Where's the cap space to acquire this?
I don't think a lot of people realize how difficult it will be for us to add anything significant at the deadline unless we move out a Hoffman or a Matheson (extremely difficult contract to trade, especially in-season).
Our deadline cap space is $141,250 as of now...good luck getting much of anything done with that.
Sorry why keeping Matheson? How much more Season, Chances he most get. His contract is great, his Game not so and so far i can see he cant play a physcial Game. His Stick Check Game is limited, you cant play it all the time and when he cant produce and only another Puck Carrier Defensman then why keep on holding him all the Time.
If we really go after a Top4 Defensman no matter who it will be, i await a Player Swap with Matheson on the other Side.
Last Season he was not mental ready to keep up the pressure of hard times, this Season its more limited but still doesnt play with his Body. Did you here the Fans reaction after Stillman placed a solid Hit, the Crowd no matter what get back into this Game and the Game overall get more Emotions. But that helped our Team. We get a Goal against cause our Defensman, doesnt know how to play there Roll and when you better play the Player before the Puck.
He is now 25 Years old and still dont know or unwilled to play physical in a top level League. How many Years does he play Hockey, did no Coach told him check the Player.
And its only Yandle how avoids more Contact then Matheson. He played now around 300 NHL Games and show no Sign of Defensiv development.
Now its on the GM to handle this Situation, better earlier then later. Our GM told the Team on 1st Day Camp, all have to prove this Year.
What does Matheson prove this Year, unconcistent and still one trick pony.
Now im in the Mood lets make a long post. Matheson done next Player.
Trocheck could be happy he was Injured or not, great wrap around Goal, what a Team play. Oh Huby give him the Puck so he can score all alone. Not much scoreing and Game from him, but other Player on the Team showed better Team play then him.
In my Opinion people ask how to hold Hoffman and Dadonov, get rid of Trocheck. Proveing Year, what does he prove, that no matter which Linemates, beside Huberdeau, you give him he cant play with them. Its not great for the Line its not great for the Team. limited PP Time or PP Unite 2 ( who are not really working) limited Points. A single Game this Year, where he showed i also have an Eye for my Linesmates and make the right Pass, before is skate into 3-4 Defensman.
Time to prove Jayce, no my favorit Player. 4th Line not much place to discuss some good some are bad and sometimes a Defensman play a better roll then a Forward who played this Position over Years.
Doesnt cost much so okay, depth Player. But other one in the Line are also promising like him. Last Game he showed his Eye for the Game, the Puck was played out by Vegas, the Defensman was 10 steps away from Jayce but he wanted to place a Check, for what reason ever. A Panther Player stealing the Puck in Neutral Zone, want to go back into Vegas Zone. But cant, cause Jayce was still in the Vegas Zone, from his Check no one needed. So the Panthers must dumped the Puck back into vegas Zone and turn the Puck over again.
Sorry time to prove, what does he prove he finish the Check but dont know when he is 24 and had around 53 NHL Games.
Denis Malgin yeah
@pantherbot describe him as a Player who can pass, can make place, has the Speed. But cant score decend and is limited about his Size, or another real Late Bloomer like Grimaldi. But he need a Coach or Hand to show him a way to play his Game and that must be away from the Boards. Not much to say against it, had also a Year to prove that maybe he can score more. He has Playmaker skills, but cant place the Numbers behind it.
Connolly Started to be a 30 Goal Scorer but not much from him in a Decent Time, 13 Games without a Goal. His overall game also inconcistent, but a BoardBattle Player. First Year not much he has to prove. But with his current Game he is not a 2nd Line Player.
Toninato, Acciari, Vatrano all three Players played like they had something to prove, sure some get the luck on there Side, but maybe the 3 winner this Year.
