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That world could be a lot worse.
Could it? Seems like a world of perpetual misery and picking in the 10-12 spot in the draft. 33 year old 40 point Stastny as your 2nd line center.
That world could be a lot worse.
Absolutey stupid post.I know where you're coming from, but these players are commodities and it's a business..this isn't the same as having a job in Goldman Sachs where they pick the brightest, invest in training them and let them fight their way to the top.
This is buy low, sell high. Lee will bring a better return than if we try to throw picks, prospects and Nelson at other teams. If we didn't need anyone, we wouldn't trade him, but he is currency and we need his currency now. He will not be worth as much as he is now...well..we might have +- 2 years to play with.
JT's departure means more $ to help the D and the bottom 6.
I believe you need better possession players in the bottom 6 regardless of JT resigning.
Unfortunately all the current bottom 6 guys and bottom pairing defensemen are signed to long term deals that are untradeable so yeah, team is pretty much screwed.
Again what are you going to do with all the bottom 6 guys currently under contract? That's where Garth really screwed this team.Yeah, I disagree. There are ways to upgrade the bottom 6 via free agency.
With bringing up Ho-Sang and a strong 2 way C and PK like Filppula or Riley Nash that 3rd line is much better than it was last season.
My point is -
If Tavares signs or walks away - They still need to upgrade D, G, and 3C.
Isles would have more cap room to address those areas.
Tavares resigning is preferred and I still believe he will, but incase he does not - you still have to build a competitive team for next season.
Stastny and Filppula to upgrade up the middle.
I'd try to build a deal around Nelson for Grubauer.
Ian Cole and Leo Komarov as free agent targets.
Lee - Stastny - Bailey
Beauvillier - Barzal - Eberle
Ladd -Filppula - Ho-Sang
Komarov - Cizikas - Clutterbuck
Wagner
Leddy - Boychuk
Cole - Pulock
Pelech - Mayfield/Davidson
Grubauer
Greiss
And if by the deadline this team is bottom of the league, then you can make some decisions on Lee and Eberle and maybe even Leddy.
Not completely true. Yes for Clutter and Ladd, but Casey is a useful enough player with three years of term; that's a movable commodity if that's what the Islanders wanted to do. That leaves three slots of near complete vacuum for the rest of the bottom six. As for Pelech and Mayfield, the term is long, but the dollars are short. Worse comes to worst, you could bury both contracts in the minors or buy them out and have it impact the cap very little. Bottom line, these are issues that a decent GM could work around.Unfortunately all the current bottom 6 guys and bottom pairing defensemen are signed to long term deals that are untradeable so yeah, team is pretty much screwed.
My point is -
If Tavares signs or walks away - They still need to upgrade D, G, and 3C.
Isles would have more cap room to address those areas.
Tavares resigning is preferred and I still believe he will, but incase he does not - you still have to build a competitive team for next season.
Stastny and Filppula to upgrade up the middle.
I'd try to build a deal around Nelson for Grubauer.
Ian Cole and Leo Komarov as free agent targets.
Lee - Stastny - Bailey
Beauvillier - Barzal - Eberle
Ladd -Filppula - Ho-Sang
Komarov - Cizikas - Clutterbuck
Wagner
Leddy - Boychuk
Cole - Pulock
Pelech - Mayfield/Davidson
Grubauer
Greiss
And if by the deadline this team is bottom of the league, then you can make some decisions on Lee and Eberle and maybe even Leddy.
What are you talking about - Ladd, Clutterbuck and Cizikas are the only Fowards under contract. You have Ho-Sang you can bring up and Johnston should be your 13th F- that leaves two spots to fill.Again what are you going to do with all the bottom 6 guys currently under contract? That's where Garth really screwed this team.
Nobody is taking Casey's contract unless you retain a significant chunk of salary or give them an asset of value as a sweetner.Not completely true. Yes for Clutter and Ladd, but Casey is a useful enough player with three years of term; that's a movable commodity if that's what the Islanders wanted to do. That leaves three slots of near complete vacuum for the rest of the bottom six. As for Pelech and Mayfield, the term is long, but the dollars are short. Worse comes to worst, you could bury both contracts in the minors or buy them out and have it impact the cap very little. Bottom line, these are issues that a decent GM could work around.
