Friedman: "Eastern Conf. Exec" Betting on Crouse to TBL

[Guttersniped]

Yep. They just did it again with Stralman and Kolyachonok. Time is a flat circle.

 

[ThorNton Apologist]

He likely gets a Barclay Goodrow type of return
Crouse + 3rd for a 1st

 

[Scoresberg]

Man, would love Crouse on the Preds.

I would be offering Kunin + for Crouse. What is the + here, Yotes fans?

 

[CupInSIX]

Crouse alongside Matthews as his "John Leclair" could be an interesting experiment.

John LeClair was a legit top 6 power forward who could still produce when Lindros was injured.

 

[Stephen]

John LeClair was a legit top 6 power forward who could still produce when Lindros was injured.

He didn’t start out that way.

 

[rt]

Man, would love Crouse on the Preds.

I would be offering Kunin + for Crouse. What is the + here, Yotes fans?

That’s not a realistic base for a deal. They aren’t looking for 24 year olds.

 

[Look Up]

If the Lightning keep trading away high picks, they are setting themselves up for years of suckage once the core gets older or key players get injured.

Savard, Goodrow, Coleman all came at significant costs, and none are with the team any longer.

Crouse as a ufa at the end of the year for a 1st is lunacy.

 

[Horton Hears A Woo]

If the Lightning keep trading away high picks, they are setting themselves up for years of suckage once the core gets older or key players get injured.

Savard, Goodrow, Coleman all came at significant costs, and none are with the team any longer.

Crouse as a ufa at the end of the year for a 1st is lunacy.

I’m sure they don’t care with winning back to back cups

 

[BKarchitect]

If the Lightning keep trading away high picks, they are setting themselves up for years of suckage once the core gets older or key players get injured.

Savard, Goodrow, Coleman all came at significant costs, and none are with the team any longer.

Crouse as a ufa at the end of the year for a 1st is lunacy.

He's not an UFA, he's an RFA who is going to have a palatable cap hit on his next deal.

If the Lightning keep making smart additions like Crouse, keep not worrying about what the #31 pick could turn into 5 years from now, keep developing lower picks into servicable role players in Syracuse and keep adding to a ridiculous core that is hardly aging out anytime soon - they are going to keep adding to their Cup collection.

In 5 years they may have to start over. Who cares. Crouse would be a huge help now and for the forseable future for a team like Tampa.

 

[CupInSIX]

He didn’t start out that way.

No, but he was a playoff overtime hero by his 3rd year and helped his team win a Stanley Cup.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

I like Crouse but every time I think of him I just remember that McAvoy crush in the world juniors on him.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

If the Lightning keep trading away high picks, they are setting themselves up for years of suckage once the core gets older or key players get injured.

Savard, Goodrow, Coleman all came at significant costs, and none are with the team any longer.

Crouse as a ufa at the end of the year for a 1st is lunacy.

You guys had Goodrow and Coleman for 2 years at for like $2M combined though. That is where most of their value came from. And it's not like Goodrow was worth the 1st straight up, the Sharks had to pair a 3rd with him.

I also don't think Crouse should be valued as highly. His contract is expiring, and if he is as valuable as Arizona fans claim, he should get a small but reasonable raise.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

If the Lightning keep trading away high picks, they are setting themselves up for years of suckage once the core gets older or key players get injured.

Savard, Goodrow, Coleman all came at significant costs, and none are with the team any longer.

Crouse as a ufa at the end of the year for a 1st is lunacy.

#1 Crouse is an RFA.

#2 who cares? they won they are 1 cup away from a Dyansty

 

[Bevans]

Tampa makes perfect sense. They're willing to pay to maximize their third line.

Can easily command similar return to Coleman. Younger with more control so maybe more.

 

[Bevans]

Savard, Goodrow, Coleman all came at significant costs, and none are with the team any longer.

The rings are.

 

[Bevans]

Well they’re not going to get the same value per dollar from Crouse for multiple years like they did with Coleman and Goodrow

Regardless of Whether Tampa gets the rest of his RFA years, they would still control them.

He can be traded in the summer. An expiring RFA contract is as (if not more) valuable as a contract with one more year that goes straight to UFA.

 

[God King Fudge]

As a Tampa fan, I don't care how bad they are once the core is done because they'll have at least 2 Cups to show for it. That gives them a whole lotta rope with me.

So trade as many picks and prospects as they want to give them the best shot at more Cups while they can.

 

[Stephen]

No, but he was a playoff overtime hero by his 3rd year and helped his team win a Stanley Cup.

I’m not saying Crouse is a John Leclair equivalent, I’m just wondering out loud if you could take an offensive under performer with maybe untapped abilities alongside a franchise center and spark something up.

 

[Stephen]

If the Lightning keep trading away high picks, they are setting themselves up for years of suckage once the core gets older or key players get injured.

Savard, Goodrow, Coleman all came at significant costs, and none are with the team any longer.

Crouse as a ufa at the end of the year for a 1st is lunacy.

I think if you “look up” you’ll notice two Stanley Cup banners with the Lightning logo and the pursuit of a third is why Tampa could make a move like this. Draft picks don’t decorate the home rink the same way.

 

[ottomaddox]

To TOR
Crouse

To AZ
Ritchie

 

[rt]

To TOR
Crouse

To AZ
Ritchie

Add Knies.

 

[RussianGuyovich]

Its not rocket science to know what this is about.

who is that? asking for a friend.

my friend is the playoffs.

 

[txpd]

who is that? asking for a friend.

my friend is the playoffs.

Seriously?

 

[CupInSIX]

*Insert photos of Tom Wilson in the 1st round handshake line from the past 3 years here*

 

[The Macho King]

I've been trying to find a comparable but it's hard. Foligno last year? He got a 1st and 4th with retention.

Sam Bennett?