Ok...figured it was time to put an all encompassing JT-thread on the board, rather than spread the speculation across the 'Trades' thread or the 'Around the NHL' thread constantly. Yes - admittedly I'm probably to blame for much of that, so from now on I'll try to keep it in one place for those who don't want to talk about the (perhaps not so) faint possibility of Tavares becoming available and theoretically finding himself traded out of NYI.
It's no secret Tavares would be the perfect fit for this roster. As would he in Montreal. Or Carolina. Or Nashville. Or Minnesota. If he comes available, it's going to be difficult to outbid some of those teams if they make their best trade pieces available too. As much as we love the depth, we're missing that top-15 prospect that other teams may be willing to sacrifice in a trade for a #1C.
Contract extension. Trade-package. Roster make-up. Line combos. All speculation about Tavares, his future and his (un-) likelihood of being dealt are welcome here.
If Poile lands him, with 2 years of landing Johansen...that's going to be tough to swallow.
It's no secret Tavares would be the perfect fit for this roster. As would he in Montreal. Or Carolina. Or Nashville. Or Minnesota. If he comes available, it's going to be difficult to outbid some of those teams if they make their best trade pieces available too. As much as we love the depth, we're missing that top-15 prospect that other teams may be willing to sacrifice in a trade for a #1C.
Contract extension. Trade-package. Roster make-up. Line combos. All speculation about Tavares, his future and his (un-) likelihood of being dealt are welcome here.
If Poile lands him, with 2 years of landing Johansen...that's going to be tough to swallow.