Alklha
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So it sounds like Kreider wants $50m on his next deal. Anyone who gives him anything close to that is going to seriously regret it.
I would be very very hesitant about exploring trading Allen before the offseason. We will need to make a move this offseason but we don’t right now. I get that maximizing value could happen right now. But I think this team is at a stage where maximizing value and taking a hit currently is something that would be very foolish.
Gonna be interesting who gets dealt this summer to make room for extensions for a Petro and a Scandella. Presumably Bozo. Who else?
I would rather keep Bortuzzo.Gonna be interesting who gets dealt this summer to make room for extensions for a Petro and a Scandella. Presumably Bozo. Who else?
The thing about Allen is, without an AHL team next year, we may have no choice but to trade him if we want to hang onto Husso. If, for whatever reason, we have to share an AHL squad next year like we did with San Antonio and Chicago a few years ago, we probably shouldn’t do to Husso what we did to Binner and ship him off to another squad.
So, if there’s an opportunity between now and tomorrow to move Allen, we should take it imo. There are guys we can pick up in the summer off the UFA list that we could compete for the backup job or - if we get a team figured out for an AHL affiliate - stash in the minors.
Allen is just a luxury at this point, and an expensive one at that. Our team is so good defensively, we don’t need a $4.5 mil backup goalie to get the job done.
There are 31 NHL teams and 31 AHL teams. We won't have to share an affiliate.
Blais + 2nd + conditional pick for AA from Detroit?
I think that would be a mistake, and it would hurt the team in the short term. Blais offers more to our roster.Blais + 2nd + conditional pick for AA from Detroit?
AA would be a terrible fit in STL imo. He’s not a guy you win with, but he’s a guy that occasionally does something super flashy for the fansBlais + 2nd + conditional pick for AA from Detroit?
Me too. By Bozo I meant Bozak.I would rather keep Bortuzzo.
Agree that Chicago isn't a good partner. That said, there are limits in the AHL to how many vets are allowed to suit up each game. Our top kids will get in there, even if a guy like Kaspick has to sit. And while more ice time for kids is preferable, is it really terrible if they play a few minutes less but on a good team with vets to show them the way?Except the Chicago Wolves ownership is on record about wanting to win now rather than focusing on player development. This means emphasizing playing vets in key roles instead of allowing prospects to log those big minutes to develop with veterans in complementary roles.
While having a veteran core in place to create a good mentoring environment is important, having most of the top 6 filled with guys like Jordan Nolans and no room for our lesser prospects and project players to learn from their mistakes and play more than 10 minutes a night will hurt us.
Hell no! I don't want that @$$h0le anywhere near this team. I just hope he gets traded to somebody who we beat in the playoffs this year so we can elminate the SOB again. Everyone acts like he is some great guy, but the jerk nearly ended Perron's career with dirty hit. So screw him. He doesn't deserve a ring.If we’re going rental, I could be talked into Joe Thornton. He’s a withered shell of his former self, but maybe we could get some of that Ray Bourque magic out of him still. There would have to be a contract going back the other way, even if the Sharks retained 50% salary, and I have no idea what the cost could possibly be, but adding Jumbo Joe would be very interesting for sure. I’d love it if he finally won a cup, and it was with the Blues. If for no other reason than it would piss off Sharks fans to have to hear “STL Blues Legend Joe Thornton” the rest of their lives lol.
Did you miss last postseason where the Blues abused his poor mobility? Why would we sign up for other teams to do that to us? He’d have to play bottom 6, and there’s no way he could function in that forechecking style. By the time he got there, the puck is long gone.If we’re going rental, I could be talked into Joe Thornton. He’s a withered shell of his former self, but maybe we could get some of that Ray Bourque magic out of him still. There would have to be a contract going back the other way, even if the Sharks retained 50% salary, and I have no idea what the cost could possibly be, but adding Jumbo Joe would be very interesting for sure. I’d love it if he finally won a cup, and it was with the Blues. If for no other reason than it would piss off Sharks fans to have to hear “STL Blues Legend Joe Thornton” the rest of their lives lol.
Holy shit. Jg Pageau went for a 1st+2nd+3rd. I know there are conditions but I dont feel like sifting through the thread to find out what they are.....sit this one out Army. Team is fine.