Value of: Claude Giroux to a contender

[BrindamoursNose]

Can G play centre full time?

He can (he's outstanding at faceoffs), but he's a better LW at this point in his career.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Blanket statement if people are thinking Giroux is a "decent" addition to a playoff team...

Giroux is still a total freak. Best yet underrated forward this past decade. And he's still bringing the heat. God forbid you put him with another offensive wizard... fireworks.

 

[McDavid is too whiny]

Alright. What from Vancouver?

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

0% chance the Avs trade Newhook for Giroux. What the f***

 

[MorgantiDrinksBlood]

Blanket statement if people are thinking Giroux is a "decent" addition to a playoff team...

Giroux is still a total freak. Best yet underrated forward this past decade. And he's still bringing the heat. God forbid you put him with another offensive wizard... fireworks.

I agree even watching him this year, dudes still really, really good. Definitely the type of piece that can push a contender over the top. He's going to flourish when he plays with other high-end talent on some other team. The Flyers have been an absolute abomination this year, unbearable to even watch, Giroux is one of the few bright spots.

 

[1865]

G isn't finished this year either, that's the worst thing. We'd be seeing him all over the league playing for better teams for years.

 

[Starat327]

The return doesn't matter, Fletch will waste it anyway. Just send him to where he's most likely to win a cup, thats all that matters.

 

[1865]

This thread is so depressing to even contemplate.

 

[TFHockey]

I suppose if Edmonton moved RNH down to 3C and Giroux onto either McDavid's or Draisaitl's line that'd be something to see. However even with 50% retention the Oilers are so cap tight they can't really chase a winger down.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Been a fan of G for a long time. Would love him on the Flames. Impossible to do it without sending Monahan back but I wouldn't have any problem putting a 1st and a A prospect on the table with that. Can he play RW? Know he has mostly played LW, C but seems intelligent enough to handle opposite wing duties well.

Gaudreau - Lindholm - Giroux/Tkachuk
Tkachuk/Giroux - Backlund - Mangiapane

Would be a nasty top 6.

 

[Volica]

He can (he's outstanding at faceoffs), but he's a better LW at this point in his career.

Yeah; the big thing for Calgary is having another centre.

Like, if he could play centre:

Mangiapane - Giroux - Coleman

would be one helluva second line.

 

[Starat327]

Been a fan of G for a long time. Would love him on the Flames. Impossible to do it without sending Monahan back but I wouldn't have any problem putting a 1st and a A prospect on the table with that. Can he play RW? Know he has mostly played LW, C but seems intelligent enough to handle opposite wing duties well.

Gaudreau - Lindholm - Giroux/Tkachuk
Tkachuk/Giroux - Backlund - Mangiapane

Would be a nasty top 6.

He started in the NHL as a RW and played there a bit last year. I'm sure he'd be fine, just likely not as good as LW.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Yeah; the big thing for Calgary is having another centre.

Like, if he could play centre:

Mangiapane - Giroux - Coleman

would be one helluva second line.

Well, he can do it if you need him to. Again, he's outstanding at faceoffs - he's 2nd in the NHL in FOW% behind Bergeron (min. 200 faceoffs attempted) and he's always been good defensively.

Again, he's a better winger, but he can play C well still.

 

[Starat327]

Yeah; the big thing for Calgary is having another centre.

Like, if he could play centre:

Mangiapane - Giroux - Coleman

would be one helluva second line.

I'd say he can't carry a line of scrubs as a C ( as he did early in his Flyers career), but if flanked with decent linenates, He'd be perfectly fine. Doesn't quite have the speed to go end to end any more, so likely best with a more responsible winger of some sort.

 

[CanuckistanFlyerfan]

The return doesn't matter, Fletch will waste it anyway. Just send him to where he's most likely to win a cup, thats all that matters.

I see Fletch trading him and a 2nd for a guy born in Bloomington who roomed with Hayes in college and works at Walmart now.

 

[Vitto79]

Hard for most contenders to fit his cap hit in.

Rangers can at 50. Need a RW

 

[CaperJay]

Would look good on the second line in Boston with Hall. Don’t know what it would take though. Debrusk, 1st + ?. Don’t know what Philly biggest needs are

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Would look good on the second line in Boston with Hall. Don’t know what it would take though. Debrusk, 1st + ?. Don’t know what Philly biggest needs are

Add a 2nd rounder to that at the very least.

 

[SensFactor]

Giroux is coming home to Ottawa in the offseason.

 

[Martin Skoula]

Giroux is coming home to Ottawa in the offseason.

I don't think he's allowed within 500 meters of that officer from Canada Day, isn't there a police station right by CTC?

 

[captainpaxil]

Would look good on the second line in Boston with Hall. Don’t know what it would take though. Debrusk, 1st + ?. Don’t know what Philly biggest needs are

Top end c or rhd are thin for the flyers as far as prospects go.

 

[Vitto79]

He can (he's outstanding at faceoffs), but he's a better LW at this point in his career.

can he play RW ?
Would look good w Panarin and Strome on paper

 

[Stuzchuk]

He aint returning a prospect like that. Free Agent who can block any trade he wishes.

yup.... even at 50% it would be late 1st + "decent" prospect

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Blanket statement if people are thinking Giroux is a "decent" addition to a playoff team...

Giroux is still a total freak. Best yet underrated forward this past decade. And he's still bringing the heat. God forbid you put him with another offensive wizard... fireworks.

Sounds like Giroux Matthews Marner would be a great line

 

[b in vancouver]

1st, Studnicka, DeBrusk, Moore from the B's. Moore strictly a cap dump, DeBrusk needs his change of scenery and could bounce back, Stud is widely regarded as one of the B's top prospects (not saying much), abd a first is a first.

If he was still a centre. He's not. He's a left-winger. The Bruins have... hmm? I like Giroux and wish there was a fit - but Boston is one of the worst fits for him in the league. As it'd be a lot to trade for an upgrade at #3LW which he unfortunately would be. - through no fault of his own.
He's great at face-offs - but once again Boston has Bergeron who is the best at them.