GDT: The 2024 NHL Trade Deadline Thread | March 8th | 3:00 pm ET

[Outl4w]

My point is that the current North American minor hockey players coming up aren't playing football as well (fewer playing lacrosse either) so they don't come in with the football mentality where it is cool and fun to hit.

I think it has a lot to do with USA hockey and Canadian hockey trying to slowly get big hits and fights out of the game.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

I think it has a lot to do with USA hockey and Canadian hockey trying to slowly get big hits and fights out of the game.

Which is sad, big open ice hits are the best IMHO

 

[Outl4w]

Which is sad, big open ice hits are the best IMHO

I agree! I love playing the body on the young bucks in beer league fresh out of hs, juniors, and college that freak out when you can move them around with your hips and shoulders in the boards, in front of the net, and behind the net. They never learned that stuff.

 

[JTBF81]

Cernak: injury prone, handles puck like a grenade, no offense
Cirelli: not enough scoring, top end 3C at best
Sergachev: rover who doesn't defend well enough, passes puck to nowhere, coming off major injury

Cernak-best RD and a very solid defensive dman, so scoring isn't needed
Cirelli-thisnseason aside, good defensively and still.a ~45 point a year 2C/3C hybrid
Serg-still the 2nd best dman on the team and the injury was a clean break. He's young and should be fine.
All 3 are a little overpaid, but as they have 7 more years to pay off JBB's investment(with a steadily rising cap no less, further lessening their cap hit %), they will very likely remain as integral parts of the current and future core of the team.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

I agree! I love playing the body on the young bucks in beer league fresh out of hs, juniors, and college that freak out when you can move them around with your hips and shoulders in the boards, in front of the net, and behind the net. They never learned that stuff.

You still see physical hockey in the Dub, but that's the only top tier junior league with physicality commonplace throughout. The NCAA varies, the rest of junior is pretty soft.

Cernak-best RD and a very solid defensive dman, so scoring isn't needed
Cirelli-thisnseason aside, good defensively and still.a ~45 point a year 2C/3C hybrid
Serg-still the 2nd best dman on the team and the injury was a clean break. He's young and should be fine.
All 3 are a little overpaid, but as they have 7 more years to pay off JBB's investment(with a steadily rising cap no less, further lessening their cap hit %), they will very likely remain as integral parts of the current and future core of the team.

BriseBois getting fired before then most likely

 

[aylib]

Did JBB hold a conference at 3? I missed it

 

[Felonious Python]

Did JBB hold a conference at 3? I missed it

No one has tweeted about it, but it normally gets tweeted out piecemeal before the video goes up.

 

[JTBF81]

You still see physical hockey in the Dub, but that's the only top tier junior league with physicality commonplace throughout. The NCAA varies, the rest of junior is pretty soft.


BriseBois getting fired before then most likely

Lol, because of what, one less than optimal year and one bad trade last year. GM of 2 cup winners and nearly a 3rd, yeah, if Vinik is stupid enough to fire him, I'm sure it might take a week, might, before he accepted one of.numerous offers to be a GM of.another team.

 

[Rschmitz]

I'm a big fan of Dumba's skill set so obviously I am very happy with this trade. Now THIS is a reclamation project worth exploring, but it does raise question marks as to who he replaces on the right side.

 

[Felonious Python]

If you are still in line to make a trade, STAY IN LINE

 

[DistantThunderRep]

I'm a big fan of Dumba's skill set so obviously I am very happy with this trade. Now THIS is a reclamation project worth exploring, but it does raise question marks as to who he replaces on the right side.

I am guessing he pairs up with DeHann/Fleury. Which is ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

I really don’t like any of these trades we keep giving up assets and picks for rentals. For a team that is obviously not good enough with goaltending that is beyond bad.

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[TheSchmidt]

I think Vegas is at about $79m in cap space next year with Marchessault and Stephenson (and Hanifin) as key UFA.

I'm pretty hopeful that Hertl took them out of his services past this season

 

[Flat Ronnie]

I think Vegas is at about $79m in cap space next year with Marchessault and Stephenson (and Hanifin) as key UFA.

I'm pretty hopeful that Hertl took them out of his services past this season

Does that 79M include Hertl?

 

[TheSchmidt]

Does that 79M include Hertl?

yes

 

[Flat Ronnie]

yes

They'll make it work. If Hanifin wants to stay there he's gone.

 

[Rschmitz]

Dumba 100% worth it whether it works out or not

Duclair, no. Cost too much to date if the relationship doesn't go anywhere.

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[Flat Ronnie]

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[aylib]

I’m excited to see how the team plays post deadline/with new additions and who comes out the the lineup.

 

[The Gongshow]

God help us all for these last 18 games. Gonna be a bumpy ride. Let's hope the boys have it in them

 

[aylib]

I think Crozier could have stayed, but with Dumba in, it makes sense.
Lilliberg started hot and faded badly.

 

[Felonious Python]

Now we get more into college free agents. We're getting into the conference tournaments/last weekend of regular season.

It's a good weekend to have ESPN+ and FloHockey.