detredWINgs
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Pavelski or O'Reilly. Those are really the only two guys I've seen mentioned in this thread that I think could handle the Babcockian game required of our centerman.
Weiss looks like a sunk cost at this point, and they have enough kids coming up where it looks like he won't be the 2nd best center on the team at any point in that deal even if he's healthy, which he's not.
Maybe he rounds into form in the years to come, but honestly the best-case scenario for the Wings might be for him to just stay injured the next 5 years so he can stay on LTIR. That's a ****** thing to say, I know, but it might be true. Dude is awful.
On the one hand, I'd say I'd swap him for almost anyone because he's awful. But then if you take a guy that is just as bad and has an equal or worse contract, but who stays healthy, that's even worse...
Go read the thread on the Rangers board regarding Stepan.
should have drafted OReilly when we had the chance. Easy to say now, but that was my hope at the time. Of course Conner Bleakley reminds me of O'Reilly at that age, would be easy to say target him in the draft if we weren't likely to pick so high.Pavelski or O'Reilly. Those are really the only two guys I've seen mentioned in this thread that I think could handle the Babcockian game required of our centerman.
Pavelski or O'Reilly. Those are really the only two guys I've seen mentioned in this thread that I think could handle the Babcockian game required of our centerman.
you don't think bergeron or backes could handle that?
Backes or Bergeron would be ideal. Bergeron does make slightly more than Weiss and is scheduled to make even more than that next year.
I suggested Schenn as the Flyers like to make a lot of deals and some stupid ones.
Nyquist or Tatar(Weiss would be preferable but I doubt that flies) and Quincey for Schenn bros?
i don't really see that big need for luke. he's been so up and down. not what wings need imo. wings have their D's who can play schenn's role.
i wouldn't mind him for no cost but the cost would be too high imo for what he would bring; i'd use the assets to fill the bigger needs.
brayden yes. he's played a lot at wing in philly and seems to be better at C. not a fan of his hockey IQ but i think he's at least good 2nd line C. and might be the odd man out considering flyers C depth. maybe.
but they'd need D back, i think.
Luke would be an improvement over Quincey, would be the Wings most physical d-man and is RHed. He is been in the NHL for a long time now but is still younger than Brendan Smith and still developing.
David Clarkson would be a better fit long-term on Detroit at centre. Weiss is the worst ****ing signing I have ever seen. Perhaps second only to Rick DiPietro.
your sens have looked pretty good lately (not counting last night).
This right here was no need for either of the moves!!!
Easily Backes. The guy plays the full 200 feet, can score, and hits just about anything that moves.
You don't think he is overdue to turn his game aroun?
I do not know if the injury was holding him back. I hope so, cause we Are getting like 20% of a 5 M player.
Pavelski and it is not even close. Rh center, 2 way play, can actually shoot and is only around 28 for around the same money.
Except that Filppula thought he could be so much better for a different coach and wanted to move on.