Rival implies that the other team is any good. Utah hasn't ever won a game. They suck.
But hear this, they're also undefeated since the dawn of time. Think about that for a second.
Rival implies that the other team is any good. Utah hasn't ever won a game. They suck.
LEAVE SLC ALOOOOOOOOONE!Rival implies that the other team is any good. Utah hasn't ever won a game. They suck.
Tuch is a hometown player who Buffalo specifically targeted as a centerpiece in the Eichel trade, so why would Buffalo want to move him now?The sabres fans dont have a ton of interest in it, but something around Tuch with draft picks and futures. Tuch is a good even strength player, big bodied right shot that has a decent cap hit that will allow for flexibility on keeping others while being a top 6 player himself.
Druoin/MacK/Nuke
Landy/Mitts/Tuch
Lehky/Colton/LOC
Wood/Trenin/Kovalenko
Toews/Makar
Girard/Manson
Jones/Malinski
Georgiev/Annunen
Probably cant keep Walker unless you unload another D man but it evens out the fwd corps and gives some flexibilty if you want to upgrade in goal or at another position. Assuming Landy comes back, if not move Lehky up and upgrade somewhere else in the lineup.
Because it'd be fun for usTuch is a hometown player who Buffalo specifically targeted as a centerpiece in the Eichel trade, so why would Buffalo want to move him now?
The last thing this team needs is more wingersBecause it'd be fun for us
they're undefeated thoughRival implies that the other team is any good. Utah hasn't ever won a game. They suck.
Why would I do that for you when you clearly have established over the last few weeks you have no interest in a reasonable discussion of the idea.Well show some scenarios of players you’d like to acquire then in your scenerio that doesn’t make us significantly worse by trading Rantanen.
You can never have too many good players, however cap has a say in priority. I’d take all the good cost controlled wingersThe last thing this team needs is more wingers
Sounds like Lehk should legally change his name to Antti Rantanen, am I right?Bednar: “This guy is … he’s a competitive, competitive guy,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said. “When you talk about all-around, good players that play the game the right way, and it’s not always showing up on the stat sheet for a guy like (Lehkonen). I can pick guys around the league that I’m a big fan of the way they play for multiple reasons. He’s one of them. When you do the right things all the time, day after day, practice, games, and you’re an intense competitor, it’s going to pay off for you at some point.
Bednar again: “I feel like we’ve seen that out of (Lehkonen). Big moments, just doing the right thing. Competing hard, great detail to his game, high level of skill and ability. That’s all you can ask for from a player. He’s never going to shortchange you on his effort, his competitiveness, the work he puts into the game. He’s one of those guys. It’s a coach’s dream.”
Definitely not disputing that, more if Buffalo wanted to add a big name and additional scoring they have the cap room and pieces to do so. Not that we really need another winger but it would make a Rantanen trade more palatable to bring in a top 6 player who is good in his own right even though he wont score at the same clip as Rantanen rather than just futures. If it was a trade for a RFA we would have to pay them soon anyway where Tuch already has a reasonable cap hit for the next 3 years. It also wouldnt hurt to have more right shot players either.Tuch is a hometown player who Buffalo specifically targeted as a centerpiece in the Eichel trade, so why would Buffalo want to move him now?
Trade Lehkonen.................................................................................'s friend Mikko.Anyone that ever suggests trading Lehkonen again gets their fan card revoked
Why would I do that for you when you clearly have established over the last few weeks you have no interest in a reasonable discussion of the idea.
Anyone that ever suggests trading Lehkonen again gets their fan card revoked
I think the issue people are not realizing here is that somebody has to go. Not that anybody wants to lose Lehkonen. It would be great if the Salary cap just stopped existing and we could keep everybody.
But that isn't happening, and the math simply does not work to keep everyone. Somebody making $4M+ will have to go this summer.
The Avs have just spent the better part of 2 years trying to rebuild the Center depth, and finally have the 1-3 Centers all lined up extremely well. It would be highly unlikely to see them turn around and destroy that.
And on the Defense, they already moved one guy from that group to make room for the Center improvements. Again, seems highly unlikely they'd remove yet another guy from that group this summer.
That leaves the Wingers. And its essentially 3 guys since they obviously aren't moving Landy either. Quite frankly I bet most(Not all, but most) would probably prefer to move Rantanen, and his name absolutely should be a part of the conversation. But it realistically isn't.
So it basically leaves Nuke and Lehky.
Mittlestadt's extension says hello, Landeskog's 7M AAV says hello, Toews' extension says hello.Girard says hello.
Especially with Behrens who is signed and basically a clone of Girard.
C'mon man, you're talking to the guy who doesn't know what a calculator is and never passed 4th grade math. He can't understand this stuffMittlestadt's extension says hello, Landeskog's 7M AAV says hello, Toews' extension says hello.
Replacing Girard with Behrens doesn't pay for half of it
Bigger and betterGirard says hello.
Especially with Behrens who is signed and basically a clone of Girard.
TRADE ISMO
Girard says hello.
Especially with Behrens who is signed and basically a clone of Girard.
We can receive a good top 6 player in Rantanen return. + good top prospect . With Rantanen trade our Windows for stanley cup increase of 4-5 years.Above what he's doing now. We use Rantanen and Girard to pay Mitts, Landy and Drouin.
Drouin - Mack - Nuke
Landy - Mitts - Lehky
is a perfectly acceptable top 6. We don't need Rantanen.
(As long as Landy can still play in the top 6...if not we're f***ed either way).
We don't need to, we'd keep Drouin.We can receive a good top 6 player in Rantanen return. + good top prospect . With Rantanen trade our Windows for stanley cup increase of 4-5 years.
A young player with ELC contract is also perfect à guy like Quinn or Peterka for Buffalo with 1st round pick and Wahlberg or OstlundWe don't need to, we'd keep Drouin.
If we trade Rants we want only picks and prospects, no salary back.