, Nicomo said: Apparently our old buddy Ty Smith was part of the Guentzel trade. Honestly, I can't believe Dubas moved this player. He's such a key part of that team and you got Michael Bunting. Dubas is worse than Lou with familiar faces. Bunting is good and he can play with Crosby sure, but I think Carolina wins this trade. They already had a scary lineup, but this makes their top 9 Dallas good. Guentzel is just the kind of player that you lock up and this is why. The return is a rebuild return so unless Dubas is flipping that 1st for help elsewhere it doesn't look good to me personally. Edited March 8 by RizzMB30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) 10 hours ago, Lateralous said: If we can get a 1st for Toffoli, this actually will have worked out for us. When we thought we were stacked for this season, Sharangovich basically got squeezed out of the lineup. Hell, he was rightfully a healthy scratch for much of the Rangers series. Punting a 24 year old that was pushed out of the lineup for a future 1st is good asset management, even if we took the scenic route, Also he’s now shooting 18.8% this season. This might wind up being a career year for him. At the time the deal was made, the Devils traded a guy who had scored 3 goals over his final 41 games (and simply seemed to be finished here) for a solid vet who was coming off a 34-goal season and came here and scored as well. The trade made plenty of sense at the time and if not for a lot of things going wrong, Toffoli would’ve been sure to remain here for a playoff run. Edited March 8 by Colorado Rockies 1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Duclair to Tampa isn't getting mentioned much, but he's gonna help them bolster their Top 9. He isn't good defensively, but he can score. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 two clowns going back and forth over who’s “sources” are more correct. both suck and I am all for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Sorry if this has already been posted, but this really cracked me up. If he can't get a coaching job he probably has a role as a comedy side kick in a sitcom as a fallback option. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 Kuznetsov to Carolina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmigliore Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Eberle just resigned 2x$4.75M with Seattle so that takes one winger off the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzMB30 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Pat Maroon from Minnesota to Boston per Seravelli. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max20Characters Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 1 hour ago, MadDog2020 said: Kuznetsov to Carolina Why the hell couldn't we have made this trade?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonginator11 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 https://www.nhltraderumors.me/2024/03/rangers-rejected-ducks-blockbuster.html?m=1 Henrique to the Rags was apparently really close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Vegas got Hertl. Woooow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 17 minutes ago, Bonginator11 said: https://www.nhltraderumors.me/2024/03/rangers-rejected-ducks-blockbuster.html?m=1 Henrique to the Rags was apparently really close Too close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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