Speculation: Dallas in the market for a bottom-pairing LHD

[Kwikwi]

Dallas has no cap space. Cant be a player for picks alone...

 

[Empoleon8771]

Leaving aside the question about Janmark fitting the bill, I think the trouble is the Pens have gotta move on Brassard sooner rather than later. Another 2 months of him playing well below his standards is going to kill any value for him.

Ideally this goes down like Perron for Hagelin. Rutherford admitted his mistake there and traded a more talented guy for a less talented role player that was just a better fit. And both teams benefited.

Yeah I agree entirely with this, but I'm not sure if Dallas has the pieces I'd want. A problem that the Penguins have is that they just have a lot of NHL bodies, when they need to get better players. I doubt they'd waive their dead weight and bring in the upgrades needed, that's my concern.

The interesting thing is that the Stars are deep at center and the Penguins are deep at LD, so I could see a match here. I think the problem is the only defensemen that the Stars would want is probably Maatta (since they traded Oleksiak and Johnson has a bad contract), and the center the Penguins would want for Maatta is Faksa, which I imagine is an immediate no from Dallas. You can expand it to Maatta and Brassard for Faksa+, but then you're running into some cap problems from Maatta and Brassard costing $7 million. I'm also not sure what Dallas could add on top of Faksa that would get me to bite on a Maatta and Brassard package.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Our defense and goaltending is top 10 in the league. Top 5 in certain aspects. No need to make a trade.

 

[north49er]

We'll give you Brendan Smith for $50 worth of Taco Cabana fajitas.

Just because a guy makes one mistake and then follows up with one really bad mistake....hold on you're right, take the $50.

 

[Mister Ed]

Jonathan Ericsson (4.25M) + BUF 5th for Gemel Smith (0.72M) and Marc Methot (4.9M).

Detroit saves a year of Ericsson plus reunites Smith with his brother, Methot might not play for a while. Dallas gets a dependable #5 or #6 D and a pick.

 

[Fat Elvis]

Carter for Gurianov+

 

[serp]

Despite dressing half the defensive lineup AHL guys we're a top5 defense. I don't think we're throwing away assets to get someone. Klingberg and Carrick will come back soon enough , Bayreuther looks like he belongs in the NHL anyway and somehow Polak has been solid enough for ~20 ish minutes a night. A bit unsure whats up with Methot and Johns and if they return at all.

Defense has not been a problem.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Jonathan Ericsson (4.25M) + BUF 5th for Gemel Smith (0.72M) and Marc Methot (4.9M).

Detroit saves a year of Ericsson plus reunites Smith with his brother, Methot might not play for a while. Dallas gets a dependable #5 or #6 D and a pick.

I don't think Gemel and Brendan are brothers.

You're thinking of Reilly.

EDIT: Nvm, didn't realize Gemel actually has a brother in the Wings system. Small world, eh?

 

[Mister Ed]

I don't think Gemel and Brendan are brothers.

You're thinking of Reilly.

EDIT: Nvm, didn't realize Gemel actually has a brother in the Wings system. Small world, eh?

No worries, almost nobody knows about Givani Smith yet, he's going to be a pest (in the AHL, for now anyways).

 

[Frozen Failure]

Our defense and goaltending is top 10 in the league. Top 5 in certain aspects. No need to make a trade.

Despite dressing half the defensive lineup AHL guys we're a top5 defense. I don't think we're throwing away assets to get someone. Klingberg and Carrick will come back soon enough , Bayreuther looks like he belongs in the NHL anyway and somehow Polak has been solid enough for ~20 ish minutes a night. A bit unsure whats up with Methot and Johns and if they return at all.

Defense has not been a problem.

And their scoring has been bipolar and one sided all season. We complained about not having a top 6 winger, but the real problem is the forwards having to constantly bail out the defense so they can make a play to get up ice. I get the whole team work thing is good, but the defense has been giving away pucks like mad.

Carrick won't be more than a 7D most likely, and Honka seems to be on the outs with yet another coaching staff. I like Bayreuther but he still needs some work in the defensive end.

I still like the idea of picking up Oleksiak or Maatta or finding another team willing to take Honka+forward body who isn't working for their slightly older, signed, maybe more expensive bottom pair LHD.

 

[serp]

Oleksiak ? We had Oleksiak until last year . He looked dreadful here and while he's been better with the Pens bringing him back would be just dumb.

 

[Isles72]

Hickey for D. Shore work for Dallas ?

 

[Kcb12345]

Hickey for D. Shore work for Dallas ?

Shore isn't available unless it's for a top 6 forward

 

[Frozen Failure]

Oleksiak ? We had Oleksiak until last year . He looked dreadful here and while he's been better with the Pens bringing him back would be just dumb.

OK fine, not Oleksiak.

 

[WhatWhat]

I don't think Gemel and Brendan are brothers.

You're thinking of Reilly.

EDIT: Nvm, didn't realize Gemel actually has a brother in the Wings system. Small world, eh?

You realize Brenden Smith isnt in Detroit anymore right?

 

[WhatWhat]

Also can we just close this up? Defence is the last of our worries right now. The numbers are outstanding considering the players we are icing and our D will get better when players get healthy. The last thing we need to do is trade someone like Methot for an extra year of a bad contract in exchange for a mid round pick

 

[Dr Pepper]

You realize Brenden Smith isnt in Detroit anymore right?

Yeah, realized that a tad too late as well.

 

[YP44]

Phaneuf for Mehot haha

 

[Dr Pepper]

Phaneuf for Mehot haha

I'm fine with this if LA retains 50%.

 

[Wingsfan 4 life]

Our defense and goaltending is top 10 in the league. Top 5 in certain aspects. No need to make a trade.

This is what I don't get about this, but meh, its Pagnotta. Never been a fan of his, and I really question how connected he is.

 

[YP44]

I'm fine with this if LA retains 50%.

meet you in the middle at 25

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Would Dallas want Brenden Dillon back?

 

[cwede]

speaking of Brendan Smith ... Smith with some retained for Ritchie and Nyberg

 

[Duke16]

Martin Marincin or Andreas Borgman could probably be had.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

They can have Kulikov, when he's healthy.