Speculation: 2019 Off-Season Thread - Part 5

[T REX]

Yzerman loves Russians. Watch it happen. Makes too much sense.

 

[Rschmitz]

Faulk is definitely a target. Just a matter of how good JBB thinks he is. He has regressed from a few years ago. Also, Carolina will have to take back salary. The 4.8M is too much for us to absorb. They're gonna have to take a Gourde or Palat. Is one year (possibly more) of Faulk worth it? Or is Risto a better target?

Why would we need to send salary to Carolina? We would just have to use the space from Callahan's LTIR.

 

[Steazy Doo]

Anything is possible, but Yzerman was ultimately the guy who wanted him to play in the American League when he was looking to come over, which iirc rubbed Gusev the wrong way.

 

[These Are The Days]

Waiting for that offer sheet. I almost hope it happens. Get a number call it a day

 

[CupsOverCash]

Waiting for that offer sheet. I almost hope it happens. Get a number call it a day

Unnecessary. JBB and Point will get it done.

 

[Flat Ronnie]

 

[NatoGhost]

You guys need to learn patience.

 

[Stormbreaker]

It's weird that JBB didn't have a plan in place to trade Dom, doesn't that hurt his value?

 

[LightningStrikes]

It's weird that JBB didn't have a plan in place to trade Dom, doesn't that hurt his value?

He will be listening to any GM that comes asking. Dom sure jumped up in reputation and value so I wouldn't be too concerned about our ability to move him later on in the off-season. Teams are still figuring out where and how to improve their rosters. Can't hurt to add a backup goalie who puts up okay numbers and was part of a very successful (regular season) group in Tampa.

 

[Todd1a]

He will be listening to any GM that comes asking. Dom sure jumped up in reputation and value so I wouldn't be too concerned about our ability to move him later on in the off-season. Teams are still figuring out where and how to improve their rosters. Can't hurt to add a backup goalie who puts up okay numbers and was part of a very successful (regular season) group in Tampa.

Worse case you waive dom in training camp and someone claims him or you get to keep him in the ahl as a starter and save 900k off the cap basically what we did with Eric condra.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Worse case you waive dom in training camp and someone claims him or you get to keep him in the ahl as a starter and save 900k off the cap basically what we did with Eric condra.

This is one of your worst ideas ever and that's saying a lot. Why would we even consider waiving a 27 year old who just posted 21 wins and a save% of .908? There's a market for him even if the return is weak, there's no way he gets through waivers.

 

[God King Fudge]

It's weird that JBB didn't have a plan in place to trade Dom, doesn't that hurt his value?

Doesn't hurt Dom's value. Just makes JBB look kind of amateur, especially since Dom didn't know they were going to sign a goalie.

 

[Todd1a]

This is one of your worst ideas ever and that's saying a lot. Why would we even consider waiving a 27 year old who just posted 21 wins and a save% of .908? There's a market for him even if the return is weak, there's no way he gets through waivers.

Did you read worse case scenario? Where are your trading Dom ? And what for ? I don’t believe he is ever going to be a nhl starter!

 

[LightningStrikes]

Doesn't hurt Dom's value. Just makes JBB look kind of amateur, especially since Dom didn't know they were going to sign a goalie.

From the sounds of it JBB had talks with Dom and/or his camp. He mentioned that Dom wants to play more, no chance in hell he gets that here in Tampa behind Vasi. And yet there still seems to be a lack of communication.

 

[CupsOverCash]

David Pagnotta said on the Tampa sports radio this morning that the consensus out there is that Point wants to go back to the Lightning and isnt interested in signing an offer sheet. He thinks other players get it before him.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Pagnotta said we were in on Ferland too. I dont know how much to read into that but maybe there is mutual interest? Some teams are shying away from him because of injury/concussion issues.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

David Pagnotta said on the Tampa sports radio this morning that the consensus out there is that Point wants to go back to the Lightning and isnt interested in signing an offer sheet. He thinks other players get it before him.

If true, Point is the man. Love to hear that.

 

[RegularSznAllStars]

Pagnotta said we were in on Ferland too. I dont know how much to read into that but maybe there is mutual interest? Some teams are shying away from him because of injury/concussion issues.

Would like a guy with some nastiness to his game, but you definitely have to worry about his durability. Contract needs to be short.

 

[RegularSznAllStars]

If true, Point is the man. Love to hear that.

That’s kind of what it has always sounded like. Quotes from his agent basically said that he wants to be here moving forward.

 

[Felonious Python]

Doesn't hurt Dom's value. Just makes JBB look kind of amateur, especially since Dom didn't know they were going to sign a goalie.

Backup goalie trades are tricky right now. JBB will more than likely hodl on to Dom until near camp when teams start scrambling, but there wouldn't be a market to trade for a backup on July 1st.

JBB partially created a market for Dom by signing McElhinney. (can we call him McE? One for the mouse, two because then we'll have a McD and a McE)

 

[These Are The Days]

Ferland would be a nice add man. You can get the PMD at the TDL. My only concern is if the man is gonna be a no show for the playoffs. I can't admit I've watched him in the playoffs but that stat line scares the shit out of me

 

[DFC]

From the sounds of it JBB had talks with Dom and/or his camp. He mentioned that Dom wants to play more, no chance in hell he gets that here in Tampa behind Vasi. And yet there still seems to be a lack of communication.

I think there might be more to it. Even if that were the case, I don't see us getting this pre-emptive on a back-up situation.

 

[CupsOverCash]

I think that we just saw an opportunity to upgrade our backup goalie and it worked, now we have to trade the other back up. Dom was going to leave next year anyways, this way you get something for him and still upgrade the position.

 

[JoVel]

Ferland would be a nice add man. You can get the PMD at the TDL. My only concern is if the man is gonna be a no show for the playoffs. I can't admit I've watched him in the playoffs but that stat line scares the **** out of me

To be fair this was his only playoff run after he developed into an actual scoring forward. He still sucked, but I think he had some injury problems?

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Still think Ristolainen could be ideal if properly used, we could even play him as a forward ala Burns a few years ago, he is very physical out there and would excel with a partner like McD, playing not #1 minutes