2019 Dallas Stars Off-Season Thread

[AveryStar4Eva]

Or trade that for a better NHL ready player. At 18, this team is more likely to flub on a pick.

If there is a good RHD option we should be all over it.

 

[ZeHockeyFan]

If there is a good RHD option we should be all over it.

If there is a good RHD option we should be all over it.

I think Stralman would be a good pickup, if we can get right money and term. Don't think we really need to give up a 1st for that. I'd likely be using that 1st for a 2nd line scoring winger and drop Dickinson on the 3rd line and Cogliano on the 4th.

 

[LT]

I'm all for Stralman.

 

[Kcb12345]

Lmao Polak's interview:

Why do you think you and Miro formed such a good pairing throughout this season?

"Ask Miro. It was all Miro. That's why. Miro's making everybody better so it was a great fit for me"

 

[serp]

I mean it helped Polak that he got to play with defenseman on a pairing who are much better than him that could compensate for his weaknesses . In Toronto and with the Sharks Polak was playing third pairing with another players who are bad with the puck and slow. Yeah well that had to result in a disaster.

 

[Satan]

Interesting to hear Polak mention that not many people were buying into Monty's system early in the season. That's quite a candid statement.

 

[Kcb12345]

Interesting to hear Polak mention that not many people were buying into Monty's system early in the season. That's quite a candid statement.

I noticed that too. Then the "guys finally started listening" or however he put it makes it sound even worse

 

[Satan]

Monty was asked about Honka's role going forward. It kind of seemed like he didn't want to throw Honka under the bus but he mentioned that he expects Honka to have a bigger role next year. Weird?

 

[BrettHullsToe]

Huh, sounds like Polak is open to staying in the NHL for another year if he gets a contract. Wouldn't mind him as a 7th, but lets try to find someone else for #4 this time around...

 

[Satan]

Huh, sounds like Polak is open to staying in the NHL for another year if he gets a contract. Wouldn't mind him as a 7th, but lets try to find someone else for #4 this time around...

#2

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

I wouldn’t mind keeping him as our Stephen Johns insurance plan. If Johns comes back healthy he can take that final spot, Polak can be our 7th defenceman.

 

[Satan]

I wouldn’t mind keeping him as our Stephen Johns insurance plan. If Johns comes back healthy he can take that final spot, Polak can be our 7th defenceman.

If Johns comes back healthy and Polak is on the team- Johns is the 7

 

[ZeHockeyFan]

I noticed that too. Then the "guys finally started listening" or however he put it makes it sound even worse

Nah. I think that the whole trial and tribulation of buying into a new coach's system is quite normal. Let's not forget that Monty was a collegiate coach with not even an AHL experience to his resume. There would have been a time when he'd have had to "prove his worth," so to speak.

Now that it's all done with, time to move on.

 

[Smelling Salt]

If Johns comes back healthy and Polak is on the team- Johns is the 7

You would put:

Oleksiak
Polak
Hanley/Honka/some other AHLer

Above a "healthy" Johns?

 

[ZeHockeyFan]

You would put:

Oleksiak
Polak
Hanley/Honka/some other AHLer

Above a "healthy" Johns?

Precautionary reasons? How healthy he is going to show up at training camp will be key.

 

[Satan]

You would put:

Oleksiak
Polak
Hanley/Honka/some other AHLer

Above a "healthy" Johns?

Oleksiak and Polak yes.

AHLers aren’t worth talking about. I have pencilled in two signed/acquired UFAs for RHD. Polak and ideally Stralman.

 

[serp]

At this point if Johns comes back at all we have no idea how his play would even look. Would it even be what he was his 3 years with the Stars ? He was a good skater who played physical and had a decent shot. How much of that would be left ? Nobody knows and can know until he hits the ice again.

What exactly is a "healthy" Johns at this point ? Thats the big question.

He would easily play above Oleksiak and Polak is he actually was fully healthy. He was much better skater than Polak and used his body much more than Oleksiak did . That fully healthy thing though i'm not holding my breath for that.

 

[Smelling Salt]

Precautionary reasons? How healthy he is going to show up at training camp will be key.

Yeah even him coming back healthy is why I put it in quotes. Who knows how healthy that really is. There is the physical aspect and it probably f***s with you mentally as well. It's like coming back from a bad shoulder injury and not wanting to go into the corners, except it's your head/brain.

