Speculation: Roster Building Thread: Part XVII What will Santa Gorton bring us?

[Gardner McKay]

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[Hunter Gathers]

Basically, we should sign Jakob Lilja.

 

[SML2]

Hopefully a bunch of gift cards for the entry draft.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Coal most likely

 

[I Eat Crow]

More like what are Satan's Claws bringing us like last year.

 

[Ghost of jas]

I’m hoping for a couple of 1sts and either Fox or Addison.

 

[Kaapo Cabana]

Santa Gorton

Leave a draft pick under the tree

for me?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Hopefully he Amazon primes zuccarello to an undetermined location soon.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Hopefully Fox tells Carolina he's not gonna sign. Wonder what it would take if it's clear he's not gonna sign there?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Hopefully Fox tells Carolina he's not gonna sign. Wonder what it would take if it's clear he's not gonna sign there?

Zucc for fox and a 1.

 

[Vitto79]

Zuc , Namestnikov and Buch back upfront .... that’s a whole top 6 line

 

[East Coast Bias]

Zucc for fox and a 1.

Would you do Zucc for Fox and a 2nd?

Hopefully Carolina is still contending by the TDL or Zucc makes no sense.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

If Fox is not willing to sign there? Probably not.

But yeah they have to be in it. If they’re close I imagine that they’ll make a push. They haven’t made the playoffs in forever.

Would you do Zucc for Fox and a 2nd?

Hopefully Carolina is still contending by the TDL or Zucc makes no sense.

 

[Fitzy]

Anecdotally it seems like the instances of 4 year NCAA defections are on the rise.

 

[Lion Hound]

Zucc for fox and a 1.

NYR would likely be all over this as a return for Zucc, however would the canes be buyers on a Rental? I could see the Canes in on him as a Free agent.

 

[Lion Hound]

Wonder what Ferland will fetch as a Free agent?

 

[East Coast Bias]

If Fox is not willing to sign there? Probably not.

But yeah they have to be in it. If they’re close I imagine that they’ll make a push. They haven’t made the playoffs in forever.

Yeah i was highlighting the signing part b/c if he's open to signing with them, I'm not sure they move him.

I wouldn't if I were them.

 

[NYR713]

Having a healthy forward core, I'd like to see Namest and Fast moved to 4th with Lias.

Zucc-Zib-Buch
Kreider-Hayes-Chytil
Vesey-Howden-Strome
Names-Lias-Fast

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Yeah i was highlighting the signing part b/c if he's open to signing with them, I'm not sure they move him.

I wouldn't if I were them.

Neither would I.

If I’m trading with Carolina he’s the first guy I’d ask for though.

 

[NYR Viper]

Fox + 2nd is a deal I’d be more than happy with for Zuccarello.

 

[Machinehead]

I'll take 40 goals from Kreider. Nobody has to do anything.

 

[BringBackLibertys]

I'll take 40 goals from Kreider. Nobody has to do anything.

Well....I mean....Kreider does, dosen't he?

 

[Machinehead]

Well....I mean....Kreider does, dosen't he?

Just has to keep doing what he's doing

 

[Mac n Gs]

Fox is an absolute stud, but I really don’t want a whole right side anchored by sub 6 ft ~180 pound defenders. I’m not asking for meatheads, but some size and skating ability is necessary on the backend, especially with how aggressive teams are down low and near the net now. We’ve seen plenty of times this season how Pionk and/or ADA got outworked to a loose puck leading to goals against us. If we find a way to get Fox, I think I’d use Pionk as trade bait in the future.

Some bigger guys that can skate and are really good young defenders are Oskari, Laaksonen, Phillipe Myers, Erik Cernak, and Roland McKeown. I’d also give a limb to Detroit for Fil Hronek, but that’s not happening. I don’t think these guys will become top-pairing defenders, but I am really high on Cernak and Myers.

 

[NYR Viper]

Fox is an absolute stud, but I really don’t want a whole right side anchored by sub 6 ft ~180 pound defenders. I’m not asking for meatheads, but some size and skating ability is necessary on the backend, especially with how aggressive teams are down low and near the net now. We’ve seen plenty of times this season how Pionk and/or ADA got outworked to a loose puck leading to goals against us. If we find a way to get Fox, I think I’d use Pionk as trade bait in the future.

Some bigger guys that can skate and are really good young defenders are Oskari, Laaksonen, Phillipe Myers, Erik Cernak, and Roland McKeown. I’d also give a limb to Detroit for Fil Hronek, but that’s not happening. I don’t think these guys will become top-pairing defenders, but I am really high on Cernak and Myers.

Guys who move the puck and can play defense on the right side are valuable. Make a trade if needed later. That’s a good problem to have