='McSwaingles28'I don’t know if it makes sense to keep a guy like Gunnarson if you can sign a Pat Maroon. We need a big man. I don’t see him as just a fourth line player. Maybe at times he would be there but the man had 17 goals and 43 points last season and 42 points the season before with a whooping 27 goals. The man can score plus he’s gotta bit of a mean streak with a 6’3” 230 lbs frame. ( Patrick Maroon - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps ) The guy can probably play wherever you need him to be. Our powerplay didn’t do much for us last year. Maybe when the #2 PP unit needs adjustment you can place him in a net front presence role, scooping up some garbage. To my point of what you can do with Gunnarson, hey maybe you keep him for depth on the left side and take a pass on Maroon because of term and $$ amount. But with Dunn playing so well, I see for him a definite potential of being a top 6 D to maybe even a top 4 D. Why keep Gunnarson besides being added depth? At a $2.9 million cap hit for a top 6 D that might not play much. Weighing the potential signing of a good forward like Maroon to a $2 million+ contract and an existing $2.9 million contract in a depth D man. I like Maroon’s only if we can move a Gunnarson. You guys tell me...
LoLThis team at paper is 1st/2nd at Central Division, by far best Blues team in paper what I've cheered/bashed.
Kind of surprised he didn't get a 2nd year (coming off a 2 year deal) and a bigger raise, but he seems to be getting pushed down the roster and maybe this will be the spark he needs to become the player we thought he would be. That 2RW spot alongside Schwartz and Schenn should have been his for the taking, but he's going to need to show a lot more production in training camp and pre-season if he's going to grab a Top 6 (or even Top 9) role now.Jaškin signs a 1 year extension at $1.1m.
I'll save you the time: he's not going to.Kind of surprised he didn't get a 2nd year (coming off a 2 year deal) and a bigger raise, but he seems to be getting pushed down the roster and maybe this will be the spark he needs to become the player we thought he would be. That 2RW spot alongside Schwartz and Schenn should have been his for the taking, but he's going to need to show a lot more production in training camp and pre-season if he's going to grab a Top 6 (or even Top 9) role now.
Kind of surprised he didn't get a 2nd year (coming off a 2 year deal) and a bigger raise, but he seems to be getting pushed down the roster and maybe this will be the spark he needs to become the player we thought he would be. That 2RW spot alongside Schwartz and Schenn should have been his for the taking, but he's going to need to show a lot more production in training camp and pre-season if he's going to grab a Top 6 (or even Top 9) role now.
You are correct. Not because of his 7 seasons, though, but because he would be 27 when it ended. His first two seasons of 2 and 18 games weren't enough for him to accrue a year of service. Yet another reason why he really needs to prove something this season. He's getting a little long in the tooth to still be considered a prospect.Wouldn't the second year of a 2 year deal be his 7th season? Thus it would take him to Unrestricted free agency. This way we still get one more RFA contract.
You are correct. Not because of his 7 seasons, though, but because he would be 27 when it ended. His first two seasons of 2 and 18 games weren't enough for him to accrue a year of service. Yet another reason why he really needs to prove something this season. He's getting a little long in the tooth to still be considered a prospect.
Just because we can go over 1000, doesn't mean we should?
i heard his heart is expensivemaroon gives this team a hell of a lot of heart and fight. you wont see him be a healthy scratch for being lazy like you did with the 2 jokers we sent packing
Have you heard of guy named Niko Mikkola? He'll destroy people and can fight too. He's Jackman level nasty and has better agility and speed then Parayko. Watch out! His gamestyle fits perfectly smaller rink compare European rink. Imagine how many times Parayko had time for hit, but he just poke little bit, Mikkola is guy who will hit everything and really have dangerous speed with him too.maroon gives this team a hell of a lot of heart and fight. you wont see him be a healthy scratch for being lazy like you did with the 2 jokers we sent packing
And we’re not like Barcelona buying our players organs off the black market eitheri heard his heart is expensive
Have you heard of guy named Niko Mikkola? He'll destroy people and can fight too. He's Jackman level nasty and has better agility and speed then Parayko. Watch out! His gamestyle fits perfectly smaller rink compare European rink. Imagine how many times Parayko had time for hit, but he just poke little bit, Mikkola is guy who will hit everything and really have dangerous speed with him too.
I even can't wait how he will transit to NA rink, but its going to fun to read Blues members write things about him at Blues camp.
good problem to have9 top 9 forward spots
Schwartz
Tarasenko
Schenn
ROR
Steen
Perron
Bozak
Is 7.
2 spots left. Fabbri, Thomas, Maroon
Ugh.
9 top 9 forward spots
Schwartz
Tarasenko
Schenn
ROR
Steen
Perron
Bozak
Is 7.
2 spots left. Fabbri, Thomas, Maroon
Ugh.