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ESPN had a list of 5 teams most affected by expansion draft rules:
1. Chicago
2. Pittsburgh
3. Minnesota
4. Anaheim
5. Columbus
Reaching out to any one of those teams for deals would be smart, however the issue is that Pittsburgh and Anaheim will be picking after #20. Chicago doesn't have a first rounder (what D man could #20 get?). And Columbus is picking very high in the draft. Minnesota or Chicago are the most ideal teams to trade with, from the value standpoint
Isn't the whole point of moneyball to find under appreciated assets? Lower prices options that will deliver greater value than price tag expectation.
Jack Johnson could be that, he only had 14 points last season.
But I'd wanna know why he went from 40 points to 14. Bad luck that analytics back up? Torts? Or does he just suck now?
JJ would be a nice little add. I just wonderful how aggressive we will be in the off season in regards to signing players. We still need some defensive help so I hope that's the issue that's addressed first and foremost.
Yeah JJ is an interesting one. Has he had a down year on a not so great team, or is he taking a Jovo flight path, nosediving straight through the ****ing ground? He is that nice mix of the ideal NHL defenseman of the past and what is more effective today. But I'm not so sure he ever play like he did on the Kings again. Maybe a Jackets fan can give some insight.
JJ would be a nice little add. I just wonderful how aggressive we will be in the off season in regards to signing players. We still need some defensive help so I hope that's the issue that's addressed first and foremost.
JJ is the advanced stats antichrist. I would be very surprised if he ended up here, given that Chayka would have a binder full of evidence as to why he shouldn't. Now, like all things, dignity has a price. If JJ is left with few options, he'd be an okay gamble at the right price.
In that case, I'd offer similar to what I mentioned for Chara... Dahlbeck and 53. Probably an underpayment, but we're giving them a decent 2nd and a replacement on the LD side. And taking on 4M+ in cap for Johnson (plus his actual salary is 5M).
Sounds like Werenski is close to NHL ready. That'd give them Murray-Werenski-Dahlbeck down the left side. Young, but decent. Not to mention Tyutin, if they keep him around.
Not sure if Johnson fits with what Chayka is trying to do though. Aren't Johnson's advanced stats terrible?
I know it's not likely at all, probably just some idiot trying to get hit on his Twitter, but if the Mathews rumor on the main boards is/was true, I would be terrified. Don't get me wrong, I would love to get Matthews here in Arizona, but under no circumstances do I want to trade Domi for him. Sure, most will argue that Domi has less value than Matthews, but I think Max is the future of our franchise, future captain, and he loves it here. Plus I have a legitimate feeling he will be one of our top scorers for many years to come. All that, plus we have to give up both of our first round picks this year and probably another prospect that we are entirely comfortable with getting rid of. I would be extremely ecstatic to pick number one overall, especially our hometown kid, but I'm not sure I would pay the price that's being rumored.
With that said, the tweets also mentioned Dvorak and the two firsts, plus another smaller piece could potentially get it done. While I don't believe that entirely, if there is a sliver of truth to that, I would probably pull the trigger on that deal.