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You want to send a bigger message, if he continues his lazy soft play scratch him and end that streak.
Confirmed with Link: Patric picked up his phone, Matheson + Sceviour to PIT for Hornqvist (no salary retention)
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Dread Clawz
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I wouldn't be surprised if Bob was pushing Zito to make this trade since the day he got here.
That's why he texted him so fast haha
CheckingLineCenter
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Good 4th liner, plays hard and gives full effort. Great on the PK. Invisible outside of that.
violaswallet
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He can also pay on other lines without doing much offensively, but doesn't look completely out of place.
Huge party recorded in St. Petersburg. Bob crying tears of joy.
violaswallet
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What? Who do we want to move? Yandle or Stralman are our worst contracts (I think Hornqvist is different) and I'm okay with them...I don't see us adding a better defenseman than either of them unless AP wants to come...then package Yandle/Stralman with the first for a 2nd...
Dread Clawz
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Nope. No need, we have ample room to do what we need to do. We need to draft well in 2020 and 2021 and hit on some talent because I see Zito being very aggressive after that.
Thomas Colavecchio
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Agreed, but unfortunately Q had plenty of opportunities to send the same message last year, based on Yandle ‘s lack of performance but he never did. To me this was one of the more disappointing aspects of last year...where I hoped Q would come in and take control of the group and develop the attitude that this group has been sorely missing.
Hopefully the changes taking place will change the team culture and the Panthers will become a team whose play will be something we all can watch and cheer for with pride
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Awesome trade, great to finally see this get done. Math was dead weight here I did think he might get some interest from other teams looking for a reclamation project, but this is beyond my expectations.
Also great to hear the insurance thing wasn't a problem, that would be such a bummer.
Impressed with Zito already.
With Math gone I'm almost fine with keeping Yandle.... Almost
Also great to hear the insurance thing wasn't a problem, that would be such a bummer.
Impressed with Zito already.
With Math gone I'm almost fine with keeping Yandle.... Almost
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violaswallet
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We do still have the money for Panarin (I think the plan was 21M between Panarin+Bob). I think we could trade Stralman pretty easily if we package with a pick...
That still makes me so sad. Would’ve been so fun watching him destroy the league.
violaswallet
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I agree Panarin+Barky would be lit. I still the other AP is better for us.
Dread Clawz
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I don't think Tallon planned that out very well though. Long term, you figure:
10M/year for Bob
7.5 for Ekblad(may be more after he's next re-signed)
Roughly 20 M for Barky and Huby
So that's at least 37.5M for 4 players
I don't think we can afford another big ticket, not until the cap goes up significantly, which might take several years, especially now that the tv deal for the nhl looks dead. It's not smart, we should keep flexibility.
Ultimately, Tallon tried and got 75% of the job done, but wasnt the right guy to keep the ship going. Zito looks much more capable in that regard.
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Bob is our worst contract. Even when we still had Matheson.
violaswallet
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I disagree there. I'm not willing to decide on Bob until we see how he plays in 2020-2021. This year was atrocious, but I'll wait to see
Math can still turn his career around, but here in Pantherland, he had plenty of chances with 3 different coaches (GG, Boog and the 2nd winningest coach of All-time in Q) and tons of playing time. If he turns into a Cam Fowler or better, good for him. I won't be mad at all, but just like Tallon, we definitely needed to move on.
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Now I'm curious if Z moves Yands next. He's great on the power play but we need better defense. Not wanting to go get pucks when the Islanders chipped it in might have been my last straw with Yands. Seems like a cool kid and I'd probably get along with him if we kicked it, but we need some gamers back there. His ironman streak is cool but also a curse because he ain't willing to get dirty as we've witnessed in the play-in games.
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Dread Clawz
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If he isn't traded by the draft, then it's my opinion that he's not willing to waive his nmc to go anywhere and he'll be here for the next 3 years. I have faith that Zito would've asked by then.
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