Hard no on Lucic for OEL.
Keep him. Strip the C. See how he does with a new coach.
Keep him. Strip the C. See how he does with a new coach.
Speculation: Coyotes 2021 Offseason Roster Discussion Thread #2
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Mangosteen
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Not a f***ing chance. That’s a fanboy trade. OEL needs to move for some value back. This is not addition by subtraction. Lucic is a stiff. OEL plays, just not up to our expectations.
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I would not do that trade. OEL may not be anything near what he used to be, but neither is Lucic, and diminished returns for the former are way more valuable to us than the diminished returns of the latter.
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Lucic has a paid signing bonus and only two years. It could be Gerald Diduck or Bob Corkum on the same deal and I’d accept.
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RemoAZ
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I actually wouldn't mind adding Lucic. He had 10 goals and 23 points in 56 games. Not bad for a goon/instigator. A protector for Garland that can actually still play a little. I just would want a lot more for OEL.
It's equivalent to a $6.5m buyout of OEL. Even less if you flip him to a playoff team 50% retained. Super easy yes. The $8m cash saved in the first year is just the start and will get you one or two nice players on top of Lucic.
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Armstrong has managed one trade his year long GM career thus far. I would be shocked if he could manage to trade away most of our top end players in a matter of months like some posters think he is capable of.
But in reality it will just be 2-3 more 4th line player like Larsson or Pitlick. Remember when everyone thought we were turning Stepan's cap hit into a more valuable player and then ended up with a half price shell of a Brassard?
But in reality it will just be 2-3 more 4th line player like Larsson or Pitlick. Remember when everyone thought we were turning Stepan's cap hit into a more valuable player and then ended up with a half price shell of a Brassard?
Stepan was traded super late in the process (after eating his bonus). It's a lot easier to use the money if you actually have it to spend when free agency opens or even by the draft.
I'd rather have Lucic plus the $43.5m (at minimum) back to the franchise.
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More concerned about this Bunting FA shit than anything to do with OEL I sincerely hope he doesn't test FA because if he does I can't think of a way he comes back to us.
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I don’t think any team offers more than we do honestly. Go out, find your value, and bring it back to BA. I don’t see Bunting leaving to be honest. Not many teams will give him term or a high salary based off 20 games in the NHL.
Except, maybe, a team that currently doesn't have a roster. Are there going to be enough decent forwards to expose? I still think Bunting ends up in Seattle.
I could see a team with high end talent giving him a one way and trying him higher in lineup, no real risk for team. If Bunting succeeds he turns it into higher contract next time. Think Oilers and playing with one of the 2 centers kinda thing.
I see Bunting going home to Toronto as the replacement for Hyman. He gets to play on Matthews wing.
It's better for you to write that one!!!
he does have a unique opportunity to get a one way and possibly parlay that into bigger opportunity. Even Tampa might be in the market for cheaper help.
I don't really follow your logic. If other teams want Bunting more than Bill does then they'll do what it takes to get him.
Maybe there's a handshake agreement and the contract will be signed after the X-draft. If that doesn't happen then who knows where he ends up.
Agent spouting off again. The Coyotes I would think value him more than other teams, and let's be honest, he has pretty much got a spot for himself on the Yotes where he will get more TOI than anywhere else because of our talent.
Maybe, but other organizations also have players on their farm team that may be able to fill that role. Let's not forget that Bunting didn't do anything on team Canada, as least what I have read, and he could still bomb out at the NHL level. This is no sure thing and I wouldn't open the wallet for him.
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FWIW, in Friedman's latest 32 Thoughts, he says that Christian Dvorak is generating a lot of league-wide interest.
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If I’m correct, if they sign Bunting, they don’t get to pick a player from the coyotes because that was their pick.
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