My thoughts after the past week.
1. James Neal- Solid top line player added to the team. Good job Poile.
2. UFA- hope we do not add anyone who is left, we have enough mediocre players on this team. To say I am disappointed is the understatement of the year, but I am getting more accustomed to it year after year.
3. Trade possibilities-
1.VLC- Would not be a bad addition, but 4 years ????????
2.San Jose Sharks- Doug Wilson stated his team is rebuilding- Could one or more of Marleau, Thornton, or Pavelski be moved????
3.E. Staal ???????
4.Boston has cap issues
4. Our division is scary. Look at the additions.
Blackhawks- Brad Richards
Avalanche-Iginla, Stuart, Briere
Blues-Stastny
Jets- Perreault
Wild- Vanek
Stars- Spezza, Hemsky
Predators- Neal
5. Hopefully Poile has some more magic up his sleeve.
Do not forget we can form a solid line with players Poile has traded for lately.
Neal-Jarnkrok-Forsberg
6. Trade idea- Wonder what San Jose would want for Thornton and Marleau, both are signed for three years and would fit into our lines perfectly.
This would give us a three year window of older players to help with development of younger players and who knows what that team could do.
Could you imagine top six of
Forsberg-Thornton-Neal
Marleau-Jarnkrok-Smith