Hmm, a good defensive forward who can only contribute offence on an offensively gifted team?
He better be damn good at defence then.
He better be damn good at defence then.
Too Fast She’s Furious
Confirmed with Link: Namestnikov to winnipeg
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The scary part is when you realize Namestnikov is Bowness' Matt Hendricks...
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In regards to the 20 team NTC, I believe I read somewhere that when a player is traded the new GM can choose not to honour that NTC so if this is true it’s entirely possible the Sharks chose not to honour that and therefore he had no choice in the matter. That said, maybe he figured why not if Sharks are going nowhere.
Kinda strange that a player of this caliber would get that much trade protection.
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Just watching clips it’s apparent that he handles the puck much better than Kuhlman. Wonder what he’s like in shootouts?
I know it's tinkering round the edges, but I'd really like to see KK sent down or sit once Name arrives.
Yo-yo Harkins might add some speed and puck pursuit but don't see SakMan sitting no matter how many blown plays or boneheaded penalties.
Yeah I've seen enough of Kuhlman. I don't think he brings anything tangible
I don't know what this Namestikov will be like ? haven't seen him play, but I sure do think they should be giving Axel ( AJF) a lot more ice time. He had 2 points against the Oilers, always hustles, great speed, has a good wrist shot, and is starting to score. He will easily outscore guys like Lowry, Kuhlman, and and Saku -- " so leave him in."
His shot is underrated, he just needs to build confidence.
His shot is underrated, he just needs to build confidence.
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namestnikov has one of my favorite fighting moves 
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Names is a much better player than KK, and most of our bottom 6. The board was disappointed when we got him, but he is actually a pretty big upgrade on what we have been running in the bottom 6. He is a former 1st round draft pick, same draft class as Scheifele with over 600 NHL games.
Just jumping back to TB's motivation for trading Names for Mikey. The $500,000 cap space they gained even by retaining 1/2 of Names salary over Mikey's league minimum is all the wiggle room they have under the cap. As of today they have $507,467 space under the cap. This is barely enough to deal with roster adjustments due to injuries, also looks like they may have a $82,500 performance bonus to cover. Sometimes teams knowingly trade better players for worse players for cap reasons, and this looks like one of those situations. SJ obviously didn't need Names so makes sense flipping him for a 4th. Bottom line Jets got a relatively cheap upgrade in the bottom 6.
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Not me. I said he’s scored 16 and 17 goals 2 of the last 4 years. He’s not the all in deal we wanted but it doesn’t mean he’s not better than anyone else we had in our bottom six. He can play middle six too.
He has already showed he has a different level of offense instinct then most of our top 6.
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Felt he was great tonight and a huge upgrade on the bottom 6
Agreed. I thought he was a quiet good add, just got lost in a sea of "we want more".
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