What's your Goaltending for next year?

[The Faulker 27]

Trade Faulk, Skinner, and Staal, go into next season with Darling/Nedeljkovic, and get the top picks we need.

I guess your assuming Darling works things out? Otherwise that sounds like a disaster. Ward/Nedeljkovic maybe.

Edit: NVM, sounds like you're suggesting a partial rebuild, which also sounds like another missed playoff. That's what makes this tough. Joe blow GM+Dundon are going to have a tough time turning this ship around.

 

[The Stranger]

We could trade Darling + for Raanta now, see how Raanta give him the chance to play for us, then extend him if it works out. If he pushes us into the playoffs (lol), we ride Ward for the first round.

If you are Arizona, what "+" makes this trade appealing enough to take on Darling...and move someone who they probably view as a near term acceptable starter?

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

I have to question possession metrics when they show Derek Ryan to be a quality NHL forward.

Ryan plays a 3rd of his time with Skinner, who is a shot generating machine, and starts nearly 60% of the time in the offensive zone.

And the sad part is, Rask manages to be even more sheltered than Ryan.

That's part of why the 'Canes suck at holding leads.They have exactly one center the coach is comfortable putting out there to play defense. TBF to Francis, Kruger was advertised as such and bombed miserably.

 

[FreshSeabass]

What about Carter Hutton as the backup? He has posted some good numbers in STL in a backup role. Probably could be signed very cheap like not much more than the 1.25mil he is making now.

 

[Unsustainable]

If you are Arizona, what "+" makes this trade appealing enough to take on Darling...and move someone who they probably view as a near term acceptable starter?

Hanifin + Darling for Domi + Raanta

 

[My Special Purpose]

We could trade Darling + for Raanta now, see how Raanta give him the chance to play for us, then extend him if it works out. If he pushes us into the playoffs (lol), we ride Ward for the first round.

Aside from being safely past the trade deadline, I see nothing wrong with this plan.

 

[bluedevil58]

Aside from being safely past the trade deadline, I see nothing wrong with this plan.

Exceptions can be made man. Loop holes man.

 

[Canes]

Veini Vehvilainen/Jeremy Helvig

Just cycle through a bunch of young goalies until we find a good one, and if they don't work out, accumulate lottery picks!

 

[My Special Purpose]

Veini Vehvilainen/Jeremy Helvig

Just cycle through a bunch of young goalies until we find a good one, and if they don't work out, accumulate lottery picks!

Isn't that what we're doing?

 

[Canes]

Isn't that what we're doing?

Darling is almost 30, Cam is over 30, Lack was almost 30, Khudobin was almost 30, etc and we haven't picked higher than 5th overall in 13 years, so... no.

 

[MinJaBen]

Aside from being safely past the trade deadline, I see nothing wrong with this plan.

You can still trade now, the players just can’t play in the playoffs...which I’m guessing he knew about sense he said we’d ride Ward in the first round.

 

[AD Skinner]

It's not like either the Canes or the Coyotes have to worry about playing in the playoffs

 

[Unsustainable]

You can still trade now, the players just can’t play in the playoffs...which I’m guessing he knew about sense he said we’d ride Ward in the first round.

Bingo

 

[RodTheBawd]

Do we have any realistic shot of landing Holtby? It looks like he has a 7 team NTC, so there's one obstacle. Then, would Washington even consider trading him within the division? I'm hoping Grubauer takes the reigns for good and would shit myself if we could bring Holtby in, even for the massive overpayment the Caps would probably ask from us.

 

[FreshSeabass]

Do we have any realistic shot of landing Holtby? It looks like he has a 7 team NTC, so there's one obstacle. Then, would Washington even consider trading him within the division? I'm hoping Grubauer takes the reigns for good and would **** myself if we could bring Holtby in, even for the massive overpayment the Caps would probably ask from us.

I wonder if took on one of their cap dumps since they need the space like say Orpik it could lower the price a bit.

 

[GoldiFox]

I would guess Holtby would be OK with Carolina if he were being dumped. Short move and similar-ish areas. The chances that Washington trades him in the division have to be extremely small though.

 

[DaveG]

I would guess Holtby would be OK with Carolina if he were being dumped. Short move and similar-ish areas. The chances that Washington trades him in the division have to be extremely small though.

Would almost have to be as part of a 3-way type dealio like the Preds being part of the Duchene trade.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

I wonder if took on one of their cap dumps since they need the space like say Orpik it could lower the price a bit.

Ehhhhhhhhhh.......Orpik?

I like the idea of Holtby but not taking Orpik.

f*** that guy.

 

[DaveG]

I wonder if took on one of their cap dumps since they need the space like say Orpik it could lower the price a bit.

I'd track down whoever becomes our GM and sucker punch the shit out of him with brass knuckles if he ever brought that f***wad on to our team.

 

[FreshSeabass]

Ehhhhhhhhhh.......Orpik?

I like the idea of Holtby but not taking Orpik.

**** that guy.

I'd track down whoever becomes our GM and sucker punch the **** out of him with brass knuckles if he ever brought that ****wad on to our team.

Point taken lol

 

[The Stranger]

Holtby is a fine goalie. He's won the Vezina. He's been an all star. But I don't view him as an elite G. He's fine, but overrated IMO.

In a world where the Caps put him on the block and he becomes a Cane, and he plays behind the type of team and scheme currently in place, I would expect disappointment.

Anyways, the only way the Caps would trade him in division is either a) Massive over-payment b) they think he's overrated/on the decline (sort of like the Eagles trading McNabb to the Redskins).

 

[RodTheBawd]

I'd take Orpik if it meant we get Holtby. Then I'd bring Malone back to sweep his leg in practice.

^Hahaha... I'd love to see your list of acceptable goalies to bring in that have any remote possibility of happening.

 

[TheBigKahuna]

Holtby is a fine goalie. He's won the Vezina. He's been an all star. But I don't view him as an elite G. He's fine, but overrated IMO.

I though you were talking about Cam for a second.

 

[The Stranger]

I though you were talking about Cam for a second.

Now you are getting it.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Given that this board went through a hashtag phase for a while, Kincaid is obviously the solution.