Confirmed with Link: Wild Trade 7th Round Pick (2024) for Maroon (20% retained) and Cajkovic

[Digitalbooya]

He scored less than Reaves in 19 more games last season.

 

[Wasted Talent]

He scored less than Reaves in 19 more games last season.

7 more games, unless you're ignoring Reaves' 0+0 in 12GP before the trade.

 

[Digitalbooya]

7 more games, unless you're ignoring Reaves' 0+0 in 12GP before the trade.

Comparing it to Reavo’s stat line in Minnesota.

Maroon has an absolutely absurd 150 PIM too. Our highest was Foligno at 97 PIM in 65 games.

Idk, this seems like replacing a plug (Reavo) with another plug.

 

[Wasted Talent]

Comparing it to Reavo’s stat line in Minnesota.

Maroon has an absolutely absurd 150 PIM too. Our highest was Foligno at 97 PIM in 65 games.

Idk, this seems like replacing a plug (Reavo) with another plug.

I don't disagree, but it's a slightly cheaper plug signed for only 1 year.

 

[thestonedkoala]

I wonder how undisciplined Maroon is going to be here.

 

[elnewby]

Cheap depth/locker room guy. Worst case scenario we are out of it and get our money back at the deadline.

 

[Digitalbooya]

I don't disagree, but it's a slightly cheaper plug signed for only 1 year.

The valuable commodity is his Cup experience I guess. We shall see how he does.

 

[HotDish]

Feels good to have a "Big Rig" back on the team!

 

[57special]

Not a bad add, given the cap hit and the experience.

Guerin pretty much wiped out the senior roster when he took power. Having a savvy and winning vet in the room is good.

He doesn't need to play 82 games, but who knows.

As mentioned earlier, he adds a dimension to soft guys like Rossi, plus the physicality of Dumba is probably outski.

Kind of my worry. I can see Dean falling in love with him, and not giving any/limited chances to the young guys, while he plods along scoring once every 15 gp.

Not promising that he was spending time in the ECHL at his age. Going the wrong direction.

Was kicked off the Slovak WJC team for injuring team mates in practice. Potential(actual?) headcase, with limited upside. This is probably his last stop with a NHL team.

 

[BagHead]

Kind of my worry. I can see Dean falling in love with him, and not giving any/limited chances to the young guys, while he plods along scoring once every 15 gp.


Was kicked off the Slovak WJC team for injuring team mates in practice. Potential(actual?) headcase, with limited upside. This is probably his last stop with a NHL team.

That's saying something, considering he led their WJC-18 team in scoring twice, and was given the "A" for one of those teams. I wonder what happened to the kid. He looked like he was on pace to become a pretty great player. If something is going on with him, I hope he gets past it and has a happy, healthy life. I'd be shocked, however, if that life was in Minnesota.

Moving on to Maroon, the only rookies I would foresee being ready for the NHL are Walker and Rossi, and only if they have productive offseasons. Beckman would need to have some remarkable progress this offseason to be ready for extended NHL duty, and I don't want to see AHL scorers like Petan and Lettieri getting extended time on the NHL team.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

If we’re going to deploy a below NHL caliber player and justify it because they have “character”, “swagger”, and bring “energy”, I’m glad we’re doing it at 800k for 1 year and not 1.3M for 3 years.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

If we’re going to deploy a below NHL caliber player and justify it because they have “character”, “swagger”, and bring “energy”, I’m glad we’re doing it at 800k for 1 year and not 1.3M for 3 years.

Bingo.

 

[Digitalbooya]

If we’re going to deploy a below NHL caliber player and justify it because they have “character”, “swagger”, and bring “energy”, I’m glad we’re doing it at 800k for 1 year and not 1.3M for 3 years.

So the argument just shifted from we shouldn’t have this player type at all because they suck to it being okay because they are paid less than the other guy we had. I would rather have seen Milne given a chance. At least he can skate.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

So the argument just shifted from we shouldn’t have this player type at all because they suck to it being okay because they are paid less than the other guy we had. I would rather have seen Milne given a chance. At least he can skate.

The argument is, if they're going to do it, better to do it in a less damaging way.

 

[Circulartheory]

The argument is, if they're going to do it, better to do it in a less damaging way.

And I'm in that small camp that actually liked Reaves, just not at anything above $1mil so this fits perfect or me.

 

[Digitalbooya]

The argument is, if they're going to do it, better to do it in a less damaging way.

Part of me thinks that if Reaves was brought back at $800k that certain posters would still have an earful to say.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Part of me thinks that if Reaves was brought back at $800k that certain posters would still have an earful to say.

I mean, I don’t really care to have either of them here at $800k. Out of the 3 interrelated outcomes, this is the one in the middle.

 

[57special]

If we’re going to deploy a below NHL caliber player and justify it because they have “character”, “swagger”, and bring “energy”, I’m glad we’re doing it at 800k for 1 year and not 1.3M for 3 years.

you get it, as always.

 

[Spurgeon]

Part of me thinks that if Reaves was brought back at $800k that certain posters would still have an earful to say.

I’d hate it, Reaves made that 4th line useless.

 

[Jbcraig1883]

So the argument just shifted from we shouldn’t have this player type at all because they suck to it being okay because they are paid less than the other guy we had. I would rather have seen Milne given a chance. At least he can skate.

I like Milne and do believe he will definitely be a great bottom 6er for us, but I think another year in the AHL with more minutes and some more time to gain some muscle will make him better for us.

I get your point though...

 

[57special]

Milne has potential, but he is was still coping with the strength and speed of the AHLlast year. He needs more time. He looks to be fairly thickly built, and reasonably strong on his skates, but he is not a big, tough guy, and not skilled enough to be a skilled player at this point.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

So the argument just shifted from we shouldn’t have this player type at all because they suck to it being okay because they are paid less than the other guy we had. I would rather have seen Milne given a chance. At least he can skate.

No that wasn’t really the point

 

[Digitalbooya]

No that wasn’t really the point

Not your point specifically. But I can see the mindset shifting from the "No Reaves at any cost" group.

 

[Puhis]

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A hockey team has 18 skaters.

Big rigs have 18 wheels.

Coincidence? I think not.

 

[GoldenSeal]

Maroon in the locker room does miracles. Hope he inspires and helps brings y’all a Cup.