Out of Town: Off-Season edition

[yianik]

Reading about Ottawa. Duchene trade they give Avs either their 1st this year ( the 4th OA ) or next year's 1st . Oh man. Nothing but misery for them.

 

[ECWHSWI]

Max would look nice on JT's wing IMO

Get their 11 or 12th and beauvillier. Max +2nd? Max + 2 2nds? What would it take?

they'll break the Barzal/Beauvillier duo, suuuuure...

 

[scrubadam]

Maybe I missed something but Vegas is in on Karlsson?

Imagine if Vegas gets him. And I thought dumping Hoffman would open the door to keep him in Ottawa.

If Vegas trades for Karlsson it would be one of the craziest expansion teams ever. Going to a cup final and then landing a HOF level Dman the next year.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

This. I might cry if we trade 3rd overall of O'Reilly, and I like O'Reilly a lot more than most guys here.

I like ROR a lot too, but I agree not with pick #3. If MB can get him without giving up the #3 pick, or a lottery pick in 2019, I may actually forgive him for a lot.

 

[Gravity]

I like ROR a lot too, but I agree not with pick #3. If MB can get him without giving up the #3 pick, or a lottery pick in 2019, I may actually forgive him for a lot.

I don't want ROR all together. 27 years old. We need a youth movement.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I don't want ROR all together. 27 years old. We need a youth movement.

27 is not old. He easily has 6-7 quality years, which fits in with Price and Weber timeframes.

MB is not trading Price or Weber so this is a re-tool rather than a rebuild. If we do this draft and next draft right, and add the right players to the roster, we could have a good team again as soon as 2019-2020 season.

 

[Elfward7]

If I was planning for the future, I would be aware that we’re also a little light on the RW. We have lots of C prospects but nothing high quality.

I would:

1) Trade Pacioretty for a young top 2 PM LD since they take longer to develop (ie. Hanifin)

2) Draft a top 6 scoring RW this year (find it odd so many sites list Zadina as a RW, Svechnikov would be awesome if Carolina passed on him for Zadina)

3) Tank next year to draft a Top C

4) Sign Stastny for 4 years (term is so his contract ends when next years drafted top C needs his after ELC contract signed.

5) Officially announce that we’re rebuilding so that media/fans take a chill pill for a couple years. (Wait until after Stastny is signed. I feel the Habs are semi committed to rebuilding but afraid to say it for loss of enticing UFAs from signing here as they have a hard enough time as it is as well as selling tickets which I’m sure is a non issue).

2019-20 Season
Drouin - Stastny - 2018 Winger
Domi - 2019 C - Gallagher
Lehkonen - Danault - (Likely) A. Shaw/Scherbak

Hanifin (or other from Pacc trade) - Weber
Mete - Petry

Price
Lindgren

Stastny and 2019 Drafted C could be swapped but did it that way to divide the 2 young kids and protect the rookie C with Gallagher and Domi’s experience and hard to the net style for the first year. Could also swap Domi and Drouin.

Eventually wouldn’t care if Poehling and 2019 C were 1-2 with Stastny on third line or traded even.

Edit: I’d sign Plekanec for 1 year as well. Then use him, Benn, Byron, Froese and Niemi to get anything at the TDL next year, don’t care if it’s all 3rd to 6th round picks. Byron might be able to get a 2nd.

 

[Peanut]

How stupid do you have to be to submit ineligible votes when there was votes for Giroux and Hall out of position yeesh.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[le_sean]

 

[Adam Michaels]

How stupid do you have to be to submit ineligible votes when there was votes for Giroux and Hall out of position yeesh.

I laughed when I saw Renaud Lavoie in the list.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Jeff Halpern hired by Tampa to replace Bowness as Assistant Coach.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Tyson]

Lindgren is actually a better goalie

 

[M.C.G. 31]

why is Carolina looking to trade Hanifin? I don't get it.

 

[BrendanGallagher11]

Islanders killed it

Dobson and wahlstrom
Crazy

 

[nhlfan9191]

I don't want ROR all together. 27 years old. We need a youth movement.

Is 27 now old? Damn.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Zorba]

Awe. I guess the Pacioretty meeting went poorly or his flight is delayed....
So much BS

 

[Adam Michaels]

Awe. I guess the Pacioretty meeting went poorly or his flight is delayed....
So much BS

Whoever broke the report that Max was flying out to LA last night to meet with the Kings clearly didn't think logically seeing as the Kings' brass is in Dallas.

Martin McGuire (not the most reliable) said that the meeting will take place on Monday. Which that does make more sense.

 

[Zorba]

Whoever broke the report that Max was flying out to LA last night to meet with the Kings clearly didn't think logically seeing as the Kings' brass is in Dallas.

Martin McGuire (not the most reliable) said that the meeting will take place on Monday. Which that does make more sense.

Or three no meeting at all and McGuire is probably regretting saying this now
It’s a gaf. It happens but it was just stupid
Pacioretty is not flying to LA.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Is 27 now old? Damn.

Considering that we need a rebuild, yes. By the time we are great again, he will be too old, I think that's what he meant.

 

[Scintillating10]

Islanders killed it

Dobson and wahlstrom
Crazy

Why I wanted to trade 3 for 11 and 12. I would take Dobson at 11, bet could get something great at 12 with Wahlstom there

 

[Peanut]

Uh oh, reminds me of Seth Jones.

 

[Lshap]

Uh oh, reminds me of Seth Jones.

Kid's got brass balls. Good for him. Confidence like that is fuel.