Stars’ Off-season Thread Part II

[Kcb12345]

Murphy isn't reliable right? No way the Stars would prefer to keep Honka at this point

He also seems to believe that acquiring Honka could make Petry available lol

 

[serp]

Why would we prefer to move someone else and keep Honka?

One of the chairs in the pressbox has taken shape of Honkas butt and the Stars organisation is unwilling to buy a new one ?

 

[Magic Mittens]

Can’t see us getting much more then a 4th back, but I’ll take that at this point

 

[Kcb12345]

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Don’t really see a fit unless he’s willing to take an AHL deal. We are at 48 contracts according to capfriendly (looks like that’s counting Dellandra and Damiani who won’t count if they are sent down).

 

[Magic Mittens]

Noesen would be good on our 4th line, but I’d rather give someone else a chance in our organization. I’m interested in seeing Kiviranta play

 

[Kcb12345]

 

[mc3488]

He will lead us to a cup baby

 

[Troy McClure]

Training camp starts in a few weeks, and Nill still doesn't know if Johns can play. Not good.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

He's toast. If he was ready to go he would have been involved in the informal skates by now.

 

[Zrhutch]

He’s by all accounts an extremely bright guy. I wouldn’t be shocked if he saw what Andrew Luck did and thought, “you know what? That’s not a terrible idea”. Wouldn’t blame him at all.

 

[LT]

I've been saying since we first got reports of his injury that he needs to just retire. He's made enough to be comfortable for life if he's smart with his money (which is hard not to imagine being a reality), and it simply isn't worth risking his quality of life (and arguably even his life) for.

The fact that this has gone on for well over a year now is very, very concerning.

 

[Troy McClure]

For his sake, I hope he takes this as far as he wants to go...

... or as far as is necessary to support him getting a full payout on his insurance.

 

[Dallasman]

I've been saying since we first got reports of his injury that he needs to just retire. He's made enough to be comfortable for life if he's smart with his money (which is hard not to imagine being a reality), and it simply isn't worth risking his quality of life (and arguably even his life) for.

The fact that this has gone on for well over a year now is very, very concerning.

I have a cousin who sustained a concussion four years ago. She STILL has headaches, can’t be around bright lights and gets dizzy from time to time. Hasn’t worked in those four years either and she’s a nurse. I could only imagine the risks Johns’ would put his body through.

 

[Zrhutch]

Obviously there’d be a hole at D if Johns doesn’t play. Some names to watch out for during the season/at the deadline that could help out in the top 4 include-

Mike Green- Detroit
Jared Spurgeon- Minnesota
Zach Bogosian- Buffalo
Andy Greene- NJD
Sami Vatanen- NJD
Chris Tanev- Vancouver
Darnell Nurse- Edmonton

(I know some of these guys aren’t good. Just searched by non playoff teams last year on capfriendly)

 

[LT]

I'm pretty sure just about every name on that list is either untouchable or someone we want no part of.

 

[Troy McClure]

Probably worth keeping a close eye on some of the AHL/bubble d-men in camp. If there is a hole, Nill could turn to one of the young defenders to fill it.

 

[LT]

Probably worth keeping a close eye on some of the AHL/bubble d-men in camp. If there is a hole, Nill could turn to one of the young defenders to fill it.

Bah god, that's Honka's music!

 

[Troy McClure]

Bah god, that's Honka's music!

I worded that very carefully to focus on the guys actually participating in camp.

 

[Zrhutch]

I'm pretty sure just about every name on that list is either untouchable or someone we want no part of.

Nah. Nurse is fine, Minnesota should rebuild, and the rest of those guys could pass as rentals aside from maybe Vatanen since NJD probably resigns him.

 

[LT]

Nah. Nurse is fine, Minnesota should rebuild, and the rest of those guys could pass as rentals aside from maybe Vatanen since NJD probably resigns him.

Green - he seems very much like a rental option. Also probably too expensive for us to acquire early in the season.
Spurgeon - Minny fans talk about him like a borderline #1 right now. The Wild aren't gonna rebuild as much as they should, either. He's most likely not going anywhere.
Bogosian - Why would we ever want him?
Greene - Too much of a leader for NJ, especially when they're trying to actually contend.
Vatanen - Maybe, especially if the Devils get off to a slow start. Can't see them moving out assets after the offseason they had, though.
Tanev - Maybe. Probably the most likely and best option here. Vancouver seems to really like him, though.
Nurse - 44 points as a 24 year old, coupled with his size/skating/defense/physicality. He's not going anywhere either.

 

[Smelling Salt]

Green and Tanev were names floating around at TDL last season, but I can't see Nill making a move this early.

He'll promote and assess. Then if he has to...make a questionable trade for a below average D. At any rate, I'm not sure I want Polak and Rig in the lineup at the same time for any kind of extended period.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Lindell - Klingberg
Heiskanen - Polak
Oleksiak - Sekera
Fedun

 

[Kcb12345]

 

[serp]

Well roster looks like expected . A few invites who probably get cut at some point but thats it.