starsfan86
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When your team can't score and at the deadline you pick up another defensive forward, you're not dealing with the sharpest tool in the management shed.Imagine if this team could generate offense. The pieces were there and the goalie gods aligned as Oettinger stood on his head. He could've carried a slightly improved team the whole way.
Yeah the plan to trade the best driver of offense on a team with zero support sounds like a great deal
This is why I want them to go for a d man in the first round. Some solid offensive ones available. Let’s just sign DeangeloHintz is undoubtedly a great player and will be over the next couple of years, but the Stars are unlikely to contenders over that period of time. Trading him away is going to hurt the team short-term, but you can’t run back the same team next year and expect to win the cup. A long-term plan needs to be put in place to build a legitimate contender, because the past few years have patching holes on a sinking ship.
Quite frankly the Stars have never had a top-end prospect pool like they have right now. You could certainly make an argument that the Stars have the top-3 major junior prospects in hockey. They also have forwards like Dellandrea, Peterson, and Damiani that should be solid middle six options going forward. What the Stars don’t have is an heir apparent to the gaping void that Klingberg is going to leave behind, which could in theory be addressed by a return from Hintz.
You could try and gamble on Hintz maintaining his form into his late 20s to early 30s, but then you may be forced to address defence through free agency which is often disastrous.
This is why I want them to go for a d man in the first round. Some solid offensive ones available. Let’s just sign Deangelo
I know I was kidding about Tony.If you draft a defenceman where we are picking, it'll be ~5 years before they're likely to be a stable contributor. I'd still look to draft a talented one fairly early because there are some very good offensive one's like you mentioned, but I think the Stars should still make a trade for someone like Sanheim and take advantage of Fletcher.
And I wouldn't want Deangelo anywhere near this team.
The fancy stats don’t lie. Just ask GreeleyNobody is suggesting trading Jrob
I would say that’s the problem. If you recognize you aren’t competing for a cup next year he’s going to drag this team kicking and screaming out of being bad and into mediocrity. Again, we’ll see what they have up their sleeve. Maybe this is the year they dip into their assets and unload some cap and make some moves in free agency.Pavelski is unlikely to play for another franchise again . ( maybe a deadline deal at some point if thats what he wants ) I think he retires in a Stars uniform now. He'll continue to sign 1 year deals until he retires and with how good he's been there was no reason to not re-sign him. He's been the Stars best forward in the playoffs as well. We also know he works well with young players so there is no problem there. Good mentor for young players coming in doesn't hurt in a transition period.
I would say that’s the problem. If you recognize you aren’t competing for a cup next year he’s going to drag this team kicking and screaming out of being bad and into mediocrity. Again, we’ll see what they have up their sleeve. Maybe this is the year they dip into their assets and unload some cap and make some moves in free agency.
Oh I agree- I’m very tempted to say the benefits outweigh the cost. I’m more concerned about the organizations ability to shit or get off the pot. Again, this wasn’t their year- so be it. Surprise me, Nill.Dunno with all the forward prospects coming in a mentor like guy like Pavelski is good . Just listen to how glowing especially the younger players talk about him.
I wish Benn and Seguin could fill that role but they're not that type of characters and they're also too washed especially Benn. Benn was allways the type who leads by example and doesn't talk much and now he no longer good enough for that.
I don't mind the idea of trading him for a really good RD if you think someone like Johnston will come in and be ready next year. But there's too much parity and unpredictability to say a team won't be a contender. Even the favorites being knocked out right away isn't surprising. And the team that beat them winning it all isn't that surprising. A couple of offensive moves would probably make the team a contender. A bit more offense right now would have made them a contender now.Hintz is undoubtedly a great player and will be over the next couple of years, but the Stars are unlikely to contenders over that period of time. Trading him away is going to hurt the team short-term, but you can’t run back the same team next year and expect to win the cup. A long-term plan needs to be put in place to build a legitimate contender, because the past few years have patching holes on a sinking ship.
Quite frankly the Stars have never had a top-end prospect pool like they have right now. You could certainly make an argument that the Stars have the top-3 major junior prospects in hockey. They also have forwards like Dellandrea, Peterson, and Damiani that should be solid middle six options going forward. What the Stars don’t have is an heir apparent to the gaping void that Klingberg is going to leave behind, which could in theory be addressed by a return from Hintz.
You could try and gamble on Hintz maintaining his form into his late 20s to early 30s, but then you may be forced to address defence through free agency which is often disastrous.