2020 Around the League: Offseason Mode

[Just A Bit Outside]

Avs are basically one big move away from being a perennial cup favourite. If there was ever a team that could trade their next two 1st round picks for another star forward, it's Colorado. Their core is still super young and they still have Byram in their pipelines.

I'd probably package Kadri, 2021 and 2022 1sts and any prospect not named Byram for the absolute best center I can find still in his mid-20's.

Godfather offer to Tampa for Stamkos?

Or to Winnipeg for Laine?

 

[kanuck87]

Godfather offer to Tampa for Stamkos?

Or to Winnipeg for Laine?

Maybe Stamkos, but I've never thought of him as a natural center, and I'm not sure that TB would be too thrilled to trade him to Colorado.

They should monitor what happens with Barkov, in case Florida isn't able to re-sign him.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Stamkos is as natural a center as a center can be natural.

 

[Hit the post]

Jim Benning 4th for the GM of the year award.

 

[m9]

Jim Benning 4th for the GM of the year award.

He was 6th.

You are probably thinking of the new Calgary Flames goaltender who finished 4th in Vezina voting.

 

[timw33]

Man, Sakic is doing some work this off-season. Zadorov and 2 2nds for Saad and Toews? Insanity.

The Avs management has been making a mockery of the league over the last few seasons.

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

The Avs management has been making a mockery of the league over the last few seasons.

I want Chris MacFarland to be the next Canucks GM.

 

[StreetHawk]

The Avs management has been making a mockery of the league over the last few seasons.

Sakic and co. Limiting their additions to guys with a year left on their contracts in anticipation of paying Makar and A bump to Landeskog.

Saad at $6 mill for a year and Toews is arbitration eligible and should be a ufa if he gets a 1 year deal.

Good that they plan ahead but don’t want to get too caught up in that otherwise you blow your chances to win when you have the opportunity to do so.

but better to give assets to get guys than overpay and pay assets to get rid of them.

 

[supercanuck]

Having to keep Fleury around for now probably made them even more desperate to unload Schmidt.

 

[vanarchy]

It was a good run

 

[Vector]

Marleau has resigned with the Sharks. If he plays 45 games he'll pass Gordie Howe for most all-time games played. It's crazy that the potential NHL leader in games played is not a hall of famer.

 

[supercanuck]

Marleau has resigned with the Sharks. If he plays 45 games he'll pass Gordie Howe for most all-time games played. It's crazy that the potential NHL leader in games played is not a hall of famer.

What an incredible accomplishment. Would definitely be a guy I would cheer for to lift the cup (if the Canucks don't).

 

[HelloCookie]

Marleau has resigned with the Sharks. If he plays 45 games he'll pass Gordie Howe for most all-time games played. It's crazy that the potential NHL leader in games played is not a hall of famer.

But absolutely should be solely for playing more than anyone else. The rest of his resume is just bonus after that, heh

 

[MS]

Marleau has resigned with the Sharks. If he plays 45 games he'll pass Gordie Howe for most all-time games played. It's crazy that the potential NHL leader in games played is not a hall of famer.

I have no issues with Marleau going into the HHOF if he gets that record.

 

[4Twenty]

If 500 goals isn't a Hall of Fame career just cancel the hall of fame.

 

[Vector]

I have no issues with Marleau going into the HHOF if he gets that record.

Legitimately surprised by this considering you're the Prime Minister of the No Compilers Club.

 

[MS]

Legitimately surprised by this considering you're the Prime Minister of the No Compilers Club.

Ha. There's a level of compiling which becomes greatness in it's own regard.

Howe's record is iconic and breaking it is special. If someone scored 30 goals/season for 30 years to break Gretzky's goals record, I'd be ok with that too.

 

[VanillaCoke]

I don't see any issues with Marleau going into the hall of fame, especially if he breaks that record. Which if I were him I'd try my best to get as close as possible.

On a personal note, I would think hard about leaving the record intact because Howe is iconic, and either tie it, or be one short.

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

Patrick Marleau played with Bernie Nicholls and Gary Suter. Blows my mind.

 

[MS]

Patrick Marleau played with Bernie Nicholls and Gary Suter. Blows my mind.

He played against Kjell Samuelsson who was born in 1958 and made his men's league debut in Sweden in 1976. And Gretzky/Messier/Gartner who turned pro in 1978.

He lived in a still-active Kelly Hrudey's basement as a rookie.

 

[BB06]

Marchand and Pastrnak out 5 months after surgery. Huge blow to the Bruins.

 

[F A N]

Man, Sakic is doing some work this off-season. Zadorov and 2 2nds for Saad and Toews? Insanity.

Think it's important to note that it's Devon and not Jonathan Toews.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Patrick Marleau played with Bernie Nicholls and Gary Suter. Blows my mind.

He played against Kjell Samuelsson who was born in 1958 and made his men's league debut in Sweden in 1976. And Gretzky/Messier/Gartner who turned pro in 1978.

He lived in a still-active Kelly Hrudey's basement as a rookie.

patrick marleau has played for so long that almost all of us have forgotten there was a time when he was considered a clutch playoff performer, in fact san jose's MOST clutch playoff performer. this is back when darryl sutter had never made the finals, let alone won multiple cups. the best players on his team were teemu selanne, owen nolan, vincent damphousse, and mike ricci.

in fact, if quinton byfield plays next season, patrick marleau will have played in the same league as a guy who wasn't even born when he was still clutch.

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

Yeah, Patrick Marleau's rep has gone from "gritty two-way western canadian center" to "floaty winger" over the course of 2 decades

 

[BB06]

Man, Sakic is doing some work this off-season. Zadorov and 2 2nds for Saad and Toews? Insanity.

Just realized Saad is 27. Dude felt like he was in his mid 30's