Well its not known yet so its a maybe as of now.May bring back Butcher? They are definitely bringing back Butcher.
Well its not known yet so its a maybe as of now.
Plus we dont know what Butchers demands are nor if Shero is perhaps looking to move him.
Butchers skating does not fit our team makeup and his defense doesnt really make up for it. Hes still young and can grow more but maybe Shero wants to cash in on that value he has now before his weaknesses become too great
Severson can run a PP well, as can Vatanen if need be and Smith is expected to be that as well
What do yall think is going on with our defense this off-season?
We already have Vatanen Severson Greene Santini Smith signed, may bring back Butcher and Mueller.
Do we add a defenseman? Via trade or FA? Do we just re-sign our guys and roll with that?
Id like your thoughts guys because I think these questions make or break next season - defense has to be our priority after winning the draft lottery
What has Butcher done to deserve an automatic spot back with a healthy deal?
Second amongst defenseman in pointsWhat has Butcher done to deserve an automatic spot back with a healthy deal?
Great, points points points. If not for the powerplay how many does he have? He sucks at skating and isnt that good defensivelySecond amongst defenseman in points
16 points without PP, 3rd behind severson and GreeneGreat, points points points. If not for the powerplay how many does he have? He sucks at skating and isnt that good defensively
Id much rather move him qnd acquire another top-4dman and re-sign Mueller.
Xxxx-Severson
Mueller-Vatanen
Smith-Greene/xxx/Santini
Greene/Santini/xxx
Yes let’s roll out mueller in a top 4 roll for a guy who has played 81 games combined in the last 2 years, whose going to replace butchers production? A free agent ? A trade?Great, points points points. If not for the powerplay how many does he have? He sucks at skating and isnt that good defensively
Id much rather move him qnd acquire another top-4dman and re-sign Mueller.
Xxxx-Severson
Mueller-Vatanen
Smith-Greene/xxx/Santini
Greene/Santini/xxx
Mueller blows, and Greene is not going to get scratchedEven If we keep Butcher I still want to acquire a dman
Xxx-Severson
Butcher-Vatanen (yikes on this pair)
Smith-Mueller
Greene
Mueller does not blowMueller blows, and Greene is not going to get scratched
Hes a PURE ppqb who is our worst skater on the back end but people want playing 20+ minutes. If hes playing 3rd pair EV minutes then fine, keep him. But hes not a good enough defender nor skater to be playing top-4 EV minutesI mean it was tough year for everyone. Butcher still had 30 points and went through a bit of a sophomore slump. It's not unheard of.
Don't forget that this guy has 74 points combined in his first two years in the NHL.
He's valuable to us. He'll be back.
He’s played an average 40 games over the last two years for us, certainly deserves top 4 minutesMueller does not blow
like that just means youve ignored the games hes played in
Some of that was because of injuries.He’s played an average 40 games over the last two years for us, certainly deserves top 4 minutes
So if a player plays well in limited time - they dont deserve more.... because they were already playing limited time?He’s played an average 40 games over the last two years for us, certainly deserves top 4 minutes