Here's a discussion point:
What you guys think the sharks top 6 looks 5 years from now?
I assume Thornton and Pavs will be gone, so what does that leave?
In their current form I think the top 6, barring any trades (which I'm sure will occur), would look something like this:
Meier - Couture - Labanc
Donskoi - Hertl - Gambrell
I personally believe that roster needs at least 2 top 6 players added to it. With that being said, what can be done to make that top 6 into a cup contender with their current assets?
Nothing you can do with it. No elite scoring there. Only hope is for DW to luck his way into a trade seeing how drafting won't get you anything and DW and Burke are gonna die before they're fired.Here's a discussion point:
What you guys think the sharks top 6 looks 5 years from now?
I assume Thornton and Pavs will be gone, so what does that leave?
In their current form I think the top 6, barring any trades (which I'm sure will occur), would look something like this:
Meier - Couture - Labanc
Donskoi - Hertl - Gambrell
I personally believe that roster needs at least 2 top 6 players added to it. With that being said, what can be done to make that top 6 into a cup contender with their current assets?
I'd rather not keep Boedker. Infact he is the one player I would buyout at the end of this year if we cannot get any trade partner. This deal seems ideal even though we do give up the best player in the deal, we still get back 2 really good players back.
Plus I am really hoping that all that extra cap space makes DW go really hard for Tavares.
It’s always fun to project rosters five years out and have like six of the players still be there by the time five years actually passes.
Trades will happen. Prospects will happen. FA signings will happen. It’s impossible to even come close.
Thanks for the input captain obvious. God forbid some discussion is done on a discussion board
Is the future core really that outlandish to talk about? Or shall we discuss why Schlemko is better then (insert player) for the 1000th time?
With Thornton ($8 mil), Ward ($3.25 mil), and Hansen ($2 mil) coming off the books they have more than enough to pay Tavares $10 mil per year (which is what it will likely take) and still have Wards full $3.25 mil left over which would cover guys like O'Regan, Sorenson, Goodrow, and Labanc as full time replacements. All that without moving Boedker. So I don't think moving Boedker is a requirement for going for Tavares. And if they manage to move Martin that another nearly $5 mil freed up for another 1-year deal for JT. Not to mention the $10 mil + in free cap space they already have.
Ok, in looking at teams that are out of it, e.g. the Habs. Which do you think a better fit in teal? Pacioretty (1 year left after this one at a cap hit of 4.5m), Gallagher (3 years at 3.75m per) or Galchenyuk (2 yrs at 4.9m).
I'm thinking Martin (1 more year at 4.25m) + hansen (ufa) +- cap to make it cap neutral for Pacioretty (or another from above)!
Tavares is probably looking closer to the 12-15 mil range on the open market.
I have been thinking about that as well. I don't think DW would do that thoughat this point I would move vlasic in a package for a first line center....
at this point I would move vlasic in a package for a first line center....
at this point I would move vlasic in a package for a first line center....