@DFC it's almost January...... You know what that means
It's already started. He has 7 points in his last 8 games.
Even lost his PP1 spot to Miller midway thru the game IIRC. Drej needs to pull his head out of the sand.How bad has palat been? Yikes
disagree the value will be better for a return of gourde or miller because we can move them to any team! with palat we have to get him to waive his NTC for a team which will hurt the value of return.Can't stay healthy, can't stay consistent. His style of play is not going to age well would be the first contract I'd move if it were possible.
disagree the value will be better for a return of gourde or miller because we can move them to any team! with palat we have to get him to waive his NTC for a team which will hurt the value of return.
because we need kids / prospects to replace a palat, miller or gourde otherwise we become a lottery team like the blackhawks get as much value back as possible in every trade"if it were possible"
Who cares about the value? Capspace is more important, seconded by effective players on the roster. You're not getting full value for Gourde or Miller either because every team knows Tampa needs to clear capspace, at least those 2 can stay healthy and contribute.
thats cool tell that to his full NTC he has for the next three yearsI don't even really care, TBH. Palat has been bad this year. Not just in the sense that he's not playing to his usual standard. He's been actively bad.
I'd absolutely explore moving Palat before Miller at this point.
This is stupid. Blackhawks went backwards because they overvalued the wrong players. Trading Panarin for Saad while not saving any f***ing money? Why?because we need kids / prospects to replace a palat, miller or gourde otherwise we become a lottery team like the blackhawks get as much value back as possible in every trade
Oh right, my bad. No one has ever waived an NTC in the entire history of the league. Almost forgot about that.thats cool tell that to his full NTC he has for the next three years
This is stupid. Blackhawks went backwards because they overvalued the wrong players. Trading Panarin for Saad while not saving any ****ing money? Why?
Add into that, they signed everyone to retirement contracts. Say what you want about the Killorn, Palat, Johnson contracts, but they cover the players prime years, not their twilight years.
But you gave him A NTC why would he want to leave a contender and Tampa for another place ?Oh right, my bad. No one has ever waived an NTC in the entire history of the league. Almost forgot about that.
But you gave him A NTC why would he want to leave a contender and Tampa for another place ?
Right not say he won’t move one day I just don’t see it happening at the deadline or this summer. Expansion draft it’s possible he moves then. Him going to Seattle would not be bad he would get a top 6 role there pretty easily.A NTC doesn't protect you from the expansion draft so if Palat would prefer to play for Seattle or a team he may get a say in is up to him. His role is slowly diminishing and he will be falling out of the top 6, he should be already but Cooper is stubborn on him. He still will want one more big contract and if you're playing in the bottom 6 with little PP time you would have the numbers for a big deal. He could waive and get back to being a legit top 6 player and get that retirement contract, he sure as hell won't here.
As for replacements we have them, especially for what Palat has become. Volkov plays a similar style, more of a shooter though, who can slide into a 2nd or 3rd line role and not fail. Katchouk is having a rough rookie year but a bounce back season next year and he could be a replacement. ABB is still a mystery to me, the kid has a ton of offensive skill, not sure he can do it in the NHL and at 5 on 5. Joseph can also play the left side if needed and he's playing better than Palat already. We aren't replacing the Palat of a few years ago which would be hard, the current one is easier.
This is stupid. Blackhawks went backwards because they overvalued the wrong players. Trading Panarin for Saad while not saving any ****ing money? Why?
Add into that, they signed everyone to retirement contracts. Say what you want about the Killorn, Palat, Johnson contracts, but they cover the players prime years, not their twilight years.