Speculation: 2024 Off-season Discussion

[rt]

Ah, I knew that to. Move Schmaltz and give Necas his money. we need another center.

Schmaltz for Necas & Kotkaniemi’s contract? They need the cap relief and a scoring forward. We have the cap flexibility for a gamble like this where we get younger and fill out the roster more.

 

[Jormungandr]

Schmaltz for Necas & Kotkaniemi’s contract? They need the cap relief and a scoring forward. We have the cap flexibility for a gamble like this where we get younger and fill out the roster more.

I remember Carolina was the team mentioned as being interested in Schmaltz last trade deadline

 

[LittlePipes]

Durzi, Moser, Valimaki, koly, kesselring and Soda. Not exactly giants. Our prospects are bigger but our current roster isn't very big at all.
Imo, our defense is the biggest weakness and hopefully gets a major facelift this offseason.

Watching the playoffs has made it seem apparent, to me anyways, that if a team is going to compete, let alone win, in the playoffs, you need some big mean D men that can skate decently, but also handle and move the puck. I must admit that OEL has done pretty well with Fla. I thought he was toast.

 

[rt]

Watching the playoffs has made it seem apparent, to me anyways, that if a team is going to compete, let alone win, in the playoffs, you need some big mean D men that can skate decently, but also handle and move the puck. I must admit that OEL has done pretty well with Fla. I thought he was toast.

Dickinson is big and can skate and handle and move the puck and he’s shown some meanstreak these playoffs. Levshunov also qualifies. Silayev is pretty mediocre with handling/moving the puck. Yakemchuk’s skating is mediocre. Parekh is not big and is very soft. Buium isn’t big but he’s got all the other stuff.

I’d be surprised if Levshunov falls to six. I think he’s more likely to go 2nd than 6th. But I could see Dickinson being there at 6th. Seems like a good target.

 

[Heldig]

Schmaltz for Necas & Kotkaniemi’s contract? They need the cap relief and a scoring forward. We have the cap flexibility for a gamble like this where we get younger and fill out the roster more.

Hmmm, interesting idea. Utah is taking on a LOT of $$$. Necas wants to be paid.

Realistically, Kotkaniemi could battle McBain for 3rd line duty.

Is Necas a C or a RW?

 

[Mangosteen]

Necas was a center I believe early in his career. Has been mainly a winger in NHL.

 

[Jakey53]

Schmaltz for Necas & Kotkaniemi’s contract? They need the cap relief and a scoring forward. We have the cap flexibility for a gamble like this where we get younger and fill out the roster more.

Why do you want another Hayton with a terrible contract?

 

[LittlePipes]

Why do you want another Hayton with a terrible contract?

It would be remarkable, at this point, if Hayton panned out. I hope he does.

 

[MIGs Dog]

I remember Carolina was the team mentioned as being interested in Schmaltz last trade deadline

Do soft wingers fit Rod the Bod's coaching style?

It would be remarkable, at this point, if Hayton panned out. I hope he does.

I feel like we'll be saying the same thing when he's 30.

 

[Jormungandr]

Do soft wingers fit Rod the Bod's coaching style?

How the hell do I know? But those were the rumors.

 

[hbk]

Do soft wingers fit Rod the Bod's coaching style?



I feel like we'll be saying the same thing when he's 30.

Carolina was heavily rumoured at one point to be interested in Schmaltz.

 

[Mangosteen]

Schmaltz is a very good player

 

[MIGs Dog]

Schmaltz is a very good player

He's a good Coyote—er—I mean Utah whatever—but we need an upgrade in three years for our Cup run.

 

[cslebn]

There's some discussion on trade about NJD trading up for Dickinson at the draft and Mercer has been floated as the return.

Personally I think 6 is more valuable. But does something like 6+Hayton for 10+Mercer make sense for us?

 

[lanky]

No, thanks.

 

[Grimes]

Ah, I knew that to. Move Schmaltz and give Necas his money. we need another center.

Bingo

 

[Grimes]

Do soft wingers fit Rod the Bod's coaching style?

He's the GM now? There's a chance they don't even pay up to keep him. Also I feel like Carolina has that problem of too much of the same flavor in their forward group. Lots of two-way guys. No clear playmakers. Necas is the winger version of Aho who both are mixes of Tuevo + Staal , who are version 1.0 of Martinook who is the less skilled version of Jarvis. Adding Guentzel was a nice add and Svechnikov is his own animal. But all of those guys aren't elite playmakers. Or even very very good playmakers like Schmaltz is.

 

[cslebn]

He's the GM now? There's a chance they don't even pay up to keep him. Also I feel like Carolina has that problem of too much of the same flavor in their forward group. Lots of two-way guys. No clear playmakers. Necas is the winger version of Aho who both are mixes of Tuevo + Staal , who are version 1.0 of Martinook who is the less skilled version of Jarvis. Adding Guentzel was a nice add and Svechnikov is his own animal. But all of those guys aren't elite playmakers. Or even very very good playmakers like Schmaltz is.

He got a 5 year extension

 

[Grimes]

He got a 5 year extension

Oh totally missed that.

 

[DustyDangler]

My wants highlighted...

 

[rt]

My wants highlighted...

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I highly recommend that you listen to 8:45-11:15

 

[British yote]

I’d take roslovic to eventually replace kerfoot. Less defensively aware but has more offensive upside

 

[DustyDangler]

I highly recommend that you listen to 8:45-11:15

"Have to be smart with free agency and not get carried away with it." Grabbing one of those 3 wouldn't be too carried away.

 

[Mangosteen]

Building through the draft is so slow and boring. Hopefully we get some good smart trades. As a fan 85 points this year is an epic fail. You will all call me out again but if we don't make the playoffs this year BA will be fired.

 

[DustyDangler]

I’d take roslovic to eventually replace kerfoot. Less defensively aware but has more offensive upside

Last 3 years:
Roslovic 42g, 78a
Kerfoot 36g, 92a