Debrincat93
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package Fil + Nyquist + a dman for a better upgraded dman.. that's what i'd do. I just think Ny will be Fil 2.0 and I, for one, do not wish to deal with more flash and dash and no finish.
White I would not look to move as he's are only right handed and he's played ok. Colo I would be fine with moving as I've always thought he was redundant and we never needed to sign him. I've thought both Kindl and Quincey would be able to handle his minutes if given the chance.
Fil I don't think they look to move him at all. I wouldn't doubt they are working on a new deal to lock him up right now. His injury and play may even help to bring the price tag down a bit.
For the record, if Tatar gets sent down before someone like Eaves is waived or what not, ill be livid. The kid brings a lot of what we need and he's played great.
Two players that need to go in my opinion are Filppula and Cleary. Filppula always does the same play - skate like a madman into the offensive zone, stop and looks for the pass - and has to be better coached or Babcock needs to make him see that. Cleary obviously won't be going anywhere, as Babcock has a special liking to him.
Ideally, Filppula would be traded in the Eastern conference, somewhere like Florida or Washington, where he could flourish.
If the Ducks can't sign Getzlaf...
Flip + a good prospect for Getzlaf
Flip gets to go play with Selanne and Koivu.
We get a chance to keep Getzlaf
I'd consider trading Kindl, but I think it's a mistake. But if he's never going to play for Babcock, might as well
I'm not sure what he's supposed to about Kronwall. Yelling at him isn't going to turn him into Lidstrom, and yelling at the other D isn't going to turn them into Stuart. Factor in that Kronwall was in the top four when Rafalski was here, and compare that to the current line up.
There is NO comparison. We see the mistakes and ceiling more clearly because he doesn't have the supporting cast, nor was he put into the top pairing role.
If the Ducks can't sign Getzlaf...
Flip + a good prospect for Getzlaf
Flip gets to go play with Selanne and Koivu.
We get a chance to keep Getzlaf
I'd consider trading Kindl, but I think it's a mistake. But if he's never going to play for Babcock, might as well
I don't think that's enough and I doubt they trade him considering how good they've started the year. But IF they did trade him I'd go:
Filppula, Kindl + a prospect for him and I'd even consider giving up more. I wouldn't trade Smith, but anyone else I'd have a hard time keeping if Getzlaf was available.
In the offseason I'd be fine with a 5 year 35m deal for him - I know he's inconsistent, but he's exactly what the Wings need.
I agree in that assessment of Kronwall but he still needs to play better defense. Why does he always look like he's about to fall over on every play
For the record, if Tatar gets sent down before someone like Eaves is waived or what not, ill be livid. The kid brings a lot of what we need and he's played great.
I don't think that's enough and I doubt they trade him considering how good they've started the year. But IF they did trade him I'd go:
Filppula, Kindl + a prospect for him and I'd even consider giving up more. I wouldn't trade Smith, but anyone else I'd have a hard time keeping if Getzlaf was available.
In the offseason I'd be fine with a 5 year 35m deal for him - I know he's inconsistent, but he's exactly what the Wings need.
Get ready to be livid.
People can blame Holland, but Babcock isn't using him.
Sure he is. Tatar has come up and given this team a shot in the arm for the 3rd and 4th lines and they've responded with much better efforts. Putting him with Datsyuk would've been great, probably better than what's happened now considering how many games we've lost in a row. But he's been great and has been used fairly well considering the circumstances. Playing Cleary with Datsyuk or Z is completely dumb, but Tatar with Anderson and whoever else has been a success. Same with him on the PP with a little less success.
I still get sick looking at our lines and seeing Bert and Sammy there next year.
Dude, not just Cleary.
Datsyuk was playing with Abby/Cleary yesterday. Tatar? The kid with hands and the scoring touch who has more goals than Abby in less games/way less minutes, and the kid with the same number of goals as Cleary in way less games/minutes?
Ugh.
At least it's forcing Datsyuk to go beast mode. Damn I love that guy./
Buyout Sammy and Quincey or Sammy and Bert, we are allowed two without cap consequences right?
Yes. But why people think Holland will buy out Sammy when he brought him here on a two-year deal with a NTC, I'm not sure.
Same goes for Bert and Quincey.
If Holland buys anyone out, it would be someone of little consequence like Eaves. But the chances of him buying anyone out are slim to none.
From grumblings out there from Custance and some of the other press, I think the buyout relies completely on them having a big free agency add and needing to do it. We will see who actually gets there, but they would chuck a lot of "Holland or Babcock" favorites if it meant signing a Getzlaf.
Agree. But I still think the buyout chances are slim to none.
I think it's pretty obvious why. Kronwall is struggling with the pressure of being #1 and adding more pressure isn't going to help him.I did find it a little odd to for him to focus on Flip when one of his alternate captains is having an epically bad season, though.
Nyquist is very much unlike Fil. Fil has all of the physical tools outside of the finish. Nyquist has all of the finish but doesn't have physical tools. (In this case, I mean "finish" in the sense of making the play that creates a goal, either passing, shooting, or deking.)package Fil + Nyquist + a dman for a better upgraded dman.. that's what i'd do. I just think Ny will be Fil 2.0 and I, for one, do not wish to deal with more flash and dash and no finish.