Speculation: 2018-19 Trade Discussion & Speculation

[ZeHockeyFan]

I think most of them stayed with Brisebois.

Yzerman is also a pipedream.

You can ask him to be Director of Hockey Operations, that is the GM reports only to him and he reports only to TG, and have him clean house. Time to fertilize the lawn.

 

[LT]

You can ask him to be Director of Hockey Operations, that is the GM reports only to him and he reports only to TG, and have him clean house. Time to fertilize the lawn.

He wants to be with his family in Detroit. That was the entire point of him stepping down.

 

[eartotheground]

He wants to be with his family in Detroit. That was the entire point of him stepping down.

He can work from home.

 

[LT]

He can work from home.

This isn’t even worth a response

Yzerman isn’t coming here in any role, period. I am 100% certain of that.

 

[eartotheground]

This isn’t even worth a response

Yzerman isn’t coming here in any role, period. I am 100% certain of that.

Sorry, didn’t think the sarcasm emoji was necessary..

 

[LT]

Sorry, didn’t think the sarcasm emoji was necessary..

My bad

 

[serp]

We can allways build one of those if neccessary.

 

[Kcb12345]

Interesting...Burakovsky for Nichushkin makes a wholeee lot of sense

 

[Kcb12345]

Washington has lost 4 straight btw and is struggling to score right now as well

 

[Satan]

Washington has lost 4 straight btw and is struggling to score right now as well

I think they could use the guy who hasn't scored this year to help their scoring woes.

 

[BrettHullsToe]

C'mon Nill, time to do the one thing you're good at and go for Seguintrade 2.0 - trade Benn and load up on young talent.

 

[Kcb12345]

Kinda wonder if management had Shapiro put that tweet out there as a sort of message to the fans that they are in fact looking for scoring help

They seem to go to him now when it comes to putting messages out there

 

[LT]

Kinda wonder if management had Shapiro put that tweet out there as a sort of message to the fans that they are in fact looking for scoring help

They seem to go to him now when it comes to putting messages out there

I can’t imagine Nill leaking anything to anyone.

 

[JesusNPucks]

I can’t imagine Nill leaking anything to anyone.

Yeah, that’s my thought. Not his style. He keeps things close to the vest, and communicates directly with people. . . apparently unlike Lites.

 

[ZeHockeyFan]

Yeah, that’s my thought. Not his style. He keeps things close to the vest, and communicates directly with people. . . apparently unlike Lites.

Yet his pursuit of Karlsson and Tavares was quite public.

 

[Troy McClure]

Yet his pursuit of Karlsson and Tavares was quite public.

Chasing a free agent is one thing. We knew they were bidding on a Radulov, too. But the Karlsson stuff seemed to come entirely from Ottawa and their efforts to drive up offers.

 

[Kcb12345]

I can’t imagine Nill leaking anything to anyone.

Yeah, that’s my thought. Not his style. He keeps things close to the vest, and communicates directly with people. . . apparently unlike Lites.

Maybe Nill was told to let the info get out.

It's just a weird situation and there have been no follow up tweets from Shapiro too which is weird. Maybe he's working on an article or something about it?

 

[Elysian]

Yet his pursuit of Karlsson and Tavares was quite public.

With Tavares, we knew virtually every team that was going after him, in basically real time...

Karlsson I'd imagine it was the Ottawa organization leaking trying to maximize return.

 

[Elysian]

Wow Burakovsky's stats are underwhelming. He's basically Nichushkin.

 

[Magic Mittens]

Maybe Nill was told to let the info get out.

It's just a weird situation and there have been no follow up tweets from Shapiro too which is weird. Maybe he's working on an article or something about it?

Yeah I found it odd that Shapiro said "Burakovsky is on the Stars list"

Wonder who else is on this list

 

[ZeHockeyFan]

Wow Burakovsky's stats are underwhelming. He's basically Nichushkin.

But he has a NHL-caliber shot.

 

[ZeHockeyFan]

With Tavares, we knew virtually every team that was going after him, in basically real time...

Karlsson I'd imagine it was the Ottawa organization leaking trying to maximize return.

Fair enough.

I'd still not put anything past a GM desperate to keep his job/save face.

 

[eartotheground]

Wow Burakovsky's stats are underwhelming. He's basically Nichushkin.

But only the Stars draft busts in the first round

 

[Satan]

Fair enough.

I'd still not put anything past a GM desperate to keep his job/save face.

Contract until 2023

 

[Troy McClure]

Contract until 2023

If that is a factor at all in whether Nill keeps his job, then I’m officially out on Gaglardi as an owner.