2019 Roster and Fantasy GM Thread III

[Superlative Soup]

Also, looks like Datsyuk is coming back to North America possibly.

Datsyuk - Pettersson - Boeser
Panarin - Horvat - Ferland
Wood - Gaudette - Virtanen
Roussel - Sutter - Beagle

Hughes - Tanev
Edler - Karlsson
Hutton - Stecher

Markstrom
Demko

Don't forget about Mark Stone!

 

[Motte and Bailey]

Don't forget about Mark Stone!

He won’t make it to UFA

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Any interest in trading for Zadorov here? I haven't seen him play much, but I know he's huge and physical, young, and we're desperate for top 4 dmen. And who knows, maybe he helps convince Tryamkin to come back.

Here's something we could do without mortgaging the future:

Deal Edler at the TDL for late 1st + good prospect.
Take the late 1st and package it with Goldobin/mid round pick and make a trade for Zadorov. Or just trade Edler to Colorado for Zadorov straight up.
Re-sign Edler in the offseason.

Hughes (March) - Tanev
Hutton - Zadorov
Stecher - Gudbranson

Next season

Hughes - Tanev
Edler - Zadorov
Hutton - Stecher
Gudbranson/Juolevi

Then trade either Gudbranson or Stecher.

 

[Grip it N RYP it]

Any interest in trading for Zadorov here? I haven't seen him play much, but I know he's huge and physical, young, and we're desperate for top 4 dmen. And who knows, maybe he helps convince Tryamkin to come back.

Here's something we could do without mortgaging the future:

Deal Edler at the TDL for late 1st + good prospect.
Take the late 1st and package it with Goldobin/mid round pick and make a trade for Zadorov. Or just trade Edler to Colorado for Zadorov straight up.
Re-sign Edler in the offseason.

Hughes (March) - Tanev
Hutton - Zadorov
Stecher - Gudbranson

Next season

Hughes - Tanev
Edler - Zadorov
Hutton - Stecher
Gudbranson/Juolevi

Then trade either Gudbranson or Stecher.

I like Zadarov as a player. Big, physical, skates well enough and plays well against top players. Why Sakic would move him, I don't know, though I've read he can be somewhat inconsistent. I also know him as a left side defenseman, so I'm not sure how well he plays on the right side.

 

[Grip it N RYP it]

Julius Honka's name came up a few times in previous seasons. Taylor Fedun and John Hanley have been playing ahead of him recently.

I recall reading Jim Montgomery suggesting he asked Honka to play with more pace, take away more time and space, and read defensive rushes better. For some reason, he can't seem to play the way Montgomery wants him to.

On one hand, he can spring offense, using crisp clean passes or carry it out himself. On the other, he can be inconsistent defensively or turn the puck over.

Last I heard, he was playing harder and better defensively but can't get into the line up since Klingberg's return. At 23, perhaps he is what he is, but judging by Benning's history of acquiring reclamation projects, he seems like a player he'd target.

I'd take a chance on almost anyone over watching Gudbransson play out his contract.

 

[Motte and Bailey]

Yes to Zadorov. He's like a younger left handed Erik Gudbranson we should absolutely try to trade for him but it would take a lot of assets.

 

[Blueangel1891]

Yes to Zadorov. He's like a younger left handed Erik Gudbranson we should absolutely try to trade for him but it would take a lot of assets.

Why the f*** do we want another Gudbranson?

 

[member 290103]

Yes to Zadorov. He's like a younger left handed Erik Gudbranson we should absolutely try to trade for him but it would take a lot of assets.

Why would we want that? A younger big bodied dman that rarely plays physical and in general is a terrible hockey player? Is he overpaid like Guddy too?

 

[Motte and Bailey]

Why would we want that? A younger big bodied dman that rarely plays physical and in general is a terrible hockey player? Is he overpaid like Guddy too?

The scouting report is he has a big body throws big hits but needs to improve his consistency and decision making and speed so maybe Gudbranson is a bit better than him because Guddy has a good speed

 

[Black Noise]

The scouting report is he has a big body throws big hits but needs to improve his consistency and decision making and speed so maybe Gudbranson is a bit better than him because Guddy has a good speed

So you're suggesting trading a lot of assets for someone worse then f***ing Gudbranson

 

[The don godfather]

Bruins fan here just curious what would you guys would take from us if we asked for Jake virtanen?

 

[GetFocht]

Bruins fan here just curious what would you guys would take from us if we asked for Jake virtanen?

