If the best shot we have is overpaying for a dude having an extreme outlier season in Bertuzzi, or landing the Swedish Zucker in Rakell, f*** it. Don't even bother. Sick of this team paying premium prices for 3rd liners that we'll try to pretend are legit scoring line threats.
I rate this 9 Garriochs out of a possible Eklund.
I’m gunning for a big trade…to me it’s more “what the f**k were you thinking” when you waste assets to trade for someone like Hagg or some other “physical “ Dman when your coach doesn’t play D that way, or some forward on a downward path in the hope he can capture past glory…if a big trade doesn’t materialize, better to do nothing
Sleepy half assed this summer and people said it’s fine, he can make adjustment during the season. Here we are - back to defending him for inaction.
You should have been patient by little green friend because glory is upon us, you simply should have waited until now! Now is when the rubber meets the road, not b4!
Andy, lets wait and see how the roster looks at 430pm on monday, ok? Until then you should have hope. Patience is a virtue, straw is cheaper.
We don't have anyone who plays a physical game on the blueline except maybe Letang. I can't stand Sully but this isn't the guy going "Alright fellas, no hittin' out there, okay? Be nice."
There's probably not a team in the East, maybe league, that's easier on its opponents around its own net than the Penguins. -edit- Hagg sucks, btw. I'm just saying targeting a guy who can throw some weight around ain't the worst thing in the world. But I'd rather keep this soft as baby shit lineup than pay to acquire Hagg--even if he's cheap.
We don't have anyone who plays a physical game on the blueline except maybe Letang. I can't stand Sully but this isn't the guy going "Alright fellas, no hittin' out there, okay? Be nice."
You can gun for a big trade, but you ain't got the assets or cap space to land that big fish if it's out there. The most attractive names are Zucker-caliber, 20ish goal, 40ish point middle-6 guys we have in droves, who haven't worked for half a decade. You're not landing JT Miller with anything we've got, and Vancouver's trying to make him a long-term Canuck. You're probably not landing Boeser because the Canucks are trying to lock him up too. Bertuzzi's a middle-6 guy his entire career who happens to be doing well and scoring points for a team with no real talent up front and at the bottom of the standings. Garland's another smallish, middle-6 guy who lives in the 20-20-40 realm production-wise and he makes $5 million a year for several more years. Rakell had one good season years ago but he's the Swedish Zucker.
Ain't shit out there worth chasing. I say that as someone who doesn't give a shit about any of our turd prospects or this year's 1st rounder which is gonna be in the mid-20s most likely. f*** it, throw multiple 1sts at Chicago for DeBrincat. I doubt they bite but he's the only guy worth throwing the kitchen sink at.
Lol what did he half ass this summer? I guess you missed some of the contracts that were handed out and prices played for players. Show me on the doll where Hex touched you
He does seem to punish players that do play a more physical brand though it seems. Friedman not being in the line-up when he actually brings some sort of physical/pest element that we severely lack on this team is weird. Then the way Reaves was used, etc.We don't have anyone who plays a physical game on the blueline except maybe Letang. I can't stand Sully but this isn't the guy going "Alright fellas, no hittin' out there, okay? Be nice."
You can gun for a big trade, but you ain't got the assets or cap space to land that big fish if it's out there. The most attractive names are Zucker-caliber, 20ish goal, 40ish point middle-6 guys we have in droves, who haven't worked for half a decade. You're not landing JT Miller with anything we've got, and Vancouver's trying to make him a long-term Canuck. You're probably not landing Boeser because the Canucks are trying to lock him up too. Bertuzzi's a middle-6 guy his entire career who happens to be doing well and scoring points for a team with no real talent up front and at the bottom of the standings. Garland's another smallish, middle-6 guy who lives in the 20-20-40 realm production-wise and he makes $5 million a year for several more years. Rakell had one good season years ago but he's the Swedish Zucker.
Ain't shit out there worth chasing. I say that as someone who doesn't give a shit about any of our turd prospects or this year's 1st rounder which is gonna be in the mid-20s most likely. f*** it, throw multiple 1sts at Chicago for DeBrincat. I doubt they bite but he's the only guy worth throwing the kitchen sink at.