That roster isn't even close to being competitve. But let's do it, for the fun of it.
- There's no way getting Grubauer from the Caps won't cost us one of Lee or Eberle. We're in the same division and we'll have to overpay for him.
- I don't see Stastny coming to NYI if Winnipeg offers him a contract and they probably will.
- Bellows should be ready to play in the NHL this season, so you also need a spot for him. I'd also re-sign Johnston and have him in the line-up, he's like a better and cheaper version of Matt Martin.
- I'm not sure if we will have enough cap space left (after signing Stastny, Flippula, Komarov, Cole and Grubauer) to keep one of Lee/Eberle and also Beauvillier, Barzal and Pulock.
The only real upgrade I can see here is the goaltending, which is needed, but that's not a much better roster than we had this season.
Nobody is taking Casey's contract unless you retain a significant chunk of salary or give them an asset of value as a sweetner.
I don't agree, but it doesn't matter as it doesn't change my point, which is that there is a LOT of room to improve the bottom six, and nothing slot/contract wise to prevent that from being done.Nobody is taking Casey's contract unless you retain a significant chunk of salary or give them an asset of value as a sweetner.
OK - Grubauer isn't going to cost Lee or Eberle. I do agree Grubauer will be tricky for the team to acquire with a division rival, but it is possible.
And Bellows is not ready for the NHL - needs some time in the AHL and could be first F up with injury, but they should not hand him a spot on the roster- let the kid come in and earn it.
And that roster is better than you think- Filppula is a great PK guy, high possession player, and very good Defensive F (so is Komarov). Cole would be a good addition to this d corp and less risky than resigning de Haan.
Look the roster will never look as good without Tavares, but they should not completely sell off assets - they should try to retool the best they can and see how they fair.
If the roster is as you say - not competitive enough - then at the deadline you can sell UFAs like Lee and Eberle for the 2019 draft picks.
You can improve it, but the 3 bad contracts make it very tough which is why giving 3rd and 4th liners big contracts was one of Garth's biggest mistakes. In an ideal situation you could get several useful bottom guys but as pointed out 3 of the spots are already claimed.I don't agree, but it doesn't matter as it doesn't change my point, which is that there is a LOT of room to improve the bottom six, and nothing slot/contract wise to prevent that from being done.
Unless Stastny is willing to take a 2 year deal for a discount, I can't see him coming back to Winnipeg. The Jets have a ton of contracts that they need to focus on and they may not have the space to keep him.If the Jets sign Stastny, I would try to trade for Perreault...I think that kid can play. He'd be perfect as a third line centre and he can play top -6 wing as well.
Not completely true. Yes for Clutter and Ladd, but Casey is a useful enough player with three years of term; that's a movable commodity if that's what the Islanders wanted to do. That leaves three slots of near complete vacuum for the rest of the bottom six. As for Pelech and Mayfield, the term is long, but the dollars are short. Worse comes to worst, you could bury both contracts in the minors or buy them out and have it impact the cap very little. Bottom line, these are issues that a decent GM could work around.
Yeah, I agree. Stastny right now is a nice player and a great pickup for a team like Winnipeg looking for a rental to help them win a Cup (just might work). But whoever signs him to his next contract, let's guess a 6 year term, is going to have a bad contract in the not too distant future. We can't do that anymore - we've already got a couple of millstones.Here we go with the Stastny talks. Misery begets misery. All the Isles would be doing is treading water, while being 6 inches under the surface. This team needs to retain Tavares and add appropriate pieces/coaching or else it's pretty much doom. You can't compete with the powerhouses in the conference with a cobbled together Filppula/Stastny/Komarov/Cole/Vrbata/Marooon whoever. This is the kind of thinking that people are ****ing grilling Snow for having.