Danton Heinen + 2nd round

 

[Motte and Bailey]

So you're suggesting trading a lot of assets for someone worse then ****ing Gudbranson

He’s slightly bigger than Gudbranson and also fight and hits. Can’t have enough of those guys to protect your kids.

 

[The don godfather]

Danton Heinen + 2nd round

Let's tango. Id say done deal.

 

[member 290103]

The scouting report is he has a big body throws big hits but needs to improve his consistency and decision making and speed so maybe Gudbranson is a bit better than him because Guddy has a good speed

Lol. You on glue dude? Guddy is garbage. More Guddy types is a bad thing.

 

[GetFocht]

Let's tango. Id say done deal.

Bettman: We have a trade to announce...

 

[MadaCanuckle]

Julius Honka's name came up a few times in previous seasons. Taylor Fedun and John Hanley have been playing ahead of him recently.

I recall reading Jim Montgomery suggesting he asked Honka to play with more pace, take away more time and space, and read defensive rushes better. For some reason, he can't seem to play the way Montgomery wants him to.

On one hand, he can spring offense, using crisp clean passes or carry it out himself. On the other, he can be inconsistent defensively or turn the puck over.

Last I heard, he was playing harder and better defensively but can't get into the line up since Klingberg's return. At 23, perhaps he is what he is, but judging by Benning's history of acquiring reclamation projects, he seems like a player he'd target.

I'd take a chance on almost anyone over watching Gudbransson play out his contract.

From Dallas, Honka, Nichushkin and Janmark would be 3 players I would target.

 

[Fire Benning]

I wonder if Pittsburgh would have any interest in re-acquiring Sutter, both are their bottom six centers are pending free agents and apparently Brassard might be on the move sometime in the next month, they always seem to up against the cap so that might pose a problem.

Sutter hasn't looked great this season but I have a feeling his perceived value has tanked to the point where it's impossible to recoup any sort of assets

 

[Addison Rae]

From Dallas, Honka, Nichushkin and Janmark would be 3 players I would target.

All 3 seem like typical age gap junk TBH

 

[Bleach Clean]

Let's tango. Id say done deal.

Interested in Heinen, but not for Jake. I think JV is just going to be allowed to figure it out with VAN. Even if he tops out as a 3rd liner, it’s enough to keep him here.

Counter: Goldobin for Heinen.

 

[The don godfather]

Interested in Heinen, but not for Jake. I think JV is just going to be allowed to figure it out with VAN. Even if he tops out as a 3rd liner, it’s enough to keep him here.

Counter: Goldobin for Heinen.

Jake virtanen is gonna be a good one. Hang on to them canuck fans . Wish Donny Sweeney can pry him off you guys.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Why would we want that? A younger big bodied dman that rarely plays physical and in general is a terrible hockey player? Is he overpaid like Guddy too?

I wrote in my post that I haven’t watched him play much, wasn’t sure if he was as bad as Gudbranson. At least he helped the Avs make the playoffs last year, and Avs fans seem to like him and not want to trade him.

 

[MadaCanuckle]

All 3 seem like typical age gap junk TBH

They are NHL players, not the typical Benning special.

 

[elitepete]

Julius Honka's name came up a few times in previous seasons. Taylor Fedun and John Hanley have been playing ahead of him recently.

I recall reading Jim Montgomery suggesting he asked Honka to play with more pace, take away more time and space, and read defensive rushes better. For some reason, he can't seem to play the way Montgomery wants him to.

On one hand, he can spring offense, using crisp clean passes or carry it out himself. On the other, he can be inconsistent defensively or turn the puck over.

Last I heard, he was playing harder and better defensively but can't get into the line up since Klingberg's return. At 23, perhaps he is what he is, but judging by Benning's history of acquiring reclamation projects, he seems like a player he'd target.

I'd take a chance on almost anyone over watching Gudbransson play out his contract.

Dallas fans were open to Nichushkin+Honka for Goldy+MDZ

We don’t have MDZ anymore but maybe they’d do it for Pouliot in his place?

 

[vancityluongo]

This won't be taken well here, but I'd sell "high" on Virtanen right now for sure. He'd be a terrific McDavid linemate, so would ask high for Evan Bouchard but that's unlikely to happen.

If you can market him as Tom Wilson-lite to the right team, I bet his trade value is higher than we'd think. If the Islanders keep it up, would love to ask for Dobson, and adding something else (Goldobin + a pick from us and add Ho-Sang coming back??) to get there. Or maybe Myers from Philly if you can sell JV as a Simmonds "replacement".