 

[Magic Mittens]

Nill needs to acquire a D for Heiskanen and then if John's comes back he can play with Oleksaik. If John's is able to play again and his play is similar to what we last saw then that would give us a solid 3rd pairing

Stralman would make a good partner for Miro, and I'd assume Stralman has a good relationship with Bowness, so that could definitely help with him coming here

Resign Zucc to 4-5 year deal
Sign Stralman

Benn - Seguin - Rads
Dick - Hintz - Zucc
Cogs - Faksa - Comeau
Janmark - Les - Pitlick
Nuke

Maybe sign another top nine scoring forward, or wait to see if Gury or another young forward can come out of camp earning a spot

 

[Frozen Failure]

I'd let the kids try to fill that top 9 scoring forward spot, 100%. Between Robertson, Felhaber, Tufte, Gurianov and Dellandrea, one of them should be able to hack it in the NHL... Training camp will be the big show for them. Outside shots for Mascherin or Caamano.

I like the idea of Stralman, and I am amazed that he's carved out such a solid career.

 

[Troy McClure]

I'd let the kids try to fill that top 9 scoring forward spot, 100%. Between Robertson, Felhaber, Tufte, Gurianov and Dellandrea, one of them should be able to hack it in the NHL... Training camp will be the big show for them. Outside shots for Mascherin or Caamano.

Agreed. I don't like the idea of returning with six of the 13 forward spots being dedicated to Faksa, Cogliano, Comeau, Janmark, Pitlick, and Nichushkin. You can't have 46% of your forward group be guys who can't score at all and who aren't even a threat to score. Changes are needed down the lineup. Let Ritchie and Janmark walk as RFAs. Buy out Nichushkin. Free up some roster spots for new blood. Even if the new blood doesn't score, at least Nill will have tried something new instead of bringing guys back who can't get the job done.

 

[serp]

Stralman might get some big money thrown at him by some team really desperate for help on the right side. Luckily the Leafs can't do that even through they really need some RHD's that don't suck. Just have no money. Maybe i'm wrong but i can see some teams give Stralman 4-5 years and thats would be an absolute no go for me. 3 years is the absolute max i'd give him and i'd really hate the third year in a deal.

 

[ZeHockeyFan]

Nill needs to acquire a D for Heiskanen and then if John's comes back he can play with Oleksaik. If John's is able to play again and his play is similar to what we last saw then that would give us a solid 3rd pairing

Stralman would make a good partner for Miro, and I'd assume Stralman has a good relationship with Bowness, so that could definitely help with him coming here

Resign Zucc to 4-5 year deal
Sign Stralman

Benn - Seguin - Rads
Dick - Hintz - Zucc
Cogs - Faksa - Comeau
Janmark - Les - Pitlick
Nuke

Maybe sign another top nine scoring forward, or wait to see if Gury or another young forward can come out of camp earning a spot

Those in bold need to be bumped down the order.

Dickinson looks more like a 3rd line scoring threat to me, unless proven otherwise ...but I'd rather not wait until it's late in the season to figure that out. We really need an established 2nd line winger the wing for the second line. Get that player via trade or UFA.

Cogliano simply has no offense of which to speak. He can fly around all he wants on the 4th line. Unfortunately, no one will take that contract so he's here to stay.

The guy whom is underlined can f*** off back to Russia.

 

[Star Ocean]

Klingberg to whc!

 

[Magic Mittens]

Those in bold need to be bumped down the order.

Dickinson looks more like a 3rd line scoring threat to me, unless proven otherwise ...but I'd rather not wait until it's late in the season to figure that out. We really need an established 2nd line winger the wing for the second line. Get that player via trade or UFA.

Cogliano simply has no offense of which to speak. He can fly around all he wants on the 4th line. Unfortunately, no one will take that contract so he's here to stay.

The guy whom is underlined can **** off back to Russia.

Yeah I agree on Dickinson. Not sure who we can find for a top six winger. Dont really want to sign both Nyquist and Zucc to 4-5 year deals. There is Lee, but I doubt he leaves the Isles. Skinner, Panarin, Duchene will cost to much. Dont really care for Ferland or Mojo. Maybe Nill can work a trade for one

Tampa might need to move Miller for cap relief, but not sure hes the right fit.