This one may hurt a little but what about Stone+Boedker for Couturier/B. Schenn and Read?
The Flyers have the luxery of Laughton right now who is enabling them to move out one C. Schenn has shown progress this year but Coutourier is similar to Hanzel in terms of having good offensive upside but is primarily utiliized in a shutdown role. Given that we already have Hanzel our preference would be Schenn.
I think we could put something together around a Boedker for Schenn deal. Hate losting Boedker's speed and the potential pairing with Domi next year. That being said, I have no interest in a big money contract extension for Boedker based on what he's shown as a pro.
The Flyers have the luxery of Laughton right now who is enabling them to move out one C. Schenn has shown progress this year but Coutourier is similar to Hanzel in terms of having good offensive upside but is primarily utiliized in a shutdown role. Given that we already have Hanzel our preference would be Schenn.
This one may hurt a little but what about Stone+Boedker for Couturier/B. Schenn and Read?
What about trading for Coutourier and then trading Hanzal to another team. Coutourier would be the healthier option for sure.
I'm a big fan of Couturier but it seems unlikely that Philly will move him, and rightfully so. Brayden Schenn is a very, very good 'consolation' prize. We have a ton of young wingers coming up and not enough quality centres, so moving Boedker for Schenn could make some sense. Not sure I'd do it, but I'd think about it for sure.
Domi - Schenn - Gagner
Doan - Hanzal - Rieder
Lessio - Gaudet - Samuelsson
McM - Vitale - *J. Ward
The X factor is where we finish in the draft, as well as the future of Vermette. If Doan goes, I'd consider re-signing Erat to a short-term deal.
What about Boedker for B. Schenn and then Stone for Perron.
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I don't want to move Stone. If we trade him our D gets even softer, and he is a great shot blocker.
There are some interesting defensemen that are upcoming UFA's. Without Vermette's and Z's salary we could land us one of the big three (Staal, Boychuk or Ehrhoff). I wonder if a Stone/Boeds swap for the Schenns would be appealing. Even McQuaid could come in and replace a lot of what Stone brings.
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Yeah Stone is one of those awesome draft surprises. 3rd round draft choices are always hit and miss so you never really knew if his game would translate to the NHL, and it sure as hell did. He's awesome. Connor Murphy was a pleasant surprise too. Not really a huge reach because he was a first rounder but none of us really expected him to turn out to anything.
There are some interesting defensemen that are upcoming UFA's. Without Vermette's and Z's salary we could land us one of the big three (Staal, Boychuk or Ehrhoff). I wonder if a Stone/Boeds swap for the Schenns would be appealing. Even McQuaid could come in and replace a lot of what Stone brings.
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I'm on record for loving Murphy prior to his draft (some on-going hilarity between rt and myself on that pick over the years) but your point is made.
I don't care if he parties his ass off as long as he can bring it on the ice. I think his best years are behind him though and as such I would absolutely pass. I'd rather keep Vermette if that's the alternative.No on Richards. I thought I read somewhere that part of the reason for Richards drop in production was his partying.
I'm assuming you mean since he's been in the NHL because before then I remember several instances of you gushing over him! It was usually something along the lines of how he's easily the best forward in the world not playing in the NHL. hahaI've actually never been impressed by Brayden Schenn any time I've seen him play professionally. I usually try to key in on him too. I've never really seen him do anything impactful for the most part.
Another option for a young center is Kadri. He's a pending RFA and he's not producing as he should. I've gone back and forth on him. Right now, I'd vote no. He has/had some issues that remind me too much of Ribeiro. Don't want to go down that road again.