Say the Leafs want Murray, but they don't have the cap. Say the Avs want one of Toronto's top 6 guys...
I think the premise of Toronto wanting Murray is predicated on them moving Andersen. Then Andersen's money is for Murray.
yep...he’s the very definition of knowing how to work the analytics to look like a Selke candidate but yet do absolutely nothing all that productive on the ice,..lol
"Hey Zach...you haven't scored in 20 games...dafuque?"
"Well, hey, yeah that may be true that I haven't scored in 20 games...but I've also only let 2 goals in. Coach notices stuff like that."
This is Trotz being quoted by SI in an article about how to play his defense...by this standard, we only really have one or maybe two players (Marino and Dumo) who qualify...yikes
"To me, the make-up of a modern defenseman, the No. 1 thing is the processing skills," Trotz said. "You can be a great skater, you can have really good puck skills, but the ability to problem-solve is, to me, key."
https://www.si.com/hockey/news/how-to-play-barry-trotz-defense
Isles are also very dedicated to their system. When you lack those game breaking players (sans Barzal), I think you tend to get more buy in. This is something Sullivan brought to the table right away...and now...it's dissolved. Beginning of the year they were playing very nice structured hockey and then, again...it dissolved. Getting the buy in of a good well-rounded system and executing that game in-game out will be vital for us this upcoming season. We don't have the ability to run n' gun anymore.
I think younger, hungrier guys need to be given a chance over these two...
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If I had to choose one to keep tho, I’d choose Simon.
Man that's a kick in the face or a punch in the nuts decision. I take Simon though because I think at the end of the day, it's better to have a wing that can skate with Sid than a 4th liner...even if they both produce like 4th liners.
Back injuries are a bigger issue for bigger people. More likely to get them, more likely for them to become chronic.
And unless you came back from disc issues to play a contact sport (one which requires leaning over a lot) at a pro level and had the same success you did previous, I'm not sure what your own experience would have to do with this. John Q Public being able to cut his grass without needing an oxycontin isn't the same as Nick Bjugstad being able to give $4 million worth of quality center ice position 90 nights a year.
I don't know if I buy that. Sure, taller people are at a higher risk for most injuries just due to physics, but the sole deciding factor is not "height". I see you switched it to "bigger"...so I guess if you want to argue that obese people suffer more from back issues than non-obese people, I guess you can and I won't argue. But Bjugstad likely did not get his disk issue solely because he's tall. That's an issue that happens to people of all sizes. I have had one, my mother and brother have had one and we are not overly tall people. It's just like any other injury though in that if you rehab it correctly, it heals correctly. I no longer have an issue with mine. And, to be fair, when I had mine I was still doing quite a bit of "physical" stuff. A little bit more than "cutting the grass". Lol. It's my past profession that also allows me to put the kabash on shit like "cup hangovers" and "Sid is tired because he played a lot of hockey 6 months ago".
You last bit though about Bjugstad not being able to give $4mil worth of quality, I will agree with.
Horny for Jarnkrok,2nd
McCann,Desmith for Montour,Ulmark
Murray for 1st
Granlund cheap 1 year deal
Granlund - Crosby - Zucker
Guentzel - Malkin - Rust
Jarnkrok - Tb - Kap
Simon - Bjugstad - Tanev
Interesting. Does this fit with the cap? Why swap CDS and Ulmark? If you bring Jarnkrok in, why have him as LW and TB as 3C?
I have more worries about who's going to score with ZAR-Blueger-Simon than I do with who's going to make plays with ZAR-Blueger-Tanev.
I think, more ideally, I'd like to take a chance on a "my crap for your crap" swap with JJ and see if that person can spark something.
Like, trade Horny, move Tanev up, swap JJ with Rask, and run Simon/ZAR-Bleuger-Rask. When I look at those lines...I'm just...ick.