Emperoreddy
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I don't know how much they can really rebuild with the Price and Weber contracts though.
They sure as hell aren’t going to do any winning with that team.
I don't know how much they can really rebuild with the Price and Weber contracts though.
TSN crew mentioned Montreal is kicking the tires on Ryan O'Reilly and Buffalo wants the 3rd overall in return. The more I think about it, that doesn't sound outlandish. Being that this is a prospect website, I'm sure most of us would rather take the pick but O'Reilly is signed for 5 more years. O'Reilly for 3rd overall sounds bad, but somehow it seems more reasonable once you replace the pick with Zadina/Tkachuk/Kotkaniemi.
Possibly some moving parts as they might trade Pacioretty for futures as well.
they're a few steps behind the rangers in breaking their delusion. french canadiens, amirite?Why would Montreal do that? They need to rebuild.
Why would Montreal do that? They need to rebuild.
they need centers and there aren't many good ones in this draft, certainly none good enough to be picked 3rd IMO
ROR isnt that old either
Yeah, Montreal's in a tough spot with Price/Weber and whether they want to try to compete with them as cornerstones.
My initial thought was that 3rd overall was an outrageous ask, but it didn't seem as bad the more I thought about it. 5 years of O'Reilly versus 7 years of Tkachuk/Kotkaniemi (if it's to be believed that Montreal told Zadina they weren't taking him).
If Montreal wasn't stupid they'd rebuild, the Price & Weber contracts are abhorrent but they're still good enough players that I bet some shortsighted teams would trade for them, the only truly unmovable deal they have is Alzner but 4.6m on a 79.5m cap isn't going to hamstring them significantly going forward.
They have a bunch of picks this year including third overall, plus Drouin, Domi & Gallagher are all young enough to keep around through a rebuild. They should just go BPA in the draft and tear it down completely, they won't though.
I think the Weber deal is theoretically a huge asset for a floor team, and he doesn't have an NTC so he can definitely be traded to one of them. He has a remaining cap hit of over $60M but will only be paid $30M - that represents a very large savings. You can't count it as a $30M savings because of how teams near the floor typically operate, but it's at least a $15M savings over that time.
I very much agree with this. The Isles aren't nearly as far away as people think. They needed a decent coach which they got. They need a good goalie, which I'm sure they're on the hunt for now. They need a couple defensemen, and have the trade chips to get them. They need to re-sign JT, and it looks pretty probable now.
Starting with one of the top offenses in the league is a pretty good inheritance for Lou.
Hope everybody gets in a good night of sleep and is ready to argue over our pick until 3am
The problems with the Islanders are pretty obvious. Even a monkey could figure out the areas they need to address. Apparently, Snow wasn't as smart as a monkey.Hahaha I don’t get it everyone said snow was horrible. Yet lou has inherited a team that is “close”? What type of team did shero inherit here from lou? Lol just can’t make this stuff up.
So lou lucks into Matthews and a team already well on a rebuild then he goes to the isles with a rookie of the year and possibly jt lol. Yet he leaves shero holding the bag here and everyto he thinks he’s some amazing gm?
Sources: Zucker, Niederreiter, Coyle all in the middle of...
and there we go, we can start talking about neiderreiter now
i'll settle for fellow BU alum charlie coyle tho
Sources: Zucker, Niederreiter, Coyle all in the middle of...
and there we go, we can start talking about neiderreiter now
i'll settle for fellow BU alum charlie coyle tho
10 Thoughts: Bergevin looking to add centre, defenceman for Canadiens - Sportsnet.ca
They also talk about the Wild in #7...btw THIS is the kind of stuff the Devils can use their cap for (Ennis is only signed for next year btw)
Zacha sticks out like a sore thumb there. He REALLY needs to take the next step.Id be in for a Hall Nico Nino - Johansson Zacha Palmieri top 6.