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I believe there'll be guys like Bogosian, Kulikov, Hamonic who'll be taking pay cuts this offseason and come cheaper. Kind of like the Emelin, Volchenkov, Carle signing we've done in the past.
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I believe there'll be guys like Bogosian, Kulikov, Hamonic who'll be taking pay cuts this offseason and come cheaper. Kind of like the Emelin, Volchenkov, Carle signing we've done in the past.
I don't really see any "BIG" moves from GMDP but I do see some house cleaning. Granlund is gone. What happens with Smith and Blackwell? I have not been much of a fan of Jarnkrok, should we try and move him? We know we would like to move on from Turris but can we?
Holzer, Hamhuis (retired) are gone. Players like Weber should be let go for our own young players to come in. I don't know what we do with our D men but I am not sold on Fabbro as a 2nd liner. Do we keep Tinordi as a 3rd liner? I would give Santini, Davies, Fortunato, Carrier, Allard and Harpur a shot at a spot or two. At some point one of these young men needs to step up or move on.
So many questions...
Holzer, Hamhuis (retired) are gone. Players like Weber should be let go for our own young players to come in. I don't know what we do with our D men but I am not sold on Fabbro as a 2nd liner. Do we keep Tinordi as a 3rd liner? I would give Santini, Davies, Fortunato, Carrier, Allard and Harpur a shot at a spot or two. At some point one of these young men needs to step up or move on.
So many questions...
I'm going to disagree on Fabbro. That's what I think our defensemen should look like. He's focused on defense and not as much on carrying the puck. IMHO, he looks to move the puck up as soon as he can.
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I just don't think he's very GOOD at being focused on defense. It's a reasonable way for a rookie to start out in the NHL, though. But he's also not particularly good at it. Yet. I'm not intending that to be overly judgemental. Just if that was going to be his ceiling, he'd basically be a 3rd pairing guy for life. Whereas I would imagine instead he'll gradually start to carry the puck more and know when to take some chances as he gains experience, and hopefully it's going to be those other attributes that are ultimately going to be his best traits.
So far, I'd say he's either right on track, or possibly even ahead of track developmentally. So that's all good. But it doesn't mean we couldn't actually have a better team if we were able to sign a couple of additional solid D as UFAs. I like the "bargain" ideas of Soucy, Hamonic, and Bogosian, if we're looking that route. I'm just afraid we won't even be looking.
I'd say last year, his partner was far worse at reading the play and playing positional defense.
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Ekholm had a number of times where he did not drop into coverage in time and creating odd man breaks. I mentioned it often in the recaps.
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Every defenseman does that "a number of times" ... was Ekholm worse positionally and defensively than Fabbro last season, overall?
BigFatCat999
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Part of me thinks the Bruins are gonna blow it up, and the Wild are midprocess, same with Yotes. I have been wrong before, but I think the Preds are fine economically.
My Cozen Dylan
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Hey guys, Sabres fan coming in peace. I was wondering if Bonino would be available and if so, what the price would be?
That’s a bad question to ask. If you want him now, it would cost far more than you would be willing to give up (think 1st+). Come back at the TDL, when either the price will be better or a trade is off the table.
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Probably not right now except for an overpay. He was really good for us and I don't think we would look to trade him unless we were definitely out.
Scoresberg
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He's too valuable for us right now, unless it's a huge overpayment, Bonino stays put. He's a good trade deadline bait if things go south next season.
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Agree with the rest. Bonino is a player that could be had, but no one would pay the price. As long as he has another solid year I still think a 1st will be the ask at the deadline.
BigFatCat999
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I have the feeling that we're going to make some underwhelming moves, but that probably means we're going to trade for Gaudreau or something.
BigFatCat999
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I just have a sneaking feeling of Johansen and a pick to MN for Dumba, then sign Hall. Unless the Preds have a deep cut for an internal cap...
Which research makes me think maybe not.
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I don't see him doing anything that crazy. He's already handed Minnesota Fiala, I seriously doubt he would turn around and hand them Joey for another Dman.
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Not at all actually. Lots of dice rolls that didn't go our way the last few years. Time to clean some shit up and regroup.
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Among other things, this also exposes one of Fabbro, Ellis, or Ekholm in the ED. If we acquired Dumba though, might as well trade Fabbro though because he'll hit the same development hurdle Jones was running into.
I also think Guerin is tanking, so doubt he's that interested in actually upgrading an area of weakness.
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Bringer of Jollity
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Poile's not going to do that, especially with Ellis' numbers rebounding this past season.
GoldOnGold
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It feels like there have been zero actual rumors connecting us to any potential FA, trade target, or draft choice in the past month or so.
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