Robinson2187
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What! The best crowd in the biz is bored?In a lull in play, play more than AC/DC or Aerosmith, try some different like White Stripes or something
What! The best crowd in the biz is bored?In a lull in play, play more than AC/DC or Aerosmith, try some different like White Stripes or something
______________________________________________As GM, I'd pull out all stops for a second line center that can drive a line - period.
And, I'd hold my coach accountable for teaching a more Defensive structure across the team - no exceptions.
We have the talent to beat anyone - but we don't play a sound game at both ends and forget how hard you need to work to win in this league.
A focus on D will help with that.
Oh, and we lose Trouba, Purr-O, and Myers and get younger (again).
Teach the young gaffers how to play D and it won't matter.
Blues paid a 1st, a 2nd, two roster players and a decent prospect. That is a lot more than Hayes's price.If I am GM I am wondering why the heck I didn't make a better offer than the **** St Louis sent to Buffalo for OReilly.
We paid more for Kevin Hayes.
Blues paid a 1st, a 2nd, two roster players and a decent prospect. That is a lot more than Hayes's price.
RFAs (Restricted Free Agents):Personally I think the pieces are already here but some players are not being utilized to their fullest potential.
So with that said:
Fire the coach and his staff. Some of them have been here since day 1. It's time for new vision.
All of the RFAs can basically take a walk. Other than Myers offence all are infinitely replaceable internally or at minimal cost.
Try to keep your UFAs and try to move one or both of Little and Perreault. Admittedly it will be hard especially if Trouba wants to leave. If that's the case you get the best package you can no matter what it is and use the surplus of whatever they get to upgrade where needed.
Good catch! Got my acronyms mixed up!RFAs (Restricted Free Agents):
Laine
Connor
Trouba
Copp
Brossoit
UFAs (Unrestricted Free Agents):
Hayes
Myers
Chiarot
Tanev
Lindholm
Care to explain?All I know is that is it's going to be very hard to make the team better next year. Almost impossible in my eyes. The way the team is constructed makes it very hard for internal growth from players even though they count on it so much. I understand why players are upset
Care to explain?
With the Lowry line stapled as third line. Young skilled players have to play 4th line minutes. And the third line also blocks any top six players from moving down and spreading skill around. I feel great teams have a line like Lowrys on the fourth and give their skilled young players third line minutes to succeed
Connor, Laine, and Ehlers are playing top 6 minutes.
The only youth playing on the "fourth" line have been Roslovic and Petan, and they haven't really stood out in their opportunities moving up the lineup.
Lowry's line plays tough minutes against big offensive lines. Not sure that's the best place for a young, skilled player.
If anything, I'd lessen the top line's minutes a bit and give those to these younger players.
With the Lowry line stapled as third line. Young skilled players have to play 4th line minutes. And the third line also blocks any top six players from moving down and spreading skill around. I feel great teams have a line like Lowrys on the fourth and give their skilled young players third line minutes to succeed
Connor, Laine, and Ehlers are playing top 6 minutes.
The only youth playing on the "fourth" line have been Roslovic and Petan, and they haven't really stood out in their opportunities moving up the lineup.
Lowry's line plays tough minutes against big offensive lines. Not sure that's the best place for a young, skilled player.
If anything, I'd lessen the top line's minutes a bit and give those to these younger players.
What he's saying has merit, though. The way our Top 6 is constructed, if something isn't working, the only option for an offensive player is to be shunted down to the 4th line to try to figure it out in 8 minutes per game.
If we had three scoring lines, we would have a lot more flexibility to help various offensemen find their game.
I agree we need to spread the minutes a little too to help this problem.
For example, running something like:
Ehlers - Scheif - Laine
Vesalainen - Little - Wheeler
Connor - Copp - Roslovic
And then Lowry on 4th... would allow us to give Vesalainen a fairly cushy spot with upped minutes to find his game, while allowing Ehlers + Laine maximum growth, and allowing Connor and Roslo good minutes too. This is assuming Perreault is gone.
Maybe I'm wrong and I underestimate the need for an 18 minute-per-game shutdown line. I dunno.
I see McIntyre has decided to play "You're the GM".
Jets can be strong, and cap-compliant
Short version:
Trouba (traded for a D and a pick, leans toward Severson)
Kulikov (another Mason-Armia dump where we lose another prospect)
Perreault (traded for a pick)
Myers (walks)
Tanev (walks)
Ehlers (traded for a 2C RNH, Kadri and Larkin mentioned)
His starting lineup:
Hellebuyck
Brossoit
Connor-Scheifele-Wheeler
Laine-(centre added in Ehlers trade)-Roslovic
Vesalainen-Little-Appleton
Copp-Lowry-(forward signed in free agency)
Extra: Lindholm
Morrissey-Byfuglien
Chiarot-(defenceman added in Trouba trade)
Beaulieu - Niku
Extras: Morrow, Poolman
IMO that's barely a wild card team.
Well, would Perreault return a top4 D? Not with a reasonable contract or without Jets adding?